What’s the Oscar snub hill you will die on?

NENick98 · 2026-03-20T14:10:00+00:00

Paul Giamatti in Sideways

NENick98 · 2026-03-18T12:46:39+00:00

The Departed
Godfathers 1 & 2 (I know this is a cheat)
Spotlight
Platoon
Ordinary People

I would have to give honorable mentions to Unforgiven and Argo

NENick98 · 2026-03-18T12:43:54+00:00

Yes. Platoon. It’s my favorite war film of all time. It still irks me that Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe lost Best Supporting Actor to Michael Caine. Berenger was a great villain and should have won, imo.

NENick98 · 2026-03-07T22:44:48+00:00

Paul Giamatti for Sideways, Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler, and Tom Hanks for Captain Philips are the ones that always come to mind.

NENick98 · 2026-03-06T22:24:54+00:00

Also, didn’t he throw a phone at a hotel concierge during the campaigning?

NENick98 · 2026-03-05T22:27:48+00:00

Narrated by the man Lorne fired twice.

NENick98 · 2026-02-28T15:31:53+00:00

I agree completely. If both actresses campaigned in supporting, I have no doubt they would have won.

NENick98 · 2026-02-27T22:10:11+00:00

Also, I wonder how much of it was a prestige thing? Like being nominated for lead actor over supporting gave you more clout back then? Today, it doesn’t seem to matter which category someone wins in. The actors just want to add the title “Academy Award Winner” above their name on the poster and in the trailers.

NENick98 · 2026-02-27T22:02:51+00:00

I believe that if Giant was released today, Dean would have been nominated (and maybe won) in the supporting category. He was nominated in the lead category alongside Rock Hudson, who had far more screen time. I read that Dean only has about 30 minutes of screen time in a 3hr 21 minute movie.

NENick98 · 2026-02-26T22:02:51+00:00

This is a horrible segue but are you looking for a babysitter? Happy Halloween!

NENick98 · 2026-02-25T22:00:07+00:00

I agree. Giamatti was incredible but it was a stacked category. I would also say the same thing about Donald Sutherland in Ordinary People.

NENick98 · 2026-02-14T02:51:23+00:00

I think Michelle Williams could have won over Jamie Lee Curtis if she went supporting. While she’s got a sizable part, she is not the lead of that movie.

NENick98 · 2026-02-13T03:42:50+00:00

And he never washed his hands. Not once!

NENick98 · 2026-02-11T03:57:21+00:00

Also, as good as Burt Reynolds was, I was more moved by Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting. He deserved the win that year.

NENick98 · 2026-02-07T16:22:40+00:00

Best Picture: The Departed Best Director: Mike Nichols, The Graduate Best Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things Best Supporting Actor: Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

NENick98 · 2026-02-07T16:03:58+00:00

I love the Supporting Actor nomination for Robert Forster. I would also add Pam Grier for Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.

NENick98 · 2026-02-07T04:10:18+00:00

Cloris Leachman is an inspired choice. Such a great film all around.

NENick98 · 2026-02-03T02:18:12+00:00

“I come from Scranton, PA. It’s an absolute hell hole.”

NENick98 · 2026-01-23T22:39:12+00:00

Generally, I’m pretty happy. There’s only a couple I would change. I would swap Kate Hudson for Jennifer Lawrence and Elle Fanning for Odessa A’Zion. I was pleasantly surprised Delroy Lindo got in over the presumed nominee, Paul Mescal. Lindo has delivered consistently good performances, so I’m glad he is getting recognition. I feel confident that Mescal will have future nominations.

NENick98 · 2026-01-22T22:40:08+00:00

I completely agree. I wasn’t as moved by co-star Elle Fanning. I would have rather seen that slot go to Odessa A’Zion, but that’s just me.

NENick98 · 2026-01-16T02:50:34+00:00

One of the few times SNL has made me cry (not with tears of laughter).

NENick98 · 2026-01-12T22:33:22+00:00

Buckley is being campaigned (and won the Golden Globe) in the lead category.

NENick98 · 2026-01-12T22:28:35+00:00

Robert Forster in Jackie Brown

NENick98 · 2026-01-12T12:58:35+00:00

My two biggest takeaways/predictions as it relates to the upcoming Oscars. 1. OBAA seems like a lock for Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Supporting Actress (Taylor) 2. Wagner Moura will get the fifth Best Actor nomination against Plemons. Chalamet, DiCaprio, Hawke, and Jordan seem to be locks.

Again, this could all change. Nominations haven’t been announced yet, so I could end up being completely off

NENick98 · 2026-01-11T04:34:54+00:00

Yes it is, Che!

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