Most over-rated Oscar winner, and the person who should have won?

[Darth_Kitten]

:D :hide:

Who shouldn't have won an Oscar and who should have? :D

[LibDemAlways]

1. In 1969 the Oscar went to John Wayne because he

had never won one. Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight were both nominated that year for Midnight Cowboy, and were both far worthier. Wayne's was for a lifetime in movies rather than for playing himself in True Grit, so not sure if you could consider his win over-rated - more like undeserved.

[WinkyDink]

17. TOTALLY 100% AGREE! Was going to write the same thing!

[OmahaBlueDog]

54. Historically, this has always been an Oscar problem

A lot of actors (and producers and directors, for that matter)-- great actors, miss on the year/years they deserve to win, and end up winning for a fairly mediocre film.

Some examples (aside from John Wayne) that leap to mind:

Elizabeth Taylor for "Butterfield 8"
Paul Newman for "The Color of Money"
Henry Fonda for "On Golden Pond"

[nemo137]

62. True Grit was a good movie, but...

Yeah, it was a lifetime Oscar. You're right.

[terrya]

2. In 2005, a movie named "Crash" won Best Picture

"Crash" was up against a movie called "Brokeback Mountain"

"Brokeback Mountain" should have won.

[Mad_Dem_X]

15. Oh YES!

And Heath Ledger should have won Best Actor that year!

[Radio_Lady]

35. Thanks for your posts. Completely agree with both your posts.

[JCMach1]

63. Agreed that was a bad choice...

[K8-EEE]

90. Crash was a totally forgetable movie....

that was a case where all the better movies sort of cancelled each other out....weird!

[RubyDuby in GA]

111. Totally agree about Crash, but think it should have gone to Munich.

Munich was an epic film, not some throwaway piece of crap like Crash.

That and Gwyneth Paltrow over Cate Blanchett for Best Actress. I still haven't forgiven the Academy yet for that glaring error!

[EstimatedProphet]

114. I disagree - Good Night and Good Luck should have won

However, certainly Crash should not have won.

[ronnykmarshall]

125. Remember THAT flame war?

Sheesh!

I was so pissed that night.

[Reverend_Smitty]

3. Cuba Gooding Jr.

I HATED Jerry Maguire and I thought his performance was over the top. I thought everyone else in that category was more deserving of the Oscar

[Skittles]

104. and he has more than proven that he sucks ever since

yes INDEED

[Archae]

4. Worst movie ever to win the Oscar...

For Best Picture...

"Rocky"

Absolutley asinine cliche boxing movie with "star" who can barely speak English, his native language.

[Bennyboy]

6. Wow, I expected the English Patient!!!!

At least Rocky kept you awake.

[terrya]

7. When you consider that "Rocky" was against "Network" that year.

"Rocky" is a boring piece of drivel.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

19. It was also up against Taxi Driver.

[LTR]

16. Consider what it was up against

All the President's Men, Network and Taxi Driver.

How the hell did Rocky win? :wtf:

[devilgrrl]

21. 'Titanic' wins my WORST best picture

what a pile of crap that was!

[Radio_Lady]

36. My worst picture was "The Unforgiven" -- I was devastated when that film won.

[CBHagman]

51. Wasn't that the year...

...that The Crying Game and Howards End were up for Best Picture? That was a weird year all around, just like '95. They handed out snippets to people who actually deserved it (Neil Jordan for Best Original Screenplay, Emma Thompson for Best Actress) and made up for past snubs (that was the year Al Pacino finally got the statuette, I think), and then there were complete oddities, like Marisa Tomei beating Judy Davis, Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, and I forget who else in the Best Supporting Actress category.

[ghostsofgiants]

58. Delete.

Nevermind.

[ghostsofgiants]

55. Seconded.

[likesmountains 52]

72. Amen to that...

[x-g.o.p.er]

30. "Annie Hall" or "Chariots of Fire"

Should have been "Star Wars" and "On Golden Pond" respectively

[barb162]

45. heh-heh, how true. n/t

[Vanje]

98. BraveHeart

stunck

[cemaphonic]

108. I'm not gonna argue about the movie...

especially considering its competition that year.

But I think you are attributing Stallone's Rocky/Rambo persona to Stallone. Every time I have ever seen him interviewed, he comes across as very articulate, witty and intelligent.

[Bennyboy]

5. The Departed and Scorsese......

Won and way did not deserve it. For me, The Departed was Scorsese's worst film. But like True Grit and John Wayne and others, Scorsese won for lifetime achievement.

Little Miss Sunshine should have won or Letters From iwo Jima.

[OmahaBlueDog]

53. I agree

I just saw it on HBO a few weeks back. A very weak film!

[Tektonik]

8. The English Patient

[Reverend_Smitty]

9. yeah that was a boring sack of crap movie

I fell asleep the first time I tried to watch it...generally that's not a good sign

[darkstar]

10. it's all a matter of tasste, of course, but "Silence of the Lambs"

seemed to be all out of whack for me. It won the big 5, I think: Picture, Director, Actress and Actor. And one more. Screenplay or Adaptation, maybe? It's a good movie, but that good? I can't recall the competition that year...


I've returned. I did win the Big 5 above in 1991. First movie to do so since Cuckoos Nest in 75 and only 3rd time ever.

http://www.filmsite.org/aa91.html

[bigwillq]

20. JFK, Bugsy, Beauty&Beast, Prince of Tides

were the other Best Picture nominees that year.

[Godhumor]

11. The one I always trot out--Shakespeare in Love

It won over an incredible list of films that were also nominated for best picture ("Elizabeth", "Life is Beautiful" (, "Saving Private Ryan", and "The Thin Red Line"). It also led to an investigation into the practice of "buying" awards and blemished Miramax's reputation.

[WCGreen]

29. Saving Private Ryan is one of the best movies in the last ten years...

No doubt about it...

But going to see Shakespeare in Love was magic...

It was really like nothing before...

Smart, witty, charming...

Even Ben Afflicted looked good...

[skater314159]

78. The Thin Red Line was awesome

... I wonder though if the Buddhism, introspection, and nihilsm in it confused people though.

I remember when a friend and I went to see it (he had won tickets), as we were walking out of the theatre, the females in front of us were saying the following:
Dumb chick #1:"OMG! Did? You? Understand? Anyofthat?"
Dumb chick #2:"No! It. was. like weird!"
Dumbchick #1:"Totally!"
Dumb chick #3:"At least _________ was sooo! hot!"
Dumb chicks #2 & #1:"Yeah!"
All 3 dumb chicks: Giggles.

This was Houston, but I wonder if most Americans aren't just as stupid (just saying we here at DU are not average in any sense of the word - which is GOOD!).

[Godhumor]

79. When that came out I had a job as a PT assistant manager at Blockbuster Video

The response to Thin Red Line supports your assertations. My favorite was the guy who was so confused by the meaning he decided to start rooting for the Japanese.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Out of Africa beating out Brazil and Ran for a number of awards,

Best Director, Art Direction, and Cinematography.

[OmahaBlueDog]

60. Can someone explain how Ran didn't get nominated for Best Picture or Best Foreign Language film?

[JCMach1]

64. Out of Africa was a major snoozefest... only movie I REALLY

fell asleep during... :(

[Jade Fox]

13. American Beauty...

Ick.

Any of the other movies should have won.

[Bennyboy]

14. Gladiator over Traffic....

Travesty.

[barb162]

46. I'd certainly agree there, though I thought Gladiator was a good film.

[mondo joe]

74. Didn't understand how Gladiator won - but I thought Traffic was dreadful.

[ronnykmarshall]

126. I'll drink to that!

[LTR]

18. Wow! 16 posts and nobody's mentioned "Titanic" yet?

I didn't hate it, but I'll throw it out there just to be the first.

As for me, I don't get "American Beauty" beating "The Insider" or "The Green Mile." Or "Shakespeare In Love" beating "Saving Private Ryan."

[Radio_Lady]

37. Posted up above, but not in sequence.

[Bennyboy]

22. Adrian Brody over Jack Nicholson

in About Schmidt, Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York, and Nic Cage in Adaptation. not to mention the total snubbing of Gangs of New York that year

[joeybee12]

26. Daniel will get the Oscar this year partly because of that snub n/t

[Radio_Lady]

43. I tend to agree with you. DDL is a fascinating actor and even more

fascinating when he's being interviewed.

[joeybee12]

69. He was great in My Left Foot...I bought the DVD and in "The Making of.."

featurette they said he made people carry him to the commissary and everywhere during filming...he would not get out of character even when the camera stopped...some people, I guess, feel if they stop being that character, they lose it for the next take.

[Radio_Lady]

84. He did two other films which are quite interesting.

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000358/

The Last of the Mohicans (1992) (Some people have noted they think this was his best role)

The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) (Written and directed by his wife, Rebecca Miller, daughter of playwright Arthur Miller)

[Connonym]

70. I was going to say that anything Jack Nicholson has won for is over-rated

but you bring up About Schmidt and I have to admit that is the only movie where I think he actually shows any acting ability at all and I really enjoyed his performance for a change.

[joeybee12]

23. The pathetic Nicole Kidman for The Hours...

...biggest joke in the history of the Oscars. Julianne Moore should have won, Renee Zwelliger should have won, even what's her name from Frida whould have won, and whoever the 4th nominee should have won.

Worst Oscar Win EVER!!!!!

[devilgrrl]

24. The academy was making up for not nominating her for 'To Die For'

which she should have won best actress. The best performance in her career IMHO.

[joeybee12]

25. She was only ok in that...I think she's dreadful...I think it was mainly

given to her since she broke up with Tom that year...they felt sorry for her finally getting out of her sham of a marriage.

[JCMach1]

65. You are correct... should have won for To Die For

[bigwillq]

32. Diane Lane

for "Unfaithful" was the fifth nominee...that was a very good year for Best Actress. I didn't think Kidman deserved it.


All the others were so much better.

[joeybee12]

81. That's right....there were 4 strong contenders...

...and the ex-Mrs. Cruise...it really was a shame.

[tigereye]

100. yeah, I thought Moore was better

many other people could have played Woolf more effectively. And the nose! weird.


Although I do think Kidman has been great in many other films.

[terrya]

27. Let's go back to the 73rd Academy Awards - Best Actress

Here's the nominees:

Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich as Erin Brockovich
Joan Allen - The Contender as Sen. Laine Hanson
Juliette Binoche - Chocolat as Vianne Rocher
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream as Sara Goldfarb
Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me as Samantha 'Sammy' Prescott

And Julia Roberts won.

One of the worst overrated performances in a long time. And Julia Roberts won.

Personally, Joan Allen should have won that year.

[Radio_Lady]

39. Joan Allen certainly does deserve an Oscar for something.

[Va Lefty]

28. Dances with Wolves

No way that should have won Best Picture over Goodfellas

[Fox Mulder]

38. I like your sig pic.

:P

BTVS is one of my favorite shows of all time. :)

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

31. "Raging Bull" or "Goodfellas"

Losing to "Ordinary People" and "Dances With Wolves" respectively.

Also, "The Shawshank Redemption" AND "Pulp Fiction" losing to "Forrest Gump".

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. I'm with you on this one!

I will never forgive "Forrest Gump" for getting the oscar over "The Shawshank Redemption"!

What a travesty...:cry:

[TheMightyFavog]

33. Best Animated Feature has been know for screwjobs.

Three out of the six Oscars awarded for Best Animated Feature went to the inferior film, IMHO.

2003: Triplets of Bellville gets fucked over in favor of Finding Nemo
2005: Miazaki's Howl's Moving Castle (An absolutley amazing film. Check it out. You'll love it, even if you don't care for anime, you'll like this movie.) gets screwed by Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. (The Academey is to Nick Park as John Madden is to Brett Favre.)

2006: Pixar's Cars gets royally screwed by Happy Feet. I saw both films. Cars was amazing. Happy Feet was crap.

My prediction is that we will see yet another screwjob in this catagory this year, as Persepolis will be fucked out of its well-deserved Oscar by Ratatouille. (Hell, in a way the nominations this year were screwed up. I never thought Surf's Up was going to be nominated. I figured that the third Nominee would be The Simpsons.)

[Radio_Lady]

40. Mr. Chance, see my other post in another thread. Don't agree with you about some of these, either.

"Triplets of Bellville" was a very dumb movie. "Finding Nemo" was better by far.

I didn't see "Wallace and Gromit" but "Howl's Moving Castle" was just OK for us.

"Cars" tried to make inanimate objects into living beings. OK for about the first 30 minutes, then I got squirmy. I went with my grandson, who loved the film. I did like the music, and the graphic depiction of the West. "Happy Feet" was just OK. I don't have a dog in this fight.

"Ratatouille" was fabulous, maybe more so because we saw it just after we got home from Paris and other European capitol cities.

We did not get to see "Persepolis" and I can only judge from the trailer that it looks interesting.

Cordially,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[Withywindle]

41. Well, Miyazaki *did* win in '03 for Spirited Away (deservedly so), so

they probably weren't going to give it to him again so soon.

[Radio_Lady]

42. Yes, "Spirited Away" was very well done. My grandson Michael is interested in

anime filmmaking. He starts college this September (location unknown) and wants to major in Media Studies.

Thanks for your comments.

Radio Lady

[TheMightyFavog]

61. Very true, Very true.

And Park's works are very good He's earned every Oscar he's won. It's just that year IMHO, Howls' Moving Castle was the better film.

[Withywindle]

80. Yeah, don't be raggin' on Nick Park.

Comparing him and Miyazaki is as apples-and-oranges as it gets, IMO. (Animation is a medium, not a genre!) They're both great in their respective ways.

But then, of Miyazaki's works, I love 'Princess Mononoke' the most and think that's the one that was truly robbed. :)

[K8-EEE]

94. Cars and Happy Feet were both total crap! ani shorts way better than the features

Animated shorts were awesome this year!!

The features are alas ruined by the "kid factor" at least in the US -- animated = dumbed down kid shit.

This year there's actually a great animated feature, of course it's French!

[CBHagman]

44. Braveheart, that abomination.

Scots, don't be angry with me. I'm blasting Mel's ego trip, not historical drama. I love historical drama. I have fond memories of Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent. I would be content to watch Brian Cox, Alun Armstrong, Brendan Gleeson, Gerald McSorley, Ian Bannen, Catherine McCormack and Sophie Marceau on most occasions, but not in Mel's little hair extension and body paint fest.

No way on God's green Earth did Braveheart deserve all its honors, especially Best Picture and -- this one really eats at my soul -- Best Director.



If I recall correctly, the other nominees that year included Apollo 13, Babe, and Sense and Sensibility, and the great Ang Lee, who directed S&S and later Brokeback Mountain, wasn't even at the ceremony, let alone nominated for Best Director.

The pig was robbed, and so was Miss Austen.

[Radio_Lady]

47. I watched "Apollo 13" for the first time in London, England last year -- great film!

And, with two grandkids, we really loved "Babe"!

[CBHagman]

48. The nice thing about "Apollo 13" is that...

...it still manages to be suspenseful, even if you know the ending! Plus it has tremendous heart.

[BuelahWitch]

73. Sense and Sensibility had a great cast

Yes, should have won over Mel.

[youthere]

115. I think Braveheart won because Gibson got drawn and quartered in the end.

[Wetzelbill]

49. Julia Roberts over Ellen Burstyn and Adrian Brody over Daniel Day-Lewis

plus if you want to get into movies, I'll just say American Beauty wasn't as good as several films that year.

[ghostsofgiants]

56. Julia Roberts over Ellen Burstyn

Couldn't agree more.

[LynneSin]

76. I'll give you Julia, Ellyn should have won that hands down but

Adrian Brody was amazing in the Pianist. He deserved it - it was a role of a lifetime and the guy nailed it.

[MrCoffee]

120. Ellen Burstyn is the hands-down winner of the Best Shafting by the Acadamy award

[edbermac]

50. FX award should have been Close Encounters, not Star Wars in 1977.

[kwassa]

52. Paul Giamatti for "Sideways" but he didn't even get NOMINATED

fabulous performance

[ghostsofgiants]

57. Ron Howard winning best director for "A Beautiful Mind" over David Lynch for "Mulholland Drive"

x(

Forrest Gump shouldn't have won Best Picture in '94 either.

[OmahaBlueDog]

59. A closely related cousin to this catagory

Stars who gave a great performance that would have won an Oscar in just about any other year, except somepne else gave the performance of a lifetime. Examples:

Clark Gable lost for "Gone With the Wind" : the Oscar went to Robert Donat for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"

Tom Hanks lost for "Big": the Oscar went to Dustin Hoffman for "Rain Man"

Dustin Hoffman lost for his gender-bender role in "Tootsie": the oscar went to Ben Kingsley for "Ghandi"

Cher lost for an excellent supporting performance in "Silkwood" : the Oscar went to Linda Hunt, who won for playing a male photographer in "The Year of Living Dangerously"

Similarly, some Oscar years have nothing to spectacular for Best Picture (sorry, Coen Bros. fans, but this year falls in that catagory). Other years have several pictures that would have won most other years. 1982 is the year that, to me, demonstrates this phenomenon. "Ghandi" won in '82. The "losers" were "The Verdict", "Missing", "Tootsie", and "E.T." -- all of which would have probably won BP in any of the 3 subsequent years (all of which were weak).

[JCMach1]

67. Not true... "There Will Be Blood" is one of the best films

of the last 10 years...

[Radio_Lady]

85. I'm sorry to disagree, but that's what makes horse races...

Which horse do you like in the Kentucky Derby next May? :sarcasm:

[JCMach1]

66. When "No Country for Old Men" wins over "There Will Be Blood"

I fear the Coen brothers are going to get it for being the Coen brothers... :(

[NashVegas]

83. I Predict Juno to Sneak In

I haven't seen it yet, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the vote split between NCFOM and TWBB (my fave), which will allow Juno to pull it out. Atonement could also be the dark horse for that same reason.

No matter what the critics and the Directors' Guild say, I don't see the Oscar going to a film with such bizarre violence - or the Coens would have won it already with Fargo.

I thought TWBB is just ferocious (see the Entertainment forum). P.T. Anderson takes a lot of shit for trying to make meaningful films. Eventually he will win that Oscar and leave an amazing body of work, IMO.

[Radio_Lady]

88. Crisco, let's talk again in a few hours! Interesting predictions!

"Juno" was delightful, so was "Waitress" last year.

"Atonement" was a magnificent piece with superb acting and photography.

We'll have to see if Westerns rule this evening!

:popcorn:

Radio Lady

[NashVegas]

93. I'm Going Right to Bed After, Most Likely

Will check back in the am.

[Radio_Lady]

103. UPDATE: I wish "Juno" had won. In fact, I wish ANY of the OTHER movies had won.

"No Country for Old Men" made our "much over-rated" list. That's BOTH of us. Hasn't happened in a long time.

He liked "The Unforgiven" and I didn't, but that was years ago.

[Radio_Lady]

86. "No Country..." ended with a "WTF?" scene that no one seemed to understand.

At least, among the audience where I saw it.

Bardem's character was like something evil out of a cartoon performance -- smash him and mash him and dash him and guess what? He still lives...

[Lautremont]

107. It ended that way because the movie was about the Tommy Lee Jones character

realizing the truism contained in the title. It wasn't about drug money or a killer with a Prince Valiant haircut. It was a wonderful ending, and as emotionally true and complete as you could wish for.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

110. did you SEE "no country for old men"???

This is a movie that would win over most historical "Best Picture" winners. It's the most deserving film in years.

[MonkeyFunk]

68. Gwyneth Paltry

beating out Cate Blanchett. I'm still pissed.

[NashVegas]

82. Seconded, For Exactly the Same Reason

Gwynny got the Oscar for 1 & 1/2 reasons: who her dad was (Bruce), and what he was doing (dying).

I was a huge fan of Bruce Paltrow's work (St. Elsewhere is my all-time fave show) but no way should she have won that statue, especially for such a forgettable role.

[Darth_Kitten]

87. She hasn't been acting much lately has she?

hmmm........

Agreed, she shouldn't have won. Don't know many people who believe she should have.

[Sultana]

71. Overrated: Halle Berry

Should have won: don't know

[K8-EEE]

96. Yeah no kidding and worst speech too.....

Hated her speech! Loved her dress though.

[BuelahWitch]

75. 1929

Mary Pickford wins Best Actress for her first talkie, Coquette, a horrible film. Bessie Love's performance in "Broadway Melody" was much better. Still a pretty bad film by today's standards, but Bessie makes it bearable. Pickford was the sentimental favorite, of course because she'd been in pictures forever, but she should have been given a "special" Oscar as Chaplin had the year before.



A picture from Broadway Melody, with Anita Page (who is still with us), Charles King and Bessie Love.

[Radio_Lady]

92. Thanks for the memories, ClassicFilmFan!

[K8-EEE]

95. Awesome photo!!!!

I love the classic films too -- have you ever been to Silent Movie here in L.A? Those pictures are so amazingly beautiful when shown on the proper equipment and with live score, that's a great place for us film fans!

[BuelahWitch]

99. No, but I've been to Cinecon a few times

I always wanted to go to Silent Movie but they were always closed when I came to town.
Nice to see another CFF! :hi:

[nuxvomica]

77. Phillip Seymour Hoffman for Capote

Should've been Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain.

[Radio_Lady]

91. Are you old enough to remember the actual Truman Capote?

PSH nailed it in a truly amazing way. Each of his roles creates a character that is unforgettable.

Heath Ledger was excellent in "Brokeback Mountain" and I loved his beautiful face. His death was a true tragedy. It is such a shame that he didn't live long enough to win an Oscar.

[nuxvomica]

101. Yes I am and Hoffmann missed the mark completely

I used to watch Capote on all the talk shows when I was a kid and he captured nothing about the man. I was very disappointed in his performance.

[Radio_Lady]

102. That's OK. Movies are a truly personal experience. I accept that the actor

didn't meet your standards.

Thanks for your comments.

Have a wonderful week! We're headed to Hawaii and getting packed up is fun!

[nuxvomica]

109. Otherwise, there'd be only one movie critic in the world

And that would be a shame.
While you haven't convinced me to change my opinion, you've managed to make me extremely envious of your trip to Hawaii. Have a great time there. :hi:

[Skittles]

105. YOU nail it, Radio_Lady

PSH was AWESOME in Captote - truly AMAZING

[K8-EEE]

89. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE! Aviator! Also...Cate Blanchette

Hated that move and hated Gwen Paltrow in it!

CB is a good actor but gets nommed for EVERYTHING and I HATED HATED HATED her cornball Kate Hepburn in the dreadful "Aviator!"

"Howahhhd! Open the door Howahd... BLECH!!!

[yorgatron]

97. Marcia Gay Harden over Kate Hudson.

Pollock;alcoholic moron drips paint on floor,gets idea to drip on canvas instead and sell it to idiots.marries a sourpuss who should be ecstatic when he dies,thus making his art worth more,hey,she's still young.
Almost Famous;totally awesome movie about real people,yes they're rockstars and groupies,but you end up liking them more by the end of the movie,despite their foibles.

[Skittles]

106. lord I cannot STAND Ms. Harden

just her face irritates me.....however, I dislike Ms. Hudson too :o

[Ano Genitus]

117. Boy, I hated Almost Famous.

[joeybee12]

112. A new addition...Marion Cotillard!

If you play a singer who sings a lot in a movie, do your own damn singing...I suspect ageism at play, and also they didn't want to give another award to a Brit..spread it around.

[RubyDuby in GA]

113. No one else has mentioned this so I will - Alan Arkin over Paul Giamatti last year

There is no way that Arkin should have one for Little Miss Sunshine over Paul Giamatti in Cinderella Man.
There is a part of CM where PG is trying to convince Jimmy Johnston to let Jim back into boxing. The range of emotions on his face in that scene alone should have done the trick for anyone with a brain in their heads, but noooooooo we had to give it to the little indie film that could.

I hate trendy.

[youthere]

116. I'm with you on that. Giamati was fantastic in CM.

[LynneSin]

118. Arkin and Giamati were not nominated in the same year

Cinderella Man was a few years earlier. Last year it was Eddie Murphy who was suppose to be the shoo-in for Best Supporting Actor when Arkin pulled out the shocker. Many claim that Murphy's next movie released, Norbitt, turned voters off of Murphy since it reminded them that Eddie turns out put out more Razzie quality movies than award-winning stuff.

The year that Giamatti was nominated for Cinderella Man was 2006 and he lost to George Clooney. I've seen both movies and to me it was pretty much a tie for whom was better. I thought Syriana was an amazing flick and Clooney pulled off a great part.

[RubyDuby in GA]

122. I apologize. I get my mock outrage at the Academy all riled up and then I get it wrong!

No matter his behavior when he didn't win, Eddie Murphy should have gotten it. He was Jimmy Thunder!

Boy do I feel sheepish... :blush:

I agree that Clooney was good in Syriana, but I do think PG edged him out just a bit. I totally think Clooney should have gotten the award for the screenwriting for Good Night and Good Luck.


This was the first year I didn't see the pictures so I couldn't accurately make any picks. Who won the DU pool?

[LynneSin]

119. Chicago was a suckie film especially when compared to "Gangs of New York"

I watched the movie once and could barely finish it. Although I though I thought there was some minor stellar moments like any scene with John C. Reilly or Queen Latifah, overall I was bored and annoyed with the movie. I hardly felt that Catherine Zeta-Jones deserved her win but it was rumored that her husband Michael Douglas spent about $1mil on lobbying Academy members into voting for her for the award.

So not only was "Gangs of New York" ripped-off of it's Academy award, so was Meryl Streep for her role in Adaptation, which was way better than Catherine Zeta-Jones. Streep played the writer of the novel that Nicholas Cage is to adapt and she turns from this upscale New York writer to a woman hanging out with white-trash Chris Cooper in search of elusive Orchids that when ground up gets you high.

[skypilot]

121. Kim Basinger for L.A. Confidential

Who should have won? Anyone but her.

[LynneSin]

123. I actually liked her in the part but felt that Julianne Moore was a bit better

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner:
L.A. Confidential (1997) - Kim Basinger

Other Nominees:
Boogie Nights (1997) - Julianne Moore (I)
Good Will Hunting (1997) - Minnie Driver
In & Out (1997) - Joan Cusack
Titanic (1997) - Gloria Stuart

[devilgrrl]

124. Julianne Moore rules.

Did you see her in 'Far from Heaven? Absolute brilliance! She was nominated for that one. She's one of my favorite actresses.

[WildEyedLiberal]

127. Denzel Washington for "Training Day"

For some reason, that year Hollywood decided that the Oscars needed to make up for 70 years of snubbing black actors and actresses and gave the Best Actor/Actress awards to Denzel Washington and Halle Berry for inferior movies. I hate when awards are given out for a political/sentimental reason. Besides, of all Denzel Washington's body of work, that was probably one of his least memorable movies - and this year he doesn't even get nominated for his amazing performance in "American Gangster."