Oscar-worthy roles that never received a nomination
Lately I've devoted a lot of thought to various movie roles that have been so powerful that, in my book, they should have warranted an Oscar nomination for that particular performer. I actually made a long list of them on IMDb as a suggested topic for voting/discussion, but I doubt it'll get posted or discussed. So for posterity, I'm posting my list here as well.
Best Actor:
- Fred MacMurray for Double Indemnity
- Gene Hackman for The Conversation
- John Candy for Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Jeff Daniels for Gettysburg
- Robert De Niro for Heat
- Johnny Depp for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Brad Pitt for Fight Club
- Edward Norton for Fight Club
- Guy Pearce for Memento
- Paul Giamatti for Sideways
- Hugh Jackman for The Fountain
Best Actress:
- Naomi Watts for Mulholland Dr.
- Uma Thurman for Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- Laura Dern for Inland Empire
Best Supporting Actor:
- Robert Shaw for The Sting
- Dennis Hopper for Blue Velvet
- R. Lee Ermey for Full Metal Jacket
- Vincent D'Onofrio for Full Metal Jacket
- Adam Baldwin for Full Metal Jacket
- Michael Rooker for Mississippi Burning
- James Earl Jones for Field of Dreams
- Jack Nicholson for Batman
- Ed Harris for Jacknife
- Wes Studi for The Last of the Mohicans
- Val Kilmer for Tombstone
- Kevin Pollak for The Usual Suspects
- Chazz Palminteri for The Usual Suspects
- Kevin Spacey for Se7en
- Gary Sinise for Ransom
- Bill Murray for Rushmore
- Joe Pantoliano for Memento
- Alexander Siddig for Syriana
Best Supporting Actress:
- Linda Hamilton for Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Alice Krige for Star Trek: First Contact
- Samantha Morton for Minority Report
- Meryl Streep for The Manchurian Candidate (this one I admit grudgingly, because I'm no Meryl Streep fan)
Labels: movie thoughts, Oscars
posted by Fritz @ 1:54 PM
2 Comments:
Bill Murray for Rushmore
He was robbed! Not as bad as Paul Gimatti, but pretty badly.
I'd throw Jim Carey for The Truman Show as well, but he'll never get a nod unless he plays the ultimate gay martyr.
It is a shame that Christopher Reeve couldn't fit in for Superman, because he just nailed it.
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on Jim Carrey for The Truman Show, and instead cite Man on the Moon and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as more Oscar-worthy performances for him.
I know popular opinion prefers Carrey to have received a nomination for The Truman Show, and I do think it was a good turning point for him to transition from comedy into drama (much like Tom Hanks did with Philadelphia). But truth be told, I wasn't quite a wowed by The Truman Show as everyone else was.
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