Jake Gittes Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Tommy Lee Jones? Really?I saw nothing in TLJ's performance that I hadn't already seen in any other performance of his. That he won over Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List and Di Caprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a joke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmBuff Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Sean Connery-The UntouchablesJudi Dench-Shakespeare in LoveTommy Lee Jones-The FugitiveCatherine Zeta Jones-ChicagoJean Dujardin-The Artist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawa Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Not a performance, per se, but The Social Network's score was the worst thing about it. I can't fathom how anyone could call it listenable let alone Oscar-worthy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I saw nothing in TLJ's performance that I hadn't already seen in any other performance of his. That he won over Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List and Di Caprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a joke.IMO, only 2 performances that year were worthy of best supporting actor. One was Jones and the other was Kilmer in Tombstone. TLJ was stunning and brilliant in Fugitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Sean Connery-The UntouchablesJudi Dench-Shakespeare in LoveTommy Lee Jones-The FugitiveCatherine Zeta Jones-ChicagoJean Dujardin-The ArtistTotally agree with the last two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Forest Whitaker - Last King of ScotlandJeff Bridges - Crazy HeartReese Witherspoon - Walk the LineSandra Bullock -The Blind SideCher- MoonstruckDenzel Washington - Training Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Sandra Bullock - The Blind SideKate Winslet - The ReaderJudi Dench - Shakespeare in LoveCuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) I think Sandra win needs to be put in context.In comparison to the other ladies that year, there was nothing else that was amazing. Everyone I know who saw the film though Sandra stole the film and I think she plays a simplistic role but played it amazingly well.That win was more like the people's choice for that year. Edited August 28, 2012 by Lordmandeep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I think Sandra win needs to be put in context.In comparison to the other ladies that year, there was nothing else that was amazing. Everyone I know who saw the film though Sandra stole the film and I think she plays a simplistic role but played it amazingly well.That win was more like the people's choice for that year.Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep beg to differ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep beg to differMulligan is the most over rated actress out there right now, imo. Hollywood is desperately trying to shove her down our collective throats and I don't get it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 George Clooney in Syriana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I think Sandra win needs to be put in context.In comparison to the other ladies that year, there was nothing else that was amazing. Oh, I definitely disagree with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Well to be honest..If you looked at reviews and even people who follow the Oscars all the attention went to Sandra...The reason was she played the role of a mother really well. If she was not that good, why did thousands of Oscar members choose her?Point being support for Sandra to win a Oscar was not only from average people but from the academy as well.Not everyone who wins needs to be representing some sort of political message.Sometimes the best performances are the generic ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Well to be honest..If you looked at reviews and even people who follow the Oscars all the attention went to Sandra...The reason was she played the role of a mother really well. If she was not that good, why did thousands of Oscar members choose her?Point being support for Sandra to win a Oscar was not only from average people but from the academy as well.Not everyone who wins needs to be representing some sort of political message.Sometimes the best performances are the generic ones.Beautifully said. And I agree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Octavia Spencer for The HelpA dreadful impersonation of the Sassy Black Woman stereotype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Well to be honest..If you looked at reviews and even people who follow the Oscars all the attention went to Sandra...The reason was she played the role of a mother really well. If she was not that good, why did thousands of Oscar members choose her?Point being support for Sandra to win a Oscar was not only from average people but from the academy as well.Not everyone who wins needs to be representing some sort of political message.Sometimes the best performances are the generic ones.Not sure if serious. Meryl Streep completely inhabiting Julia Childs should have won easy. Even Gabby Sidibe was better then the whatever hell Sandra Bullock was doing. And last i checked this was the worst performance thread, not the people's choice award thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) As said before Sandra won because the academy picked her.She clearly won it easily as she was the favourite well before the actual Oscars. Edited August 29, 2012 by Lordmandeep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 It's funny to me when people think you need to be a tortured soul in order to be worthy of an oscar. I think that's rubbish. It's the same reason I think Hackman deserved best actor in 1988 for Mississippi Burning over Hoffman's performance in Rainman. Hoffman had the flashier performance, Hackman, imo, had the more complete one. That's how I look at Bullock's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 That's not true in my case. Some of my favorite Oscar wins are stuff like Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda or Diane Keaton in Annie Hall or Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost. Not really "tortured soul" performances. I just happen to think that Sandra was bad in The Blind Side.Also thought Meryl was mediocre in The Iron Lady.... Yeesh, what a weak line-up of actresses we had this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 That's not true in my case. Some of my favorite Oscar wins are stuff like Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda or Diane Keaton in Annie Hall or Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost. Not really "tortured soul" performances. I just happen to think that Sandra was bad in The Blind Side.Also thought Meryl was mediocre in The Iron Lady.... Yeesh, what a weak line-up of actresses we had this year.Agree with you about Iron Lady...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
