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Here Are 15 Actors I Think Won Their Oscars For The Wrong Performances — And I Fear Some Of These Might Be Controversial

Hot Topic 🔥 Full coverage and conversation on the Oscars Winning an Oscar is pretty much the highest accolade you can receive as someone involved in filmmaking. However, it's no secret that the Academy voters occasionally get it wrong. The most obvious example of this is when very deserving actors go unrewarded for repeatedly great performances. I'm talking about people like Amy Adams, Saoirse Ronan, Michelle Williams, Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise, and Jake Gyllenhaal — stars who you'd think have at least one Oscar already but actually don't. And then, there's another instance: When actors do get Oscars, but not for what many deem to be their best performance. Like, how often have you seen 'Academy Award Winner' in front of an iconic actor's name, searched up the movie they won for, and found yourself thinking… what? Of course, there's a whole lot more that goes into an acting Oscar-win than just giving an excellent performance. The thousands of Academy voters take into account all kinds of factors, from the actor's campaign, the studio they're working with, whether they've won before, and, in some cases, what stage of their career they're in. Because of all this, people have started questioning the actual value of an Oscar win — and it's a valid line of discussion. But, without further ado, here's a bunch of people with Oscars for (IMO) the wrong performances... 1. Leonardo DiCaprio — Best Actor, 2016 Won for: The Revenant Should've won for: The Wolf of Wall Street Or What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Or Catch Me If You Can. The list goes on. 2. Alicia Vikander — Best Supporting Actress, 2016 Won for: The Danish Girl Should've won for: Ex Machina 3. Denzel Washington — Best Actor, 2002 Won for: Training Day Should've won for: Malcolm X 4. Heath Ledger — Best Supporting Actor, 2009 Won for: The Dark Knight Should've won for: Brokeback Mountain 5. Jennifer Lawrence — Best Actress, 2013 Won for: Silver Linings Playbook Should've won for: Winter's Bone 6. Al Pacino — Best Actor, 1993 Won for: Scent of a Woman Should've won for: The Godfather Or The Godfather Part II, whatever works. 7. Kate Winslet — Best Actress, 2009 Won for: The Reader Should've won for: Revolutionary Road 8. Jack Nicholson — Best Actor, 1975, Best Supporting Actor, 1983, Best Actor, 1998 HECTOR MATA / AFP via Getty Images Won for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, and As Good as It Gets. Fantasy Films / Courtesy Everett Collection Should've (also) won for: A Few Good Men Columbia Pictures / ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 9. Will Smith — Best Actor, 2022 Neilson Barnard / Getty Images Won for: King Richard Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection Should've won for: The Pursuit Of Happyness Columbia Pictures / ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 10. Russell Crowe — Best Actor, 2001 Lee Celano / AFP via Getty Images Won for: Gladiator Dreamworks / ©DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection Should've won for: A Beautiful Mind Universal / ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 11. Whoopi Goldberg — Best Supporting Actress, 1991 Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Won for: Ghost Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Should've won for: The Color Purple Courtesy Everett Collection / ©Warner Bros / courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection 12. Brad Pitt — Best Supporting Actor, 2020 Steve Granitz / WireImage Won for: Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood Andrew Cooper / ©Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Co / Everett Collection Should've won for: Moneyball Columbia Pictures / ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 13. Sandra Bullock — Best Actress, 2010 Dan MacMedan / WireImage Won for: The Blind Side Warner Bros / ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Should've won for: Gravity Warner Bros / ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection And some extra mentions for actors who have honorary Oscars, but not competitive ones... 14. Samuel L. Jackson — Honorary Oscar, 2021 ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images Should have an Oscar for: Pulp Fiction © Miramax / courtesy Everett Collection 15. Angela Bassett — Honorary Oscar, 2024 Kevin Winter / Getty Images Should have an Oscar for: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever © Marvel / © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Or even What's Love Got to Do with It. So, that's what I have! Do you disagree with any of these, or do you have any other examples I missed? LMK in the comments! More on this Here Are All The 2025 Oscars Winners Mychal Thompson · March 3, 2025 People Are Highlighting An Unfortunate Pattern At The Academy Awards After Timothée Chalamet Lost Out On His Second Oscar Ellen Durney · March 3, 2025 'We'll Never See An Era Like That Again': Mikey Madison's Oscar Win Has People Reexamining Just How Young Jennifer Lawrence Was At The Height Of Her Fame Ellen Durney · March 4, 2025