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dreamer Friend of 3BC	posted 02-25-2002 03:58 PM Here's my unscientific list of performances that seemed like likely Oscar nominees ... but (often inexplicably) weren't. These aren't all necessarily my personal favorites (though most are) but ones about which there was some buzz and at least a reasonable expectation of a nomination in the air. I'm sure I'm forgetting folks but these particular ones always come to mind for some reason ... and since 'tis the season, here goes ... Reese Witherspoon - Best Actress (Election) Henry Thomas - Best Actor (E.T.) David Keith - Best Supporting Actor (An Officer and a Gentleman) Ray Liotta - Best Supporting Actor (Something Wild) Samuel L. Jackson - Best Supporting Actor (Jungle Fever) Samuel L. Jackson - Best Supporting Actor (A Time to Kill) Samuel L. Jackson - Best Actor (Jackie Brown) R. Lee Ermey - Best Supporting Actor (Full Metal Jacket) Robert Shaw - Best Supporting Actor (Jaws) Sean Penn - Best Supporting Actor (Carlito's Way) Sean Penn - Best Supporting Actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) Loretta Devine - Best Supporting Actress (Waiting To Exhale) Al Freeman Jr. & Delroy Lindo - Best Supporting Actors (Malcolm X) Andre Braugher - Best Supporting Actor (Glory) Morgan Freeman - Best Actor (Se7en) Kevin Spacey - Best Supporting Actor (Se7en) Jack Lemmon - Best Actor (Glengarry Glen Ross) Debbi Morgan - Best Supporting Actress (Eve's Bayou) Terrence Howard - Best Supporting Actor (The Best Man) Susan Sarandon - Best Actress (Bull Durham) Tim Robbins - Best Supporting Actor (Bull Durham) Beau Bridges - Best Supporting Actor (The Fabulous Baker Boys) Paul Dooley - Best Supporting Actor (Breaking Away) John Lone - Best Supporting Actor (Iceman) Alfre Woodard - Best Supporting Actress (Passion Fish) Alfre Woodard - Best Supporting Actress (Miss Firecracker) Irma P. Hall - Best Supporting Actress (A Family Thing) Don Cheadle - Best Supporting Actor (Devil in a Blue Dress) Zhang Ziyi - Best Supporting Actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Chazz Palminteri - Best Supporting Actor (A Bronx Tale) Kimberly Elise - Best Supporting Actress (Beloved) Erykah Badu & Delroy Lindo - Best Supporting Actress & Actor (The Cider House Rules) Charles S. Dutton - Best Supporting Actor (Cookie's Fortune) Dennis Hopper - Best Supporting Actor (Blue Velvet) Cate Blanchett - Best Actress (The Gift) Robert Blake - Best Actor (In Cold Blood) John Mahoney - Best Supporting Actor (Say Anything) Sammy Davis Jr. - Best Supporting Actor (Tap) Eric Stoltz - Best Actor (Mask) Veronica Cartwright - Best Supporting Actress (Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 1978) Bill Paxton - Best Actor (One False Move) Nick Nolte - Best Actor (North Dallas Forty) Paul Newman - Best Actor (Slap Shot) Nicole Kidman - Best Actress (To Die For) Stan Shaw - Best Supporting Actor (The Great Santini & The Boys in Company C)) Jack Black - Best Supporting Actor (High Fidelity) Jeremy Irons - Best Actor (Dead Ringers) Jeffrey Wright - Best Actor (Basquiat) Mia Farrow - Best Actress (Rosemary's Baby) Haley Joel Osment - Best Actor (A.I.) Akosua Busia - Best Supporting Actress (The Color Purple) [This message has been edited by dreamer (edited 02-23-2005).] IP: Logged
TMG Friend of 3BC	posted 02-25-2002 08:10 PM quote: Originally posted by dreamer: *Who (and what performance) immediately comes to your* mind?)** I would have liked to have seen Nicole Kidman receive Oscar nominations for "To Die For" in 1996, and for "Eyes Wide Shut" in 2000. She was also great in "The Others" and "Moulin Rouge," among others. At least she finally got a nomination this year. Another one that comes to mind is Naomi Watts in "Mulholland Drive." Including both males and females, in both lead and supporting roles, I thought she gave one of the top three or four performances of 2001. [This message has been edited by TMG (edited 02-25-2002).] IP: Logged
dreamer Friend of 3BC	posted 03-04-2002 11:17 PM quote: Originally posted by TMG: I would have liked to have seen Nicole Kidman receive Oscar nominations for "To Die For" in 1996, and for "Eyes Wide Shut" in 2000. She was also great in "The Others" and "Moulin Rouge," among others. At least she finally got a nomination this year. I agree with you on all counts. I mentioned To Die For above (it looked like an absolute shoo-in at the time) and I should've mentioned Eyes Wide Shut. She's the straw that stirs the drink in that erratic but compelling film (and Halle's got nothing on her in the nudity department!!). Another film that I thought might get her a nomination was the tight suspense flick that introduced her to American audiences, Dead Calm (1989). She carried that cramped, controlled picture beautifully and made quite an impact (as an unknown, no less). Unfortunately, those types of films (and the performances within) aren't usually considered for the Oscar. I've often found her too chilly and remote but, in the right role, she can make that work for her. Her ice maiden (with a slightly thawing heart) in the excellent Flirting (1990), which so memorably starred Thandie Newton and Noah Taylor, is yet another example of this. [This message has been edited by dreamer (edited 03-06-2002).] IP: Logged
dreamer Friend of 3BC	posted 04-04-2002 02:40 PM I just watched The Color Purple again the other night and it reminded that Akosua Busia was most certainly deserving of a "Best Supporting Actress" nomination. Naturally, she was overlooked in favor of the flashier roles played by Oprah and Margaret Avery. Busia's parting "why, why, why" scene never fails to move me deeply. She dominates the early part of the film and exhibits a marvelous range. I've always liked her (apple-cheeked gorgeous and immensely talented) but she's been terribly underused. I don't know what effect her ill-fated personal relationship with John Singleton (marriage, motherhood, and infidelity, I think) had on her career. Last I saw of her, in a significant role, was on a compelling ER episode of several years ago (1994!!), which featured Djimon Hounsou as her mate. She also was embroiled in a screenplay credit controversy over Beloved, which she won. She's listed as one of the 3 screenwriters because of an early draft she did. (She also appeared in Singleton's 1997 film, Rosewood, of course.) [This message has been edited by dreamer (edited 04-06-2002).] IP: Logged
dreamer Friend of 3BC	posted 11-13-2004 09:06 PM Update of an old (but always relevant) topic: Djimon Hounsou - Best Actor (Amistad) Angela Bassett - Best Actress (Waiting to Exhale) Leonardo DiCaprio - Best Actor (Titanic) Peter Sarsgaard - Best Supporting Actor (Shattered Glass) Mickey Rourke - Best Supporting Actor (Diner) Meg Ryan - Best Actress (When Harry Met Sally) Samantha Morton - Best Supporting Actress (Minority Report) Sanaa Lathan - Best Actress (Love & Basketball) Dennis Haysbert - Best Supporting Actor (Far From Heaven) Dennis Quaid - Best Supporting Actor (Far From Heaven) Sean Astin - Best Supporting Actor (LOTR: Return of the King) Naomi Watts - Best Actress (Mulholland Drive) Scarlett Johansson- Best Actress (Lost in Translation) Jennifer Connelly - Best Actress (House of Sand and Fog) Val Kilmer - Best Supporting Actor (Tombstone) Val Kilmer - Best Actor (The Doors) John C. Reilly - Best Supporting Actor (Magnolia) Paul Giamatti - Best Actor (American Splendor) Steve Buscemi - Best Supporting Actor (Fargo) Bill Murray - Best Supporting Actor (Rushmore) Gene Hackman - Best Actor (The Royal Tenenbaums) Philip Baker Hall - Best Supporting Actor (Magnolia and Hard Eight) Pam Grier - Best Actress (Jackie Brown) Peter Boyle - Best Supporting Actor (Young Frankenstein and Monster's Ball) Gary Oldman - Best Supporting Actor (True Romance and The Contender) Jon Polito - Best Supporting Actor (Miller's Crossing) John Turturro - Best Supporting Actor (Jungle Fever) Annabella Sciorra - Best Actress (True Love) Forest Whitaker - Best Supporting Actor (The Color of Money) Larry Riley - Best Supporting Actor (A Soldier's Story) [This message has been edited by dreamer (edited 02-26-2005).] IP: Logged
dreamer Friend of 3BC	posted 02-23-2005 07:16 PM Paul Giamatti - Best Actor (Sideways) [This message has been edited by dreamer (edited 02-26-2005).] IP: Logged
Billy Hoyle Friend of 3BC	posted 02-23-2005 09:37 PM This Year: Uma Thurman - Best Actress (Kill Bill Vol. 2) David Carradine - Best Supporting Actor (Kill Bill Vol. 2) Kill Bill Vol. 2 - Best Picture Val Kilmer - Best Actor (Spartan) Past Years: John Cleese - Best Actor (A Fish Called Wanda) Gene Hackman - Best Supporting Actor (Superman) Mary Tyler Moore - Best Supporting Actress (Flirting with Disaster) Alan Rickman - Best Supporting Actor (Die Hard) Michael Caine - Best Actor (Death Trap) Billy Bob Thornton - Best Supporting Actor (Primary Colors) James Woods - Best Actor (The Boost) Joe Mantegna - Best Actor (House of Games) Lindsay Crouse - Best Actress (House of Games) IP: Logged
dreamer Friend of 3BC	posted 02-26-2005 02:34 PM Julie Delpy - Best Actress (Before Sunset) James Woods - Best Supporting Actor (The Onion Field) Film: Glory - Best Picture, Best Director [This message has been edited by dreamer (edited 02-26-2005).] IP: Logged
ernestma Friend of 3BC	posted 02-28-2005 12:56 PM You all have picked some tremendous performances that could have easily been nominated. Dreamer picked what was my all-time biggest disappointment - and in a very high profile film to boot: Robert Shaw in Jaws. Is there anyone who doesn't remember crusty ole Captain Quint? And his drunken description of the WW-II shark attack was unforgettable. IP: Logged
ernestma Friend of 3BC	posted 03-07-2005 08:04 AM It seems as though a lot of great performances come in the supporting roles. There is where the juicy characters are, to help "color the portrait". Two more that were overlooked were Sam Rockwell & Dave Hutchinson as Wild Bill and Percy the guard in The Green Mile. Awesome performances. IP: Logged

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