I see the nomination as encouragement for me to do better.

He deserves it!

Good for him ! Well deserved !

And some reviewers were complaining about his English! Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. Well done, Ken!

Hang on a bit. Where are all those Japanese who complained about Watanabe's Chinese colleagues taking on roles in the Geisha (or should I say, Sayuri) movie? Oh, that's right, it only works one way.

But anyway, congratulations to Watanabe. That's why they're called actors.