How often does the Academy reward an acting performance of an actor so ill-suited to the role. Philip Seymour Hoffman was a brilliant actor who displayed an extraordinary range of characters in his too abbreviated career. One of my faves was his "Rusty" in the film Flawless. However, aside from Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash, never has an actor been less appropriately cast than Hoffman as Capote, with his hulking frame and height. As I recall, Toby Jones also portrayed Capote that same year or thereabouts, delivering a far more convincing performance. Tom Holland's Capote, however, puts them all to shame.

That being opined, I will revisit Breakfast on Pluto. I wasn't the least bit surprised that Murphy won this year for Oppenheimer, but I was disappointed that Paul Giamatti came up short. Murphy's performance was typical of a leading man in a Christopher Nolan film, virtually interchangeable with Christian Bale's Batman, whisper acting his way robotically and unemotionally through the movie. It seems Nolan has the ability to suck the humanity out of many a great actor's performance. Heaven forbid a portrayal distract from the grandeur and pretense of the Christopher Nolan cinematic experience. That Oppenheimer received so much industry praise, while Maestro only got the scraps goes to show you that entertainment industry awards are often more political than they are fair. Then again, life's never been fair. And, neither has show biz.