At a party the other day someone asked me quite seriously what I thought about
the Oscar chances for “my” film, An Education. Well, I said, equally
seriously, Carey Mulligan (who plays me) seems a shoo-in for best-actress
nomination, and there is also much talk of Alfred Molina (who plays my
father) as best supporting actor. I think Rosamund Pike deserves a
supporting nomination because she is absolutely hilarious in the film, but
it’s a “well-known fact” that comedy never wins Oscars. And of course Nick
Hornby deserves an Oscar for best film adaptation. All this uttered with
convincing gravity, as if I actually knew what I was talking about. Since
when did I become a film expert? How on earth did it happen?
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