【ハリウッドより愛をこめて】“笑い”でオスカー助演俳優部門を席巻する、注目の2人

and Jonah Hill for Best Supporting Actor (for his role in "Moneyball") . BUT for those of us here in the U.S., it isn’t really that big of a surprise at all. These two comedians/actors have had a tremendous year in 2011.
"Bridesmaids" was one of the biggest and best selling movies in 2011, and if you ask ANYONE, Melissa McCarthy was the best part of the film. She also stars in one of the most popular tv shows here in the U.S., "Mike and Molly", and has been winning awards for her starring role in that as well.

Jonah Hill has been a big part of many big films such as "Superbad", and is currently one of the hottest young male comedians/actors in Hollywood. He also lost ALOT of weight, and has recently been jokingly telling the press that he is now ready to take the leading man roles away from George Clooney and Brad Pitt!!
None the less, Melissa McCarthy and Jonah Hill are two bright rising stars, so it is no surprise that the Academy has decided to recognize them both with a nomination for their work.

Now some very interesting trends in this year’s nominees....
the two films that will probably be battling it out for "Best Picture" are BOTH homages to making movies. "Hugo", which is directed by veteran American director Martin Scorsese, pays homage to French films. And "The Artist", which is directed by a young French director, Michel Hazanavicius, pays tribute to American movies.
This year in the "Best Picture" category, there also seems to be a bit of a theme...France/Paris. First of all you have "Hugo" and "The Artist", and you also have Woody Allen’s "Midnight in Paris" and Steven Spielberg’s "War Horse", which both take place in France (just part of "War Horse" does)