Eric Bana Oscar Worthy

Rating: Null/10 (2 February 2006)

I have now seen all five of the 'best movie' and 'best actor' category movies for the Oscars. It is my belief that Eric Bana should have been at least nominated for a best actor spot, if not actually receive the award. In my opinion, his performance was outstanding. To me, a good actor is able to make you forget you're watching him/her as a person. Russell Crowe's performance in The Insider is a good example of this (I think he should have won for that performance instead of Gladiator). Eric Bana also pulled off the same difficult feat and I applaud him. As much as I respect Phillip Seymour Hoffman as an actor, I don't believe his performance as Truman Capote was much of a stretch for him. His mannerisms as Capote have been reflected in some of his other performances and I was constantly reminded that I was watching Phillip, not a convincing portrayal of Capote. The only challenge for him would be his voice alteration since his natural voice is much deeper than Capote's. I believe that Eric Bana should have been nominated instead of Phillip this time around because I forgot I was watching a pretty boy actor from the movie Troy and was watching a man who wrestled with himself; relishing his vengeance, justifying his actions, and finally realizing the vicious cycle he was perpetuating and acknowledging his betrayal to his own moral standards.