Companion thread to my "most undeserved best actress winners". Admittedly I'm not as well versed in actor oscars as I am in actress oscars so feel free to disagree with me or add any other suggestions.
Least deserved best actor oscar wins
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 28, 2021 5:44 PM |
Dishonourable mentions:
Wallace Beery for the Champ tying with Fredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Sean Penn in Milk winning Over Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler
Jeff Bridges in Crazy heart winning over Colin Firth in A single man.
Colin Firth in The King's speech winning over Jeff Bridges in True grit
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump winning over ANY of his fellow nominees
Denzel Washington in Training day winning over Tom Wilkinson in In the bedroom
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 18, 2021 6:40 PM |
[quote] Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump winning over ANY of his fellow nominees
A guy who started his career in drag versus one of the Sweathogs. Yeah, that just screams prestige.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 18, 2021 6:45 PM |
R2 what?
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 18, 2021 6:50 PM |
Which was the first Oscar-winning male performance to show full frontal nudity? Or has that happened yet?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 18, 2021 7:17 PM |
R4 I'm not sure about male, but Holly Hunter showed everything in the piano
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 18, 2021 7:33 PM |
No Best Actor has shown cock in the winning performance
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 18, 2021 7:44 PM |
Um, r1 Wallace Beery is terrific in The Champ; it's one of the better Oscar-winning performances.
I voted for Pacino. Scent of a Woman is one of the few films I actually walked out of.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 18, 2021 7:44 PM |
McConaughey
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 18, 2021 7:46 PM |
[quote] Which was the first Oscar-winning male performance to show full frontal nudity?
Alan Bates and Olivier Reed went full frontal in 1969 in WOMEN IN LOVE, but weren't nominated for these performances. Bates was nominated that year for THE FIXER but lost to Cliff Robertson (yeah, I know)
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 18, 2021 7:47 PM |
Eddie RedMinge was weak
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 18, 2021 7:55 PM |
Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences VOTE to decide who "deserves" an Oscar. It's just a popularity contest that should not be taken seriously.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 18, 2021 8:09 PM |
R11 =Glenn
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 18, 2021 8:10 PM |
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED IN THE BEST ACTRESS CATEGORY
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 18, 2021 8:10 PM |
Dustin Hoffman since his role in "Rainman" was a supporting role.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 18, 2021 8:59 PM |
Bing for sure. He got it for being a beloved icon, not a fantastic actor
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 28, 2021 5:07 PM |
Sean Penn was superb in Milk.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 28, 2021 5:29 PM |
Milk should have gone to a gay guy. Sean Hayes should have done it. Sean Penn was hammy and overindulgent .
Matthew McBongo for Dallas Buyers Club should also make the list. A ridiculous hetero-wash of a very important moment in LGBTQ history.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 28, 2021 5:32 PM |
Plus Art Carney.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 28, 2021 5:39 PM |
[quote]Milk should have gone to a gay guy.
Get outta here. Anyone who subscribes to the bullshit that only gay and trans people should play gay and trans people needs to be sent back to kindergarten. Actors are called actors because that's what they do. Act.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 28, 2021 5:44 PM |