A List Of Actors Who You're Afraid Will Be Overlooked At Next Years Oscars

[Antonio]

Leonardo DiCaprio in THE DEPARTED. He makes it look too damn easy.

The fab five from LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano and Steve Carrell. Alan Arkin was a little too over-the-top for my taste. Dano's self-imposed mute teen character is the breakout performance of the year.

Bruce Willis and David Morse in 16 BLOCKS: their best work in years. The film was released early on, and action movies hardly produced Oscar nominees (case in point: Paul Walker in RUNNING SCARED...another revelatory performance).

Diane Lane and Robin Tunney in HOLLYWOODLAND: Ben Affleck will reap the sole rewards for this film (as he was the best supporting actor this year so far), but these two female supporting performances were just as subtle and powerful.

The trio of kids in TWELVE & HOLDING: Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho and Zoe Weizenbaum. The best child actors since Abigail Breslin.

[Gian-Sergio]

Paul Dano in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, I do think Carrell might have a shot for a nomination.

[SpikeDurden]

Gretchen Mol in The Notorious Bettie Page.
Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman in Marie Antoinette.
Joseph Gordon Levitt in Brick.
Sook-Yin Lee in Shortbus.
Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti in The Illusionist.
Rinko Kikuchi in Babel.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Leonardo Di Caprio- The Departed

Steve Carrell- Little Miss Sunshine

Kate Winslet- Little Children

RInko Kikuchi- Babel



All I can say is that if Beyonce Knowles gets nominated/wins for Dreamgirls, I will boycott any future award shows. She probably will, seeing how it's typical of them.

[ilovemovies]

Performances I loved that will likely be overlooked:

Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta - it's such a great, brilliant performance and it will be outright tragic if he doesn't atleast get nominated but he probably won't.

Nicolas Cage in World Trade Center - I thought Cage was INCREDIBLE in this movie. I hope he and Michael Pena and Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oliver Stone and the movie itself all get nods. It's the best movie of the year IMO. Better than United 93 IMO.

Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine - Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell and Abigail Breslin also turn in standout performances in that movie, yet it is Arkin who leaves the most lasting impression. It's just a great performance.

Christopher Plummer in The Lake House - I think it's a shame that I haven't heard any buzz concerning this performance because I thought Plummer was wonderful as Keanu Reeves father.

Adam Beach in Flags of Our Fathers - it's one of the year's most moving performances.

Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta - It's also a great performance that will be a shamed if she gets overlooked, which is likely sadly.

Hugh Jackman in The Prestige - The transformation his character goes through throughout the movie is subtle but chilling. It's an incredible performance, by far Jackman's best work.

[Briare Rabbit]

Well... I can only say that most of these deserve to be overlooked. Especially anyone involved with World Trade Center or Little Miss Sunshine, as those movies were both trash.

I do agree with Portman in V for Vendetta... it is a good performance, even though Portman's done better for herself.

I think the entire cast of Infamous [except possibly Sandra Bullock] are going to get shafted because of Capote. Which is a shame, as Daniel Craig and Toby Jones give performances that are better than the majority of the treacly shite that passes for an oscar winning performance these days.

Its hard to think of anything outstanding from this year, as its all been so vanilla thusfar.

[ilovemovies]

Well, I'll see Infamous when it comes to dvd. But personally, my expectations are pretty low. Everything about it screams as being a second rate knockoff of Capote.

[RandalGraves]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
Performances I loved that will likely be overlooked:

Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta - it's such a great, brilliant performance and it will be outright tragic if he doesn't atleast get nominated but he probably won't.

Nicolas Cage in World Trade Center - I thought Cage was INCREDIBLE in this movie. I hope he and Michael Pena and Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oliver Stone and the movie itself all get nods. It's the best movie of the year IMO. Better than United 93 IMO.

Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine - Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell and Abigail Breslin also turn in standout performances in that movie, yet it is Arkin who leaves the most lasting impression. It's just a great performance.


Adam Beach in Flags of Our Fathers - it's one of the year's most moving performances.

Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta - It's also a great performance that will be a shamed if she gets overlooked, which is likely sadly.

Hugh Jackman in The Prestige - The transformation his character goes through throughout the movie is subtle but chilling. It's an incredible performance, by far Jackman's best work.

Good picks! I've gotta add:
Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman in Marie Antoinette.
And pretty much anyone in The Departed

[cerealkiller182]

Definately Levit from Brick

[Derek237]

Robert Downey Jr. in A Scanner Darkly. What a great performance. But they;ll probably exlude him because of the whole animation thing, which is really a shame.

Also, the whole cast of A Prairie Home Companion, particularly Garrison Kieler for a BSA nod, but hopefully he'll get a nomination for his screenplay.

[Briare Rabbit]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
Well, I'll see Infamous when it comes to dvd. But personally, my expectations are pretty low. Everything about it screams as being a second rate knockoff of Capote.

Despite the fact that Infamous [AKA Every Word is True AKA Have You Heard?] was greenlighted first?

Infamous is a much superior film to Capote, from the characterizations to the performances.

[ChemicalRomance]

Originally posted by Briare Rabbit
Infamous is a much superior film to Capote, from the characterizations to the performances.

Infamous was an excesise in OBVIOUS.

[Briare Rabbit]

Originally posted by ChemicalRomance
Infamous was an excesise in OBVIOUS.

Capote wasn't exactly the most subtle person on earth.

[SAI]

These should get nominated, but won't:

Lee Young Ae: Lady Vengeance.
A brilliant, very subtle, very quiet performance it would be overlooked even if it weren't in Korean.

Joseph Gordon Levitt: Brick
A masterclass in a noir lead, but the film's far too small to get much recognition outside, maybe as very long shot, screenplay.

Ben Sliney: United 93
He'll get overlooked because he was playing himself, shame.

I'm sure I'll be as sickened as ever by the nominations, and the winners, but hey the Oscars are a law unto themselves.

[Hannibal21]

Ellen Page - Hard Candy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Brick
Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Bryce Dallas Howard - Manderlay
Patrick Wilson - Hard Candy (and possibly Little Children?)

There might be a possibility for Gosling to get nominated (and it would be very well deserved), but the rest of them all have, like, a zero percent chance in hell of even being considered for a nomination (though I do hope they receive some recognition at the Independent Spirit Awards).

[Lazy Boy]

Originally posted by Hannibal21
Ellen Page - Hard Candy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Brick
Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Bryce Dallas Howard - Manderlay
Patrick Wilson - Hard Candy (and possibly Little Children?)

There might be a possibility for Gosling to get nominated (and it would be very well deserved), but the rest of them all have, like, a zero percent chance in hell of even being considered for a nomination (though I do hope they receive some recognition at the Independent Spirit Awards).

Great minds think alike.

Five of the best performances of the year, and not a one will get an Oscar nod.

As to performances that might get buzz based on other factors, yet still remain on the outside:

Rinko Kikuchi - Babel (the heart and soul of the film)
Shu Qi - Three Times
Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada
Michael Sheen - The Queen (although he still might ride the coattails of a locked Helen Mirren nom)
Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Will Ferrell - Winter Passing
Jackie Earl Haley - Little Children
Jodelle Ferland - Tideland (one of the best performances by a child actress)

[Briare Rabbit]

Industry insiders say that Michael Sheen actually has a likely chance of getting nominated now that Catch a Fire and Running with Scissors have come out and Tim Robbins/Brian Cox have been pretty much dropped.

[deadguy76]

Originally posted by Antonio (case in point: Paul Walker in RUNNING SCARED...another revelatory performance). [/B]

Running Scared wasn't half bad, a little too fast paced but I'll agree that this was Paul Walker's best performance.

My Picks:
Clive Owen for Inside Man
Vera Farmiga for Running Scared/The Departed
Aaron Eckhardt for Thank You For Smoking
Guy Pearce and Ray Winstone for The Proposition

[Pulp_Joker]

Performances I know will go overlooked will be Guy Pierce, Ray Winstone, and Danny Huston in The Proposition, which is a shame because it is the best film so far this year and those performances was fantastic. Also, Aaron Eckhardt in Thank You For Smoking

And I am hoping Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, and Steve Carrell get recognized for their work in Little Miss Sunshine. I especially want Breslin to get a nom as I think it was one of the most assured and brilliant performances of the year. Then Leo and Jack deserve nominations for their roles as well. But there is still two months to go and there could be better work ahead, but if not all the ones mentioned above deserve something.

[QUENTIN]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Nora Zehetner in Brick the best performances in their respective categories will surely be overlooked as will this brilliant film.

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed, but if we continue to see a series of disappointments, and there's an upswell of support for The Departed towards the end of the year, it could happen.

Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson in Hard Candy

Shareeka Epps and Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson these pairs have the best female performances of the year, and they're both out of children. Also feature remarkably strong turns from rising male 20-somethings.

Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, and Emily Watson in The Proposition If Peckinpah wasn't appreciated and Jones was overlooked, Hillcoat's film doesn't have a chance.

Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich, and Phylis Somerville in Little Children Winslet's work will likely be recognized, but the three best performances in the film are from relative unknowns and won't be able to ride Children's coattails unless it gets a BP nom.

Adriana Barraza in Babel I think Rinko Kinkuci will atleast get a nomination considering everyone who loves the film and even its detractors cite her as deserving. She'll fill the Amy Adams slot this year. Unforunately, the best performance in the movie, the heartbreaking work by Barraza, will certainly be unrecognized.

Natalie Jackson Mendoza in The Descent Didn't make as much as Aliens, even though it's better, so it can't even pull off that dark horse shot.

Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V For Vendetta This will be lucky if it gets a couple of technical nominations.

Kevin Kline in A Prarie Home Companion Released too early in the year for anyone to remember Kline's wonderful turn come next February, even if they did admire Altman's film

Robert Downey Jr. in A Scanner Darkly No one saw this and many will dismiss it as Downey playing himself.

Basically I just named all my nominees so far this year for the various acting awards. The only performances I've seen so far this year that I think actually do have a good shot at nominations and deserve them are Kate Winslett in Little Children, Jack Nicholson in The Departed, and Brad Pitt and Rinko Kikuchi in Babel.

[Gordon]

Originally posted by QUENTIN
Robert Downey Jr. in A Scanner Darkly No one saw this and many will dismiss it as Downey playing himself.

Thank you! Basiclly everyone in that movie did a fantastic job. I hope at least one person on the cast get's a acting nod.

And of course, although a little off topic, a best animated film win. Best movie so far this year, imo.

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