Thursday Movie Picks: Best Supporting Actor & Best Supporting Actress (Oscar Winners Edition)

    Best Supporting Actor & Best Supporting Actress (Oscar Winners Edition)

    Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.

    Today’s theme is Best Supporting Actor & Best Supporting Actress (Oscar Winners Edition), so here are my choices!

    Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)

    I had never seen Chicago before when the 2002 film came out. But I instantly fell in love with it. The music, the performances, and the drama. I think Rob Marshall did a fantastic job adapting the musical to the big screen (which also won the Oscar for Best Picture that year).

    I know that originally Rob Marshall wanted Zeta-Jones for the role of Roxie Hart, but the actress pushed for the role of Velma Kelly instead.  I can’t blame her. I think Velma is the meatier role and who wouldn’t want to sing All that Jazz? I was really happy when Catherine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (up against Queen Latifah as Mama Morton as well), and I think it’s well deserved.

    Denzel Washington (Glory)

    Denzel Washington is by far one of the most talented actors alive today. My dad is a huge Civil War buff, so I distinctly remember my parents watching Glory when I was younger. More than once. It’s a movie that has stuck with me all these years later, most notably Denzel’s performance as the defiant Pvt. Trip. The things he could convey without even speaking. A really wonderful and touching performance. I still can’t believe he only has 2 Oscars. The man is a legend.

    Viola Davis (Fences)

    I still contend that Viola should have been nominated in the Best Actress category for her work in Fences, but I can understand why they opted for Supporting. She is just a powerhouse of an actress. This movie is rough, but between Viola and Denzel Washington, you just can’t look away. Her loyalty to her husband, her pain and sorrow. Her strength. Viola is an actress that I would gladly watch in anything. She more than earned her Oscar for her role in Fences.
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