Which Almost-Sweep Oscar Snub Was The Worst? (POLL)

[Stank83 Joined: Mar 8th, 2020 Topics: 43 Posts: 687 View Predictions]

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Still can’t believe that Streep got in for that awful performance in the forgotten Florence Foster Jenkins, but Adams got snubbed for Arrival.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 22 Posts: 3971 View Predictions]

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Heptapod wrote:

My mistake, I totally missed Cotillard’s run! So sorry for the oversight.

And Swinton.

Cotillard in Rust and Bone I think is the only non-English-language performance to be nominated at SAG (probably the most subtitle-averse of the major awards bodies) but not at the Oscars, being pushed out by a different French-language performance.

Honey wrote:

u forgot DiCaprio – The Departed + Winslet – Revolutionary Road as well, even if those were technicalities.

Kate Winslet actually missed at Critics Choice for Revolutionary Road, funnily enough.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 22 Posts: 3971 View Predictions]

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Stank83 wrote:

Still can’t believe that Streep got in for that awful performance in the forgotten Florence Foster Jenkins, but Adams got snubbed for Arrival.

I honestly think that’s one of her better recent performances. Perhaps she wouldn’t have made my top 5 of that year, but I preferred her Jenkins to her Margaret Thatcher, and even more so against her miscalculated performance as Violet Weston.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 231 Posts: 10758 View Predictions]

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Amy Adams. She literally gave one of the performances of the decade in Arrival.

I mean I love Emma Stone and she was good in La La Land but let’s face it that Oscar should have easily gone to Amy.

FYC OSCARS : VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", GLENN CLOSE FOR "HILLBILLY ELEGY", ANTHONY HOPKINS FOR "THE FATHER", CHADWICK BOSEMAN FOR "MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM", PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY).

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[Hoster1 Joined: Aug 8th, 2016 Topics: 4 Posts: 1807 View Predictions]

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Amy Adams forever and always. She should be winning that year.

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[William Gillquist Joined: Jan 1st, 2020 Topics: 8 Posts: 344 View Predictions]

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Who even allowed Gyllenhaal to be snubbed. I demand to know now.

FYC Oscars: Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods), Mark Rylance (Trail of the Chicago 7), Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), Soul (Best Picture, Best Animated Feature Film, and Best Original Screenplay)

FYC Grammys: Circles (Album of the Year), Good News (Record and Song of the Year), Future Nostalgia (Album of the Year), Don't Start Now (Record and Song of the Year), Everything I Wanted (Record and Song of the Year)

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[Stank83 Joined: Mar 8th, 2020 Topics: 43 Posts: 687 View Predictions]

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William Gillquist wrote:

Who even allowed Gyllenhaal to be snubbed. I demand to know now.

Cumberbatch and Cooper were pretty expendable that year.

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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 5 Posts: 836 View Predictions]

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Eddy Q wrote:

Cotillard in Rust and Bone I think is the only non-English-language performance to be nominated at SAG (probably the most subtitle-averse of the major awards bodies) but not at the Oscars, being pushed out by a different French-language performance.

In the Ninth Dimension, where I assume this could be the only place this would ever happen, had both Cotillard and Riva been nominated, who would you say had the better performance and deserved the Oscar?

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[Sir Shaw Joined: Aug 1st, 2019 Topics: 1 Posts: 204 View Predictions]

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Atypical wrote:

The only silver lining is that it strengthened her overdue narrative.

Which resulted in the barf-inducing nomination for Vice

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[Brayden Fitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 90 Posts: 5690 View Predictions]

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Stank83 wrote:

Still can’t believe that Streep got in for that awful performance in the forgotten Florence Foster Jenkins, but Adams got snubbed for Arrival.

Excuse you. Streep was outstanding in both as and in Florence Foster Jenkins. Two of the most difficult elements of acting are comedic performances and musical performances, she excels at both here.

Even more so, performances that are supposed to be bad are excruciatingly arduous to execute efficiently. Not even bad performers can’t give bad performances. There’s a reason why Ray Romano become one of Scorsese’s go-to players and not Kevin James.

Furthermore, her nomination wasn’t even bad or shocking on the day. She got nominated EVERYWHERE; Hugh Grant was likely 6th; it was already guaranteed a makeup nomination and after her Globes speech, there was no way she was missing.

It’s only looked down now because of Adams’ stans, when in reality they really should redirect the frustration towards sole nominee Ruth Negga.

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[jjjmoss1 Joined: Mar 16th, 2019 Topics: 1 Posts: 119 View Predictions]

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Ang Lee for Sense and Sensibility

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[Greg Joined: Dec 1st, 2016 Topics: 0 Posts: 904 View Predictions]

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For that scene only. She should have WON

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[epiphany Joined: Sep 6th, 2019 Topics: 4 Posts: 1188 View Predictions]

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Ethan Hawke was leading the award season but completely missed the Oscar

Metacritic Scorecard (2018 film)

Currently digging :

* Joji - Nectar
* Sufjan Steven - The Ascension
* Marsicans - Ursa Major
* Holly Humberstone - Falling Asleep At The Wheel
* Rich Brian - 1999

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[xandyeugh Joined: Aug 21st, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 51 View Predictions]

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Amy Adams easily. She was the HEART and SOUL of Arrival. Critics and pre-Oscar televised shows backed her up. Her film was nominated in all key categories including Best Picture.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 22 Posts: 3971 View Predictions]

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FairWeatherAffair wrote:

In the Ninth Dimension, where I assume this could be the only place this would ever happen, had both Cotillard and Riva been nominated, who would you say had the better performance and deserved the Oscar?

I think Riva, although I haven’t watched Rust and Bone since it first came out whereas I’ve watched Amour multiple times over the years since, so maybe it’s an unfair contest. It’s just how Riva subtly encapsulates an entire life experience while we see it slowly breaking down into shards, though I’ll admit my grandmother being in a similar condition at the time added to its poignancy for me.

Both Cotillard and Riva got in at BAFTA (Riva won), so I guess BAFTA is in the ninth dimension now. Same at Critics Choice, with six nominees.

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