Harvey Weinstein is pushing hard to help
Meryl Streep to finally win her 3rd Oscar for her stunning performance in
The Iron Lady. Watch the television ad which ostensibly is promoting the movie but is also pushing Streep towards her much deserved win. However,
Viola Davis from
The Help is the sentimental (*cough* white guilt *cough*) favorite and won the Screen Actors Guild award which is a good sign she has a big following among the actors, which is the largest branch of the Academy. If Davis were to win
she would be only the second black woman in 84 years to win for Lead Actress (
Halle Berry for
Monster's Ball). In fact the number of Black people who have won Oscars in my lifetime can basically be counted on
one hand two hands (
Denzel Washington (twice!),
Jennifer Hudson,
Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, Jamie Foxx, Forrest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman and
Monique).
What do YOU think is going to happen at the Oscars on Sunday February 26th?
