George Clooney says he won't beat out Daniel Day-Lewis for Best Actor at Sunday's Academy Awards, drawing a political analogy.
"For me, it's like being Hillary Clinton," the Michael Clayton star said. "If it weren't for Barack Obama, it would have been a very good year."
"I thought Daniel Day-Lewis had the best performance of the year."
Apart from his own race, the boyfriend of Sarah Larson handicapped all the other major categories, boasting to Time Magazine that he's never lost an Oscar pool. We'll see how accurate his picks are Sunday, February 24.
George Clooney did not say if he prefers Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, choosing instead to discuss his recent film, Best Picture nominee Michael Clayton.
"Our film is the best it can be in that genre," he says of its Oscar chances, "but there's a ceiling on that genre."
Instead, Clooney predicts that No Country for Old Men will take the top prize, and its directors Joel and Ethan Coen will nab the Best Director trophy. He also gives a nod to Javier Bardem as Best Supporting Actor.
"If [Michael Clayton] has a shot at anything, it's Best Supporting Actress with Tilda Swinton," he says - although George Clooney officially made Amy Ryan, from Gone Baby Gone, his pick in that category.
The actor was also impressed by La Vie En Rose's Marion Cotillard.
"She does an old person trying to be young, instead of what everyone does - a young person trying to be old," he says. "It's a stunning performance."
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February 22nd, 2008 2:35 PM
So not true,, Obama never once had a reporter ask him a tough question, not once, The media are favoring him
They could of asked him about the slum lord issues, or the all black church he goes to, if a white person went to
A all white church you can bet,,, there will be hell to pay,,, but let really talk about Obama, the Media is making favoring him
For one reason and one reason only, if he wins another republican will get into office,,, don't you know Obama never won a big state
with Hilary,, She can get the big states, plus the fact he has NO outstanding accomplishments, you seen time and time again.
In the new, people are being asked what has he accomplished, they all don't know any that he did, Here is another fact,
Obama says time and time again,, he did not vote for the war, did you not he was not in office at the time and he could not Vote one way or the other, Who knows how he would of voted at that time if he was in office to vote for the war or not,,, so easy to say Now he not for it.
And another issue funny how a lot of African Americans or on the news and say Hilary have more experience but there voting for Obama anyway, That is Very Racist, Obama can not debate has no plans and is very inexperience and if favored by the Media,
Just like you ,, That is why I am Voting for Hilary and if Hilary loses the primary,, because of the media and the spin
That is Cool ,,,, by me I am just one Vote but when it come down to Obama & McCain ,,,,well I will Vote McCain, it will be the First time in my life I Voted for a republican,,, I will not throw away my Vote, but if there a choice between Experience and Inexperience < I will Vote
Experience,,,,,not Democratic or republican, Just experience,, And Yes on my blog page, there are tens of thousands of people who doing the same thing,,,We will see if Obama can win any big states,,, when it comes down to the election, ,,,, Obama don't have no
Media Now,, wait until he goes against McCain,, all this truth of him going to come out,, and NO electoral vote are not going to be there for him,,, the truth is this, The Democrats Just screwed there own party up,,, like the media said,, Democratic Civil war,,,,
So when you write a article about Obama be hard by the media,,, well he have not seen nothing yet,,, wait until if he make it to the primary, Republican are going to eat him alive,,, And I hope they do play the race card,,, that will for sure sink his campaign ,
To All the Americans,
February 22nd, 2008 3:05 PM
Could that post have been more painful to read?
February 22nd, 2008 3:31 PM
But think of how hard it was to write, McCabe. What with the lack of opposable thumbs. :)
February 22nd, 2008 5:45 PM
Paul V is correct. He's my senator and I voted for him. It was him or Alan Keyes. No big decision there. Illinois politics are horrible. Obama has been here for years and Illinois is still as pay to play politics as ever. Guess the change he wants is good for the nation but not here in Illinois. as far as activism in Chicago? So, let us understand.. you were an activist who worked to get voters registered in Chicago? Because Chicago isn't voting for Democrats enough? Hmmm. What can one expect from a nation that voted for George Bush..twice.
February 22nd, 2008 9:01 PM
obama has the best chance of winning against mccain since he was against the war from the start. Also, George clooney most likely endorses obama. Search for "celebrities for obama" and you will see clooney talk about obama.
February 22nd, 2008 9:21 PM
Barack Obama is the Democrats' George Bush -- short on experience, long on charisma, bringing out the extreme in others. It was obvious in 2000 that Bush would be a disaster, despite the pr dazzle. It is obvious in 2008 that Obama will be a disaster. He will bring out racism, as he has already, and our enemies will draw comfort from his naive judgment. One wishes that the American public will not be fooled for the third straight time.
February 23rd, 2008 11:27 PM
One aspect of the general lack of scutiny on Obama's character is that his african father was a drunkard who abandoned his mother when he was a baby and had children with several different women in an out of wedlock over his lifetime. His mother then married an Indonesian man and Obamma spent his middle childhood in Indonesia then as a teenager was sent to live with his white maternal grandparents. He admits to using narcotic drugs while a teenager, probably acting out his anger from childhood upheaval. This is not a background that leads to a stable adult life. He very likely major emotional and personality issues. Why are the American people so willing to try such an untested and potentially unstable person for president? This scares me silly. Hillary Clinton may not be as eloquent, but she is competent and well tested under the stresses of her vastly greater experience than Obamma. It seems to me that we can't afford another mistake in the presidency. Vote for Hillary!
February 24th, 2008 3:48 PM
There has been no scutiny of Obama's character and whether he is emotionally fit to be president. His background is not one of stability. His African father, Barach Obama Senior, was a drunkard who abandoned his several families and had children with several different women in an out of wedlock over his lifetime. He returned to Africa where he ultimately died in a car accident while he was DUI. After his father left, his mother next married an Indonesian man and Obama spent his middle childhood in Indonesia. As a teenager he was sent to live with his white maternal grandparents in Hawaii. He admits to using narcotic drugs while a teenager, probably acting out his anger from childhood upheaval. This is not a background that leads to a stable adult life. He very likely has major emotional and personality problems. Why are the American people so willing to try such an untested and potentially unstable person for president? This frightens me.
Hillary Clinton may not be as eloquent, but she is very intelligent, competent and well tested under the stresses of her vastly greater experience than Obama. It seems to me that we can't afford another mistake in choosing a president.