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I still think that Lewis' performance was one of the 5 best performances I've ever seen. It's mesmerizing every time I watch the film.
I actually place it at #2 All-Time, right behind Brando in Last Tango in Paris.
Brody won because he was the only one of the 5 nominated actors who had never won before. He was great, but not something another actor couldn't have done. Daniel Day-Lewis pulled off something that is unimaginable by anyone else.
Marty was robbed, too. I respect Polanski, but The Pianist was one of his least-visually interesting films. I respect his choice to shoot it in a more detached style, but Marty directed the FUCK out of Gangs and should have been acknowledged for its riches, not its shortcomings.
Also, Dante Ferretti not winning the Art Direction Oscar is ridiculous, considering the winner was Chicago, which wasn't even that creative of a design, considering many scenes (like the cell block) were in Zellweger's character's head and not designed very elaborately. You also had the costumes from Sandy Powell which were so daring and unique.
Still can't believe this was nominated for 10 Oscars and shut-out. The only award it didn't deserve was for U2's awful song.