The Oscars are notorious for giving the award to great actors and actresses for the wrong roles. This usually happens when Oscar messed up the first time around. So they end up giving the award for a lesser performance in an attempt to save face.
Here are actors and actresses who won Oscar. And the performance they SHOULD have won for.
Russell Crowe: Best Actor, Gladiator
Should have won for: The Insider
Denzel Washington: Best Actor, Training Day
Should have won for: Malcolm X
Paul Newman: Best Actor, The Color of Money
Should have won for: Cool Hand Luke
Sean Penn: Best Actor, Mystic River
Should have won for: Dead Man Walking
Jack Nicholson: Best Actor, As Good As It Gets
Should have won for: Five Easy Pieces
Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor, Rain Man
Should have won for: Midnight Cowboy
Renee Zellweger: Best Actress, Cold Mountain
Should have won for: Chicago
Katherine Hepburn: Best Actress, On Golden Pond
Should have won for: Anything but that
Henry Fonda, Best Actor, On Golden Pond
Should have won for: Anything but that
Nicole Kidman: Best Actress, The Hours
Should have won for: To Die For
Al Pacino: Best Actor, Scent of a Woman
Should have won for: Godfather I or II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon or
Glengarry Glen Ross
I don't know. Paul Neuman was pretty damn good as Fast Eddie in Color Of Money. But everything else is spot on. Denzel should have won it for Malcolm X, no question about it. Are you going to do a director's edition as well? Marty for The Departed?
ReplyDeleteGood call on Newman. The thing about Paul Newman is that he deserves more than one win in his career.
ReplyDeleteConsider The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, The Verdict and Slap Shot. He's been dissed.
Not a bad list. I would also add Whoopi Goldberg winning for Ghost instead of Color Purple.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, however, the Academy does get it right the first time (as with Anthony Hopkins' win for Silence of the Lambs or Ben Kingsley's win for Gandhi).
Also, am I the only one left who thinks that Denzel actually deserved the Oscar for Training Day?
Cuba Gooding Jr. for Daddy Day Camp instead of Jerry Maguire.
ReplyDeleteGreat list, Piper!
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ReplyDeleteI actually loved Denzel in Training Day. He created a scary character. That movie was intense.
I just thought he was even better in Malcolm X.
Denzel showed much more range in Malcolm X then he did in Training Day. He played psycho in Training Day and that's about it. And he did it very well.
ReplyDeletei think you could even throw Martin Scorcese in this list with The Departed.
ReplyDelete1990 Best Director- Costner (Dances With Wolves)
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1995 Waterworld
Nicole Kidman should have won for Moulin Rouge. But then Halle Berry wouldn't have had the opportunity to be hysterical while congratulating herself for being historical.
ReplyDeleteJohn Wayne in True Grit (okay movie, but anyone looks like a badass when they're standing next to Glen Campbell).
ReplyDeleteShould have won for The Searchers.
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