Best Supporting Actor 1994

[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 146 Posts: 2132 View Predictions]

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I consider this line up one of the best of the category ever. We have four win-worthy performances and one good performance that shouldn’t be here.

My personal ranking is:

1. Martin Landau in Ed Wood – What can I say? It’s just perfect. Actors playing actors can be difficult, but he nailed it.
2. Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction – The King of monologues. I’m glad he, at least, won the BAFTA.
3. Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump
4. Chazz Palminteri in Bullets Over Broadway – I like Palminteri and Sinise’s performances equally, but I ranked Sinise higher because it seemed like a more difficult role to play. Any of these 4 men would be worthy of a win, seriously.
5. Paul Scofield in Quiz Show – He’s really good, don’t get me wrong, but c’mon, GG and SAG nominee John Turturro should have been here. If Turturro was nominated instead I would say all five were win worthy, which is something that never happens.

What do you think of this year? Share your ranking of these performances.

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[Dan Jo Joined: Aug 16th, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 375 View Predictions]

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Haven’t seen Pulp Fiction yet so I can’t say anything about Jackson. Overall, a good lineup. Yes, even Turturro was a good nominee too but alas, he didn’t make it.

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 45 Posts: 3250 View Predictions]

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Great lineup. Landau absolutely deserved the win. He was incredible. A spot on Bela Lugosi filled with to the brim with exceptional comedy and drama. Best part of an already excellent film.

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[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 146 Posts: 2132 View Predictions]

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Dan Jo wrote:

Haven’t seen Pulp Fiction yet so I can’t say anything about Jackson. Overall, a good lineup. Yes, even Turturro was a good nominee too but alas, he didn’t make it.

Pulp Fiction is best out of these five films!

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[William Gillquist Joined: Jan 1st, 2020 Topics: 14 Posts: 857 View Predictions]

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My personal ranking would have to be:

1. Jackson

2. Landau

3. Sinise

4. Palminteri

5. Scofield

FYC Oscars: Licorice Pizza (Best Picture, Best Director, Original Screenplay), The Mitchells vs The Machines (Best Picture, Animated Feature, Original Screenplay), Wes Anderson (Best Director), Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of MacBeth), Andrew Garfield and Robin de Jesus (Tick, Tick...BOOM!), Jayne Houdyshell (The Humans), Stephen Karam (Adapted Screenplay), Attica and Summer of Soul (Best Documentary)

FYC Razzies: Dear Evan Hansen (in all eligible categories)

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[SDoesNotKnow504 Joined: Feb 16th, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 292 View Predictions]

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It’s such an amazing line up and yes, Turturro should have been in there in the place of Scofield. But Martin Landau was PERFECTION. It’s amazing the Oscars awarded that performance considering he was in the least “prestige” pic (according to Oscar and their nominations).

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[arodfan Joined: Mar 25th, 2020 Topics: 7 Posts: 688 View Predictions]

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I think Landau was also helped by having an overdue factor. He was expected to win in 1988 for Tucker but lost to Kevin Kline in a huge shocking win. (I don’t think Landau was particularly deserving.) Then he had Crimes in Misdemeanors the next year so he was due by 1994 enough to beat people from more popular films.

He had sentimentality on his side AND he gave a superb performance. That’s truly a winning combo. As for 1988, I think River Phoenix should’ve beaten both.

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[Someonelikeme Joined: Nov 15th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 229 View Predictions]

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Jackson would’ve been and still is my personal pick. But Landau’s overdue narrative was very real..

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[arodfan Joined: Mar 25th, 2020 Topics: 7 Posts: 688 View Predictions]

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I love Running on Empty. Phoenix is great. The scene with Christine Lahti and her father is heartbreaking.

I know, right? One of that decade’s most underrated films.

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[BenitoDelicias Joined: Nov 3rd, 2010 Topics: 0 Posts: 531 View Predictions]

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Samuel L Jackson probably should’ve won this and would win today, but Landau had an overdue narrative and an amazing performance. Too bad Jackson had to compete this year, maybe they could’ve taken the Usual Suspect wins the following year (and Spacey still wins in 99, even more so now without his first win).

And Jackson should’ve won in 2012 for Django too. Sam Jackson with two Oscars for these two performances makes sense.

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[ArtIsntEasy Joined: Dec 17th, 2011 Topics: 1 Posts: 553 View Predictions]

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I do think Landau’s win truly was a combo of strong performance mixed with an overdue narrative which I could also connect that to Maureen Stapleton’s win and, arguably, Geraldine Page’s win.

There’s no denying how good Jackson and Sinise were. Palminteri was also a good selection.

I concur that Scofield was good but he certainly didn’t compare to that of John Turturro.

To bring up Landau’s other nominations, he was wonderful in both TUCKER and CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS…particularly the latter in which should’ve been an Oscar winning performance but he had Day-Lewis ahead of him in Lead and the powerful work of Washington in Supporting (where he was placed despite being a Lead…we all know how much that happens).

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 71 Posts: 4886 View Predictions]

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One of the best supporting actor lineups the Oscars ever had. They’re routinely stale and full of career achievement victories historically, but here at least, the overdue veteran gave the best performance. Martin Landau earned every inch of this Oscar win.

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[Army Of Me Joined: Jan 11th, 2012 Topics: 0 Posts: 89 View Predictions]

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1. Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction
2. Gary Sinise, Forrest Gump
3. Martin Landau, Ed Wood

The top three are interchangeable for me. I think all of these performances are award-worthy. Landau had the advantage of being a previous nominee with three recent nominations, being a respected veteran actor, and having an overdue narrative. Jackson is my favorite performance from Pulp Fiction, and I think he would have won in another year; he rightfully won the BAFTA. Sinise is probably the performance I remember the most, partly because I, unlike many, still have a fond affection for Forrest Gump and his Lieutenant Dan is so memorable.

4. Chazz Palminteri, Bullets over Broadway
5. Paul Scofield, Quiz Show

Honorable Mention
John Turturro, Quiz Show – I would have replaced Scofield with Turturro. I’m curious how he missed after being nominated for the Globes, SAG, and generally being the more memorable performance.

Other Notes
River Phoenix was robbed for Running on Empty. He delivered an immense performance that was likely overlooked because of his age and the film’s poor showing at the Academy Awards. Lahiti should have also been nominated for Best Actress or won best supporting actress, depending on where you think she belongs.

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