The Minstrel on the Street

Students state their opinions on upcoming academy awards.

By Caitlin Scott
The Minstrel

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
“Taraji Henson was great in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” She deserves the award for the comical relief she added to the movie as well as the compassion she showed towards Benjamin was very touching.”

- Cassie Harmon
 Freshman English major
Best Animated Feature Film
“I think Bolt was the best animated feature, it had a good story line, with a cheesy Disney ending, and it included a lot of big name actors to voice the characters. Kung Fu Panda put me to sleep and the idea of the main character only being able to say three words in WALL-E annoyed me.”

- Phil Glover
Junior Computer Science Major
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
“Robert Downing Jr. should definitely win because he could have even had the lead in this movie. The movie would not have been the same without him in it.”

- Ricky Rose
Junior Accounting Major
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
“Heath Ledger should win best supporting actor because he really took over the role and transformed himself into the character he was portraying.”

- Sophia Senyk
Senior Accounting, Marketing, Management, and Mathematics Major
Performance by an actor in a leading role
“After seeing “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” I think Brad Pitt should get this award because, his acting made this movie one of the best movies in the past couple of years.”

- Kevin Gwinn
Sophomore Criminal Justice Major
Best animated feature film
“I think Wall-E has a good chance for the win. It has a capturing plotline that grabs your interest from the first 5 minutes of the movie. The message behind the movie is powerful, while at the same time nicely strung into an entertaining plot.”

- Sidney Snyder
Freshman Undeclared Major