Comments on: 10 Oscar Winners Who Won For The Wrong Film

By: Jmclarosb

Jmclarosb — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

I'm surprised hot to see Russell Crowe on the list. He should have won for The Insider and/or ABeautiful Mind, not Gladiator

By: T

Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Goodfellas Vs. Dances with wolves….

now on which universe is the latter deserving over the former?

By: Milano

Milano — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

James Stewart won for "The Philadelphia Story" and should have won the year before for "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Joan Fontaine won for "Suspicion" and should have won the year before for "Rebecca."

By: serena

serena — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

A lot of great classic actors won for the wrong film. Henry Fonda should've won it for GRAPES OF WRATH, Humphrey Bogart won for THE AFRICAN QUEEN but his greatest performance was the previous year in IN A LONELY PLACE, I'd even argue that Gary Cooper's first Oscar was the right year for the right director, but the wrong film: BALL OF FIRE has aged so much more gracefully than SERGEANT YORK, both released in 1941 and directed by Howard Hawks.

By: cattt

cattt — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

They could've swapped the best actor winners from 2010 and 2011. Jeff Bridges should've won for True Grit and Colin Firth should've won for A Single Man. It went the other way around.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

A more recent trend has been awarding someone in an acting field for an inferior performance to one they gave the year prior. Colin Firth deserved Best Actor for A Single Man, not The King's Speech.

By: BEF

BEF — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Man, Ordinary People sure gets a short shrift from everyone. It's a good movie. Is Raging Bull better? Of course! But Ordinary People is no Crash awarding embarrassment … it's just a good throwback melodrama without the Sirk colors. I wish people would pick on Costner more for "robbing" Scorsese.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Cher should have won for mask or silkwood not that silly accent in moonstruck

By: Jorge Clooneigh

Jorge Clooneigh — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Why do I get the horrible feeling that Amy Adams will join this list come March after a surprise thieving of the trophy from the genius Cate Blanchett?

Adams is so mediocre in American Hustle it would be insulting to her work in Junebug, The Master and many other performances to acknowledge her here.

By: IJS

IJS — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Denzel won for Training Day, but he should have won for Malcolm X. I must have pushed Al Pacino's win out of my mind.

Whoopi Goldberg won for Ghost years after her Color Purple snub.

By: Oogle monster

Oogle monster — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

What about Colin Firth for A Single Man (instead of TKS), Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (instead of SLP), and Gwyneth Paltrow for absolutely nothing since her career is a joke and her Oscar win is a bigger joke (although she is borderline good in The Talented Mr Ripley)….

By: Jorge Clooneigh

Jorge Clooneigh — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Why do I get the horrible feeling that Amy Adams will join this list come March after a surprise thieving of the trophy from the genius Cate Blanchett?

Adams is so mediocre in American Hustle it would be insulting to her work in Junebug, The Master and many other performances to acknowledge her here.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Personally, I think you guys don't know shit when it comes to MacLaine and her win with Terms.
But other than that, I agree with everything else. Hell, I would even go with Scorsese and Aviator. Just not Departed.

By: K. Bowen

K. Bowen — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Is it too soon to say Jennifer Lawrence?

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

'The Departed' is an almost perfect film. sorry.

By: RPG

RPG — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Pretty much anything for Jennifer Lawrence. The most overrated actor of this generation, hands down.

By: Alex Carlson

Alex Carlson — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

I'd add John Mills to this list. He's a brilliant character actor who did brilliant work in films like GREAT EXPECTATIONS, but he wins the Oscar for his non-speaking role in RYAN'S DAUGHTER, a performance that basically consisted of making scared faces and running away from things.

He should have won for HOBSON'S CHOICE, where he gives and incredibly honest comedic performance as the nervous future son-in-law of Charles Laughton's brash protagonist.

By: DomizianoA

DomizianoA — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Oh my God: great article! But as usual the comments are angering me! We are talking about sublime legends like Julie Christie, and, most comments go over Jennifer Lawrence, or Amy Adams who was truly insipid in 'American Hustle' (i am sorry but she was, just not her role!),or Russell Crowe! People, it is just not about today! And just today! There were so many better movies, and so many dreamier stars back until the 1980's: in fact, those icons who are still alive, such as Christie, still works, and looks great (she was the best thing of "The Company You Keep" by FAR!!!), and, not like other thespians lately.. who have a decade, max!
And, of course, there are still MacLaine, and the great Pacino, and there was Carol Reed who made a few memorable movies…
Please, try to get back to the greater Cinema, at least once in a while!!! Goddammit!
And, no i am not 70, i am barely 40.

By: blobbo

blobbo — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Fun article. One error: at the end of the piece about Carol Reed, it states that he lost the Best Director Oscar for "The Third Man" to Joseph L. Mankiewicz for "A Letter to Three Wives." In fact, he did lose to Mankiewicz for the 1950 awards, but it was when Mankiewicz won for "All About Eve." It was the year before that Reed — nominated for "The Fallen Idol" — lost to Mankiewicz for "A Letter to Three Wives." Also, it might just be semantics, but you state that "Odd Man Out" did not even receive a nomination. If you are specifically talking about Reed as director, that is correct, but the film did receive a nomination for Best Film Editing. "Body and Soul" starring John Garfield won that category. Personal opinion: as for the one and only magnificent Julie Christie, I'd choose "McCabe and Mrs. Miller." Heartbreaking and haunting performance.

By: robin

robin — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

The biggest omission is certainly Alfred Hitchcock. He is the most critically acclaimed director now (according to the sight and sound survey, 2012). But he never won an Oscar.

By: Helgi

Helgi — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Stanley Kubrick. The fact that he never won an Academy Award for directing shows that it is just a popularity contest. A showcase for beautiful bubbles to shine for a day or two.

By: jhpcine

jhpcine — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Just some random thoughts: Julie Christie was awarded for "Darling" by academies (she won both the Oscar and the BAFTA) as well as by cirtics circles such as the National Board of Review and New York. The same with Shirley McLaine; she didn't just won the Oscar for "Terms of endearment", but the most important American film critics' awards: Los Angeles, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics and New York. As for Geraldine Page, I agree "The trip to Bountiful" isn't a great film, but Page's performance is great, don't you think? I love her in both Williams' films, but do you think she should've beaten Sophia Loren and Anne Bancroft?

By: jhpcine

jhpcine — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

I've just read your honorary mentions and I couldn't agree more… With the exception of James Cagney's inclusion! He was perfect in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"! One question, which film do you think should've earned his award to Robert Duvall?

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are two big ones that stand out. Crowe should have won for INSIDER and then BEAUTIFUL MIND and Denzel for HURRICANE.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:08:32 +0000

I'm kinda sick that people say ordinary people was not worthy to win best picture, I recently saw it again and I don't think a movie has moved me as much as that did. Shirley MacLaine was very deserving for terms of endearment. Why not mention renee zellwegger and Penelope cruz who both won supporting oscars the following year for performances they were better in