1/31 Oscarweb Round-up
• David Poland is none too pleased with The Hollywood Reporter's handling of that Sean Young thing. I don't think it's worth this much fuss, but to each his own. [The Hot Blog]• Sasha Stone keys us in to yesterday's ballot mailing. T-minus 19 days of voting and counting. [Awards Daily]
• Tom O'Neil wonders if Ruby Dee can repeat her SAG success next month at the Kodak Theatre. [Gold Derby]
• Michael Ordoña talks to the guys behind "Michael Clayton," George Clooney and Tony Gilroy. [The Envelope]
• "Juno" becomes the first soundtrack to top the charts since "Dreamgirls." [Extended Play]
• Andrew O'Hehir talks to "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" helmer Cristian Mungiu. [Salon]
• Dennis Lim gets the director's ear as well. [Los Angeles Times]
• Andrew Sarris thinks "Juno" might just beat out the competition in about a month's time. [New York Observer]
• Lou Lumenick buys in, calls Stu VanAirsdale a "film snob" in the process. Ouch. [New York Post]
• Friendly joshing with Woody Harrelson and Javier Bardem. [People]
• Robert Downey, Jr. wins Male Actor of the Year honors at ShoWest. [Variety]
• "I Am Legend" and "Spider-Man 3" are among the nominees for this year's Epiphany Awards, honoring family and religious films. Yes, family and religious films. [Variety]
Red Carpet District is Variety contributor Kristopher Tapley's attempt at making sense of the ever-expanding glut of film awards coverage. He's been on the beat for six years. Email 
Sarris also believes "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, [is] the odds-on favorite to win in the foreign-language category."
Uhhh, it's not nominated in this category.
Juno? Not a chance in hell.
Nice blog, btw.
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Posted by: The Playlist | 2/1/2008 10:29:28 AM