tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post1735265973941053278..comments2023-10-31T05:01:17.695-07:00Comments on Lazy Thoughts From a Boomer: Newsweek's Greatest Oscar Snubsle0pard13http://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-34769813649025418092009-02-26T03:12:00.000-08:002009-02-26T03:12:00.000-08:00I just LOVE talking books and movies with you two....I just LOVE talking books and movies with you two...so thankful for this crazy Internet concept!!Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-497327977356664822009-02-25T20:21:00.000-08:002009-02-25T20:21:00.000-08:00I agree with both of you. You can just about chart...I agree with both of you. You can just about chart the <I>payback</I> Oscars. This year it was Kate Winslet in The Reader (most thought it wasn't even her finest this year--see Revolutionary Road). How does Al Pacino (Godfather II) lose to Art Carney (Harry and Tonto)? Crowe is snubbed in L.A. Confidential and loses for <I>The Insider</I>. Some think Gladiator was the payback award, but I think he was still the best actor that year, too. Regardless of the bad boy behavior, he should have been recognized more.<BR/><BR/>I was so sure Newman should have won for The Verdict--no offense to Ghandi--but he made that role such a peak. And the honorary Oscars to Hitchcock and Cary Grant are the ultimate payback trophies from the vain academy for screwing them royally and failing to recognize them properly. And let's not forget poor Henry Fonda. He was just about in his deathbed when the academy finally got around to paying him back with On Golden Pond. Sheesh!!!le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-91367839503317872452009-02-25T19:22:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:22:00.000-08:00Jen, I think that's true of the award Newman got f...Jen, I think that's true of the award Newman got for 'The Color of Money,' too. It was payback for the all times they should have but didn't give him the award (Hud, Cool Hand Luke, The Verdict, Absence of Malice).Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-58594305015649655072009-02-25T17:40:00.000-08:002009-02-25T17:40:00.000-08:00O.k., I know I'm late...I blame it on my Internet ...O.k., I know I'm late...I blame it on my Internet fiasco, but I have to chime in here too because IMHO Russell Crowe was also snubbed for his role in A BEAUTIFUL MIND. He was phenomenal and he was snubbed because the "Academy" doesn't like his personal antics - he wasn't even nominated and that was beyond wrong. I don't particularly care for this antics either but the award isn't supposed to be about your personal life, it's supposed to be about your acting...and I thought maybe I'd throw Pacino into this mix. I know he won for SCENT OF A WOMAN (and I did like the movie), but does that come anywhere close to THE GODFATHER???? SCENT OF A WOMAN was just payback for the previous snubs!Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-35474504494538661912009-02-23T06:40:00.000-08:002009-02-23T06:40:00.000-08:00That, too. It was his first serious movie up for O...That, too. It was his first <I>serious</I> movie up for Oscar contention outside of Sugarland Express--didn't mean to minimized that. Good recall, Corey.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-36085924203189179882009-02-22T17:01:00.000-08:002009-02-22T17:01:00.000-08:00You're better at remembering this stuff than I am....You're better at remembering this stuff than I am. For some reason I was thinking that the Academy had been hell bent on snubbing Spielberg at that time.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-86853936723213473832009-02-22T13:44:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:44:00.000-08:00The year was 1985 for The Color Purple. Both it an...The year was 1985 for The Color Purple. Both it and Out of Africa were nominated for 11 awards. OaA took all of the major awards and ended up with 7. The Academy had no guts that year--they ran for safety with OoA.<BR/><BR/>Even though TCP had a largely African-American cast, it suffered controversy in that some thought the male roles were too stereotypically negative. The picture's story of overcoming adversity, strong female characters (and performances) were left at the wayside. They snubbed it, no doubt.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-25310118240437708312009-02-22T07:13:00.000-08:002009-02-22T07:13:00.000-08:00Too right they can't.What was the year for 'The Co...Too right they can't.<BR/><BR/>What was the year for 'The Color Purple'? It got a bunch of nominations and won nothing. Maybe it wasn't a snub by failure to nominate, but it sure felt like I was watching a snub that night.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-33178116343131743432009-02-21T13:07:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:07:00.000-08:00Oh, man! How could I have forgotten Crowe's sn...Oh, man! How could I have forgotten Crowe's snub in L.A. Confidential--one of absolute fav's. Couldn't agree with you more. If anyone else in that fine ensemble more than deserved the nod, Russell was it.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed both Titantic & L.A.C. that year. However, since then it's been only L.A.C. for repeat annual viewings. And, the Academy can <I>never</I> make up for how much it ignored Casablanca.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-17654735985583469992009-02-21T07:11:00.000-08:002009-02-21T07:11:00.000-08:00I have to agree with you on virtually all of your ...I have to agree with you on virtually all of your comments with the exception of 16 -- I didn't like DeCaprio's performance in 'Titanic,' and I think he's done far, far better work since. In that category I would have left Peter Fonda in and taken out Dustin Hoffman. I would replace Hoffman with Russell Crowe in 'LA Confidential.' I know his was probably a smaller role than most lead actor roles that get nominated, but I thought he so dominated the movie (among a fine ensemble cast) that I'd give him the nom.<BR/><BR/>I think the greatest snub of all time has to be Ingrid Bergman for 'Casablanca.' Maybe it's the 20/20 vision of hindsight, I don't know.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.com