Oscar Nominations That Meryl Didn't Deserve

All. of. them.

Mucus of the Fart

Florence Foster Jenkins

My noms for her : Kramer Vs Kramer, Sophia’s Choice, the Dingo ate my baby, silkwokd, ironweeds , postcards from the edge (i’d give her the oscar for that), bridges of madison county, devil wears prada, & doubt. On fence with julia child movie - i liked her but it was a bad film. So 10 bominations. The other 11 i wouldn’t. She’d win for: sophia & postcards Off topic but i’d award Kathy Bates three oscars: misery, dolores claiborne & primary colors.

Oh, honey. How much time you got?

Julie and Julia.

R5 i’d give glenn two: Garp & dangerous liaisons

R7 Yes. Dangerous Liasions for sure. And I loved Garp, too, and her performance in it, though it's a challenging movie.

I wouldn't have nominated her for Ironweed, The Bridges of Madison County, One True Thing, Music of the Heart, Julie & Julia or The Post, even though I don't think any of those performances are bad. There were just choices I liked more those years.

I definitely wouldn't have nominated her for The Iron Lady, August: Osage County, Into the Woods or Florence Foster Jenkins under any circumstance.

Doubt is a big question mark for me. I really liked Meryl's performance when I first saw it, but I wonder if it would play differently now, especially after a decade of work that I mostly disliked.

G put the bottle down.

She was ok in One True Thing but Renee Zellweger should have been nominated instead.

R11 = Renee.

She definitely didn’t deserve the one for Into the Woods

They made a joke one year that by law, Meryl had to be nominated.

No one laughed because it was a little too close to the reality

(oops they = The Oscars)

She [bold]won[/bold] for “The Iron Lady.” I mean, that is just ghastly. The movie is impossible to watch because you can just see the gears turn in Meryl’s head. It’s not art.

She did nothing special in The Post, so I list that one as the least deserving nomination.

I remember when people tried to make the case for Meryl’s genius in The Post, and it came down to the scene where she listens during a phone call, plus she also wears a caftan.

She’s fine, but that role offered her next to nothing.

R16 i love the word ghastly. I’m glad DL is using it again.

I see G has been very busy on this thread!

This should piss a few of you off: What about those films Meryl actually did deserve nominations for but didn't get them? I loved her in The Hours. I also preferred her to Diane Keaton in Marvin's Room, (as did the Golden Globes).

R21 she deserved nominations for both of those.

The only nomination I disagree with is Music I'd The Fart. She was good in it but the film is too long. Would have made a decent TV movie.

I think she should have win for Kramer, Sophie's Choice, The Bridges of Madison County, Adaptation and possible Doubt.

She was excellent in Into The Woods but since they ruined it by not killing of Rapunzel the Witch lost her big emotional scene.

All, she sucks and is majorly over-rated. She's a dumpy ho too.

What did Dino DiLaurentiis say to her about her looks that was so offensive? She auditioned for the lead in KING KONG which eventually went to Jessica Lange.

She didn't audition for it, she just got a meeting with Dino based on her fledgling rep in the theatre. He said to his son "why did you bring me this ugly thing?". He may also have called her a pig.

If I recall, Streep said Dino uttered this in Italian, and she understood it since she speaks it fluently.

Harsh.

Here you go....(You're welcome).