You Never, Ever Know

This whole new trend of older actors getting wonderful juicy roles is one I hope continues. The Best Supporting Actor category is looking to be more and more filled up by the older actor. Recent trends seem to point this way (last year for example was populated by many over 50’s)
For Supporting Actor we have Hal Holbrook, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Albery Finney, Philip Bosco, Tom Wilkinson and Max Von Sydow all vying for a spot in the top five (aside from Javier Bardem messing things up, I can see four of these men making it).

Now Best Actor is being shaken up again (well for what it is worth) with Frank Langella gaining praise for “Starting Out in the Evening”. (Trailer here)


”A towering work from Langella….a performance bound for awards”Lisa Schwarzbaum – Entertainment Weekly

”Andrew Wagner's portrait of an aging writer and his adrift daughter cuts across generational lines, capped by an astounding performance by Frank Langella…..Andrew Wagner's portrait of an aging writer and his adrift daughter cuts across generational lines, capped by an astounding performance by Frank Langella.”James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter

”It's Langella who truly impresses, and I don't think it's hyperbole to suggest that he'll get an Oscar nomination for his work here…. It's not just any actor who can make you watch transfixed as his character
picks up a pen, sighs and begins doing a line-edit of a thesis paper”James Rocchi - Cinematical

”it's impossible to overstate the effectiveness of Langella's work here - as the actor delivers what may just be the most compelling performance of his career.”David Nusair - ReelFilms

Even Ebert Loves it!