Why Colin Firth Should NOT Win the Oscar for Best Actor Submitted By: Oxbow Thursday, 17 February 2011

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Why Colin Firth should NOT win the Oscar for Best Actor Submitted by: Oxbow Thursday, 17 February 2011 With the Oscars just around the corner it seems almost certain that Colin Firth will win the Best Actor category. Brian Timoney, the UK’s leading method acting coach has a controversial view on the matter. He firmly believes that top performances are being overlooked because they appear in less conventional films. “It’s about time the Oscars stopped being so political and more about the quality of acting. Javiar Bardem’s performance in Biutiful is far superior to Colin Firth’s but it’s in Spanish, which will limit its US appeal. Also the fact that Paul Giamatti has not been nominated at all for his performance in Barney’s Version is quite frankly insane,” comments Timoney. “Because a film is about the British monarchy doesn’t mean that all the performances should automatically become Oscar winners. The winners should go to the best performances regardless of the film type, but clearly that isn’t the case.” Brian Timoney has worked in the acting industry for over 20 years and in every major acting medium conceivable, including TV, Film, Radio and Theatre. He has worked with leading UK film directors Ken Loach and Danny Boyle and has appeared on the BBC2 programme ‘Murder Most Famous‘ teaching TV Actors; Sherrie Hewson (Coronation Street/ Emmerdale) and Angela Griffin (Coronation Street/ Holby City) Method Acting techniques. As a Method Acting coach Brian runs acting ‘Boot Camps’ in London and Los Angeles for seasoned actors as well as those who have never acted before. He is also a film critic for various media to include Moviescope. To arrange an interview with Brian Timoney please contact Karen Morton at Oxbow Media – 01243 788878 or e-mail at [email protected]. Notes to editors and presenter/ producers: Further information about Brian is available at www.briantimoneyacting.co.uk. Potential interview angles:- 1) He is able to critique the performances of Oscar nominated actors/actresses 2) Can justify his reasons as to why Colin Firth should not win the Oscar for best actor 3) Runs a successful actors studio in London providing 'Method Acting Boot Camps' and one year comprehensive actor training and career launch programmes. 4)Can talk about how some of the Oscar nominated stars have used Method Acting techniques and what is involved. 5)Can comment on what star qualities are needed to be a success and potential British talent he predicts to be Oscar winners in the future. 6)Images available upon request. Page 1 Distributed via Press Release Wire (https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/) on behalf of Oxbow Copyright © 1999-2021 ResponseSource, The Johnson Building, 79 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8AW, UK e: [email protected] t: 020 3426 4051 f: 0345 370 7776 w: https://www.responsesource.com.

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