tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post2772090050810952290..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Top 10 Actors Never Nominated for an OscarAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-1106485525647750742015-07-14T17:34:49.432-04:002015-07-14T17:34:49.432-04:00Yeah man, it's insane. Every one of these men ...Yeah man, it's insane. Every one of these men deserves to have been nominated <i>at least</i> once. Sheen's lack of a nomination is criminal. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-51024490360563625622015-07-14T10:31:20.976-04:002015-07-14T10:31:20.976-04:00Jesus. No Martin Sheen for Badlands or Apocalypse ...Jesus. No Martin Sheen for Badlands or Apocalypse Now? dang.<br /><br />Peter Lorre wasn't even nominated for M...?!?<br /><br />The academy has made a lot of slip ups in its time (reading your least deserved best pictures list prior to this) but man. Some things, despite its politicized, america-centric attitude, still baffle and appall me.Mark Woollonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072777957640381767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-24896338272338450852015-02-06T19:39:22.247-05:002015-02-06T19:39:22.247-05:00I really hope he wins.I really hope he wins.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-67708539797885662952015-02-06T19:39:14.150-05:002015-02-06T19:39:14.150-05:00And I love it!And I love it!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-40702836340517771572015-02-03T13:54:07.981-05:002015-02-03T13:54:07.981-05:00But Michael Keaton was nominated in 2014!But Michael Keaton was nominated in 2014!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332012499555292021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-32100131538478130672015-02-03T13:48:45.568-05:002015-02-03T13:48:45.568-05:00But Michael Keaton was nominated in 2014!But Michael Keaton was nominated in 2014!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-83157487776129916412014-11-30T16:46:04.476-05:002014-11-30T16:46:04.476-05:00The first one is actually a really good idea. I sh...The first one is actually a really good idea. I should definitely do that.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78358533859327318212014-11-26T15:19:15.400-05:002014-11-26T15:19:15.400-05:00Top 10 Directors Never Nominated for an Oscar? &am...Top 10 Directors Never Nominated for an Oscar? & Top 5 Directors Never Who Won an Oscar?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-29937792250976529382014-10-13T17:53:54.105-04:002014-10-13T17:53:54.105-04:00Great picks. I've wanted to do a list like tha...Great picks. I've wanted to do a list like that one you mentioned, specifically to highlight Pitt's performance in those two films. To me, his performance in Burn After Reading is so superior to his Benjamin Button work. LOVE him in Burn.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-75184060094995754002014-10-12T13:59:23.519-04:002014-10-12T13:59:23.519-04:00Ewan McGregor: Trainspotting, Star Wars, Big Fish,...Ewan McGregor: Trainspotting, Star Wars, Big Fish, Moulin Rouge!, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen<br /> One of the best british actors I ever seen.<br />Adam Sandler: Happy Gilmore, Punch-Drunk Love, 50 First Dates, Reign Over Me, Funny People<br /> I admit, he isn't a GOOD actor, but I love his work as a comedic actor.<br />Richard Gere: Pretty Woman, Chicago, FUKING Arbitrage<br /> When I was younger I tought he have some oscar, I was wrong.<br />Alan Rickman: Die Hard, Sense and Sensibility, Harry Potter, Sweeney Todd<br /> I like him very much. He played the greatest villians in film history.<br />BRUCE WILLIS: He is the greatest action actor and he is better than Stallone & Schwarzenegger. <br /> What is annoying is the fact that his films have Oscar nominations for acting.<br /> He should have been nominated (at least) for: Die Hard, Pulp Fiction (and Samuel L. for Jackie Brown), Twelve Monkeys, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Moonrise Kingdom.<br /><br />You should make a list of actors nominated to oscar for the wrong film (ex: Brad Pitt for Strania poveste a lui Benjamin Button instead for Burn After Reading)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-45149869528276003282014-07-13T17:37:04.172-04:002014-07-13T17:37:04.172-04:00Another terrific list, my friend. Rickman, Flynn, ...Another terrific list, my friend. Rickman, Flynn, MacMurray and Gere in particular were all close to making the cut here. I'm not Gere's biggest fan, but he's given a handful of Oscar-bait performances that I'm stunned the Academy didn't nominate. And man, just imagine if Rickman got nominated for Die Hard. Bliss.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-46253207755957420822014-07-11T22:29:05.029-04:002014-07-11T22:29:05.029-04:00I don't have as many actors that have been snu...I don't have as many actors that have been snubbed as actresses slighted, perhaps because it seems fewer worthy men have been bypassed than the ladies. Off your list I think the most egregious to be without a nomination is Donald Sutherland.<br /><br />1) Except for Edward G. Robinson!! That burns me to no end but goes back to the Myrna Loy/Ida Lupino problem of always being excellent so even when he was at his best it was expected. However with him I suspect the blacklist came into play. Should have been nominated for: Little Caesar, The Sea Wolf, Flesh and Fantasy, Double Indemnity, Scarlet Street, Key Largo and The Cincinnati Kid.<br /><br />2) Alan Rickman-Startling that someone who can play a suavely venal character like Hans Gruber and the total sweetheart that is Col. Brandon and make you believe in both has never received one single nomination is beyond belief. Should have been nominated for: Die Hard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sense and Sensibility, and Galaxy Quest<br /><br />3) Errol Flynn-Swashbuckling panache is never given its due and the king purveyor of it was Flynn. The ease with which he did it made it look deceptively simple and I'm guessing his wild offstage exploits didn't help his serious actor credibility either. Should have been nominated for: The Adventures of Robin Hood and Too Much, Too Soon.<br /><br />4) Robert Walker-A brilliant, deeply troubled actor whose main studio, MGM, didn't know how to utilize properly. He was so good at the sweet aw-shucks boy next door that he never got a chance to explore the darker edges of his talent until the end of his too brief life. Like Jean Harlow if he had not been felled at an early age, 32, he probably would have racked up some nominations. Should have been nominated for: The Clock and Strangers on a Train.<br /><br />5) Fred MacMurray-I came to an awareness of Fred's ability gradually since I first knew him as the affable dad on My Three Sons, hardly a part to stretch his abilities. Perhaps that's why he never scored any awards traction since he was best known as a light comedian but he was capable of much more. Should have been nominated for: Swing High, Swing Low, Remember the Night, Double Indemnity and The Apartment.<br /><br />6) Edward Arnold-Again incredible that one of the consummate character actors never was acknowledged for his work. Should have been nominated for: Come and Get It, Johnny Apollo and The Devil and Daniel Webster.<br /><br />7) Richard Gere-A spotty actor at times, he seems to need to engage with the character to really give his all but he has some very good work that should have gathered recognition. He also seems popular so his exclusion is strange. Should have been nominated for: Days of Heaven, Primal Fear and Unfaithful.<br /><br />8) Dana Andrews-His easy seemingly inperturable performance style always made his performances appear effortless probably why they weren't recognized. Should have been nominated for: The Ox-Bow Incident, Laura, Fallen Angel, A Walk in the Sun and The Best Years of Our Lives.<br /><br />9) Joseph Cotton-A quiet authoritative actor who after a promising start slipped into indifferent pictures which didn't offer much in the way of showy parts though he was always good. Should have been nominated for: Shadow of a Doubt and The Third Man<br /><br />10) John Barrymore-A very good actor who you can sadly see waste away on screen. A great deal of his best work happened before the award was created but he offered up some fine work before total dissipation destroyed him. Should have been nominated for: Grand Hotel, Topaze, Dinner at Eight and Twentieth Century.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-64269500144421556102014-05-26T12:57:20.935-04:002014-05-26T12:57:20.935-04:00Rockwell really does surprise me too. I feel like,...Rockwell really does surprise me too. I feel like, hopefully, that one is just a matter of time. Or at least it damn well better be. I love Sandler in Punch-Drunk, one of my favorite performances of the 2000s. Hey, at least he nabbed a Globe nom. Heh.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-1615599762172778332014-05-24T09:42:08.183-04:002014-05-24T09:42:08.183-04:00I definitely agree on all of these. Especially Ste...I definitely agree on all of these. Especially Steve Buscemi and Ray Liotta. I can't believe they were not nominated for Fargo and Goodfellas. Another one that is not on this list that i'm shocked has never been nominated is Sam Rockwell. He has been killing it in everything he has done since The Green Mile. I was sure he was finally gonna get his nod for Moon, but no. Another one that i might be alone on here is Adam Sandler. I'm not the biggest fan of his comedies (especially lately), but there is no denying that he can act when he wants to. Punch Drunk Love, Reign Over Me and Funny People are all proof of that and i feel each one of those were worthy of a nod. Henrik J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12675100900709348187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-81485268754093369962014-05-23T10:50:14.108-04:002014-05-23T10:50:14.108-04:00You're too kind!You're too kind!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-62756932749145043232014-05-22T12:31:35.711-04:002014-05-22T12:31:35.711-04:00The CinSpec awards > the Oscars.The CinSpec awards > the Oscars.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-50165491000161636322014-05-21T12:41:29.693-04:002014-05-21T12:41:29.693-04:00Yep, they all should've been nominated. They a...Yep, they all should've been nominated. They all get CinSpec nods, though. :)Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-68672160393709239852014-05-12T12:25:43.324-04:002014-05-12T12:25:43.324-04:00Sheen and Sutherland, based on pure numbers alone,...Sheen and Sutherland, based on pure numbers alone, should have noms by now. Crazy!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-36183768075623299112014-05-12T12:25:10.403-04:002014-05-12T12:25:10.403-04:00Thanks man. I was getting depressed just writing i...Thanks man. I was getting depressed just writing it. Ha. Some of these snubs really are baffling. I think Sarsgaard will break through soon enough as well. He just needs more solid indie roles, and less Green Lantern silliness.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61819426125950986242014-05-12T12:23:58.097-04:002014-05-12T12:23:58.097-04:00Thanks Mara! You listed so many talented actors he...Thanks Mara! You listed so many talented actors here. Fassbender’s snub for Shame will never make sense to me. Okay, yes, it’s in a “racy” film, but that performance is acting at its finest. <br /><br />Peter Mullan, I LOVE that guy. So strong in Tyrannosaur. And a damn fine director, too. The funny thing about The Last King of Scotland is that McAvoy is clearly the lead role, and Whitaker is obviously the supporting performance. Funny how those Oscar campaigns work. But I do love McAvoy in that film.<br /><br />Hope some of the men you listed here will get a nom and/or win very soon. They all deserve it!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-24874533496988895412014-05-12T12:17:18.189-04:002014-05-12T12:17:18.189-04:00Isn't it? Insanity.Isn't it? Insanity. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-62134877761917198212014-05-12T05:16:57.145-04:002014-05-12T05:16:57.145-04:00So many surprises here. Sheen and Sutherland in pa...So many surprises here. Sheen and Sutherland in particular I was convinced had scored Oscar nominations! I wouldn't be surprised to see Sarsgaard crack a nomination in the near future, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-59178151221780661972014-05-11T20:08:46.914-04:002014-05-11T20:08:46.914-04:00Wow. This is such a great -- but depressing -- lis...Wow. This is such a great -- but depressing -- list. I can't believe Peter Lorre was never nominated for an Oscar, especially considering how many classics he starred in. Ditto for Cazale who did nothing but incredible work in his short run. Also, I'm a big fan of Sarsgaard. Really hope he breaks through at some point.Eric @ The Warning Signhttp://www.thewarningsign.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12455371942095540842014-05-10T13:17:45.469-04:002014-05-10T13:17:45.469-04:00Another great list! Can't seriously believe so...Another great list! Can't seriously believe some of those not being nominated. Loads of favorites like Sutherland, Sheen, Cazale, and Buscemi. Not surprised by Lewis 'cause I know how they overlook comedy. <br /><br />Like you’ve said about Adèle Exarchopoulos in Adèle, I kept thinking how Mads Mikkelsen was terrible overlooked for The Hunt last year. Same as Adèle, thanks god he won at Cannes. He's one of the finest actors of his generation and with Vinterberg he did one of the greatest performances. As Ulrich Thomsen also did in another Vinterberg film, Festen.<br /><br />Dirk Bogarde never getting nominated just pretty sums up my discourage with these awards, most of the time. I'd never forget his performance in Death at Venice. It's funny how I'd expect the European actors to be a little overlooked, but the British / Irish actors don't get too much love from the Academy either, with the exception of the great Day-Lewis. I'm still shocked at Fiennes not having an Oscar already. He's been nominated, but I think only twice. Another big outrage is Cillian Murphy. Should have been nominated for Breakfast in Pluto and The Wind That Shakes the Barley. Two of the best performances from the latest years. Of course, you can guess that I’m also mad at them not having Fassbender nominated for Hunger and Shame, even though they nominated him this year.<br /><br />I’ve seen some have also mentioned McGregor, which I also like a lot, and surprisingly there are two fellow Scots that have also not been nominated. Veteran Peter Mullan, one of the best actors out there, and James McAvoy. He’s only on his 30s but he could have already been nominated three times for The Last King of Scotland, The Conspirator and Atonement. Specially that last one, the film was a little too much drama for me, but his performance impressed me, so moving.<br /><br />And about Spanish actors, I love Bardem, but I’m not so fond of Cruz. We’ve had terrific actresses, one of them Bardem’s mother, Pilar, and it’s quite funny to know that she’s the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-18876838548954344962014-05-10T11:39:15.657-04:002014-05-10T11:39:15.657-04:00Donald Sutherland has never been nominated, this i...Donald Sutherland has never been nominated, this is an outrage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com