adamkemp
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12/14/2007 8:47 AM
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Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
Discuss our lists... share your's! Adam's Top 5
1. Ellen Page in Juno
2. Tang Wei in Lust, Caution
3. Keri Russell in Waitress
4. Julie Christie in Away from Her
5. Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan
Matty's Top 5
1. Ellen Page in Juno
2. Tang Wei in Lust, Caution
3. Julie Christie in Away from Her
4. Sidse Babett Knudsen in After the Wedding
5. Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray
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Risselada
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12/14/2007 5:39 PM
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Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
Suddenly getting all of these lists and awards show announcements something struck me very strange. It's relevent to this post, but also to another one I read as well, so I already posted it there. But I thought people in this group might not read all of the groups on spout so I'm posting it here as well. Isn't it strange that there are separate awards for male and female performance? Check out my post here http://www.spout.com/groups/46/22837/ShowPost.aspx
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adamkemp
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12/15/2007 4:05 PM
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Re:Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
So we have a reason to celebrate 10 great performances of the year and not just 5.
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indieabby88
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12/18/2007 12:44 AM
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Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
I just watched "Waitress" the other day. I've got to agree with Adam that Keri Russell did a great job. She was very sweet and believable, and gave the kind of performance I hadn't previously thought she was capable of.
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Risselada
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12/18/2007 3:22 PM
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Re:Re:Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
 adamkemp:So we have a reason to celebrate 10 great performances of the year and not just 5.
That's fair enough. You know I was kind of thinking about it more in the context of award shows anyways.
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adamkemp
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12/18/2007 4:38 PM
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Re:Re:Re:Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
Same thing would apply to awards shows, would it not? You have to limit the number of nominees in each category... and this at least gives you the chance to recognize double the performers. I think that's a good reason for it, anyway... whether it's 'the' reason, I don't know.
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Risselada
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12/18/2007 4:54 PM
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Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
Why not also have separate gender categories for the other awards as well though, like screenwriter and editor and etc.?
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adamkemp
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12/18/2007 10:53 PM
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Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
Some roles demand a woman... some demand a man. They are two separate "jobs." An editor requires a person.
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Risselada
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12/20/2007 1:44 PM
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Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
But some roles don't demand a man or a woman. And some demand other characteristics than gender.
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adamkemp
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12/20/2007 6:04 PM
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Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 (Female)
I think it's fair to say ALL roles demand other characteristics than gender, doesn't change the fact that actually, yes, all roles do demand a man or a woman. It doesn't mean someone can't write a part for a woman and decide to have a man play it... but in the history of drama I doubt there have been many casting calls for simply 'people.' They are usually looking for a specific gender, age, and a host of other potential characteristics.
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