Recast Oscar Winning Roles with Non Nominated Actors

[markwahlbird Joined: Feb 15th, 2019 Topics: 13 Posts: 95 View Predictions]

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I had an idea for a fun little challenge/experiment, where you take the four Oscar-winning roles of each year and hypothetically recast them with other actors who have never been Oscar nominated (or if it’s easier to think of, nominated but never won) that you think would’ve fit well. Here’s what I’ve come up with for my personal lineups of the last five years (I’m only going to cast for the movies I’ve seen, so if a role is left out it’s because I haven’t seen the movie yet):

2019
Paul Dano as Arthur Fleck
Drew Barrymore as Judy Garland
Bruce Campbell as Cliff Booth
Julie Delpy as Nora Fanshaw

2018
Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury
Lena Headey as Queen Anne
Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Don Shirley
Kerry Washington as Sharon Rivers

2017
Jamie Lee Curtis as Mildred Hayes (the idea that inspired this whole challenge)
Colin Farrell as Officer Jason Dixon
Margo Martindale as LaVona Golden

2016
Ewan McGregor as Lee Chandler
Amanda Seyfried as Mia Dolan
Michael Kenneth Williams as Juan

2015
Ben Foster as Hugh Glass
Kristen Stewart as Joy ‘Ma’ Newsome

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 215 Posts: 32927 View Predictions]

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Rachel Weisz – Judy Garland

Nicole Kidman – Nora Fanshaw

Not only have they been nominated for Oscars but they have also won an Oscar!

FYC:

"The Good Fight", "The Other Two" and "Station Eleven" in all categories, Sarah Lancashire ("Julia"), William Jackson Harper ("Love Life") and Luke Kirby ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")

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[Butz Joined: Oct 15th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 1284 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

Not only have they been nominated for Oscars but they have also won an Oscar!

Well there goes my ability to properly read. Sorry, I must have missed that in the title

Letterboxd: Ray_In_Bruges

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 88 Posts: 7558 View Predictions]

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2019
David Thewlis as Arthur Fleck
Lindsay Lohan as Judy Garland
Matt Bomer as Cliff Booth
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Nora Fanshaw

2018
Sarah Lancashire as Queen Anne
Niecy Nash as Sharon Rivers

2017
Jamie Lee Curtis as Mildred Hayes
David Tenant as Jason Dixon
Swoosie Kurtz as LaVona Golden

2016
Ryan Phillipe as Lee Chandler
Evan Rachel Wood as Mia Dolan
Courtney B. Vance as Juan
Sharon D. Clarke as Rose Mason

2015
Ben Foster as Hugh Glass
Emma Watson as Joy ‘Ma’ Newsome
Mark Strong as Rudolf Abel
Andrea Risenborough as Gerda Wegener

2014

Alessandra Nivolo as Stephen Hawking
Jennifer Garner as Alice Howard
Ian McShane as Terrance Fletcher
Frances Conroy as Olivia Williams

2013

Denis O’Hare as Ron Woodruff
Gillian Anderson as Jasmine Francis
Tracee Lysette as Rayon

2012

Peter Mullen as Abraham Lincoln
Cameron Diaz as Tiffany Maxwell
Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. King Schultz
Emily Blunt as Fantine

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

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wolfali wrote:

Not only have they been nominated for Oscars but they have also won an Oscar!

I don’t know about Kidman. Dern won cause she was overdue and on a hot streak. Kidman doesn’t have any real narrative. Robbie more than likely would’ve reaped the rewards.

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[Caelin Cripps Joined: Apr 28th, 2016 Topics: 18 Posts: 409 View Predictions]

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GREAT idea for a thread! Here are some personal choices from Best Actress winners:

2010
Emily Blunt as Nina Sayers

2011
Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher (obviously)

2012
Kristen Stewart as Tiffany Maxwell

2013
Christina Applegate as Jeanette “Jasmine” Francis

2014
Jennifer Aniston as Alice Howland

2015
Zendaya as Joy “Ma” Newsome

2016
Keke Palmer as Mia Dolan

2017
Jamie Lee Curtis as Mildred Hayes (LOVE this choice!)

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[facaw Joined: Apr 7th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 19 View Predictions]

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Michael Emerson as Keyser Soze (Usual Suspects)
Jim Carrey as Arthur Fleck (Joker)
Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury (Bohemian Rhapsody)

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 88 Posts: 7558 View Predictions]

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2020
Sir Patrick Stewart as Anthony
Jamie Lee Curtis as Fern
Kelvin Harrison, Jr as Fred Hampton
Kim Ji-mee as Soon-ja

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[Diamond Tier Joined: Aug 14th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 5519 View Predictions]

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Most of these roles didn’t win but oh well.

Erykah Badu as Billie Holiday in The United States vs Billie Holiday (originally played by Andra Day) if it were made in the late 90’s/early 00’s

Dave Bautista as Robin Ramzinski / Randy “The Ram” Robinson in The Wrestler (originally played by Mickey Rourke) if remade now

Jamie Lee Curtis as Marion McPherson in Lady Bird (originally played by Laurie Metcalf) OR as LaVona Golden in I,Tonya (originally played by Allison Janney)

Daveed Diggs as Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal (originally played by Riz Ahmed)

James Krishna Floyd as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (originally played by Rami Malek)

Donald Glover as Ray Charles in Ray (originally played by Jamie Foxx) if remade now

Oscar Isaac as Jackson “Jack” Maine in A Star is Born (originally played by Bradley Cooper)

Lizzo as Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago (originally played by Queen Latifah) if remade now

Jennifer Lopez as Carla Albanese in Nine (originally played by Penélope Cruz)

Thandwie Newton as Ruby Thewes in Cold Mountain (originally played by Renée Zellweger) — the character is hinted to be biracial in the book

Christina Ricci as Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas in Promising Young Woman (originally played by Carey Mulligan) if it were made in the 00’s.

Angie Stone as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (originally played by Viola Davis)

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[Rachel615 Joined: Sep 20th, 2018 Topics: 3 Posts: 1347 View Predictions]

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2020
Donald Sutherland as Anthony
Ann Dowd as Fern
Stephan James as Fred Hampton
Gong Li as Soon-ja

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[RIDLEY SCOTT Joined: Dec 12th, 2020 Topics: 58 Posts: 1390 View Predictions]

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Emma Watson and Zac Efron in La La Land. Henry Cavill in Gladiator(if remade now).

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[PeytonKawai for Dame Kate Winslet Joined: Dec 1st, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 233 View Predictions]

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Rachel615 wrote:

Gong Li as Soon-ja

I am sick and tired of these people. She’s not Korean.

Gong Li is Chinese-born Singaporean actress and starring in mostly China.

For me, casting of Memoirs of a Geisha (Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Michelle Yeoh played Japanese) is racist to me.

We are not just Asians

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[Rachel615 Joined: Sep 20th, 2018 Topics: 3 Posts: 1347 View Predictions]

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PeytonKawai for Dame Kate Winslet wrote:

I am sick and tired of these people. She’s not Korean. Gong Li is Chinese-born Singaporean actress and starring in mostly China. For me, casting of Memoirs of a Geisha (Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Michelle Yeoh played Japanese) is racist to me. We are not just Asians

I’m well aware that Gong Li is not Korean, but with respect, I believe you are conflating race and ethnicity.  Do you think it was “racist” to cast Ruth Negga, an Ethiopian-born Irish actress who has starred mostly in Great Britain as an American in Loving, or to cast Jonathan Pryce, a Welsh-born actor who has starred mostly in Great Britain as Argentinian Pope Francis in The Two Popes? I sincerely intend  no offense or disrespect.

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[T3B Joined: May 18th, 2021 Topics: 2 Posts: 87 View Predictions]

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So asians playing asians equates to racism? How does that work?

Denzel Washington, an American black man, playing Steve Biko, a South African black man, can’t be called racism.

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