Sunday
07Dec2008
For Your Consideration: Kirk Lazarus in 'Tropic Thunder'
Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 2:13AM
Though I fully expect Heath Ledger to win the Best
Supporting Actor Academy Award for The Dark Knight, there will likely be
a few oversights in the category, actors whose work certainly deserves mention
alongside the other best performances of the year.
One actor we hope does not get overlooked is Robert Downey, Jr. He's one of the frontrunners for our own MVP award, with Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, and another odd gem of a portrayal in Charlie Bartlett way back in the spring. And his work in Tropic Thunder, as the dude playin' the dude disguised as another dude, is top notch stuff.
And you have to love this Parmount reminder of Downey's work in Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus, who underwent a controversial procedure in order to play the role of the gritty black sergeant Lincoln Osiris.
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