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Does Leonardo DiCaprio Deserve An Oscar? An Interrogation.
By Walt Hickey
Filed under 2016 Academy Awards
FEB 22, 2016 AT 12:46 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio is probably going to win an Academy Award, his first, for his role as Hugh Glass in “The Revenant.” Our model tracking the race has him as an obscene favorite, every gambler this side of Dublin has him as the prohibitive leader, and nearly all the amateur modelers we’ve followed throughout awards season project him to be the winner. Barring a meteor strike, or some hostage-taking by Michael Fassbender, it’s gonna be Leo.
And were you to talk to a DiCaprio fan, it’s about time! The narrative being bandied about is that regardless of how you feel about his stint in “The Revenant,” DiCaprio “deserves” an Oscar. We’ve read about how he and the crew of “The Revenant” were very cold during filming and how perhaps this might be a good argument for an Oscar win. It has been mentioned that DiCaprio was nominated four — four! — times previously and was arguably snubbed each time (for your pleasure, I’ve sprinkled clips of DiCaprio’s snubs throughout this piece).
But here’s an exercise: Make a mental list of four films that you think DiCaprio could have earned an Oscar nomination for. Mine, for example, would be “Gangs of New York,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “The Departed” and “Inception.” But go ahead and compare those to the films he was actually nominated for: “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” “The Aviator,” “Blood Diamond,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” I remember nothing from “Blood Diamond.” Do you?
Still, the narrative is what it is, so it’s time to answer the immortal question: Does DiCaprio deserve an Academy Award?
First, let’s check out his credentials. We want to know, essentially, how many good movies DiCaprio has made and how they stack up against the pre-Oscar résumés of those who have been honored with a top acting prize. We can do this by simply counting up films with high ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, but we can also take it a step further and see how that figure translates to an annualized rate.
Last week, I analyzed who had the best and worst careers after winning a best actor or best actress award. For that analysis, I studied actors and actresses who have won best actor and actress Oscars since 1970, for a total data set of 45 actor wins and 45 actress wins. Although that analysis pertained to post-Oscar work, it was just as easy to pull the Rotten Tomatoes scores for each performer’s pre-Oscar films. For today’s analysis, I tallied how many rated films those performers were in before winning an Oscar, how many of those films received ratings of at least 50 percent, 75 percent or 90 percent on the Tomatometer, and how long the performers worked before their Oscar win. Where does DiCaprio land?
Well, he’s qualified, but it’s not like he’s the most qualified ever. DiCaprio has appeared in 37 films over 24 years, 21 of which were rated 50 percent or higher, 14 of those were rated 75 percent or higher, and two were rated 90 or higher. Not unimpressive by any means!
Best actor and best actress résumés before Oscar win
Through 2015, DiCaprio has made a movie rated 75 percent or higher about once every 20 months, the same rate as Robert De Niro when he won the 1980 best actor Oscar for “Raging Bull.” But DiCaprio rates only a hair better than Matthew McConaughey did when McConaughey won the 2013 best actor award. If DiCaprio wins this year, he’ll be tied for the 33rd-most-successful pre-Oscar career of the 90 winners we tracked (plus DiCaprio).
On the other hand, DiCaprio would be one of the worst in the set if we were focusing on how often actors appeared in truly great films, the ones rated 90 percent or higher. With two films rated 90 or higher over a 24-year career, he’d be in 63rd place, tied with the careers of Kathy Bates before her 1990 win and Julia Roberts before her 2000 win.
Still, based on the data, DiCaprio’s career certainly looks like the careers of other Oscar winners.
So let’s concede that DiCaprio deserves an Oscar based on his career thus far. That raises the question: Who else deserves one?
A crapload of people is who. A big part of Camp DiCaprio’s argument is that he’s been nominated multiple times before this year and lost each time, so it seems that his supporters believe multiple unfulfilled nominations constitute a debt that can only be settled with a future victory.
In Oscar history there are 51 performers, DiCaprio included, who have been nominated three times or more for an Academy Award in the acting categories yet have never won.1 Of those 51 performers, 28 are still alive.
I pulled the data on these 28 performers from Rotten Tomatoes to find out how often they acted in2 movies rated 75 percent and up and 90 percent and up.
Thirteen of the 28 performers have matched or beaten DiCaprio’s 14 films rated 75 percent or higher. And 23 of them have bested DiCaprio in the 90 percent category, having made three or more such highly-regarded films.
Let’s not be reckless, though: Leo is a young man. Some of these performers have been at it for decades. Let’s normalize things to a rate of films per year.
By my reckoning, 22 living actors at minimum can claim they deserve an Oscar more than DiCaprio, by one methodology or another. Twenty-two performers who were nominated three times or more have acted in films rated 90 percent or higher more often than Leo. Eight of those performers have also acted in films rated 75 percent or higher more often than Leo. Those actors are bolded in the table.
Who deserves an Oscar more than Leo?
SOURCE: ROTTEN TOMATOES
And that’s a partial list! You could make a lot of arguments about actors outside of this set who probably deserve Oscars based on their past work. For example, Ian McKellen — who lost the 1998 best actor award to Roberto Benigni and the 2001 best supporting actor award to Jim Broadbent — has had a legendary career, but nobody’s talking about a snub for him in “Mr. Holmes.”
But here’s what’s absolutely crazy about this year and the narrative that’s built up around the best actor race. Let’s say DiCaprio deserves an Oscar. You know who deserves one more? Matt Damon, a guy who’s also nominated for best actor this year!
Not only is DiCaprio not the actor most overdue for an Oscar, he’s not even the most overdue among this year’s nominees.
Sure, DiCaprio is essentially a lock to win. But when the statues are allocated and the afterparty is over, DiCaprio better send his press people a mighty gift basket for making this narrative happen. And Damon should probably make some phone calls inquiring about how to get a convincing bear on Mars for the sequel, “The Martian II: When Science Went Too Far.”
not mine.credit and source: FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Filed under 2016 Academy Awards
FEB 22, 2016 AT 12:46 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio is probably going to win an Academy Award, his first, for his role as Hugh Glass in “The Revenant.” Our model tracking the race has him as an obscene favorite, every gambler this side of Dublin has him as the prohibitive leader, and nearly all the amateur modelers we’ve followed throughout awards season project him to be the winner. Barring a meteor strike, or some hostage-taking by Michael Fassbender, it’s gonna be Leo.
And were you to talk to a DiCaprio fan, it’s about time! The narrative being bandied about is that regardless of how you feel about his stint in “The Revenant,” DiCaprio “deserves” an Oscar. We’ve read about how he and the crew of “The Revenant” were very cold during filming and how perhaps this might be a good argument for an Oscar win. It has been mentioned that DiCaprio was nominated four — four! — times previously and was arguably snubbed each time (for your pleasure, I’ve sprinkled clips of DiCaprio’s snubs throughout this piece).
But here’s an exercise: Make a mental list of four films that you think DiCaprio could have earned an Oscar nomination for. Mine, for example, would be “Gangs of New York,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “The Departed” and “Inception.” But go ahead and compare those to the films he was actually nominated for: “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” “The Aviator,” “Blood Diamond,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” I remember nothing from “Blood Diamond.” Do you?
Still, the narrative is what it is, so it’s time to answer the immortal question: Does DiCaprio deserve an Academy Award?
First, let’s check out his credentials. We want to know, essentially, how many good movies DiCaprio has made and how they stack up against the pre-Oscar résumés of those who have been honored with a top acting prize. We can do this by simply counting up films with high ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, but we can also take it a step further and see how that figure translates to an annualized rate.
Last week, I analyzed who had the best and worst careers after winning a best actor or best actress award. For that analysis, I studied actors and actresses who have won best actor and actress Oscars since 1970, for a total data set of 45 actor wins and 45 actress wins. Although that analysis pertained to post-Oscar work, it was just as easy to pull the Rotten Tomatoes scores for each performer’s pre-Oscar films. For today’s analysis, I tallied how many rated films those performers were in before winning an Oscar, how many of those films received ratings of at least 50 percent, 75 percent or 90 percent on the Tomatometer, and how long the performers worked before their Oscar win. Where does DiCaprio land?
Well, he’s qualified, but it’s not like he’s the most qualified ever. DiCaprio has appeared in 37 films over 24 years, 21 of which were rated 50 percent or higher, 14 of those were rated 75 percent or higher, and two were rated 90 or higher. Not unimpressive by any means!
Best actor and best actress résumés before Oscar win
PERFORMER OSCAR WIN YEARS BETWEEN 75%+ FILMS
1 Emma Thompson 1992 0.8
2 Diane Keaton 1977 0.9
3 Meryl Streep 1982 1.0
3 Sean Penn 2008 1.0
3 Philip Seymour Hoffman 2005 1.0
3 Jean Dujardin 2011 1.0
3 Louise Fletcher 1975 1.0
8 Jack Nicholson 1975 1.1
8 Sean Penn 2003 1.1
10 Gene Hackman 1971 1.2
10 Robert Duvall 1983 1.2
…
32 Marlon Brando 1972 1.7
33 Robert De Niro 1980 1.7
33 Leonardo DiCaprio — 1.7
35 Susan Sarandon 1995 1.8
36 Matthew McConaughey 2013 1.8
Through 2015, DiCaprio has made a movie rated 75 percent or higher about once every 20 months, the same rate as Robert De Niro when he won the 1980 best actor Oscar for “Raging Bull.” But DiCaprio rates only a hair better than Matthew McConaughey did when McConaughey won the 2013 best actor award. If DiCaprio wins this year, he’ll be tied for the 33rd-most-successful pre-Oscar career of the 90 winners we tracked (plus DiCaprio).
On the other hand, DiCaprio would be one of the worst in the set if we were focusing on how often actors appeared in truly great films, the ones rated 90 percent or higher. With two films rated 90 or higher over a 24-year career, he’d be in 63rd place, tied with the careers of Kathy Bates before her 1990 win and Julia Roberts before her 2000 win.
Still, based on the data, DiCaprio’s career certainly looks like the careers of other Oscar winners.
So let’s concede that DiCaprio deserves an Oscar based on his career thus far. That raises the question: Who else deserves one?
A crapload of people is who. A big part of Camp DiCaprio’s argument is that he’s been nominated multiple times before this year and lost each time, so it seems that his supporters believe multiple unfulfilled nominations constitute a debt that can only be settled with a future victory.
In Oscar history there are 51 performers, DiCaprio included, who have been nominated three times or more for an Academy Award in the acting categories yet have never won.1 Of those 51 performers, 28 are still alive.
I pulled the data on these 28 performers from Rotten Tomatoes to find out how often they acted in2 movies rated 75 percent and up and 90 percent and up.
Thirteen of the 28 performers have matched or beaten DiCaprio’s 14 films rated 75 percent or higher. And 23 of them have bested DiCaprio in the 90 percent category, having made three or more such highly-regarded films.
Let’s not be reckless, though: Leo is a young man. Some of these performers have been at it for decades. Let’s normalize things to a rate of films per year.
By my reckoning, 22 living actors at minimum can claim they deserve an Oscar more than DiCaprio, by one methodology or another. Twenty-two performers who were nominated three times or more have acted in films rated 90 percent or higher more often than Leo. Eight of those performers have also acted in films rated 75 percent or higher more often than Leo. Those actors are bolded in the table.
Who deserves an Oscar more than Leo?
AVG. YEARS BETWEEN …
PERFORMER ACTING NOMINATIONS 75%+ RATED FILMS 90%+ RATED FILMS
Matt Damon 3 1.0 2.3
Amy Adams 5 1.3 2.5
Laura Linney 3 1.6 2.6
Mark Ruffalo 3 1.6 3.2
Ed Harris 4 1.4 3.4
Sigourney Weaver 3 1.9 4.2
Tom Cruise 3 1.9 4.3
Kirk Douglas 3 2.6 4.6
Bradley Cooper 3 2.0 4.7
Glenn Close 6 1.7 4.7
Johnny Depp 3 1.3 5.2
Albert Finney 5 2.3 5.2
Annette Bening 4 2.1 5.4
Joan Allen 3 2.1 6.0
Edward Norton 3 1.7 6.3
Brad Pitt 3 1.4 6.5
Michelle Williams 3 1.8 7.0
Nick Nolte 3 1.7 7.6
Michelle Pfeiffer 3 3.0 8.3
Warren Beatty 4 3.9 8.5
Angela Lansbury 3 3.7 8.9
Joaquin Phoenix 3 2.9 9.7
Leonardo DiCaprio 5 1.7 12.0
SOURCE: ROTTEN TOMATOES
And that’s a partial list! You could make a lot of arguments about actors outside of this set who probably deserve Oscars based on their past work. For example, Ian McKellen — who lost the 1998 best actor award to Roberto Benigni and the 2001 best supporting actor award to Jim Broadbent — has had a legendary career, but nobody’s talking about a snub for him in “Mr. Holmes.”
But here’s what’s absolutely crazy about this year and the narrative that’s built up around the best actor race. Let’s say DiCaprio deserves an Oscar. You know who deserves one more? Matt Damon, a guy who’s also nominated for best actor this year!
Not only is DiCaprio not the actor most overdue for an Oscar, he’s not even the most overdue among this year’s nominees.
Sure, DiCaprio is essentially a lock to win. But when the statues are allocated and the afterparty is over, DiCaprio better send his press people a mighty gift basket for making this narrative happen. And Damon should probably make some phone calls inquiring about how to get a convincing bear on Mars for the sequel, “The Martian II: When Science Went Too Far.”
not mine.credit and source: FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
10 way overdue actors who deserve an Oscar
BY MELANIE DOSTIS
February 29, 2016, 6:00 AM
Fans and the Internet rejoiced after Leonardo DiCaprio finally walked away a winner at the Oscars.
Now that the often-snubbed actor has finally gotten his dues, it’s time for several other overdue actors to take home the trophy.
Here’s a look at 10 movie stars who should soon add Oscar winner to their resume:
Will Smith
The fresh prince of a Bel Air has come a long way —earning two Academy Award nominations since his TV days.
His widely-praised performance in “Concussion” had many critics calling the actor an obvious snub at this year’s award show.
Hopefully, he’ll have another chance despite boycotting the grand event.
Robert Downey Jr.
Hollywood’s former bad boy has fetched two Oscar nominations.
His versatile acting style received a nod in 1993 for “Chaplin” and in 2009 for “Tropic Thunder.”
The actor is probably best known as the superhero face behind the blockbuster “Iron Man” franchise.
It's a good thing the actor has said he doesn’t care about awards because his lengthy and unique resume has yet to take home a win.
The 52-year-old particularly shone in the widely-praised “Black Mass,” but was not even nominated.
He’s racked up three prior nominations — the last in 2007 for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
Matt Damon
His writing merited an Oscar honor but his acting hasn’t matched up to the Academy’s standards, yet.
The 45-year-old lost his most recent chance on Sunday with his nomination for “The Martian.”
He first vied for the Best Actor title in 1997 for “Good Will Hunting” and was nominated in 2009 for “Invictus.”
Brad Pitt
The Hollywood hunk is another actor who has won for something other than his acting.
After three failed nominations, the actor finally got to go up on stage for his movie “12 Years a Slave” as a Best Picture winner in 2014.
His film “The Big Short” was also nominated on Sunday for best picture but Pitt wasn’t recognized again.
Laura Linney
Triple threat Laura Linney has racked up three Oscar —and Tony nominations —but zero wins.
The 52-year-old was last nominated in 2007 for “The Savages” but has stuck more to TV in recent years, winning a Golden Globe twice.
Amy Adams
The “American Hustle” star is only one nomination from tying Glenn Close’s records for most nods without a win.
The 41-year-old can clearly act, with five nominations to date.
Glenn Close
Close —along with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter —holds the Academy Award record for most nominations without a win.
The 68-year-old, known for hit roles in “Fatal Attraction,” “The Big Chill” and much more was last nominated in 2011 for “Albert Nobbs.”
Viola Davis
It should only be a matter of time before the actresses’ historic Emmy speech is followed up by a memorable Oscars’ speech.
The 50-year-old has been nominated twice, first for “Doubt” in 2008 and again in 2011 for “The Help.”
Sigourney Weaver
The BAFTA winner has had three chances at the Oscar.
However, she hasn’t been nominated since 1988’s “Working Girl,” so her very delayed award may never come.
She does, however, have the honor of being a seven-time Golden Globe nominee.
Honorary Mention: Tom Cruise
His chances have dimmed both because of the controversial nature of his involvement in Scientology and his penchant for choosing action movies as of late.
He’s been nominated three times — with the last being 15 years ago for “Magnolia.”
not mine.credit and source: NEW YORK DAILYNEWS
February 29, 2016, 6:00 AM
Fans and the Internet rejoiced after Leonardo DiCaprio finally walked away a winner at the Oscars.
Now that the often-snubbed actor has finally gotten his dues, it’s time for several other overdue actors to take home the trophy.
Here’s a look at 10 movie stars who should soon add Oscar winner to their resume:
Will Smith
The fresh prince of a Bel Air has come a long way —earning two Academy Award nominations since his TV days.
His widely-praised performance in “Concussion” had many critics calling the actor an obvious snub at this year’s award show.
Hopefully, he’ll have another chance despite boycotting the grand event.
Robert Downey Jr.
Hollywood’s former bad boy has fetched two Oscar nominations.
His versatile acting style received a nod in 1993 for “Chaplin” and in 2009 for “Tropic Thunder.”
The actor is probably best known as the superhero face behind the blockbuster “Iron Man” franchise.
It's a good thing the actor has said he doesn’t care about awards because his lengthy and unique resume has yet to take home a win.
The 52-year-old particularly shone in the widely-praised “Black Mass,” but was not even nominated.
He’s racked up three prior nominations — the last in 2007 for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
Matt Damon
His writing merited an Oscar honor but his acting hasn’t matched up to the Academy’s standards, yet.
The 45-year-old lost his most recent chance on Sunday with his nomination for “The Martian.”
He first vied for the Best Actor title in 1997 for “Good Will Hunting” and was nominated in 2009 for “Invictus.”
Brad Pitt
The Hollywood hunk is another actor who has won for something other than his acting.
After three failed nominations, the actor finally got to go up on stage for his movie “12 Years a Slave” as a Best Picture winner in 2014.
His film “The Big Short” was also nominated on Sunday for best picture but Pitt wasn’t recognized again.
Laura Linney
Triple threat Laura Linney has racked up three Oscar —and Tony nominations —but zero wins.
The 52-year-old was last nominated in 2007 for “The Savages” but has stuck more to TV in recent years, winning a Golden Globe twice.
Amy Adams
The “American Hustle” star is only one nomination from tying Glenn Close’s records for most nods without a win.
The 41-year-old can clearly act, with five nominations to date.
Glenn Close
Close —along with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter —holds the Academy Award record for most nominations without a win.
The 68-year-old, known for hit roles in “Fatal Attraction,” “The Big Chill” and much more was last nominated in 2011 for “Albert Nobbs.”
Viola Davis
It should only be a matter of time before the actresses’ historic Emmy speech is followed up by a memorable Oscars’ speech.
The 50-year-old has been nominated twice, first for “Doubt” in 2008 and again in 2011 for “The Help.”
Sigourney Weaver
The BAFTA winner has had three chances at the Oscar.
However, she hasn’t been nominated since 1988’s “Working Girl,” so her very delayed award may never come.
She does, however, have the honor of being a seven-time Golden Globe nominee.
Honorary Mention: Tom Cruise
His chances have dimmed both because of the controversial nature of his involvement in Scientology and his penchant for choosing action movies as of late.
He’s been nominated three times — with the last being 15 years ago for “Magnolia.”
not mine.credit and source: NEW YORK DAILYNEWS
Nine mesmerising actors who have never won the Oscar they deserve
They have everything: brilliant talent, the love of millions of fans, charisma, good looks, and great film roles. They’re so well-known that their names alone are enough to bring crowds flocking to movie theatres. So it’s strange to hear that despite all this, in some cases the American Film Academy has never appreciated their achievements enough to award them an Oscar.
Bright Side picked out nine of the most popular actors who, in spite of the brilliant roles they’ve played and their enormous popularity, have never held that coveted golden statue.
Brad Pitt
There are hundreds of movies and yet no Oscars among the possessions of the most charming vampire of all time. True, Pitt has been nominated three times; the first time was in 1996 for his role in the movie 12 Monkeys. But that award went to Kevin Spacey for The Usual Suspects.
Johnny Depp
By the age 50, this renowned actor has managed to appear in a whole host of popular movies that have earned a huge amount of money at the box office and received the unconditional love of audiences. Depp was nominated three times for an Oscar, but never received a single one. His first nomination came in 2004 for the film Pirates of the Caribbean, but the prize went to Sean Penn instead for Mystic River.
Ralph Fiennes
The most romantic of screen villains, Ralph Fiennes, is well-known for his brilliant performances, yet he has also never received an honorary award from the Academy. This is despite the fact that each of the films in which he starred turned out to be largely wonderful, and collected plenty of awards in other categories. For example, Schindler’s List received seven Oscars, and the English Patient got nine.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey, without exaggeration, is one of the most famous comedians in the world, as well as a talented actor and a master of impersonation. But he has never been even nominated for an Oscar. Yet he has appeared in more than just silly comedies like Dumb and Dumber; his arsenal includes the brilliant Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Always Say Yes and Mask — all of them unforgettable movies.
Keanu Reeves
The main cinematic event of the late 90s and early 2000s — The Matrix — has collected an incredible number of prizes over the years, and without Keanu Reeves it is difficult to imagine how it could have been so successful. Nevertheless, Keanu has never received a single Oscar. Funnily enough, for his role in this now classic film, he was given the award for best fight and best kiss from MTV.
Tom Cruise
Cruise was nominated for an Oscar three times: for roles in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia — but he has yet to receive the coveted statuette. He took on roles in well-known blockbusters such as Mission: Impossible, Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick, Interview with a Vampire, and other excellent films. So what’s going on?!
Gary Oldman
Now this one really is a shame. Gary Oldman, who had been called the best actor of our time by numerous film critics, has been nominated for an Oscar only once — for his role in the thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Yet he is a real master of the silver screen, having demonstrated his talents in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Dracula, Leon, The Fifth Element, and other films that will stand out forever in the history of cinema.
Bill Murray
Comedian Bill Murray ascended to the top of Hollywood’s Olympus thanks to the comedy Ghostbusters. Groundhog Day has long since become a cult film. But his first and only nomination for an Oscar came much later than these movies — in 2003, for Lost in Translation. However, he didn’t win, although Murray has received a Golden Globe.
Edward Norton
The wonderful Edward Norton, who will forever remain in most people’s recollection as the nameless narrator of Fight Club, has been nominated for an Oscar a couple of times — for Primal Fear and the brilliant American History X. Among Norton’s other brilliant yet unrewarded performances are The Illusionist and Birdman.
not mine.credit and source: BRIGHTSIDE
Bright Side picked out nine of the most popular actors who, in spite of the brilliant roles they’ve played and their enormous popularity, have never held that coveted golden statue.
Brad Pitt
There are hundreds of movies and yet no Oscars among the possessions of the most charming vampire of all time. True, Pitt has been nominated three times; the first time was in 1996 for his role in the movie 12 Monkeys. But that award went to Kevin Spacey for The Usual Suspects.
Johnny Depp
By the age 50, this renowned actor has managed to appear in a whole host of popular movies that have earned a huge amount of money at the box office and received the unconditional love of audiences. Depp was nominated three times for an Oscar, but never received a single one. His first nomination came in 2004 for the film Pirates of the Caribbean, but the prize went to Sean Penn instead for Mystic River.
Ralph Fiennes
The most romantic of screen villains, Ralph Fiennes, is well-known for his brilliant performances, yet he has also never received an honorary award from the Academy. This is despite the fact that each of the films in which he starred turned out to be largely wonderful, and collected plenty of awards in other categories. For example, Schindler’s List received seven Oscars, and the English Patient got nine.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey, without exaggeration, is one of the most famous comedians in the world, as well as a talented actor and a master of impersonation. But he has never been even nominated for an Oscar. Yet he has appeared in more than just silly comedies like Dumb and Dumber; his arsenal includes the brilliant Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Always Say Yes and Mask — all of them unforgettable movies.
Keanu Reeves
The main cinematic event of the late 90s and early 2000s — The Matrix — has collected an incredible number of prizes over the years, and without Keanu Reeves it is difficult to imagine how it could have been so successful. Nevertheless, Keanu has never received a single Oscar. Funnily enough, for his role in this now classic film, he was given the award for best fight and best kiss from MTV.
Tom Cruise
Cruise was nominated for an Oscar three times: for roles in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia — but he has yet to receive the coveted statuette. He took on roles in well-known blockbusters such as Mission: Impossible, Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick, Interview with a Vampire, and other excellent films. So what’s going on?!
Gary Oldman
Now this one really is a shame. Gary Oldman, who had been called the best actor of our time by numerous film critics, has been nominated for an Oscar only once — for his role in the thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Yet he is a real master of the silver screen, having demonstrated his talents in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Dracula, Leon, The Fifth Element, and other films that will stand out forever in the history of cinema.
Bill Murray
Comedian Bill Murray ascended to the top of Hollywood’s Olympus thanks to the comedy Ghostbusters. Groundhog Day has long since become a cult film. But his first and only nomination for an Oscar came much later than these movies — in 2003, for Lost in Translation. However, he didn’t win, although Murray has received a Golden Globe.
Edward Norton
The wonderful Edward Norton, who will forever remain in most people’s recollection as the nameless narrator of Fight Club, has been nominated for an Oscar a couple of times — for Primal Fear and the brilliant American History X. Among Norton’s other brilliant yet unrewarded performances are The Illusionist and Birdman.
not mine.credit and source: BRIGHTSIDE
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