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Most shameless attempt to get a nomination in Oscar's history...

posted 12 years ago by ryderdvs
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"You lawst yo swing. We gots to go find it." (in dreadful Uncle Remus voice)
Will Smith as Bagger Vance.

Others include:

- Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi in The Other Sister

- Oprah Winfrey in Beloved

- John Malkovich in Rounders

- Everyone involved (Helen Hunt, Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Director Mimi Leder) with Pay it Forward

- Kevin Spacey in K-PAX

- Kevin Spacey in Beyond the Sea - thank god he stopped trying so hard.

- Jim Carrey in The Truman Show

- Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon

- Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - sorry Jim, but after you've talked through your @ss in front of millions of people, no one is going to take you for a serious dramatic actor - you ain't Robin Williams.

- Tobey Maguire in Seabiscuit

- Every time Leonardo DiCRAPrio plays makes believe

- Sean Connery in Finding Forrester

- Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Far and Away, and Eyes Wide Shut

- Every time Johnny Depp puts on weird make-up, and strange clothing - oh, wait, that's EVERY movie that he's in.

[–] SamMalone07 12 years ago

You sound like a guy who loathes watching films. Go play outside for awhile and try again.

[–] tccavey3 12 years ago

I agree with about 50% of your choices.
including Will Smith (Vance), Oprah, Malcovich
But c'mon. Jim Carrey was spot on in Man on the Moon... And very believable in Eternal Sunshine.
And your simply dead wrong about Dicaprio.. That dude has Simply HANDLED all sorts of roles and deserves an Oscar eventually.

[–] captwampler 12 years ago

Let me axe yo a queshun... ain't you seens New Jacks City?