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October 15, 2020 at 3:33 am #1203780008
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.
ReplyOctober 15, 2020 at 3:52 am #1203780027This 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 Speech2011:
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jessica Chastain, The Help2012:
Denzel Washington, Flight
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Alan Arkin, Argo
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook2013:
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Judi Dench, Philomena
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine2014:
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Kiera Knightley, The Imitation Game2015:
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight2016:
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Emma Stone, La La Land
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Nicole Kidman, Lion2017:
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Meryl Streep, The Post
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water2018:
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Amy Adams, Vice2019:
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Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Laura Dern, Marriage StoryOctober 15, 2020 at 4:32 am #12037800442019 : 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
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Best Actress - Pénélope Cruz, Olivia Colman
Best Actor - Denzel Washington
Best Supporting Actress - Aunjanue Ellis, Kathryn Hunter
October 15, 2020 at 5:04 am #12037800632010
- 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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Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Margot Robbie, Bombshell2018:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Sam Rockwell, Vice2017:
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Margot Robbie, I, Toyna
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound2016:
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea2015:
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Brie Larson, Room
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight2014:
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood2013:
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave2012:
Hugh Jackman, Les Mis
Alan Arkin, Argo
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook2011:
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn2010:
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I like all of them actuallyOctober 15, 2020 at 7:17 am #12037802292010 – 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)
ReplyCopy URLFYC 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)
October 15, 2020 at 7:19 am #12037802402019:
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 Jenkins2015:
Sylvester Stallone, Creed (I’m not that big of a Rocky fan, he was alright I guess)2014:
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper2013:
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers’ Club2012:
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook2011:
Jessica Chastain, The Help2010:
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)ReplyCopy URLLetterboxd: Ray_In_Bruges
October 15, 2020 at 7:32 am #12037802652019:
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Laura Dern, Marriage Story2018:
Christian Bale, Vice
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Adam Driver, Blackkklansman
Didn’t actually mind the supporting actress line-up2017:
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, Mudbound2016:
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Actually liked that lineup (except I would have nominated Amy)
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures2015:
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danis Girl2014:
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 Game2013:
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 Jasmine2012:
Denzel Washington, Flight
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Alan Arkin, Argo (I can’t even remember him in the movie!)
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook2011:
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Glenn Close, The Iron Lady
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Berenice Bejo, The Artist2010:
All the nominees like Hoster said were actually all right that year.
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"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")
October 15, 2020 at 7:39 am #1203780279This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.October 15, 2020 at 8:19 am #1203780377Alan Arkin, Argo (I can’t even remember him in the movie!)
The truest definition of an one scene (1-line) wonder
ReplyCopy URLOctober 15, 2020 at 8:21 am #12037803872018:
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.
ReplyCopy URLOctober 15, 2020 at 8:36 am #1203780433Still 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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Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Laura Dern, Marriage Story2018:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Amy Adams, Vice2017:
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Meryl Streep, The Post
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound2016:
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures2015:
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl2014:
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods2013:
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle2012:
Denzel Washington, Flight
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Alan Arkin, Argo
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook2011:
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids2010:
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.
ReplyCopy URLOctober 15, 2020 at 9:34 am #1203780587This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.October 15, 2020 at 11:14 am #1203780793Going 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, Spotlight2014:
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 Button2007:
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 Sunshine2005:
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, Chocolat1999:
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 Sense1998:
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, Titanic1996:
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 131994:
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 April1991:
Robert De Niro, Cape Fear
Bette Midler, For the Boys
Jack Palance, City Slickers
Diane Ladd, Rambling Rose1990:
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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