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The Whale
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Marcel The Shell with Shoes On
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
The Swimmers
FirebirdMost Underrated Lead Actor
Diego Calva in Babylon
Daryl McCormack in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Antonio Banderas in Official Competition
Gabriel LaBelle in The Fabelmans
Timothée Chalamet in Bones and All
Cooper Raiff in Cha Cha Real Smooth
John Boyega in Breaking
Harris Dickinson in Triangle of SadnessMost Underrated Lead Actress
Margot Robbie in Babylon
Danielle Deadwyler in Till
Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Lesley Manville in Mrs Harris Goes To Paris
Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry Darling
Dakota Johnson in Cha Cha Real Smooth
Naomi Ackie in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Penélope Cruz in Official CompetitionMost Underrated Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt in Babylon
Paul Dano in The Fabelmans
Ethan Hawke in The Black Phone
Mark Rylance in Bones And All
Oleg Zagorodnii in Firebird
Ty Simpkins in The Whale
Nicholas Hoult in The Menu
John Douglas Thompson in TillMost Underrated Supporting Actress
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Li Jun Li in Babylon
Carey Mulligan in She Said
Hong Chau in The Menu
Anne Hathaway in Armageddon Time
Leslie Mann in Cha Cha Real Smooth
Nafessa Williams in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Emma Mackey in Death on the Nile
Julianne Nicholson in BlondeThere’s a difference between being underrated and being under-recognized or under-rewarded. Danielle Deadwyler received consistently excellent reviews for Till— this was not a performance that was underrated. But of course, in comparison to what it deserved, the performance has been grossly under-recognized and under-rewarded.
ReplyCopy URLThere’s a difference between being underrated and being under-recognized or under-rewarded. Danielle Deadwyler received consistently excellent reviews for Till— this was not a performance that was underrated. But of course, in comparison to what it deserved, the performance has been grossly under-recognized and under-rewarded.
This thread always goes by this name but I think it’s usually just used to highlight the worst snubs of the year (or at least that’s how it was on the TV side of the forums) hence my mention of Deadwyler (who is unequivocally the worst snub of the year imo regardless of the fact she received SAG and BAFTA nominations and universal critical acclaim for her performance).
ReplyCopy URLFYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.
There’s a difference between being underrated and being under-recognized or under-rewarded. Danielle Deadwyler received consistently excellent reviews for Till— this was not a performance that was underrated. But of course, in comparison to what it deserved, the performance has been grossly under-recognized and under-rewarded.
The idea of this post is a mixed between those 2.
ReplyCopy URLThis thread always goes by this name but I think it’s usually just used to highlight the worst snubs of the year (or at least that’s how it was on the TV side of the forums) hence my mention of Deadwyler (who is unequivocally the worst snub of the year imo regardless of the fact she received SAG and BAFTA nominations and universal critical acclaim for her performance).
Fair enough. I was reading this thread in the hope of discovering movies or performances I may have missed because I mistakenly thought they weren’t worth my time.
Unlike Deadwyler’s extraordinary acting turn, which seems to have received near universal raves, I tend to think of Till as a genuinely underrated film because so many have dismissed it as simply a glorified Lifetime movie. It is so much more; it’s a heartbreaking work of art, beautifully acted by all involved, which cinematically reveals the significance and complexity of a family tragedy and local crime that, through the courage and sheer force of will of one mother, momentarily created awareness and sparked outrage that galvanized the American civil-rights movement, and yet, ultimately, so little changed. It’s the only film I cried at this year— it left me both ashamed and inspired, a seemingly inconsistent combination of emotions.
For me, Deadwyler’s failure to secure an Oscar nomination is frustrating not only because a great actress is being denied an honor she richly deserves, but also because it means so many people won’t be motivated by her nomination to seek out and watch the film. This is a story that needs to be known.
ReplyCopy URLThis thread always goes by this name but I think it’s usually just used to highlight the worst snubs of the year (or at least that’s how it was on the TV side of the forums) hence my mention of Deadwyler (who is unequivocally the worst snub of the year imo regardless of the fact she received SAG and BAFTA nominations and universal critical acclaim for her performance).
An example of a performance that is truly underrated from the same film is John Douglas Thompson, who held his own in his scene with Deadwyler and fleshed out a character far beyond the screenplay.
ReplyCopy URLZar Amir Ebrahimi may have won Cannes but she at least deserved a single critics or industry mention this year. There’s no outrage about her performance being ignored this year though, I wonder why…
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Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Holy Spider (Best Actress)
Ana de Armas, Julianne Nicholson - Blonde (Best Actress, Supporting Actress)
Samantha Morton - She Said (Best Supporting Actress)
Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin (Best Supporting Actress)Underrated performances:
Hong Chau, The Menu
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Park Ji-min, Return to Seoul
Ali Junejo, Joyland
Felix Kammerer, All Quiet on the Western Front (BAFTA you will pay for your sins after snubbing him)
Rooney Mara, Women Talking
Thuso Mbedu, The Woman King
Albrecht Schuch, All Quiet on the Western Front
Rachel Sennott, Bodies Bodies Bodies
Anamaria Vartolomei, Happening
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