ARIANNA ONLINE - January 26, 2005 - Political Oscars 2005

ARIANNA ONLINE - January 26, 2005 - Political Oscars 2005

January 26, 2005

With this year's Oscar nominations just out and already sparking heated debate (Was Hollywood too chastened to nominate Michael Moore? Too Jewish to embrace Mel's "Passion"? And what happened to Paul Giamatti?), I thought it would be a good time for this column's traditional salute to outstanding achievements in the worlds of politics and entertainment — which have, after all, become increasingly hard to tell apart.

This year, I've decided to dub these awards "the Arnolds" — I mean, it isn't every year that the chief executive of the most populous state in the union also lands a prominent role in a Jackie Chan flick (though the Governator playing a womanizing Turkish prince was a bit of a stretch).

So, without further ado, the envelopes please . .

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