Snippets of Oscar coverage, via "Entertainment Weekly"
On Jamie Foxx's portrayal of Ray Charles, from another anonymous actor, followed by his thoughts on Cate Blanchett's portrayal of K. Hepburn in The Aviator:
"[Foxx's] Ray was an imitation. To get an Academy Award, you have to create it all yourself."
"I forgot about her imitation after a while and I started watching this character and her sadness, whereas Ray was a strict imitation."
More on imitation from an anonymous producer:
"At first, I thought she was imitating and mimicking Katharine Hepburn, but then she manages to make her a fully realized, three-dimensional character."
One more view, from a screenwriter:
"The question is, is it an impersonation or a good acting role [for Blanchett's performance]? So then you say to yourself, Why is Jamie Foxx likely going to win for impersonating Ray Charles? I feel like Blanchett is imitating someone who is already known on screen and therefore it doesn't have value, whereas Foxx is imitating a musician so you buy it more."
"[Foxx's] Ray was an imitation. To get an Academy Award, you have to create it all yourself."
"I forgot about her imitation after a while and I started watching this character and her sadness, whereas Ray was a strict imitation."
More on imitation from an anonymous producer:
"At first, I thought she was imitating and mimicking Katharine Hepburn, but then she manages to make her a fully realized, three-dimensional character."
One more view, from a screenwriter:
"The question is, is it an impersonation or a good acting role [for Blanchett's performance]? So then you say to yourself, Why is Jamie Foxx likely going to win for impersonating Ray Charles? I feel like Blanchett is imitating someone who is already known on screen and therefore it doesn't have value, whereas Foxx is imitating a musician so you buy it more."
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