Thursday, October 15, 2009

Notable Oscar Snubs (Snubs, As in Not Even Being Nominated)

Jackie Gleason, "Requiem for a Heavyweight"........Burt Lancaster, "Sweet Smell of Success"........Montgomery Clift, "The Misfits"........Greta Garbo, "Queen Christina"........Edward G. Robinson, "Little Ceasar"........Henry Fonda, "Once Upon a Time in the West"........Vivien Leigh, "Waterloo Bridge"........Barbara Stanwyck, "The Lady Eve"........Carole Lombard, "Twentieth Century"........Joseph Cotten, "Shadow of a Doubt"..................................................................................And those are only the ones that I can think of. I'm sure that there are many, many more.

11 comments:

Oso said...

Requiem for a Heavyweight.great movie.Gleason was incredible.
Mountain Rivera is the way I've always kind of pictured myself.Especially during the scene when he is going to meet with the lady who'd promised him work?

Falling over the bellhop's foodcart in the hallway,it was painful watching it.Gleason really conveyed his caring,and his own shame at what he did.

You know what was interesting too, is the young Cassius Clay at the very start of the movie,knocking out Rivera.

Oso said...

James Woods in "The Onion Field".

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

James Woods is always rock solid. I especially liked him in "Casino" (a supporting role but, still). He played Sharon Stone's former pimp to absolute slimy perfection. As for "Requiem for a Heavyweight", my favorite scene was the one where Gleason and Julie Harris meet on the stairwell. He says, "You can't put fancy clothes on an ape and make him your dancing partner" and she slaps him in the face. After apologizing, she says something like, "I was just hoping that the next thing he wanted he could get." I still get a lump in my throat when I see it.

Oso said...

Julie Harris.I could picture her,but couldn't remember her name.Thanks!

Casino,another great example of Woods.There was one of those run of the mill Stallone thrillers,The Specialist.time-killer type of flick,but Woods steals it with his ability to menace people.

Stella by Starlight said...

Oh, Oso, absolutely! Casino was a masterpiece. I rarely see Hollywood films showing such artistry these days. I obviously made a huge error missing Requiem for a Heavyweight. I plan to remedy that omission. Hollywood films? Sin City, Syriana, Good Night, and Good Luck, and Brokeback Mountain come to mind as great movies.

The Oscars and all award shows annoy me because they are nothing but Tinseltown politics. I really don't care who's wearing what dress or suit. That red carpet garbage is just not me. Besides, that's not the real L.A.

Scandinavian films such as The Bothersome Man, as well as Japanese cinema [Discarded] are amazing. And, yes, I did like Godzilla films, especially the new ones. At least the Oscars had the good sense to award Hayao Miyazaki for Spirited Away as Best Animated Feature in 2003. If you haven't seen this film or Princess Mononoke, you're missing one the most beautifully and magnificently animated films I think I've ever seen.

An excellent indie film is Beyond the Mat, a documentary about professional wrestling which gives people an entirely different perspective about what these poor guys go through.

Trophy Husband turned me into a film snob. Bless him.

Seems like the greater the film or the more talented the actor, the less chance the Oscar bimbos notice the performance. I'm even more pissed at the Emmys. Can someone explain to me how blind nominating committed chose the bland and talentless James Spader for an Emmy in 2006 over the brilliance of Ian McShane's magnificent performance as Al Swearingen in Deadwood?

Gee, I'm not writing about politics. Will, I owe you.

Oso said...

Will,
is it true Al Groh was the original choice for the Pesci role in Casino ?

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

I have to confess, kids, I don't usually watch a lot of the newer movies. I did like "A History of Violence" and "The Station Agent", though. I guess classic movies are a lot like dark chocolate. Once you get hooked on it, it's extremely hard to go back....P.S. "No Country for Old Men" - that one I think I would like to see. "Frozen River", too.

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

The Cavs are winning now, Oso! And they haven't lost sice I started lambasting the guy. He's doing it to spite me, I swear. LOL

Oso said...

Will,
I would highly recommend "No Country for Old Men" if you liked the Wild Bunch (which I did).Not that it's like a Peckinpah movie,more like there's a sense that one is fated to do something,so that's what a man does.
The characters are very strong too.

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

I liked "The Wild Bunch" (Bill Holden, especially). I also liked "Once Upon a Time in the West" - Henry Fonda as a bad guy was genius. And he nailed it!

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

Robert Mitchum in "The Night of the Hunter" was another huge Oscar snub.