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Will Chiwetel Ejiofor get the same treatment that Viola Davis got?

posted 11 years ago by SibTower1987
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Chiwetel Ejiofor performance in 12 Years a Slave is one of the best performance by an actor this year and deserves to win the Oscar, but there are some factors that might stand in his way?!

Despite having a terrific performance, Chiwetel Ejiofor isn't very well known in Hollywood. Which's apparently part of winning a major award(s), than just the performance. Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey are very well known in Hollywood!

It is the same problem that Viola Davis had in 2011 with The Help.
Before the The Help, Viola Davis was a known actress, with guest staring of tv series' and being well known on Broadway (winning 2 Tony Awards). She started getting attention in 2008 with the movie Doubt. She was nominated for the Golden Globe, the SAG Award, the BAFTA and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2011 with The Help, Viola Davis was a clear frontrunner to win Best Actress.
She won the Critics' Choice Award and the SAG Award, but lost the Golden Globe, the BAFTA and the Oscar to Meryl Streep! I believe there was a campaign in Hollywood to give Meryl Streep a third Oscar. Meryl Streep won for playing Margaret Thatcher. Even though she gave a terrific performance, the film itself wasn't well received by critics, but somehow she won!

Chiwetel Ejiofor has lost the Golden Globe, the Critics' Choice Award and the SAG Award to Matthew McConaughey! He still has the BAFTA and the Oscar, but his chances are much harder now.

Chiwetel Ejiofor appears to be getting the same treatment that Viola Davis got, losing to actors much well known, but there still might be hope for Chiwetel Ejiofor?!

Let's look at Halle Berry in 2001 for Monster's Ball.
She wasn't nominated for the Critics' Choice Award, she lost the Golden Globe and the BAFTA, but she won the SAG Award and then won the Oscar.

Because of Halle Berry, Chiwetel Ejiofor still has a chance to win the Oscar?!

[–] cengaveri 11 years ago

Sorry but McConaughey was better in Dallas Buyers Club.

[–] goldenbricks 11 years ago

Agreed, the physically transformation was daring, but McConaughey wasn't "better".

[–] cengaveri 11 years ago

I think he was , you think he wasnt. Thats it . :)

[–] Chocolegz 11 years ago

Don't worry about awards. I don't really know what it's all about but Chiwetel's performance will stand the test of time.

[–] bloorain82 11 years ago

Well I think Chiwetel's performance was pretty darn stellar in 12YAS. Heres hoping he wins!

[–] manofsteel4455 11 years ago

Arent you guys the least bit tired of seeing blacks play as slaves? And aren't you also tired of them giving awards to blacks when they only play in movies involving racism?

You want to play the game, you'd better know the rules, love.
-Harry Callahan

[–] fantasyescapist 11 years ago

Arent you guys the least bit tired of seeing blacks play as slaves? And aren't you also tired of them giving awards to blacks when they only play in movies involving racism?

Good point!

George Lucas talking about: 'Hey, give it to me, I'll fix it. I'll make 20 more of them'

[–] roxelana 11 years ago

Thank you! People celebrate Steve McQueen like hero for giving black actors more slave roles. But every time he makes a movie with color-blind roles he casts Fassbender who's white. Why couldn't Fassbender's character in Shame be black? Modern, urban sex addict. Any race faces the same problem. But, of course, he picked a white guy and then made a slavery movie and cast black actors in the most stereotypical roles, as if they cannot play anything else. For shame.