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The best performances not nominated for Oscars.

posted 15 years ago by Csharpe987
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I started this thread on the board for A Clockwork Orange. I think that Malcolm McDowell is possibly the biggest Oscar nomination snub of all time. Ben Foster in 3:10 to Yuma also came to mind. What are some other performances people think were robbed of a nomination?

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[–] sydnee_man 14 years ago

Ben Foster, yes but also Christian Bale, and Russell Crowe. Not to mention the movie, the director and the writer.

The Oscars lost a lot of cred when this movie was totally ignored. It's like they think they aren't doing a good job if they don't nominate weird movies that make little sense and no one wants to watch. I mean, heaven forbid a movie recognized by the academy be actually entertaining.

[–] mckenna_eoghan 14 years ago

There are so many.

There are 3 in this film alone.
Ben Foster, Russel Crowe, and Christian Bale.

Others would be:

Guy Pearce: Memento
Christian Bale: American Psycho, The Machinist
Viggo Mortensen: History of Violence, THE ROAD
Sergi Lopez: Pan's Labyrinth
Brian Cox: Manhunter
Jack Nicholsen: The Departed
Paul Dano: There Will Be Blood
Brad Pitt: The Assasination of Jesse James
Philip Seymour Hoffman: Magnolia, Doubt (not that the film was that good)
Mery Streep: Doubt

I'm sure there are many more, especially from earlier years that I am forgetting.

[–] greg-1528 14 years ago

Meryl Streep was nominated for Doubt. And I am totally with you on Brad Pitt. His performance in Jesse James was WAY ahead of Benjamin Button, but BB just got more attention in it's year.

[–] Kh2456 14 years ago

Val Kilmer-Tombstone.
Christian Bale-American Psycho.

[–] fcastig0220 14 years ago

Dylan Baker - Happiness

[–] kierahillmin 14 years ago

Christian Bale-American Psycho

Leonardo Dicaprio- For The Departed and The Titanic

Edward Norton-The 25th hour

I think the Oscars usually nominate the right people, but I don't think they pick the right winners all the time.

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[–] watermelone 14 years ago

DiCaprio correctly shouldn't of been nominated for Departed, he played his usual self. He was boring in too.

Christian Bale - Machinist, Psycho, Rescue Dawn (how has nobody else mentioned this? he was incredible, he also lost a good bit of weight for it, evident in 3.10 to Yuma!)

Steve Zahn - Rescue Dawn

Ray Liotta - Goodfellas

Ed Norton - American History X

[–] TheSilverScreenJunkie 14 years ago

Norton was nominated for american history X, (and robbed btw)

but i totaly agree with bale in rescue dawn, nobody mentions it, i think its cuz everyone hates werner herzog

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[–] williamonthefloor 14 years ago

I disagree with your assessment of DiCaprio. Have you ever seen "what's eating Gilbert Grape?" ? How about "Marvin's Room"? Or "A Boy's Life"? DiCaprio is one of the BEST actors in the world.

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[–] They_have_no_reflections 14 years ago

Robert De Niro - Heat, Casino

Al Pacino - Carlito's Way

Val Kilmer - Heat

Ben Affleck - The Town, Pearl Harbour

Josh Hartnett - The Facalty

p.s how Day-Lewis didn't win for Gangs of New York was a discrace!

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[–] DrZazlos 14 years ago

Robert Downey Junior and Mark Rufallo - Zodiac

[–] sydnee_man 14 years ago

Ben Foster should have been nominated as well as Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. I would have even liked to see a nomination for Best Picture.

I think it was snubbed because it was a remake. There are too many older people in the Academy that remembered the first.

[–] Let_it_Be-1 13 years ago

although Russell Crowe is my all time absolute favorite actor, I was pleasantly surprised at Christian Bale's performance in this movie and was shocked he didn't garner at the least a nomination. His portrayal of Dan Evans in all his complicated struggles was heart wrenching. I haven't cried at the end of a movie like this in years. he was absolutely amazing.

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[–] pank_wwe 13 years ago

Al Pacino for Donnie Brasco and John Cazale for Godfather 2

[–] veed_santos 13 years ago

Al Pacino for:
-Scarface (1983)
-Carlito's Way (1993)
-Heat (1995)
-Donnie Brasco (1997)

And yes I do believe Al Pacino is most likely the best actor of all time, at least the person with the strongest presence on screen.