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Sunday, November 05, 2006

For Oscar consideration--Best Actor and Best Song

I don't know if the Disney folks will do this, but here's my (free, by the way) contribution:

Best Actor: Kevin Costner for The Guardian

Very simply, his performance moves you. He channels what a lot of people (men and women) go through when they love something so much, they've been good at it, and they can't give it up. Without histrionics, he shows what it means to fight for something, then let it go and give it to the next generation.

Best Song: "Never Let Go" from The Guardian (written by Bryan Adams; Eliot Kennedy; Trevor Rabin; performed by Bryan Adams)

A beautiful song that tells a story beyond the film of anyone whose calling it is to help someone. I think it's Adams' best vocal since "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" from Don Juan DeMarco (The song was nominated), and joins that and "Everything I Do" from Robin Hood (also nominated, and should have won) among his best.