GIVE AN OSCAR TO JEFF BRIDGES NOW

Yesterday I saw and loved CRAZY HEART starring Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell (all three do their own singing and are great) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (pictured). The story isn't that original and you probably need to enjoy (traditional) country music but it's all about Jeff Bridges in the title role. Academy Award nominations are announced next week and he has to be nominated, in fact he could win it given the Academy's sentiment for awarding for body of work. Bridges deserves to win on both counts, especially given a likable resume that also includes such classics as THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (what a debut), TRON (and he's doing the upcoming sequel TRON LEGACY), STARMAN, THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, THE FISHER KING, FEARLESS (my favourite), THE BIG LEBOWSKI (a cult classic I need to re-watch), THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR (another stunner based on a John Irving novel) and the upcoming remake of TRUE GRIT (there ain't many actors with the balls to take on John Wayne but Bridges can probably get away with it). He also gave one of the most appealing acceptance speeches at this year's Golden Globes so he would be most welcome on Oscars night ...