Two loom largest: disrespecting Willem Dafoe's great performance in "The Florida Project" in favor of... Sam Rockwell in that Ebbing, Missouri melodrama? That's just nuts.Brazil's national treasure, Fernanda Montenegro's ("Central Station") loss to Gwyneth Paltrow's paltry ("Shakespeare in Love"). Another crazy decision. Montenegro's effort equals any in modern film; her skills have been honed through decades of theater work. Simply put, a cruel, arbitrary, and unfathomable slight.
Edits: 04/07/20
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Topic - Most unforgivable and egregious modern Oscar acting award debacles? - tinear 07:54:37 04/07/20 (43)
- After the '12 Years a Slave' debacle . . . - Billy Wonka 17:49:06 04/11/20 (0)
- Billboards Ebbing, MO, is such a piece of crap movie - Jay Buridan 20:45:48 04/08/20 (5)
- Crap is useful. That film? Not. nt - tinear 16:23:10 04/13/20 (0)
- I thought it was an actor's film . . . - Billy Wonka 17:32:50 04/11/20 (3)
- Agreed ... - reelsmith. 11:05:01 04/14/20 (2)
- Same, but Opposite - manerac 13:15:17 04/14/20 (1)
- Oh well ... - reelsmith. 15:24:18 04/14/20 (0)
- That year Oscars was a HUGE mistake in several categories... - TWB 09:13:40 04/07/20 (35)
- SPR lost out on Best Pic most probably 'cause of the competition from the other - tinear 15:46:56 04/07/20 (34)
- I AM a Malick fan and love his films.. but IMO TTRL was not as good as SPR... - TWB 19:30:40 04/07/20 (33)
- Oscars are not categorically restricted to American films, i.e. "Parasite" won this year. - tinear 05:50:39 04/08/20 (32)
- To TWB's recommendation of Blue Jasmine (worthy!) I'd add her performance - Road Warrior 22:23:40 04/08/20 (5)
- Thought I'd seen her entire oeuvre! Thanks. nt - tinear 09:18:33 04/09/20 (0)
- Hmmm.... Blanchett, Willis and Thornton PLUS... - TWB 00:27:29 04/09/20 (3)
- It's quite the oddball story with a non linear story line. - Road Warrior 07:25:16 04/10/20 (2)
- It was a cute little movie... I enjoyed it (nt) - TWB 14:45:56 04/11/20 (1)
- Glad you enjoyed it. While not a great film, it certainly had its moments - Road Warrior 11:27:46 04/12/20 (0)
- In your box of cold and aloof, you forgot the Queen of that... the Streepster.... - TWB 09:59:53 04/08/20 (1)
- Cannes, Berlin, Venice: no other major award is nationalistic. If Hollywood - tinear 09:20:37 04/09/20 (0)
- An interesting take on SPR versus SiL - RGA 07:50:53 04/08/20 (23)
- Well, you don't have to view every film in the world, - tinear 09:25:13 04/09/20 (4)
- RE: Well, you don't have to view every film in the world, - RGA 10:52:46 04/09/20 (3)
- RE: Well, you don't have to view every film in the world, - tinear 16:34:40 04/13/20 (1)
- RE: Well, you don't have to view every film in the world, - RGA 07:17:56 04/14/20 (0)
- Spoiler Alert!... - musetap 12:00:50 04/10/20 (0)
- RE: An interesting take on SPR versus SiL - jamesgarvin 18:48:48 04/08/20 (16)
- RE: An interesting take on SPR versus SiL - RGA 05:10:07 04/09/20 (9)
- RE: "best" films - dean_martin 10:16:02 04/10/20 (0)
- Next year's Oscar - Bill the K 04:34:29 04/10/20 (0)
- Terrific synopsis of "Pulp Fiction!" Why does the Academy like - tinear 09:31:47 04/09/20 (6)
- This may answer your question - jamesgarvin 10:47:10 04/10/20 (0)
- Tropic Thunder explains it well. nt - dean_martin 09:59:13 04/09/20 (4)
- That Simple Jack didn;t even get nominated for an Academy Award, just a cupla crappy - Road Warrior 07:32:59 04/10/20 (3)
- Thanks. - dean_martin 10:18:18 04/10/20 (2)
- I thought of quoting what Tugg Speedman did wrong in his portrayal of Simple Jack - Road Warrior 11:59:54 04/10/20 (1)
- RE: I thought of quoting what Tugg Speedman did wrong in his portrayal of Simple Jack - dean_martin 12:14:42 04/10/20 (0)
- And THAT is exactly why the Oscars have become a joke.... - TWB 20:38:55 04/08/20 (5)
- Well, TWB, actually "Parasite" has been extraordinarily popular for - tinear 09:38:00 04/09/20 (4)
- I have no interest in seeing Parasite... from what I have seen... - TWB 13:51:41 04/10/20 (3)
- RE: I have no interest in seeing Parasite... from what I have seen... - tinear 13:58:49 04/17/20 (2)
- "the original thread".... went off the rails LONG ago... (nt) - TWB 06:47:50 04/19/20 (1)
- Answer the question, please! Did you see "Central Station?" nt - tinear 07:45:52 04/19/20 (0)
- RE: An interesting take on SPR versus SiL - Bill the K 09:33:01 04/08/20 (0)