Give This Actor the Oscar Already!!! (Debate)

[Laderlappen]

I can understand if they have a Lifetime Achievement Award to give such actors at The Oscars, but not giving actors the Actor/Performance Of The Year just because they've put in some awsome performances in the past but were never recognized for them.

That's why I don't watch the Oscars anymore. I prefer The Peoples' Choice Awards, The Golden Globes, and The MTV Movie Awards. The awards where actors are awarded for being in films people actually watched.

By the way, I thought Pacino was great in Scent Of A Woman, I just think RDJ was better in Chaplin.

I prefer when films are awarded because its quality rather than the box-office numbers.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Agreed. Although alot of there films are typical Oscar bait and aren't that great. But they can also do good. The academy is about recognizing films that not alot of people see but I'm glad they opened there door a bit more. There's nothing wrong with recognizing great films people have seen that could deserve to be nominated just as much.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Jim Carrey shouldn't be on the list in my opinion. The only performance that could merit a nomination was in Eternal Sunshine..., but again, he was up against stellar performances from Jamie Foxx, Leo Dicaprio, Clint Eastwood, Johnny Depp and Do Cheadle.

Jim Carrey should be replaced by Ryan Gosling

Jim Carrey was also excellent in The Truman Show. But yeah, as I mentioned earlier, I'd rank him on the lower end of the scale amongst the choices on this shortlist.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

Two Word:

Alan. Rickman.

 

[Jack O Lantern]

I don't think it;s enough to say, "He should have an oscar." You have to give a role, and why he deserves it more than the person who won.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Peter O'Toole had the misfortune of going up against Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird which was probably his best case.

Agreed. That's how amazing Peck was in To Kill a Mockingbird. O'Toole had his career best performance as one of the best characters in film with T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia, and still was nowhere close to winning that year because Peck was in another league in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Unfortunately, that was his best chance to win.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I'm sad that Pitt is more known for his romantic entanglements rather than his work.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Assassination of Jesse James is proof of that statement, Bop.

 

[Brother Jack]

It is criminal that neither Bale or Gary Oldman have even been nominated.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I'm not surprised about Bale or Oldman. Bales best and only chance was American Psycho and the other nominees in 2000 were better.

I'll be honest, Oldman is a great actor, but does mostly supporting roles that doesn't display his wide range of acting talent to warrant a nomination. He's shown many different personalities in his films, but none of his roles have been versatile enough to warrant that elusive Oscar win.

 

[Crook]

I don't think it;s enough to say, "He should have an oscar." You have to give a role, and why he deserves it more than the person who won.

This.

It is criminal that neither Bale or Gary Oldman have even been nominated.

And this.

I just looked at this poll and am sorta surprised at the results. I expected this forum to have better reasons than hopping onto bandwagons.

 

[Laderlappen]

I am shocked that O'Toole only have 3 votes out of 77. Yes he was up against Peck and that is certainly not a bad win. But there is this movie called The Lion in Winter which he SO deserved and SO should have won for!

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I voted for O'Toole

 

[hugekent]

O'Toole should've won against Peck. He was never going to but it was the better performance.

 

[Evil Twin]

I don't think it;s enough to say, "He should have an oscar." You have to give a role, and why he deserves it more than the person who won.

Yeah, I look at Oldman and I'm hardpressed to see the argument that he deserves an Oscar for a performance that was clearly best of the year, rather than the fact that he has a fine body of work. Which performance of Oldman's was clearly best of the year? Frankly, I don't think he has a very strong case, perhaps due to timing.

I'll toss in another name for consideration; Willem Dafoe, specifically for The Last Temptation of Christ.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Oldman does have a wide range. He plays bad guys, but he's damn good at playing different ones and disapearing into them not to mention other roles. He played Sirius Black and James Gordon. I say that to people and they can't believe it. The fact that he can disappear into his roles is astounding. So yes, he's a gifted actor. Gifted actors deserve to be nominated.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

O'Toole should've won against Peck. He was never going to but it was the better performance.

I fully disagree with this. Peck's performance in To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the greatest performances in film history. As a guy who loved Lawrence of Arabia (I like it more than To Kill a Mockingbird too), Gregory Peck earned that Oscar and was the better performance.

Oldman does have a wide range. He plays bad guys, but he's damn good at playing different ones and disapearing into them not to mention other roles. He played Sirius Black and James Gordon. I say that to people and they can't believe it. The fact that he can disappear into his roles is astounding. So yes, he's a gifted actor. Gifted actors deserve to be nominated.

He should get an oscar, I agree, but I honestly can't see which role he would've earned a nomination for. Oldman, no doubt, has a wide range and can play man different roles.

The problem is, however, he's never shown a wide range of emotions in one role that would warrant a nomination. There hasn't been a role in which Oldman made go "Wow, he definitely deserves an Oscar for".

When I look at the oscar nominees and winners throughout history, many of them make me say that. I have yet to see that in a role Oldman played.

 

[Evil Twin]

Oldman does have a wide range. He plays bad guys, but he's damn good at playing different ones and disapearing into them not to mention other roles. He played Sirius Black and James Gordon. I say that to people and they can't believe it. The fact that he can disappear into his roles is astounding. So yes, he's a gifted actor. Gifted actors deserve to be nominated.

Yeah, but again, which roles of Oldman's were among the 5 best of the year? Which were the best of the year?

Nobody is disputing that Gary Oldman is a fine, fine actor. Rather, the argument is that he hasn't exactly been snubbed by the Academy, as his best performances were up against better competition. If he hasn't put up a performance that was best of the year, then how much does he really deserve an Oscar?

Really, Peter O'Toole has a much stronger case than Oldman. Heck, I'll put O'Toole's performance in Lawrence of Arabia against the field here as the greatest performance that didn't win.

 

[Dr. Evil]

So no mention of Christopher Plummer or Brian Cox?

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Really, Peter O'Toole has a much stronger case than Oldman. Heck, I'll put O'Toole's performance in Lawrence of Arabia against the field here as the greatest performance that didn't win.

Me too . O'Toole had an Oscar worthy performance but went up against Peck. I never saw a single Oscarworthy performance.

I think people say Oldman because he's more popular today and he doesn't even have a nomination. This is one of the few cases in which I'll defend the Academy for Oldman not getting a single nomination.

 

[Evil Twin]

Me too . O'Toole had an Oscar worthy performance but went up against Peck. I never saw a single Oscarworthy performance.

I think people say Oldman because he's more popular today and he doesn't even have a nomination. This is one of the few cases in which I'll defend the Academy for Oldman not getting a single nomination.

Yeah, either way I look at it, I just don't get how Oldman is dominating the poll. If you look at it year to year, I don't see any of his roles stacking up as the best in a given year given the competition. I'll put Murray, Cruise, and O'Toole as having legit claims under that criteria.

And if we're throwing out year to year competition and ranking their best roles, then the line starts behind O'Toole. Way behind.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Me too . O'Toole had an Oscar worthy performance but went up against Peck. I never saw a single Oscarworthy performance from Oldman.

I think people say Oldman because he's more popular today and he doesn't even have a nomination. This is one of the few cases in which I'll defend the Academy for Oldman not getting a single nomination.

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[Mrs. Sawyer]

Me too . O'Toole had an Oscar worthy performance but went up against Peck. I never saw a single Oscarworthy performance from Oldman.

I think people say Oldman because he's more popular today and he doesn't even have a nomination. This is one of the few cases in which I'll defend the Academy for Oldman not getting a single nomination.

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[Wesley Dodds]

 

[Project862006]

how in the hell is Nick Nolte not on this list and imo should get his 3rd oscar nomination for Warrior and maybe even win