The Worst Acting Oscar Nominee of Each Year

[Chimichanggas Joined: Dec 13th, 2017 Topics: 11 Posts: 663 View Predictions]

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We all know we have some Oscar-nominated performances that we hate for some various reasons. Among the 20 acting Oscar nominees of each year, who do you think delivered the worst performance? You can also do this by category if you want.

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[Chimichanggas Joined: Dec 13th, 2017 Topics: 11 Posts: 663 View Predictions]

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This doesn’t mean that all of these are extremely bad but it’s just that the other performances from their category is better than them. The names in bold are what I think the worst of the year.

2010:
James Franco, 127 Hours
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech

2011:
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jessica Chastain, The Help

2012:
Denzel Washington, Flight
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Alan Arkin, Argo
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

2013:
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Judi Dench, Philomena
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine

2014:
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Kiera Knightley, The Imitation Game

2015:
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

2016:
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Emma Stone, La La Land
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Nicole Kidman, Lion

2017:
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Meryl Streep, The Post
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

2018:
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Amy Adams, Vice

2019:
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Laura Dern, Marriage Story

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 1 Posts: 2607 View Predictions]

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2019 : Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

2018 : Sam Rockwell – Vice

2017 : Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread

2016 : Ryan Gosling – La La Land

2015 : Jennifer Lawrence – Joy

2014 : Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything

2013 : Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle

2012 : Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook

2011 : Nick Nolte – Warrior

2010 : Jeremy Renner – The Town

FYC

Best Actress - Pénélope Cruz, Olivia Colman

Best Actor - Denzel Washington

Best Supporting Actress - Aunjanue Ellis, Kathryn Hunter

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[estrelas Joined: Jul 25th, 2018 Topics: 1 Posts: 5457 View Predictions]

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2010

• Jeff Bridges, True Grit
• Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
• Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right 
• Amy Adams, The Fighter

2011

• Brad Pitt, Moneyball
• Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
• Jonah Hill, Moneyball (*)
• Bérénice Bejo, The Artist

2012

• Denzel Washington, Flight
• Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Alan Arkin, Argo
• Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

2013

• Christian Bale, American Hustle
• Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine

2014

• Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
• Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
• Robert Duvall, The Judge
• Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

2015

• Matt Damon, The Martian
• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
• Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
• Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

2016

• Ryan Gosling, La La Land
• Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
• Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
• Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

2017

• Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq. 
• Meryl Streep, The Post
• Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World 
• Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

2018

• Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
• Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
• Sam Rockwell, Vice 
• Amy Adams, Vice

2019

• Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
• Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
• Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
• Laura Dern, Marriage Story 

(*) – Haven’t seen neither Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close nor Warrior

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[Hoster1 Joined: Aug 8th, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 1508 View Predictions]

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2019:
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Margot Robbie, Bombshell

2018:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Sam Rockwell, Vice

2017:
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Margot Robbie, I, Toyna
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

2016:
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

2015:
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Brie Larson, Room
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

2014:
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

2013:
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave

2012:
Hugh Jackman, Les Mis
Alan Arkin, Argo
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

2011:
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn

2010:
I like all of them actually

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

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2010 – John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone)

2011 – Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close) (R.I.P.)

2012 – Jacki Wever (Silver Linings Playbook)

2013 – Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

2014 – Robert Duvall (The Judge)

2015 – Jennifer Lawerence (Joy)

2016 – Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

2017 – Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel Esq.)

2018 – Sam Rockwell (Vice)

2019 – Johnathan Pryce (The Two Popes)

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

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2019:
Renée Zellweger, Judy (I know she is universally beloved but personally I have never seen a movie in which I liked her as an actress, and her take as Garland was almost caricatural imo)

2018:
Sam Rockwell, Vice (speaking of caricatural – I don’t think it was entirely his fault since that was exactly what he was going for, it’s just not a performance that should ever get nominated for an Oscar)

2017:
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel Esq.

2016:
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

2015:
Sylvester Stallone, Creed (I’m not that big of a Rocky fan, he was alright I guess)

2014:
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

2013:
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers’ Club

2012:
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

2011:
Jessica Chastain, The Help

2010:
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech (I haven’t seen that many nominees from that year and didn’t mind most of the others)

Letterboxd: Ray_In_Bruges

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 215 Posts: 32901 View Predictions]

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2019:

Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Laura Dern, Marriage Story

2018:

Christian Bale, Vice
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Adam Driver, Blackkklansman
Didn’t actually mind the supporting actress line-up

2017:

Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel Esq.
Meryl Streep, The Post (to be fair with a lot of these that year they’re not bad it’s just that they were in a year where there were SO many superior performances)
Christopher Plummer, All The Money in the World
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

2016:

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Actually liked that lineup (except I would have nominated Amy)
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

2015:

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danis Girl

2014:

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything (not bad but felt more supporting which was ironic considering the film is based on her memoir)
Edward Norton, Birdman
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game

2013:

Christian Bale, American Hustle
Quite like the Actress lineup that year
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle and Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street (TIE)
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine

2012:

Denzel Washington, Flight
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Alan Arkin, Argo (I can’t even remember him in the movie!)
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

2011:

Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Glenn Close, The Iron Lady
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Berenice Bejo, The Artist

2010:

All the nominees like Hoster said were actually all right that year.

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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wolfali wrote:

Alan Arkin, Argo (I can’t even remember him in the movie!)

The truest definition of an one scene (1-line) wonder

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Butz wrote:

2018:
Sam Rockwell, Vice (speaking of caricatural – I don’t think it was entirely his fault since that was exactly what he was going for, it’s just not a performance that should ever get nominated for an Oscar)

Still pissed that Rockwell & Adams ended up as the supporting nominees for Vice when Perry & Pill where right there with better performances.

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braydenfitzsimmons wrote:

Still pissed that Rockwell & Adams ended up as the supporting nominees for Vice when Perry & Pill where right there with better performances.

Like Allison Pill? Did she even do anything in that film?

I don’t remember any of her scenes or lines lol. I’m really wondering what you saw in her performance.

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2019:
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 
Laura Dern, Marriage Story

2018:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody 
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Amy Adams, Vice

2017:
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq. 
Meryl Streep, The Post
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

2016:
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

2015:
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies 
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

2014:
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

2013:
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

2012:
Denzel Washington, Flight
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Alan Arkin, Argo
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

2011:
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

2010:
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jeremy Renner,  The Town
Melissa Leo, The Fighter

In conclusion, Meryl Streep needs to stop doing all these mediocre projects.

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Going up to 1990 for now. I’m going to skip 2019 because I haven’t seen enough.

Worst Acting nominees by year:

2018:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born (Aparicio had one scene I truly liked that put her above Gaga)
Sam Rockwell, Vice (I actually quite liked it)
Amy Adams, Vice (again, I actually quite liked it)

2017:
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya (I detest this movie so much)
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound (I so wanted to write Janney)

2016:
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Emma Stone, La La Land
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea (I like him and this perf.)
Naomie Harris, Moonlight (I so wanted to like this perf. after seeing the trailer).

2015:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy (what was she doing there w/ this group?)
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight (like him but found his monologue blah)
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

2014:
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper (so wanted to write Carrell)
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night (so overrated with critics – she was so much better in other performances)
Robert Duvall, The Judge (LAWDY)
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods (Paled in comparison to Bernadette Peters on Broadway).

2013:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Wolf of Wall Street (All I see with him is a smirk and narrow eyes)
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County (HORRIFIC PERF./Deanna Dunagan blew Streep out of the water with this on Broadway)
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club (borderline offensive perf.)
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle (miscast)

2012:
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserable (His “Bring Him Home” was atrocious)
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (MISCAST, lost, just brought the body for the David O. Russell to ogle with the camera)
Alan Arkin, Argo (blah)
Amy Adams, The Master (super overrated by the critics and I disliked Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables).

2011:
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (actually liked all five)
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn (love her, only ok here)
Max von Syndow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (just nominated for his brilliant career)
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids (love this perf. actually but not my fave among this group or even among her cast)

2010:
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech (Prefer Jared Harris in The Crown)
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone (LOVE this perf but strong cat.)
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech (She did NOTHING)

2009:
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side (JOKE WIN)
Matt Damon, Invictus
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart (much preferred her other roles)

2008:
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kate Winslet, The Reader (worst perf. from her)
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2007:
Johhny Depp, Sweeney Todd (HORRIFIC ADAPTATION all around)
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Anne-Marie Duff did a better Elizabeth I that year)
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
None (All performances equally good as the other, none amazing)

2006:
Peter O’Toole, Venus
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wear’s Prada (overrated, Glenn Close did it better in 101 Dalmations)
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine (He did nothing)
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine

2005:
Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Matt Dillon, Crash
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener (love her, hate her in this)

2004:
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland (he was sleeping)
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace (she was just there)
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Natalie Portman, Closer (disliked Blanchett as Hepburn but not the worst)

2003:
Sean Penn, Mystic River (hate Johnny Depp’s overrated Jack Sparrow nearly as much and Jude Law was just there in Cold Mountain, but Penn was that bad).
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider (Liked her a lot here but not same level as the others)
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain (this perf. STUNK)

2002:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York (overacting 101)
Nicole Kidman, The Hours (weakest perf. of the three; hate this movie)
Ed Harris, The Hours
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago (I didn’t stutter)

2001:
Sean Penn, I Am Sam (embarrassing to watch)
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge (hate this movie and hate her in it)
Ian McKellen – LOTR: FOTR (He was ok)
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind (still don’t know what she did in this movie)

2000:
Russell Crowe, Gladiator (three nominations in a row, won for his worst by far)
Julia Roberts, Eric Brockovich
Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator (should’ve been nominated for Quills)
Judi Dench, Chocolat

1999:
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair (breaks my heart but it was like a parody of a Julianne Moore performance and so stilted)
Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense

1998:
Roberto Benigni, Life is Beautiful
Meryl Streep, One True Thing
Geoffrey Rush, Shakespeare in Love
Brenda Blethyn, Little Voice (her character in Secret and Lies but not nearly as good)

1997:
Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
Helena Bonham Carter, The Wings of the Dove
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
Gloria Stuart, Titanic

1996:
Geoffrey Rush, Shine
Diane Keaton, Marvin’s Room
None (all good – nobody much worse than the other)
Lauren Bacall, The Mirror Has Two Faces (fact that she was the fave was laughable among these nominees).

1995:
Richard Dreyfuss, Mr. Holland’s Opus
Sharon Stone, Casino (AMAZING set of nominees though but she was a few steps behind even though she was so raw)
Ed Harris, Apollo 13
Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13

1994:
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump
Susan Sarandon, The Client
I can’t pick one, I don’t think any of them were worse than the other.
Jennifer Tilly, Bullets over Broadway (can’t tell if she’s a genius or truly bad here)

1993:
Liam Neeson, Schindler’s List
Emma Thompson, The Remains of the Day (she’s good but others better)
John Malkovich, In the Line of Fire (he’s great here but not as good as others)
Holly Hunter, The Firm (Roger Ebert told her to her face on the red carpet that he and Siskel voted her performance here as the year’s worst nominee, and she just responded with “What a nice thing to say! before walking away from him).

1992:
Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman
Michelle Pfeiffer, Love Field
Al Pacino, Glengarry Glen Ross
Joan Plowright, Enchanted April

1991:
Robert De Niro, Cape Fear
Bette Midler, For the Boys
Jack Palance, City Slickers
Diane Ladd, Rambling Rose

1990:
Kevin Costner, Dances with Wolves
Julia Roberts, Pretty Woman (winning but far from the others)
Andy Garcia, The Godfather Part III
Diane Ladd, Wild at Heart (I swear I do like her usually)

It’s amazing how many Best Actor winners I have listed as the Worst. I think I just don’t see eye-to-eye with the Academy when it comes to male performances.

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