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The only thing Kill Bill might have been nominated for was Actress, since Uma got a Golden Globe nom (right?), but no way was her performance better than any of the five women who were nominated. This was a damned strong year for female leads. I mean, there were a dozen really good choices for the academy.
They picked, imo, the five best. But they could have taken Thurman, Julie Delpy (Before Sunset), Laura Dern (We Don't Live Here Anymore), Emmy Rossum (Phantom of the Opera), Kerry Washington (Ray), Sigourney Weaver (Imaginary Heroes), or Ziyi Zhang (House of Flying Daggers).
Also, Carradine was a longshot for Supporting Actor. But, really, like I said about Alan Alda earlier, that fifth spot was pretty much there because they needed a fifth spot. Church, Foxx, Freeman, and Owen were almost gimmes, imo.
I'm with the "Kill Bill is overrated" group, but I did enjoy it as a "popcorn" flick. Definitely not award-worthy, though.
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