Emirazza Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah, nobody cares! Everyone is hoping Leo to win an Academy Award in near future, But not for Oldman. Why??? Am I the only one who thinks, Oldman is the greatest living actor? What do you think? Is he overrated? Is he overacting? Is he a talentless hack? What's wrong with him? Let's discuss! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) He is a great actor, but what has he done recently to warrant an Oscar? Leo is in a ton of Oscar Bait films, Oldman isn't, that's the difference. Edited February 18, 2014 by Jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He is very good but not in Leos league. I think Dicaprio is the best actor of our generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Oldman's better than DiCaprio, he simply doesn't choose many films that are awards magnets. He deserved to win in 2011 for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. A brilliant understated performance. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Leo also gets more ink because he's almost always the leading man and box office star, whereas Oldman is mostly in supporting roles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Leonardo DiCaprio is not even in Gary Oldman's league, especially early Oldman. Could Leo have played Sid Vicious, Lee Harvey Oswald, Dracula and Drexl Spivey? I don't think so. Edited February 18, 2014 by Darth Homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emirazza Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Leonardo DiCaprio is not even in Gary Oldman's league, especially early Oldman. Could Leo have played Sid Vicious, Lee Harvey Oswald, Dracula and Drexl Spivey? I don't think so. You forgot this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) What Leo has yet to do is take a fundamentally transformative role. All of his roles still have the same underlying Leo-ness, even his crazy psycho in Django Unchained (which is one of his best performances).But Oldman can totally disappear into roles. Look at his turn in The Contenderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vUGbX6UX10The average person had no idea that was Gary Oldman until the credits. Edited February 18, 2014 by 4815162342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawa Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Gary Oldman has shown way more range than Leo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 This is Gary Oldman treating all people who consider Leo the better actor with the respect they deserve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Films Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) The opening post is reminding me of the scene in mean girls where gretchen is going on about Brutus and Caesar Edited February 18, 2014 by DreamgirlsFilms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 There are plenty of great actors that never won an Oscar or only won when they were way older in life. I don't know why Leo is constantly singled out. The constant Oscar whoring surrounding DiCaprio makes me want him to lose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) There are plenty of great actors that never won an Oscar or only won when they were way older in life. I don't know why Leo is constantly singled out. The constant Oscar whoring surrounding DiCaprio makes me want him to loseBecause Leo is the only one begging for it. Edited February 18, 2014 by Jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emirazza Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 There are plenty of great actors that never won an Oscar or only won when they were way older in life. I don't know why Leo is constantly singled out. The constant Oscar whoring surrounding DiCaprio makes me want him to lose Only actor above Oldman is Peter O'Toole. But O'Toole had 8 Oscar nods, while Oldman has a single nod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Oldman is most definitely underrated. I was very glad to see him finally get his due (relatively speaking) with that Best Actor nomination for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Alas, unless he has an extremely baity role, he's probably destined to be just an honorary Oscar recipient, if that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Yeah, nobody cares! Everyone is hoping Leo to win an Academy Award in near future, But not for Oldman. Why??? Am I the only one who thinks, Oldman is the greatest living actor? What do you think? Is he overrated? Is he overacting? Is he a talentless hack? What's wrong with him? Let's discuss! I've seen this many times before. Gary Oldman is my favorite actor. The ultimate chameleon. I've held him in high regard since Air Force One then I saw some of his earlier work and it reaffirmed my opinion of him. He is the best living actor IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
