A few comments in a thread the other day concerning Oscar Winners and the unlucky vanquished has led me to starting this thread.
Being Movie buffs we’ve all got our opinions on who should have won, perhaps the Movie you like or Actor didn’t even get nominated !
It wouldn’t be unusual,no less than the late great Peter O’Toole went through his entire life without receiving an Oscar until the “Fellowship” decided to award him an honorary one instead………..a cop out…………they had plenty of opportunities to right the wrong on no less than 8 occasions.
For my own part I believe Shakespeare in Love robbed Saving Private Ryan of Best Picture, likewise Ordinary People picked the pocket of Raging Bull.
Adrien Brody getting the best actor award for the Pianist and ahead of Daniel Day Lewis for Gangs of New York is another but being post 9/11 I guess the Academy were looking for something to reflect the mood and so while I don’t share the decision, I can understand it. On the other hand i've never understood Forrest Gump getting the nod over both Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption for best picture...............never ever,i'd have quite happily had Quiz Show winning it instead.
Feel free to pitch in with whatever you think ………………..i could be wrong about Forrest Gump .............would never admit it though !
Being Movie buffs we’ve all got our opinions on who should have won, perhaps the Movie you like or Actor didn’t even get nominated !
It wouldn’t be unusual,no less than the late great Peter O’Toole went through his entire life without receiving an Oscar until the “Fellowship” decided to award him an honorary one instead………..a cop out…………they had plenty of opportunities to right the wrong on no less than 8 occasions.
For my own part I believe Shakespeare in Love robbed Saving Private Ryan of Best Picture, likewise Ordinary People picked the pocket of Raging Bull.
Adrien Brody getting the best actor award for the Pianist and ahead of Daniel Day Lewis for Gangs of New York is another but being post 9/11 I guess the Academy were looking for something to reflect the mood and so while I don’t share the decision, I can understand it. On the other hand i've never understood Forrest Gump getting the nod over both Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption for best picture...............never ever,i'd have quite happily had Quiz Show winning it instead.
Feel free to pitch in with whatever you think ………………..i could be wrong about Forrest Gump .............would never admit it though !