| Does Jeff Anderson deserve a Best Supporting Actor nomination?

Does Jeff Anderson deserve a Best Supporting Actor nomination?

Timothy B asked:


Kevin Smith’s film ‘Clerks’ must certainly be regarded as a very influential independent film (with a strong emphasis on the word “independent”). Perhaps the strongest performance in the film was Jeff Anderson’s portrayl of RST Video store employee Randall Graves. Anderson’s dead-on performance of the mouthy Graves (all attitude) almost carries the film from beginning to end.

Fast forward to 2006 and the release of ‘Clerks 2.’ In what could have been a weak outing typical of comedic sequels, the film received a warm reception from critics (a solid “B” grade on Yahoo movies) and an 8 minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Anderson in particular corralled some great comments in all of the positive reviews.

So I ask, is Anderson deserving of a nomination for Best Supporting Actor? Note the use of the word “nomination.”

Certainly if the South Park flick can get nominated for a obscenity-laced song (”Blame Canada”) the Academy can certainly get behind Randall Graves

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2 Responses to “Does Jeff Anderson deserve a Best Supporting Actor nomination?”

  1. ezkiss on May 7th, 2009 10:46 am

    Gee Tim, you’ve obviously given this a lot of thought. A LOT! Ya know, I don’t loose any sleep over any of the award ceremonies (which there are tons of!). I don’t care about Jeff Anderson or Mel Gibson or anyone else in Hollywood, because ya know what, it has absolutely no effect on my life whatsoever!

  2. 3d on May 10th, 2009 8:10 am

    I love Jeff Anderson. His acting is brilliant and I def. think he deserves a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.