Let's Talk Oscars

That said, Sunday night still holds a few mysteries, most notably the outcome of Meryl v. Viola, a historic Supreme Court decision that paved the way for the integration of the diva showdown. This has been the warmest, most peaceful close Oscar rivalry in recent memory?of course a nominee always has to pay lip service to the colossal talents of her rivals, but as Andew O?Hehir notes in his explanation of ?How Viola Davis took Meryl Streep?s Oscar,? Streep has taken the podium at various awards-season events, looked out at the audience, and all but mouthed silently at Davis, ?Take it. It?s yours.? A Meryl Streep acceptance speech is a thing of beauty, and I hate to miss out on the first chance to hear her accept an Oscar in almost 20 years, but watching Viola win will be plenty gratifying. It was the sensitive, witty performances of Davis and Octavia Spencer (a likely shoo-in for best supporting) that lifted The Help above its natural station as sentimental abolitionist literature. And for all the racial discomfort the film inspired (not just between but within races, as Davis demonstrated in a prickly interview with PBS? Tavis Smiley), The Help was a crowd-pleasing hit that also had its critical champions, whereas not even Meryl Streep partisans can really find it in themselves to defend the creaky biopic mechanism of The Iron Lady.

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