Biggest Oscar mistakes
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Not so much actor but film.
The Shawshank Redemption. Nominated for 7, didn't win any! Travesty!
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The Shawshank Redemption. Nominated for 7, didn't win any! Travesty!
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Agreed. Gwyneth is a very average actress.
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Her nominated performance for In The Bedroom proved to me at least her win wsant a fluke or an error as many have thought, it was rumoured Jack Palance who announced the winner read the wrong name out, but i think her win was largely due to her being the only american nominated a la Helen Hunt in 1997
Apparently there are people in the wings of the theatre from the regulators of the vote who would rush on if an announcer read out the wrong name. I think people were so surprised that she won that they invented a conspiracy to cover it up.
It does have a lot to do with her being the only American but since it is the american academy awarRAB this is hardly surprising.
It does have a lot to do with her being the only American but since it is the american academy awarRAB this is hardly surprising.
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Still sad that so many Americans sees to be only able to vote for themselves...
Crash (a film set in LA were most of the Academy members live and/or work) beating Brokeback Mountain (or Good Night and Good Luck which I also thought was better - not Munich though, how they made a film about such an emotive topic so dull I'll never comprehend) and Helen Hunt (an American up against 4 brits) beating Judi Dench both really annoy me. Also Chicago beating the Pianist was bizarre.
I was disappointed that Pan's Labyrinth lost out last year but The Lives of Others is just as worthy.
Also, I am still completely bemused by the win of Driving Miss Daisy as best film (it's a nice enough film and Jessica Tandy was excellent but come on!) and Halle Berry's win as best actress, I watched Monster's Ball on the strength of that win and regretted it.
There are so many issues with the way Oscars are awarded which lead to these problems. Given that the largest number of people voting are American, they are generally favoured hence Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei's victories. I was actually surpised Helen Mirren won last year although there was a certain amount of inevitability to it.
Since actors make up the bulk of voters, actors in non-acting roles (like Kevin Costner, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and Mel Gibson who all won Oscars for directing but not acting) do well.
Sometimes they are awarded to correct past mistakes (Judi Dench's win, Martin Scorsese's win for the Departed which I'm not sure was necessarily the best film last year but his oscar was long overdue) or to reward a body of work rather than that performance (thinking specifically of John Wayne here).
The films made by the bigger studios tend to have the money to campaign for the votes of Academy Members, sending their films to old people's homes and sending out reps all over the place to convince or even bully people to vote for their films. It has been suggested that this is part of the reason Miramax has done so well.
Given that all of the awarRAB are voted for by every member of the academy very often they just tick a film that they like in several categories whether they are the best in that category or not. This affects mostly the technical awarRAB and is not repeated at the Baftas as most of these are chosen by a panel of professionals not the whole academy.
They also like to appear cleverer and deeper than they are (possibly why Shaespeare in Love did better than it had any right to) and there are definitely themes that they like to reward (illness either mental or physical being one of them - both of Tom Hanks oscars covered here, surely a much overrated actor - he only ever portrays Tom Hanks).
Finally they are affected by events and opinions in the outside world. The Academy often plays safe rather than risking public scorn (hence Crash's win). Also, Eddie Murphy who was practically a shoe in to win Best Supporting Actor last year lost out largely because of the disgusting Norbitt.
I was disappointed that Pan's Labyrinth lost out last year but The Lives of Others is just as worthy.
Also, I am still completely bemused by the win of Driving Miss Daisy as best film (it's a nice enough film and Jessica Tandy was excellent but come on!) and Halle Berry's win as best actress, I watched Monster's Ball on the strength of that win and regretted it.
There are so many issues with the way Oscars are awarded which lead to these problems. Given that the largest number of people voting are American, they are generally favoured hence Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei's victories. I was actually surpised Helen Mirren won last year although there was a certain amount of inevitability to it.
Since actors make up the bulk of voters, actors in non-acting roles (like Kevin Costner, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and Mel Gibson who all won Oscars for directing but not acting) do well.
Sometimes they are awarded to correct past mistakes (Judi Dench's win, Martin Scorsese's win for the Departed which I'm not sure was necessarily the best film last year but his oscar was long overdue) or to reward a body of work rather than that performance (thinking specifically of John Wayne here).
The films made by the bigger studios tend to have the money to campaign for the votes of Academy Members, sending their films to old people's homes and sending out reps all over the place to convince or even bully people to vote for their films. It has been suggested that this is part of the reason Miramax has done so well.
Given that all of the awarRAB are voted for by every member of the academy very often they just tick a film that they like in several categories whether they are the best in that category or not. This affects mostly the technical awarRAB and is not repeated at the Baftas as most of these are chosen by a panel of professionals not the whole academy.
They also like to appear cleverer and deeper than they are (possibly why Shaespeare in Love did better than it had any right to) and there are definitely themes that they like to reward (illness either mental or physical being one of them - both of Tom Hanks oscars covered here, surely a much overrated actor - he only ever portrays Tom Hanks).
Finally they are affected by events and opinions in the outside world. The Academy often plays safe rather than risking public scorn (hence Crash's win). Also, Eddie Murphy who was practically a shoe in to win Best Supporting Actor last year lost out largely because of the disgusting Norbitt.
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Phil Collins getting the Award for Best Music, Original Song with You'll Be In My Heart.
It should've been Aimee Mann for Save Me from the film Magnolia.
It should've been Aimee Mann for Save Me from the film Magnolia.
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Wow... that is really crap. Such a great film!
Ae Cha Dolphin
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I think it one of those career oscars and the fact she was up against three actresses all nominated for the same film, Tom Jones.
Chicago winning 'Best Picture' over The Pianist, which is possibly the greatest film of this decade.
Pure madness.
I feel these Best Picture winners were mistakes:
1994: Forrest Gump (should have been Shawshank Redemption)
1997: Titantic. (should have been Good Will Hunting)
1999: American Beauty - which I enjoyed. (should have been the under-rated masterpiece The Insider)
2005: Crash (insert either Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, and Munich)
Pure madness.
I feel these Best Picture winners were mistakes:
1994: Forrest Gump (should have been Shawshank Redemption)
1997: Titantic. (should have been Good Will Hunting)
1999: American Beauty - which I enjoyed. (should have been the under-rated masterpiece The Insider)
2005: Crash
(insert either Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, and Munich)