Actor Academy Award for this brilliant piece of work? I'm perplexed.
shareThe film was poorly distributed and received mediocre reviews, thus it was shut out of the Oscars and many other major awards.
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I'm not sure I would agree with Best Actor Award but not having read the book I did find the movie a little slow at times but then that was part of it to some extent was to enjoy and appreciate the scenery which I'm guessing is why I see so many low rated reviews...? including I believe only two stars on the movie channels. I found the movie very good overall and rated it an 8 myself and I'm rather old in my early 50's & quite honestly could have done without so many of the sex scenes but that was part of it also...right?
Sorry I went on so long but basically I am agreeing with the acting was very good
In 1985 Geraldine Page won for The Trip To Bountiful-a film hardly anyone saw and a receiver of only fair notices from critics. Didn't stop her from winning.
IMO Hedlund was robbed.
In 1985 Geraldine Page won for The Trip To Bountiful-a film hardly anyone saw and a receiver of only fair notices from critics. Didn't stop her from winning.
IMO Hedlund was robbed.
First of all I saw all five Best Actor nominees last season and I still think Hedlund should not only have been nominated but also won. That's just my opinion. The reason why I brought up G Page was the trip To Bountiful received negative to mediocre reviews from critics (The National Board of Review) is NOT composed of critics BTW and you say 7.4 million at the box office--that's STILL lousy. And I doubt it only played in ONE theatre.
Anyway Page won as a "career" Oscar win a la Al Pacino for the awful Scent of a Woman. I was merely pointing out that people can win or come close (Ulee's Gold Peter Fonda) in pictures that aren't popular.
First of all I saw all five Best Actor nominees last season and I still think Hedlund should not only have been nominated but also won.
The reason why I brought up G Page was the trip To Bountiful received negative to mediocre reviews from critics
you say 7.4 million at the box office--that's STILL lousy.
And I doubt it only played in ONE theatre.
Widest Release: 1 theaters
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=triptobountiful.htm
I was merely pointing out that people can win or come close (Ulee's Gold Peter Fonda) in pictures that aren't popular.
Uh, I doubt the grammatically incorrect 1 theatres is the truth. I can't believe that in this big country TTTB only played in a single cinema that grossed over 7 million dollars. That makes no sense.
You say shallow, I say brilliant.
The fact that only 12 critics wrote about TTTB shows what a small picture it was.
I think that's the end of this conversation.
Just curious... what was so "brilliant" about Hedlund's character/performance?
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Dean Moriarty is such a powerful vessel for an actor. the potential is insane! Hedlund no doubt did a reasonably good job. just the same, the written character was so much more. This character.. if played anywhere near to what Kerouac wrote..should easily help an actor get a nomination. Hedlund didn't get one. Get over it. although good..he was not good enough. Period. just cause you get your kittens in a caboodle over some stud muffin actor doesn't mean they are Oscar worthy. Now, in Hedlunds defense..the writing and approach was not adequate to kerouacs story so..
Dean Moriarty is such a powerful vessel for an actor. the potential is insane! Hedlund no doubt did a reasonably good job. just the same, the written character was so much more. This character.. if played anywhere near to what Kerouac wrote..should easily help an actor get a nomination. Hedlund didn't get one. Get over it. although good..he was not good enough. Period. just cause you get your kittens in a caboodle over some stud muffin actor doesn't mean they are Oscar worthy. Now, in Hedlunds defense..the writing and approach was not adequate to kerouacs story so..
In all fairness..I wanted to read for the role myself and couldn't even get a shot to play my hand. I even wrote a few long shot letters stating my case. Im sure a secretary got a good laugh and used them to rest her coffee on. So, I used to be slightly bitter. ahahaha. Truth is..that quickly faded when I realized I dodged a bit of a bullit. If the approach was different I truly believe I would have missed out. Plus, I got into another film at the time and I am proud of it. That's about all you can ask.
Hedlund is a good actor and I respect that. To be even decent is a challenge in this business.
And to the person who direly wishes Hedlund had won...who cares, you know? I mean, who cares. Talented actors die everyday. A death of obscurity and creative blockage...A "roman wilderness of pain" lol ..A complete blockage.
Also, there are tons of performances each and every year that go completely unnoticed. good performances as well as great ones.. Look at it this way..right now Hedlund is a working actor. That is the prize. You get to see him up there. Such a blessed thing. And, you loved his performance, yes? And that is ALL that matters.
"Silences crossed by Worlds and by Angels" - Arthur Rimbaud
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I didn't lose the role to Hedlund. For that, I would of had to have had the chance to read for the part. Troll? I have every right to be here "trolling" and so do millions of others around the world. Including you. Who isn't trolling here? That's just dumb. Ive been on this board since 2006 dahling. Hedlund wasn't anywhere announced and I was interested in the story. There are so few left worth telling it seems
If I was so bitter, than why do I think Hedlund did a good job. Youre just a spiteful person. And, why? cause you feel like you know someone who you completely don't know. And I don't think quite so highly of him because I can see past his physicality. I know you have clearly fallen for him like a blind roofer.
You are just hateful. That is all there is to it. I have posted and shared my thoughts here. You have posted a bunch of slander. Have you met me? I don't think so. Go on now, go post on Hedlunds board again for the 4,000th time.
To say I envy Hedlunds career is absolutely ridiculous! I think I am better than he is to be perfectly honest. His legacy is quite weak for being involved in the industry for a decade. I don't think anyone will be talking about him 10 more years from now. Not many people are talking about him now.
Good, grief. Im not sucker punching you girls below the belt. Im not spitting on your struggling career. I don't even know what it is. Of course, you have shared next to nothing except total contempt for anyone who doesn't hold your idol in a certain light. Its sickening.. and I would venture to say, Mr. Hedlund would easily be turned off by your erratic behavior. Maybe you should stop "trolling" so much defending a stranger, all the while making yourself look like a ugly person. Because what you are reflecting here is just pathetic, I must say
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The reason for only being played in one theater could be because it was distributed by a side project of Island Records which shut down after a few unsuccessful films. I'm guessing that the movie didn't have the funds for wide distribution.
"If you live in a glass house, don't be chucking stuff about" - Karl Pilkington
When Hedlund receives his 8th career Oscar nomination and STILL doesn't win, then you can compare him to Geraldine Page. Until then, just stop embarrassing yourself.
By the way, I thought Hedlund was, indeed, excellent--far better than he ever indicated the potential to be. Nomination-worthy: perhaps. But it wasn't a snub.
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I'm NOT embarrassing myself but Geraldine embarrasses herself in Pete and Tillie and TTTB. Besides, since when do prior nominations guarantee you a win at Oscar time? Ever hear of Thelma Ritter or Peter O'Toole?
Hedlund was brilliant and should have won--his lack of any prior nominations should have nothing to do with it.
Have a nice, embarrassed free day.
Hedlund was brilliant and should have won
his lack of any prior nominations should have nothing to do with it.
That's the problem with the Oscars--all too often they are rewarded for career achievement. But to answer your question
Ben Kingsley
Jennifer Hudson
George Clooney
Marlee Matlin
DD Lewis (for My Left Foot).
Helen Hunt
Roberto Begnini
Diane Wiest
Hillary Swank
Marion Coltiard
Forrest Whittaker
Jamie Foxx
Monique
Halle Berry
Sean Connery
G. Paltrow
Glenda Jackson
Art Carney
Peter Finch
Richard Dreyfuss
Of course it's MY opinion re Garrett Hedlund
All of them have been recognized prior to the Oscar ceremony:
Ben Kingsley
Jennifer Hudson
George Clooney
Marlee Matlin
DD Lewis (for My Left Foot)
Helen Hunt
Roberto Begnini
Dianne Wiest
continuing...
Hilary Swank
Marion Cotillard
Forest Whitaker
Jamie Foxx
Mo'Nique
Halle Berry
Sean Connery
Gwyneth Paltrow
Glenda Jackson
Art Carney
Peter Finch
Richard Dreyfuss
When you said "prior nominations" before winning the Oscar OBVIOUSLY I thought that meant prior Oscar nominations. Anyway you should do 2 things:
1) run your own research department
2) gently remove the stick that up your ass about this guy.
I think this conversation has run its course.
2) gently remove the stick that up your ass about this guy.
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Jealous of the huge acclaim Garrett is getting as an actor again? l
This will be my last response to you, since you obviously have a bug up your ass about the size of Route 66 about Garrett Hedlund.
I was totally engrossed in his performance--he was totally convincing as a hedonistic sleazebag, and he displayed a magnetism rarely seen on the screen these days from a male actor.
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That is *beep* Having Kristen in the movie gave it more publicity than it could have dreamed of and she got a lot of the praise in reviews. I would like to have seen the box office without Kristen fans going. Quieter indie movies like this are always hard to sell especially in this market. Same with Patinson's Cosmopolis. Why didn't the fangirls show up for him?You can keep going on about how Twihards can barely read but you just make yourself look stupid.
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Forget that idiot troll, he is a KStew hater so he's trolling boards of movies she's in
Well I suppose if Al Pacino could be in the SA category for The Godfather so could Garrett. He was a leading actor in my book. I think the film just didn't generate enough interest in its limited run.
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OK I guess we disagree. I would have put Garrett in the Lead Category. His screen time was probably twice as long as Anthony Hopkins' in Silence of the Lambs.
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It has everything to do with screen time. That was the point of creating the category in the first place. This will be my last comment on this matter.
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I simply cannot agree that Dean supports Sal. To me, Sal was more the observer while Dean was the driving force. It might have been Sal's story but it was very much about Dean as well. It's very much a case of them being co-leads.
Anyway, I would argue a big reason he was campaigned supporting was because it would give him a much bigger chance of getting recognized, especially considering how substantial his role really is.
There have been many times studios campaigned actors in the wrong category. Just look at Haille Steinfeld getting a supporting nomination for True Grit. Not only was she in almost every scene, it was her story as well. But yeah, she wouldn't have gotten nodded if she was campaigned lead, so she wasn't campaigned as lead, simple as that.
I thought of two movies which somewhat DISPROVE what you say. In The Last King of Scotland--the Forrest Whittaker character of Idi Amin was clearly "supporting" the doctor character played by James McAvoy YET Whittaker was awarded the Best Actor Oscar.
In The Devil Wears Prada the Anne Hathaway character had not only MORE screen time than that overrated Meryl Streep--BUT Streep's character was far less important that Hathaway's--the movie was ABOUT Hathaway's struggles--yet that blue ribbon coy attention grabber (and astonishingly overrated) Meryl Streep got the Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Oh, how diplomatic of you. McAvoy and Anne H were clearly the leads and the plot revolved around them. But I guess when you're Meryl Strep you can fart on the screen for 90 minutes and get a nomination.
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It is strange that the Academy didn't even honor him with a nomination. His performance is beautifully layered and the character he played was very complex. I can't really picture any other actor of his generation pulling something off like that. He had me in tears in the end. It's one of the greatest performances I've seen in a long time.
Just because something can't be explained,doesn't mean it becomes yours!
Me too-he reminded me of the young Brando in his audacity.
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You again? Could you get off my nuts. Its kind of freaky. I know you've grown exceptionally fond of singling them out and using them as punching bags with your poor sportsmanship. Its been a thin slice of heaven conversing with you. You "ladies" have been Intelligent and classy conversationalists.. each and every one ..
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