Talkback: Is Melissa McCarthy an Oscar Contender?

Melissa McCarthy sailed through her SNL hosting gig last evening on pure charm and panache, even when the skits weren’t particularly novel. Coming off her recent Emmy win for Mike & Molly, she’s formally probably the most pleasant (and many loved) dame in primetime at this time, which begs the question: Is a wave of well wishes that can result in the Oscar dais? Should we expect her title to play the very best Supporting Actress category alongside shoo-inches Octavia Spencer and Vanessa Redgrave? As our very own Mr. VanAirsdale noted within the premiere edition of the year’s Oscar index, there’s a stylish, Jacki Weaver-sized void within the Best Supporting Actress rundown: If Octavia Spencer and Vanessa Redgrave nab spots as the Descendants’s Shailene Woodley and also the Artist ‘s up-and-comer Brnice Bejo notch the 3rd and 4th steps, we fit either an Academy-friendly talent — former nominees Jesse McTeer and Judi Dench are promising — or perhaps a sprightly youthful thespian with charm in abundance, meaning Jessica Chastain’s fun, if a person-dimensional performance within the Help qualifies, along with McCarthy in Bridesmaids. The overall game-altering element, it appears, is the fact that 2011 has already been charged like a banner year for lady-brought films, making the thought of Bridesmaids kudos even more enticing to Oscar voters. Hell, The Assistance will accrue two nominations at the minimum. The damning element, though, is the fact that Bridesmaids is unquestionably an ensemble piece, and none of their stars stick out as apparent honorees. I preferred Rose Byrne and Wendi McLendon-Covey to McCarthy, personally, however the mixture of likability, talent, “ladies in comedy” good cheer, and sheer statue cred make McCarthy an ideal storm of viable characteristics. It’s simple to recognition the formerly honored. That Emmy might be because a phone card as Helen Search’s combined three Emmys were in 1997. (She won a 4th after her Oscar win.) What is your opinion? Does McCarthy are able at Eddie Murphy’s Academy awards, or will Jesse McTeer storm towards the Kodak in her own place?