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What are some performances that were showy, by a top-billing actor, and/or featured in an Oscar contending movie that were weirdly unrecognized?
Here, I’m not talking about a performance that was snubbed on Oscar day (e.g. Amy Adams in Arrival or Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips) but rather those that didn’t gain traction at all during the season.
For instance:
– Robert De Niro in the Irishman.
– DiCaprio in Django.
Neither I thought were that good but I was nevertheless surprised by the lack of recognition for them across the awards, because De Niro was central to the movie and DiCaprio’s role was so showy.
ReplyWell those did gain traction and were considered snubs so… Look at the GoldDerby predictions for those two years. Both of them had good odds. Plus, the former was nominated for a Critics Choice and the latter was nominated for a Golden Globe.
Youre right, but CC is irrelevant and GG nominates DiCaprio every other year. I’d argue that fact that they were so high up on the GD predictions but didn’t gain much recognition in the precursors actually reinforces the “weirdness.”
ReplyCopy URLAshton Sanders in Moonlight
Sarah Paulson in 12 Years A Slave
Song Kang Ho and Cho Yeo-Jong in Parasite
Stephan James, Aunjanue Ellis and Brian Tyree Henry in Beale Street
Tom Hardy being ignored by most critics and precursors for The Revenant especially when the movie was so big (thankfully he got the Oscar nom)
Joaquin Phoenix in Her
Samuel L. Jackson in Django Unchained
to name a few in the 2010’s
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Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - NomadlandYoure right, but CC is irrelevant and GG nominates DiCaprio every other year. I’d argue that fact that they were so high up on the GD predictions but didn’t gain much recognition in the precursors actually reinforces the “weirdness.”
I understand what you’re saying, but both of these performances did gain traction during awards season, so I wouldn’t think they would count. At one point or another, these performances were in the top 5 of most people’s predictions. Just because they both underperformed in the precursors and didn’t transition to nominations, doesn’t mean they never had traction, especially in the early season. I would use this argument with Keaton in Spotlight. Although he never got a precursor nomination, he very much had traction, with many thinking he could win, prior to the SAG nominations.
I would think you were referring to someone like Jeremy Renner in American Hustle. Someone who was a 2x previous nominee in a BP nominee that the acting branch gave 4 nominations to. Yet, no one ever really predicted Renner and he had no traction throughout the season.
ReplyCopy URLAlison Pill — Midnight in Paris
Kristin Wiig — BridesmaidsSamantha Barkus — Les Miserables
Eddie Redmayne — Les Miserables
Kerry Washington — Django UnchainedJennifer Garner — Dallas Buyers Club
Sarah Paulson — 12 Years a Slave
Margot Robbie — The Wolf of Wall StreetEllar Coltrane — Boyhood
Carmen Ejogo — Selma
Sarah Paulson — CarolEmory Cohen — Brooklyn
Nicholas Hoult — Mad Max: Fury RoadChris Pine — Hell or High Water
Kevin Costner — Hidden Figures
Janelle Monae — Hidden FiguresTimothee Chalamet — Lady Bird
Betty Gabriel — Get Out
Lucas Hedges — Lady Bird
Vicky Kreps — Phantom Thread
Tracey Letts — Lady BirdDanai Gurira — Black Panther
Nicholas Hoult — The Favourite
Brain Tyree Henry — If Beale Street Could Talk
Alison Pill — ViceAlan Alda — Marriage Story
Chris Evans — Knives Out
Kate McKinnon — Bombshell
Robert de Niro — Joker
Sam Rockwell — JoJo Rabbit
Merritt Weaver — Marriage StoryReplyCopy URLEmmys FYC | Alan Tudyk in “Resident Alien” | Billie Piper in “I Hate Suzie” | Ego Nwodim in “Saturday Night Live” | Kaley Cuoco in “Harley Quinn” | “Dickinson” | “P-Valley” | “Pose” | “Superstore”
I never understood why Nicole Kidman was snubbed for Cold Mountain. She was coming off of a win and two consecutive nominations and her career was at a high point. Cold Mountain itself underperformed missing out picture, director and screenplay nominations amongst others but it still managed 7 nominations and a win for Zellweger; so I just don’t understand why Kidman fell short.
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