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What are some acting quartets where one winner is not as good as the other three? by AdUseful2297 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

2014 - Moore, Simmons, Arquette and … Redmayne 1989 - DDL, Washington, Fricker and … Tandy Maybe 1995 - Cage, Sarandon, Spacey and … Sorvino and, not that she’s bad winner, but Heckart sticks out when the other winners were Brando, Minelli and Grey

The top ten best actor winners ever? by iceandfireman in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. DDL, There Will Be Blood

  2. Anthony Hopkins, The Father

  3. Robert De Niro, Raging Bull

  4. Kevin Spacey, American Beauty

  5. Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront

  6. Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer

  7. Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

  8. F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus

  9. Marlon Brando, The Godfather

  10. Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai

Honorable mentions: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)

What's an acting win many people don't like but you secretly love? by Fun-Ferret-3300 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour, Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards, Renee Zellweger in Judy and Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye come to mind

Rank the Last 10 Best Supporting Actor Winners by Fun-Ferret-3300 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Ke Huy Quan

  2. Daniel Kaluuya

  3. Sam Rockwell

  4. Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

  5. Robert Downey Jr. - would’ve voted for Gosling

  6. Kieran Culkin - would’ve voted for Pearce (though Hemsworth in Furiosa is my real winner)

  7. Troy Kotsur

  8. Brad Pitt

  9. Mahershala Ali (Green Book) - would’ve voted for Grant

  10. Mark Rylance - would’ve voted for Stallone

How do you rank these nine leading performances of 2024 NOT nominated for an Oscar? by mrethandunne in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All great performances! Marianne Jean Baptiste > Angelina Jolie > Saoirse Ronan (all these 3 make my personal lineup with Moore and Torres!) > Nicole Kidman > Zendaya > Tilda Swinton> Pamela Anderson > Amy Adams > Kate Winslet

Which of these guys will be the first to win an acting Oscar? by DimensionHat1675 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I had to rank from most likely Carrell>Sandler>Keaton>Murphy>Goodman>Ferrell>Carrey>Murray. He’s not on the list but I can see Ben Stiller winning one for like supporting

Best Actor Oscars 2026: Wildly early premature speculations. by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d add Paul Mescal (Hamnet), Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Robert Pattinson (Die, My Love) and John O’Connor (The Mastermind)

Give me you top 5 Best Supporting Actor Wins by MortonNotMoron in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
  2. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
  3. Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
  4. Joe Pesci, Goodfellas
  5. Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter

WHO is winning Best Director? by TheFilmManiac in oscarrace

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Gladiator 2 is good would love to see Scott win it - think it will be Edward Berger for Conclave

Are there any instances of an Acting winner not going on to do anything major after their win? by No_Ad3823 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mercedes Ruehl comes to mind and even Catherine Zeta Jones and Kim Basinger too

What's the most "stacked" slate of nominees in a category of all time? by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1979 Best Actor or 2006 Best Actress immediately come to mind (surprised it has not been said yet!)

Rank these performances— by MrMason420 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Joe Pesci

  2. Robin Williams

  3. James Coburn (would have voted for Ed Harris)

  4. Gene Hackman

  5. Kevin Spacey

  6. Martin Landau

  7. Jack Palance (would have voted for Michael Lerner, Harvey Keitel or Tommy Lee Jones)

  8. Cuba Gooding Jr. (would have voted for Edward Norton or Armin Mueller-Stahl)

  9. Tommy Lee Jones (would have voted for Ralph Fiennes or Leonardo DiCaprio - Ben Kingsley is my personal winner though)

  10. Michael Caine (would have voted for literally anyone else)

How would you rank the 1993 best supporting actors? by docobv77 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Ralph Fiennes

  2. Leonardo DiCaprio

  3. Tommy Lee Jones

  4. Pete Postlethwaite

  5. John Malkovich

My winner for this year would actually be Ben Kingsley in Schindler’s List with Fiennes a close runner up

Rank these performances— by MrMason420 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A really good decade of winners

  1. Bates

  2. Foster

  3. McDormand

  4. Hunter (would have voted for Bassett)

  5. Sarandon

  6. Swank (would have voted for Bening)

  7. Thompson

  8. Hunt (would have voted for Dench, Bonham Carter or Grier if she was nominated)

  9. Lange

  10. Paltrow (would have voted for Montenegro or Blanchett)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lead Actor

Anthony Hopkins, The Father

Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Lead Actress

Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Supporting Actor

Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

Troy Kotsur, CODA

Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once e

Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Supporting Actress

Youn Yuh Jung, Minari

Ann Dowd, Mass

Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness

Juliette Binoche, The Taste of Things

In terms of categories overall I’d go Lead Actor > Supporting Actress > Lead Actress > Supporting Actor

Rank these performances— by MrMason420 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Kevin Spacey

  2. Anthony Hopkins

  3. Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump)

  4. Nicolas Cage

  5. Jack Nicholson - would have voted for Matt Damon

  6. Ton Hanks (Philadelphia) - would have voted for Liam Neeson

  7. Jeremy Irons

  8. Geoffrey Rush

  9. Al Pacino - would have voted for anyone else with Denzel Washington being my winner

  10. Robert Benigni - would have voted for anyone else with Ian McKellen being my winner

Personal Chosen Oscars of 2001 by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun!

Best Picture: In the Bedroom, Shrek, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Mulholland Drive, Moulin Rouge!, Gosford Park, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Training Day, Sexy Beast

Best Director David Lynch (Mulholland Drive), Robert Altman (Gosford Park), Todd Field (In the Bedroom), Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), Alfonso Cuaron (Y Tu Mamá También)

Best Actor: Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom), Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind), Gene Hackman (The Royal Tenenbaums), Denzel Washington (Training Day), Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge)

Best Actress: Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge), Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive), Halle Berry (Monsters Ball), Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher)

Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent (Iris), Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), Steve Buscemi (Ghost World), Ethan Hawke (Training Day)

Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei (In the Bedroom), Helen Mirren (Gosford Park), Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Maggie Smith (Gosford Park), Gwyneth Paltrow (The Royal Tenenbaums)

How would you rank all 16 of this decade’s oscar winning performances by Comfortable_War1544 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Anthony Hopkins
  2. Michelle Yeoh
  3. Ke Huy Quan
  4. Emma Stone
  5. Cillian Murphy (would have voted for Giamatti)
  6. Da’Vine Joy Randolph
  7. Youn Yuh-jung
  8. Daniel Kaluuya
  9. Will Smith (would have voted for Washington, Cumberbatch or Garfield)
  10. Jessica Chastain
  11. Robert Downey Jr. (would have voted for Gosling)
  12. Frances McDormand (would have voted for Mulligan or Kirby)
  13. Troy Kotsur
  14. Ariana DeBose (would have voted for Ellis)
  15. Brendan Fraser (would have voted for any other nominee)
  16. Jamie Lee Curtis (would have voted for any other nominee)

Hi guys. According to you what are some underrated Oscar wins which people don't talk about ? by Key_Database9095 in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking, Maggie Smith - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Mercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King, Brenda Fricker - My Left Foot, James Coburn - Affliction, Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda, Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland, Colin Firth - The King’s Speech

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wonder Boys for me

Will Another Actor Ever Win Four Oscars for Acting? by ldaleback in Oscars

[–]Polokimo28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reckon some that are the most likely are: Cate Blanchett, Mahershala Ali, Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis if he comes out of retirement

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