Monster's Ball

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Watched this the other night as we had recorded this on Sky+ a couple of weeks ago.

I am sorry but I could not see how Halle Berry won a Best Actress Oscar for this role. Did I miss something?

Billy Joe Thornton was excellent in it. I was also surprised to see Heath Ledger playing his son in the film.

Some content of the film was very strong and shocking. I am not talking about the sexual scenes. A good film though and glad I saw it.
 
I think her winning was more of a political move, rather than based on her talent. She played a slightly different character than she normally does and also looked as plain as is possible for her.... but really, Hollywood wanted to reward the first black actress to win an oscar.

What has she done since????:o
 
Actually it belongs to Hattie McDaniel who won best supporting actress for her role in Gone With the Wind back in 1939. Whoppi Goldberg came second in 1990 but also won best supporting actress for Ghost.

Halle Berry was the first black woman to win a Best Actress Oscar. None have been nominated for Best Actress since.

As for Monster's Ball, well it was pretty awful but I agree, Berry's win was more of a political statement than a deserved win but it was also a necessary statement IMHO.
 
I wasn't dissing you, I was pointing out to SweetFA that Whoopi Goldberg wasn't the first black actress to win an academy award. I thought you were talking about best actress in a leading role.
 
Mediocre overhyped film, Thornoton & Ledger were the best things in it.
Berry as discussed above won for all the wrong reasons.
It was the end of her career really and she's done nothing noteworthy since, I think she's an appaulling actress, very good looking but no range.
 
Most of what she's done has been trash but there have been plenty of Oscar nominees and winners who have suffered similar fates, Louise Fetcher springs to mind as does Marlee Matlin.

I would recommend 'Things we lost in the Fire' though. She is very good in that, not Oscar worthy but better than average. Has to be said though, she is outshone by bother Benicio Del Toro and (of all people) David Duchovney.
 
Finally got around to watching this and what a mind numbingly boring hour and a half it was. Terrible ending too (by which time I was losing the will to live)
 
Yes, totally over hyped film, I thought Thornton was awesome in it, but Berry as stated above and at the time won for the wrong reasons, an extremely medicore actress who's done nothing since.
I thought the film was only OK personally.:)
 
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