'Worst' living actor/actress with an Oscar nomination/win?

[aahotoParticipant Joined: Feb 13th, 2016 Topics: 4 Posts: 850 View Predictions]

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I thought this could be interesting, as a twin to the other thread about greatest living actors without nominations. Who do you think is the least talented living actor/actress to have scored an Oscar nomination or even a win?

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[PulpParticipant Joined: Feb 13th, 2017 Topics: 22 Posts: 8207 View Predictions]

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Gabourey Sidibe is a pretty terrible actress.

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[MrGoodWoodParticipant Joined: Dec 14th, 2013 Topics: 4 Posts: 378 View Predictions]

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Lucas Hedges

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[TeridaxParticipant Joined: Dec 12th, 2014 Topics: 90 Posts: 12176 View Predictions]

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Kevin Costner. I think he can give good performances on the most rare of occasions like in “The Upside of Anger” or even “3000 Miles To Graceland,” but most of the time he seems comfortable completely phoning it in.

Also, Sean Penn is overrated as all hell and didn’t deserve either of his Oscar wins. He also got robbed of a Razzie nomination for “Gangster Squad.”

For your Goldderby Film Awards consideration: Isle of Dogs for every category, especially Music Score for Alexandre Desplat!

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[FoolioParticipant Joined: Jan 24th, 2017 Topics: 2 Posts: 5839 View Predictions]

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Almost all thespians who have been nominated are actually really good. I have to give that to the Academy.

I would say Gwyneth Paltrow is very one-note as an actor, although she is more interesting as a performer than she gets credit for.

Sylvester Stallone is not a good actor either and he’d probably be the first one to admit that.

Halle Berry is good but she has not been able to live up to her potential.

I have always found Kenneth Branagh lacking in the charisma department but he’s by no means a bad actor per se.

I’m also tempted to list Jean Dujardin here but I’m not actually all that familiar with his body of work. He might be a lot better than I think. Same with Roberto Benigni.

Jon Voight never impressed me but this could be a matter of personal taste rather than his actual talent.

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[TeridaxParticipant Joined: Dec 12th, 2014 Topics: 90 Posts: 12176 View Predictions]

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Actually, Roberto Benigni is BY FAR THE WORST, living or dead! I forgot about that guy, but he was Razzie-worthy in Life Is Beautiful, his Oscar-winning PG-13 Holocaust Concentration Camp Comedy. Trying saying that without almost vomiting.

For your Goldderby Film Awards consideration: Isle of Dogs for every category, especially Music Score for Alexandre Desplat!

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[MultipleOscarWinnerParticipant Joined: Mar 3rd, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 1332 View Predictions]

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John Wayne. Easily.

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[marceloParticipant Joined: Nov 24th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 371 View Predictions]

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Nancy kelly and Patty Mc Cormack in The Bad Seed Gyneth Paltrow  

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[LangeWeaver2Participant Joined: Sep 26th, 2017 Topics: 5 Posts: 101 View Predictions]

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I think Emma Stone is a great actress, so this doesn’t perfectly fit, but she did not deserve it for La La Land.  I was pretty disappointed in the Academy for that one last year.

Would’ve preferred Ruth Negga or Taraji P Henson.

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[MilesParticipant Joined: Oct 22nd, 2016 Topics: 15 Posts: 2154 View Predictions]

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MrGoodWood wrote:

Lucas Hedges

I have to disagree. He was the best in his category by far last year.

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[RicosMamaParticipant Joined: Jan 7th, 2013 Topics: 0 Posts: 116 View Predictions]

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Easy Reese Witherspoon

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[GusCruzParticipant Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 53 Posts: 13330 View Predictions]

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Meryl Streep.

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[Peaceful ResolutionParticipant Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 40 Posts: 4621 View Predictions]

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Matthew backwoods bimbo McConaughey.

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[eastwestParticipant Joined: Jun 6th, 2011 Topics: 121 Posts: 3927 View Predictions]

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Halle Berry

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[BamaEdParticipant Joined: Nov 3rd, 2010 Topics: 16 Posts: 1303 View Predictions]

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MultipleOscarWinner wrote:

John Wayne. Easily.

He’s still alive? Is he hiding out with Elvis and Tupac and Biggie in a Death Becomes Her type of situation? 😉

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