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Langella’s character is certainly far from likable in this film. Not sure how anyone could find that possible.

It’s a very one note character but Langella does as well with the material as one could considering how it’s basically him being despicable and nothing else.

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And believe me, I know some of these had no shot at all.

2009: The White Ribbon
2010: Incendies
2011: A Separation
2012: The Master
2013: Blue is the Warmest Color
2014: Nightcrawler
2015: Carol
2016: The Handmaiden
2017: A Fantastic Woman
2018: Burning
2019: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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2009: Up
2010: The Social Network (Toy Story 3 is practically tied)
2011: The Tree of Life
2012: Amour
2013: Her
2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Selma and Whiplash are very close)
2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016: Moonlight (Arrival deserves a mention)
2017: Three Billboards
2018: The Favourite
2019: Parasite

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2009: The Blind Side
2010: 127 Hours
2011: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
2012: Life of Pi/Les Miserables
2013: Dallas Buyers Club
2014: American Sniper
2015: The Martian
2016: Hell or High Water
2017: Darkest Hour
2018: Bohemian Rhapsody
2019: Joker (though I truthfully didn’t hate any of the nominees…I just thought JOKER was a little overrated and basically buoyed up by Phoenix)

In the end, I knew immediately when I saw this thread that I would gladly call out the horror that was the nom of THE BLIND SIDE…..yuck….

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I’m going to list 20 that come to mind:

Monique
Sandy Dennis
Viola Davis
Marcia Gay Harden
Linda Hunt
Vanessa Redgrave
Meryl Streep, KvK
Lila Kedrova
Cloris Leachman
Kim Hunter
Eva Marie Saint
Ruth Gordon
Dianne Wiest (Bullets)
Tilda Swinton
Patty Duke
Jane Darwell
Josephine Hull
Juliette Binoche
Catherine Zeta Jones
Maggie Smith (California Suite)

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I went for Finch but I certainly have to commend Tracy and Ledger.

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I certainly don’t think she was the worst winner by any means but she would’ve ranked 4th for me.

Blanchett would’ve been my choice but I also would’ve also gladly supported a Rampling win.

Ronan was worthy of the nomination.

Lawrence’s slot felt like unnecessary filler.

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They have already been said on this thread by other people and I’ve brought it up in the past, but:

The fact that Lupita Nyong’o and Song Kang ho were snubbed when they were far and away better than anyone in those categories was truly laughable. That’s especially true in the former’s case as I don’t think any of the actual Actress nominees should’ve been considered.

Awkwafina, THE FAREWELL
Adele Haenel, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
Lupita Nyong’o, US
Florence Pugh, MIDSOMMAR
Alfre Woodard, CLEMENCY

Choi Woo shik, PARASITE
Willem Dafoe, THE LIGHTHOUSE
Tom Hanks, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Al Pacino, THE IRISHMAN)
Song Kang ho, PARASITE

Oh and to add to that, Cho Yeo jeong was an easy victor for PARASITE…and to think she wasn’t even nominated while Laura Dern swept for THAT performance.

I also love the mention of Ralph Fiennes for GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL.

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While Pesci was good in the role (and it was certainly a more subdued portrayal than what he often gave in his other famous performances), I still came out of that movie thinking Pacino stole the whole thing. Any time he was onscreen, the movie had so much life.

Without Song Kang-Ho or Willem Dafoe in the category, Pacino was an easy winner for me.

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I do have to say, since it was brought up, that the McKinnon and Baldwin wins in 2017 were certainly more based on politics than the quality.

I love Kate McKinnon but the fact that Judith Light lost for the season 3 finale of TRANSPARENT is simply shameful. For me, that was one of the best slam dunk submission episodes ever.

Baldwin’s win upset me a little less, even though I tired of his impression after the debate sketches…and he stole what should’ve been Titus Burgess’ Emmy.

As for SCHITT’s CREEK, I do think it winning Directing was a bit much. I also feel like the Writing win was deserved but WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS is even funnier and I would’ve loved an upset from that show.

Daniel Levy is certainly more of a Lead in the show…especially as the show progressed. I also agree that I can accept the idea of Annie Murphy in Supporting but it does feel like Dan Levy was committing category fraud.

Lastly, it’s a shame that for these final two seasons that the Emmys never recognized Emily Hampshire…especially for season 5 as “The Hospies” and “Life is a Cabaret” would’ve made for truly wonderful submissions for her.

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The first one that came to mind was Sandra Bernhard for THE KING OF COMEDY. Along with her, DeNiro and Lewis should’ve been easy nominations. Honestly, all three of them should’ve been in serious contention to win.

I’ll also second Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette for AFTER HOURS.

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As happy as I am to see the SCHITT’S CREEK sweep, I do have to say that its Directing win was certainly questionable. I knew it could happen, but I still thought that the glitz of MAISEL would pull it off. I also had a sneaking feeling about Murphy but still predicted Borstein. I also agree that it is definitely ironic that Borstein lost for what was essentially her best season…plus her rant to Jane Lynch was superb to the point where I assumed she had already won at that exact moment.

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1. Laurie Metcalf, LADYBIRD
2. Naomi Harris, MOONLIGHT
3. Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN
4. Amy Adams, THE MASTER
5. Michelle Williams, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

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Hoster1 wrote:

”Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live

This was very much a political statement. I talked all of my friends into voting for him too. Trump will be pissed to see Pitt win for playing Fauci.”

Take the voting rights away from this member.

I hate this kind of thing so much! It was a brief snippet appearance that only got nominated due to the fact it was Brad Pitt and because of the politics.

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Sup. Actress:
1930s: Hattie McDaniel, GONE WITH THE WIND
1940s: Jane Darwell, THE GRAPES OF WRATH
1950s: Kim Hunter, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
1960s: Sandy Dennis, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
1970s: Meryl Streep, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
1980s: Linda Hunt, THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY
1990s: Anna Paquin, THE PIANO
2000s: Mo’Nique, PRECIOUS
2010s: Viola Davis, FENCES

Sup. Actor:
1930s: Eh…
1940s: Harold Russell, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
1950s: George Sanders, ALL ABOUT EVE
1960s: Melvyn Douglas, HUD
1970s: Joel Grey, CABARET
1980s: Timothy Hutton, ORDINARY PEOPLE
1990s: Joe Pesci, GOODFELLAS
2000s: Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
2010s: J.K. Simmons, WHIPLASH

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