Don't You Forget About Me ... This Year's Oscar Snubs

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Best Actress in a Leading Role: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

In what was supposed to be Sally’s A-list arrival, the relatively-unknown Mike Leigh muse, improv genius, and recent Golden Globe winner was robbed of a Best Actress nomination in spite of her brilliant portrayal of Poppy, an overly-optimistic Londoner who has a fondness for frisky remarks and outrageous fashions. Come February 22, the Kodak Theater will undoubtedly be a little less “happy” without Hawkins in attendance.

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44 comments

• Donna C
  Didn't see the movie but it sounds very appealing!! ~ Donna

  report abuseposted February 23, 2009, 9:09 am PST
• Twizzy H
  I didn't even watch the movie, and i now see why they called happy-go-lucky. I mean look at her. She's cheesing so big.

  report abuseposted February 23, 2009, 8:03 am PST
• DotDot4202
  I tried to watch Happy-Go-Lucky. I tried a couple times, could not get in to it.

  report abuseposted February 22, 2009, 12:54 pm PST
• Sal
  HGL is a great film, and Leigh did a great job with the cast and material. Luved It. Sally is a SMASH HIT.

  report abuseposted February 8, 2009, 11:33 pm PST
• JD
  I love Mike Leigh but prefer when he focuses on the negative aspects of life like in "Naked" which was a masterpiece IMHO. I found Happy Go Lucky incredibly annoying and actually wondered if she was just supposed to be Mentally Handicapped. She was such an idiot in that movie and it was completely boring and pointless. The only good character was the misanthropic driving instructor.

  report abuseposted January 30, 2009, 2:59 pm PST
• Sarah H
  i havent seen the film but it looks like it would be hilarious with her starring in it! she just looks hilarious!

  report abuseposted January 30, 2009, 2:55 pm PST
• Joanna
  Maybe after "Juno", the Oscars got tired of honoring garish fashionistas.

  report abuseposted January 30, 2009, 1:26 pm PST
• Christine R
  I've never even HEARD of this until now.

  report abuseposted January 30, 2009, 12:14 pm PST
• InXanadu2
  I found it annoying at the beginning, but found it very satisfying by the end. I can see why it may not have won some moviegoers over, but that's Mike Leigh for ya--and this time he went more out on a limb thematically than usual. (And Eddie Marsan also should have been nominated as Poppy's angry, bitter driving instructor.)

  report abuseposted January 30, 2009, 11:43 am PST
• Tony
  One of the most boring movies I've ever seen. There was no point. Who cares about some womans boring ass life. How about something interesting happening in the movie, I kept waiting for it then I just wanted it to end. Waste of time. I cant believe its even being mentioned.

  report abuseposted January 30, 2009, 9:57 am PST