"Seemed Like Pettiness To Me": People Are Sharing Unforgivable Times The Oscars Truly "Robbed" Actors Of A Nomination
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1.Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa
—banana_bebop
2.Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire
"She was nominated for a Golden Globe but she DESERVED an Oscar nomination. She was a child and gave such a great performance as Claudia and held her own against Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. The scene where she's angrily lashing out at Lestat and Louis over her creation is so brilliantly done that you forget she's not an adult woman trapped in a girl's body. She's an 11-year-old girl."
—monikap6
3.John Goodman in The Gambler
"He played against type portraying a ruthless loan shark coming after Mark Wahlberg's gambling-addicted character. From the sauna scene to the final 'good boy,' Goodman was cold, calculating emotionless, and caring only for the money he was owed. Goodman was the best Jabba the Hutt since... Jabba the Hutt."
—sassychair337
4.Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest
—homeygoose414
5.Sam Rockwell in The Green Mile
"Sam Rockwell should have been nominated alongside Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile (Michael would have won anyway). Sometimes [an] outstanding performance is given an extra push because you have two (or more) actors who complement or contrast each other. I look at this as the sum of all parts played."
—charmingstar3132
6.Liza Minnelli in Arthur
"Liza Minnelli in Arthur was absolutely hilarious and managed to steal virtually every scene she was in. Lady got robbed."
—uniquecat52
7.Ralph Fiennes in The Menu
—smorton11
8.Toni Collette in Hereditary
"Anyone who has seen that performance can't deny that it was masterful."
—shypepper634
"Toni's scream and breakdown when she found out what happened to her daughter still haunts me. It was a tour de force."
—diamond_girl_7
"Performance of her life."
—coolporcupine39
9.Eddie Murphy for Dolemite Is My Name
"I'm a white guy from England with no clue who Dolemite was or what he meant to people, but I genuinely believe it's one of Eddie's greatest roles. The Golden Globes at least gave him a nomination. Hell, even the Razzies gave him a 'Redeemer Award' for it. Again, I feel like it's the Academy being unfairly prejudiced against comic actors. Giving Eddie a nod would mean so much to so many people."
—jonsharky
10.Taron Egerton in Rocketman
"That boy put everything he had into that performance, and it felt like a pointed snub so close on the heels of Rami Malek winning Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury just the year prior."
—kaitlinh4eea98774
11.Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon
"Jim Carrey in Man On The Moon and The Truman Show. The former won Carrey a Golden Globe for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role (Comedy or Musical), while the latter had Oscar nominations for Ed Harris as a Supporting Actor and Peter Weir as Director, so the Oscars ignoring Carrey as an actor seemed like pettiness to me."
—jonsharky
12.Philip Seymour Hoffman in Flawless
—brandnamesjb
13.Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can
"Leonardo DiCaprio should've been nominated for Catch Me If You Can and The Departed. He should've won for What's Eating Gilbert Grape."
—boringcadet85
"I'd vote for Django Unchained before Catch Me If You Can. I'm not a fan of his, but he was SO good in the former."
—baobaopanda
14.Kathy Bates and Judy Parfitt in Dolores Claiborne
—savoryfish217
15.Amy Adams in Arrival
"Not only should Amy Adams have been nominated for Arrival, but she should have won Best Actress. I will die on this hill."
—ten358nischris
16.Margaret Qualley in The Substance
"I'm disgusted by [the] snub over Margaret Qualley and for Denzel Washington. Qualley's performance was outstanding in The Substance. My jaw dropped seeing her performance in this movie."
—antoinette_yoo
17.Denzel Washington in Gladiator II
"Denzel ate everyone up with his role. The fact that they nominated Edward Norton [for A Complete Unknown] instead of Denzel... 🙄"
—antoinette_yoo
18.Harrison Ford in Star Wars
—famouscoyote20
19.Finally, Naomi Scott in Smile 2
"She ate Sosie Bacon up. Unfortunately, the Academy has always underestimated the horror genre."
—antoinette_yoo
What do you think? Do you believe these actors should really have been nominated? Better yet, who else would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments below!
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