Have youu seen "Dreamgirls" yet?
Hi Netizen. No, I haven't and don't plan to. It's an exceedingly rare movie that will attract me to the theater anymore. Besides, there's something very strange in the way that thing was promoted since at least last summer as an Oscar contender. That was long before the film was even completed and in the can. Because I follow these things fairly closely, I remember Jennifer Hudson being pushed as a Best Support Oscar contender shortly after she got the part!
The movie was only released in 2006, the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, just in time to make the Oscar deadline. Yet, last September the powers behind this film were already touting it as a possible Best Picture nominee, with Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress nods.
Forgive me for being skeptical about the push for this movie, but even Hollywood's greatest films and stars used to have to wait until their picture was actually released before the Oscar buzz would start.