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Image 1 — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the biggest snub in Production Design of 2005. What was the biggest for 2004?
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Image 3 — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the biggest snub in Production Design of 2005. What was the biggest for 2004?
Image 4 — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the biggest snub in Production Design of 2005. What was the biggest for 2004?
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the biggest snub in Production Design of 2005. What was the biggest for 2004?

It was a round of big epics with Kingdom of Heaven, The New World, and The Chronicles of Narnia all getting a good amount of support. But running away with the win - and winning with a lot more support than I expected - as nominated by u/Affectionate_Bed_289, is Tim Burton's reimagining of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Production Design by Alex McDowell, Set Decoration by Peter Young).

I guess it's not too surprising there's been a re-evaluation of this film over the last few years. While still no where near on par with the Gene Wilder take, people are kinder to this film likely from having grown up on it. And while there are still people who don't care for it - particularly because of Johnny Depp's performance as Willy Wonka - what people can't deny is that this actually is some imaginative production design.

While the 1970s film aimed for a more wholesome, whimsical setting for the factory, Alex McDowell and his team goes all in on being as bold as possible in creating and visualizing the rooms from the book. The Land of Candy actually looks like weird and with a chocolate river with a sticky consistency. The factory where they make the 3-course-meal gum would be a normal mad scientist lab and it's just an odd curiosity here. Even the musical sequences - though the songs aren't as good as the original - have a lot of creativity in the staging and the choreography. Plus unlike with Wonka which did have practical sets but unfortunately had too much CGI and green screen to feel tactile, all of it is on screen - including set pieces like the chocolate river.

I understand why this film didn't have the best critical reception when it was first released but I am glad, even though it's not even a film I love, that there is more of an appreciation for what this film did and tried do. Especially nowadays when it could've been so easy to bank on nostalgia, at the very least half ass the look of this film.

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Now we have to decide what the biggest snub is for 2008. The nominees this year were:

  • The Aviator
  • Finding Neverland
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • A Very Long Engagement
u/dremolus — 4 hours ago
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Who would've won if every Best Actor sweeper this century wasn't nominated?

My guesses:

2005: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator) or Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)

2006: I want to say it would be Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) since he was in a strong BP runner-up, but his age and the material have me skeptical. If he doesn't win in PSH's place, then I'm guessing Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line) would.

2007: Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond)

2008: George Clooney (Michael Clayton)

2011: I want to say Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) probably takes it, but similar to Heath Ledger, his age has me skeptical. If he doesn't win in Colin Firth's place, then I'm guessing Jeff Bridges (True Grit) would.

2013: Ideally Joaquin Phoenix (The Master) would win, but the Academy didn't seem to like that movie too much despite giving it three acting nominations. I think Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) might end up taking it, considering how well SLP performed in the ATL categories.

2016: Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs) or Matt Damon (The Martian)

2018: Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out). Although if DDL (Phantom Thread) doesn’t get nominated for either There Will Be Blood or Lincoln, he probably wins this one (but I’m not really viewing this post as a single hypothetical)

2020: Adam Driver (Marriage Story)

2022: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog) or Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick...Boom!)

u/FBG05 — 8 hours ago
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Who gives the weakest Performance for 2004 Actress?

Vote for #6!!!!!!

Im trying to solidify my personal nominees for Best Actress 2004. Im having a hard time figuring out who should be the runner up? Vote here who you think gives the weakest performance of the line up. Would appreciate the insights.

PS some people argue Kidman should be nominated for Dogville others for Birth so just easier to lump it as one option here.

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u/DonSoulwalker — 5 hours ago
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If Letterboxd Decides the Oscars Winner and Nominees (1929/1930-1940)

Criteria:

  1. The nominees are based on the highest-rated films on Letterboxd for each year.
  2. For the 1927/1928 to 1931/1932 eligibility periods, the U.S. release dates of the films must fall between August 1 and July 31.
  3. For the 1932/1933 eligibility period, the U.S. release dates of the films must fall between August 1, 1932, and December 31, 1933.
  4. Films that were not released in the United States will not be included.
  5. Foreign films will be considered based on their U.S. release dates, not their original release dates in their countries of origin.
  6. The official U.S. theatrical or limited release date will be used as the basis for eligibility. Premiere dates will not be considered. Exceptions may apply in rare cases, such as A Tale of Two Cities, which was nominated at the 1937 Oscars despite its original 1935 release date.
  7. Documentary films and shorts (less than 45 minutes) will not be included.
  8. The number of nominees will be based on the number of nomination slots used by the Oscars in that particular year.
  9. If there are fewer than 10 nominees, additional films will be added to complete a 10-nominee lineup; however, these additional films will be treated as honorable mentions.
  10. Movies with 100 or fewer reviews will not be included.
  11. In case of a tie, the movies will be ranked based on the number of Letterboxd users who logged and reviewed the movie.

Legend:

  1. **Bold Movie title**- The Original Winner of that Year
  2. *Italicized movie title*- Movie that was originally nominated in the Best Picture on that year.

1927/1928

  1. **Sunrise** (4.2) (WINNER)
  2. *The Crowd* (4.1)
  3. The Circus (4.1)

Honorable mentions:

  1. Steambill Boat Jr. (4.0)
  2. The Last Command (4.0)
  3. The Man Who Laughs (3.9)
  4. The Student Prince of Old Heidelberg (3.8)
  5. Speedy (3.8)
  6. Spies (3.8)
  7. Lonesome (3.8)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. **Wings** (3.76)
  2. 7th Heaven (3.74)
  3. Chang (3.2)
  4. The Racket (3.1)

1928/1929

  1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (4.4) (WINNER)
  2. The Cameraman (4.1)
  3. October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (3.8)
  4. The Wedding March(3.8)
  5. The Docks of New York (4.0)

Honorable Mentions:

  1. Beggars of Life (3.8)
  2. The River (3.7)
  3. Show People (3.7)
  4. Shiraz (3.6)
  5. Piccadilly (3.6)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. Alibi (2.77)
  2. In Old Arizona (2.6)
  3. The Hollywood Revue of 1939 (2.52)
  4. **The Broadway Melody** (2.33)

The Patriot is the only lost film nominated for the Best Picture at the Oscars.

Ironically, the 4 original nominees in 1928/1929 have the lowest ratings in 1928 and 1929 (The Broadway and Arizona are both the lowest-rating film in Letterboxd at the year 1929 and 1928 respectively). So, this is the worst lineup for the Oscar Best Picture, I guess?!

1929/1930

  1. **All Quiet on the Western Front** (4.28) (WINNER)
  2. City Girl (3.97)
  3. A Cottage on Dartmoor (3.90)
  4. Pandora's Box (3.88)
  5. The Dawn Patrol (3.66)

Honorable Mentions:

  1. The White Hell of Pitz Palu (3.62)
  2. Queen Kelly (3.59)
  3. Applause (3.55)
  4. Hell's Heroes (3.50)
  5. *The Big House* (3.45)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. The Love Parade (3.44)
  2. The Divorcee (3.3)
  3. Disraeli (2.65)

1930/1931

  1. City Lights (4.33) (WINNER)
  2. Marius (3.95)
  3. Diary of a Lost Girl (3.90)
  4. Dishonored (3.84)
  5. The Blue Angel (3.81)

Honorable Mentions:

  1. Earth (3.79)
  2. The Public Enemy (3.72)
  3. Le Million (3.69)
  4. The Big Trail (3.66)
  5. Animal Crackers (3.66)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. The Front Page (3.3)
  2. Skippy (3.2)
  3. East Lynne (3.0)
  4. Trader Horn (2.38)
  5. **Cimarron** (2.48)

1931/1932

  1. Freaks (3.94) (WINNER)
  2. The Broken Lullaby (3.9)
  3. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (3.88)
  4. Scarface (3.83)
  5. Street Scene (3.78)
  6. Frankenstein (3.77)
  7. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (3.77)
  8. *Shanghai Express* (3.72)

Honorable Mentions:

  1. Monkey Business (3.69)
  2. *The Champ* (3.65)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. The Smiling lieutenant (3.6)
  2. Five Star Final (3.6)
  3. **Grand Hotel** (3.5)
  4. One Hour With You (3.5)
  5. Bad Girl (3.3)
  6. Arrowsmith (3.2)

1932/1933

  1. M (4.29) (WINNER)
  2. Trouble in Paradise (4.12)
  3. *I am Fugitive from a Chain Gang* (4.11)
  4. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (4.04)
  5. Design for Living (3.93)
  6. Duck Soup (3.92)
  7. Gold Diggers of 1933 (3.88)
  8. The Invisible Man (3.88)
  9. The Blood of a Poet (3.84)
  10. Pilgrimage (3.83)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. 42nd Street (3.6)
  2. Lady for a Day (3.6)
  3. Little Women (3.5)
  4. The Private Life of Henry VIII (3.4)
  5. Smilin' Through (3.4)
  6. State Fair (3.4)
  7. A Farewell to Arms (3.3)
  8. She Done Him Wrong (3.1)
  9. **Cavalcade** (2.53)

1934

  1. **It Happened One Night** (WINNER) (4.18)
  2. *The Thin Man* (3.96)
  3. The Scarlet Express (3.90)
  4. Our Daily Bread (3.72)
  5. The Merry Widow (3.7)
  6. Heat Lightning (3.69)
  7. Little Man, What Now? (3.65)
  8. The Count of Monte Cristo (3.59)
  9. 20th Century (3.58)
  10. The Black Cat (3.54)
  11. *Imitation of Life* (3.53)
  12. No Greater Glory (3.53)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. The Gay Divorcee (3.5)
  2. Cleopatra (3.4)
  3. The Barrett's of Wimpole Street (3.3)
  4. Viva Villa! (3.1)
  5. The House of Rothschild (3.0)
  6. Here Comes the Navy (2.9)
  7. Flirtation Walk (2.9)
  8. One Night of Love (2.8)
  9. The White Parade (2.8)

1935

  1. *Les Miserables* (4.09) (WINNER)
  2. Bride of Frankenstein (3.95)
  3. A Night of Opera (3.91)
  4. *Ruggles of Red Gap* (3.87)
  5. *Top Hat* (3.83)
  6. The Good Fairy (3.81)
  7. The 39 Steps (3.77)
  8. Happiness (3.77)
  9. *Captain Blood* (3.74)
  10. *The Informer* (3.71)
  11. Steamboat Round the Bend (3.69)
  12. **Mutiny on the Bounty** (3.68)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. David Copperfield (3.4)
  2. A Midsummer Night's Dream (3.4)
  3. Alice Adams (3.3)
  4. Broadway Melody of 1936 (3.3)
  5. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (3.3)
  6. Naughty Marietta (3.2)

1936

  1. Modern Times (4.26) (WINNER)
  2. Fury (3.98)
  3. My Man Godfrey (3.94)
  4. *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (3.90)
  5. *Dodsworth* (3.79)
  6. After the Thin Man (3.78)
  7. *Libeled Lady* (3.77)
  8. The Petrified Forest (3.66)
  9. *A Tale of Two Cities* (3.66)
  10. Camille (3.62)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. The Story of Louis Pasteur (3.4)
  2. San Francisco (3.4)
  3. Three Smart Girls (3.2)
  4. Romeo and Juliet (3.1)
  5. **The Great Ziegfeld** (2.9)
  6. Anthony Adverse (2.8)

1937

  1. Make Way for Tomorrow (4.23) (WINNER)
  2. History is Made at Night (3.92)
  3. *Stage Door* (3.91)
  4. *Awful Truth* (3.89)
  5. Angel (3.85)
  6. Stella Dallas (3.85)
  7. *Captains Courageous* (3.81)
  8. You Only Live Once (3.79)
  9. Way Out West (3.76)
  10. Easy Living (3.74)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. A Star is Born (3.6)
  2. Lost Horizon (3.6)
  3. Dead End (3.6)
  4. 100 Men and a Girl (3.3)
  5. The Life of Emile Zola (3.3)
  6. In Old Chicago (3.2)
  7. The Good Earth (3.2)

1938

  1. *Grand Illusion* (4.21) (WINNER)
  2. Bringing Up Baby (4.0)
  3. Holiday (3.97)
  4. Angels With Dirty Faces (3.93)
  5. The Lady Vanishes (3.91)
  6. *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (3.86)
  7. **You Can't Take It With You** (3.86)
  8. Prison Break (3.74)
  9. Vivacious Lady (3.73)
  10. *Pygmalion* (3.71)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. Jezebel (3.5)
  2. Boys Town (3.4)
  3. Test Pilot (3.4)
  4. The Citadel (3.4)
  5. Four Daughters (3.3)
  6. Alexander's Ragtime Band (3.2)

1939

  1. *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (4.14) (WINNER)
  2. Only Angels Have Wings (4.10)
  3. The Roaring Twenties (4.02)
  4. *Stagecoach* (3.98)
  5. *Ninotchka* (3.96)
  6. Midnight (3.93)
  7. *Wizard of Oz* (3.92)
  8. Port of Shadows (3.92)
  9. Young Mr. Lincoln (3.89)
  10. **Gone With the Wind** (3.86)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. Of Mice and Men (3.7)
  2. Goodbye Mr. Chips (3.7)
  3. Love Affair (3.7)
  4. Dark Victory (3.7)
  5. Wuthering Heights (3.6)

1940

  1. *The Great Dictator* (4.33) (WINNER)
  2. *The Grapes of Wrath* (4.19)
  3. The Shop Around the Corner (4.19)
  4. **Rebecca** (4.13)
  5. His Girl Friday (4.03)
  6. *The Philadelphia Story* (4.00)
  7. Waterloo Bridge (3.93)
  8. Fantasia (3.91)
  9. The Mortal Storm (3.90)
  10. Remember the Night (3.80)

Original Nominees that were not included on the list:

  1. Foreign Correspondent (3.7)
  2. The Letter (3.7)
  3. The Long Voyage Home (3.7)
  4. All This, and Heaven Too (3.5)
  5. Kitty Foyle (3.3)
  6. Our Town (3.0)
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u/Logical-Power-321 — 6 hours ago
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How would you rank these performances? (2000 - 2025 Heat 11)

2006: Kate Winslet - Little Children

2007: Elliott Page - Juno

2012: Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook

2013: June Squibb - Nebraska

2014: Emma Stone - Birdman

2015: Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight

2020: Olivia Colman - The Father

2023: Da’Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers

2025: Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value

2025: Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another

u/Regular-Departure839 — 7 hours ago
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If I had a nickel for every dark romance psychological drama where the woman was nominated for an Oscar for it but not the man, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Now riddle me this: Why were Jim Carrey and Ryan Gosling not nominated for Best Actor for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Blue Valentine respectively even though their co-stars Kate Winslet and Michelle Williams were nominated for Best Actress? How do you watch either of these movies and go "Yeah, make sure the woman gets into Best Actress, but don't bother making sure the man also gets into Best Actor even though he's the other half of the reason the movie works as well as it does!"

Nominate them too, you cowards.

(I personally would have ditched Depp and Franco in the 2004 and 2010 Best Actor lineups in favor of Carrey and Gosling, in case you're curious.)

u/AdUseful2297 — 13 hours ago
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I Just watched Tick Tick Boom for the first time, I loved it.

Today I just watched Tick Tick Boom for the first time. What a wonderful movie. It shed me to tears. Loved the movie. Andrew Garfield gave the best performance for playing Jonathan Larson. He was so fantastic and amazing. His singing was outstanding. I wish he won the Academy award for that movie. he deserved it. And I’m little shocked that It didn’t get best picture nomination and Lin Manuel Miranda didn’t even get director. I wish it got more nominations. But at least Garfield won The Golden Globe for best actor in musical film. He deserved it. If anyone seen it, what did u think of the movie?

u/UsefulWeb7543 — 18 hours ago
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What’s your thoughts on Sentimental Value?

Sentimental Value was one of my favorite International movies. I felt emotional with the film. it was well written by Joachim Trier. A director and writer who wrote The Worst Person In The World. I’m happy it won International Film at the oscars. But I’m so disappointed that Stellan Skarsgard and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas didnt win oscars and BAFTAs. I wish they won together. They deserved it. if I was a voter I would award em their first academy awards. They were so good and heartbreaking. And Renate Reinsve was good too. What are your thoughts on this movie? You agree that it should‘ve won more Oscars.

u/UsefulWeb7543 — 23 hours ago
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TIL these two aren’t Oscar nominees.

I could’ve sworn they were!

u/IoftheStars — 1 day ago
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Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King) & John Goodman (Barton Fink) win for Best Supporting Actress and Actor. Who should have won Best Actress & Actor in 1992?

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (1992)

WINNER - EMMA THOMPSON for Howards End

NOMINEES - CATHERINE DENEUVE for Indochine, MARY MCDONNELL for Passion Fish, MICHELLE PFEIFFER for Love Field, SUSAN SARANDON for Lorenzo's Oil

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (1992)

WINNER - AL PACINO for Scent of a Woman

NOMINEES - ROBERT DOWNEY JR. for Chaplin, CLINT EASTWOOD for Unforgiven, STEPHEN REA for The Crying Game, DENZEL WASHINGTON for Malcolm X

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Winners for 1990: Lead Actress - Kathy Bates for Misery (Actual Winner (A.W.) Kathy Bates for Misery), Lead Actor - Ray Liotta for Goodfellas (A.W. Jeremy Irons for Reversal of Fortune), Supporting Actress - Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost (A.W. Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost), Supporting Actor - Joe Pesci for Goodfellas (A.W. Joe Pesci for Goodfellas)

Winners for 1991: Lead Actress - Jodie Foster for The Silence of The Lambs (A.W. Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs), Lead Actor - Anthony Hopkins for The Silence of the Lambs (A.W. Anthony Hopkins for The Silence of the Lambs), Supporting Actress - Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher King (A.W. Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher King), Supporting Actor - John Goodman for Barton Fink (A.W. Jack Palance for City Slickers)

Winners for 1992: Lead Actress - ? (A.W. Emma Thompson for Howards End), Lead Actor - ? (A.W. Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman), Supporting Actress - ? (A.W. Marisa Tomei for My Cousin Vinny), Supporting Actor - ? (A.W. Gene Hackman for Unforgiven)

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List of Winners: Acting Quartets

Previous Post: Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) & Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs, now 2x winner) win for Best Actress and Actor. Who should have won Best Supporting Actress & Actor in 1991?

u/Legitimate_Welcome14 — 1 day ago
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The only 3 movies that were nominated for all 4 acting awards and didn't win any of them

Year Movie Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
1936 My Man Godfrey William Powell (lost to Paul Muni for The Story of Louis Pasteur) Carole Lombard (lost to Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld) Mischa Auer (lost to Walter Brennan for Come and Get It) Alice Brady (lost to Gale Sodengaard for Anthony Adverse)
1950 Sunset Boulevard William Holden (lost to José Ferrer for Cyrano de Bergerac) Gloria Swanson (lost to Judy Holliday for Born Yesterday) Erich von Stroheim (lost to George Sanders for All About Eve) Nancy Olson (lost to Josephine Hull for Harvey)
2013 American Hustle Christian Bale (lost to Matthew McCounagehy for Dallas Buyers Club) Amy Adams (lost to Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine) Bradley Cooper (lost to Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club) Jennifer Lawrence (lost to Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave)

Sunset Boulevard is also the only of the 3 that did win other awards but didn't win any for acting. My Man Godfrey and American Hustle didn't win any of their nominations at all

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u/LowInteraction6397 — 1 day ago
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Which of these Black Swan snubs is the worst?

Black Swan is a famous example of a film that got double digit nominations at most precursors, but then it just underperformed at the Oscars for…..reasons.

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u/PTAGoatofalltime — 24 hours ago
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Marie Antoinette was the biggest snub in Production Design of 2006. What was the biggest for 2005?

Another really interesting round of suggestions. The all to real (and sadly relevant) dystopia of Children of Men, the grand Chinese tale of Curse of the Golden Flower, and I love not only did someone say Nacho Libre, but it actually got a good amount of support. But u/PTAGoatofalltime's suggestion for Marie Antoinette won (Production Design by K.K. Barrett, Set Decoration by Véronique Melery and Soizic Hervé).

About time we got a Sofia Coppola movie to win a round. After both Priscilla and The Beguiled were past on, I finally get to talk about the amount of detail her films have in their sets. Whether or not it's period accurate, the gilded cages tell so much about the characters and the story. And especially for a film about exploring and deconstructing the image of Marie Antoinette and the exuberant excess she lived in, them capturing that while not going over-the-top like say a Baz Luhrmann film, is great.

And even without the subtext, it's just a marvel to look at. It makes sense this won the Oscar for Costume Design but it really should've gotten more nominations.

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Now we have to decide what the biggest snub is for 2008. The nominees this year were:

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  • King Kong
  • Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Pride & Prejudice
u/dremolus — 1 day ago
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How would you rank these performances? (2000 - 2025 Heat 10)

2001: Kate Winslet - Iris

2005: Frances McDormand - North Country

2005: Charlize Theron - North Country

2006: Peter O’Toole - Venus

2009: Helen Mirren - The Last Station

2018: Viggo Mortensen - Green Book

2019: Cynthia Erivo - Harriet

2019: Charlize Theron - Bombshell

2020: Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7

2024: Cynthia Erivo - Wicked

u/Regular-Departure839 — 24 hours ago
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It breaks my heart how Zoey Deutch was mostly ignored for awards consideration for "Nouvelle Vague"

Her turn as Jean Seberg was pitch perfect. I couldn't stop staring at her, she looked so much like the legendary actress.

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u/Profeta_do_Loss — 1 day ago
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Who would've won if every Best Actress sweeper this century wasn't nominated?

My guesses:

2001: Ideally Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream) would've won, but I think Juliette Binoche (Chocolat) probably takes it, given that she made all 4 precursors and had Weinstein power behind her.

2006: Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)

2011: Annette Bening (The Kids Are Alright)

2014: Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

2015: I want to say Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) could've won but I have a feeling that Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) would've won instead due to being in a stronger awards contender.

2016: Cate Blanchett (Carol)

2018: Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water)

2020: Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)

2026: While Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You) was probably the runner-up this year, I have a hard time seeing both actress categories going to lone nominees, so my guess is that Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) wins with a Buckley-less field.

Edit: Forgot to include Helen Mirren (The Queen) as a sweeper in 2007. I think Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) or Kate Winslet (Little Children) would've won if she wasn't nominated.

u/FBG05 — 1 day ago
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How would you rank these performances? (2000 - 2025 Heat 9)

2001: Ethan Hawke - Training Day

2003: Holly Hunter - Thirteen

2004: Virginia Madsen - Sideways

2004: Thomas Haden Church - Sideways

2007: Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone

2008: Melissa Leo - Frozen River

2009: Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air

2012: Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty

2014: Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game

2022: Paul Mescal - Aftersun

u/Regular-Departure839 — 1 day ago