Was Anthony Quinn's performance really worth of an oscar? A creditable effort but surely no more than that. He makes the best of a disjointed story but i've not seen any of the other performances nominated in the same category to make a fair comparison.
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Not really. He won the Oscar based on that one scene in the end that didn't seem extraordinary to me.
shareYou should remember Quinn was convinced he would play Emiliano's part instead of Brando. So when he lost the part he took it personally and wanted to show Kazan he was at least as good as Marlon, making a real duel with him. That's why both performances were so brilliant.
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Since when has the Academy awards been barometer of good or bad. It's a sham like most other awards.
shareSure, many times we can get really disappointed with some awards/nominations (not to mention people who aren't even nominated when they shoulda won), but you should agree that many other times they're right, don't you think so?
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Yeah, to say they're a sham is over-doing it.......
shareAgreed, everyone can see that many of deserved winners of oscars have been robbed over the years. Just looking at the 1953 nominees and winners and I have to say it doesn't look like the best year. Not only should Anthony Quinn not have won best supporting actor but Gary Cooper shouldn't have won best actor (for High Noon). What's more Singing in the Rain wasn't even nominated for best picture and that film, although not quite my cup of tea, was a serious milestone in musicals and in cinema as a whole.
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i agree with you here. it was a good performance but i dont think it deserved an oscar. sometimes the oscars seem to take into consideration past performances as well... i dont agree with them doing so.
shareWeak year for nominees. Look at the other 4 that year, none really stand out.
I thought Quinn was awesome in this movie. I also thought it was one of the weaker Brando performances I've seen (despite it being good), not really deserving of a Nomination. I think it had a lot to do with Brando playing a historical figure of a different ethnicity. His actual performance wasn't outstanding.
Quinn fit the part perfectly and gave the film some needed authenticity. He well deserved it, and it is a harbinger of how he handles La Strada and Zorba.
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The other nominess for Best Supporting Actor of 1952 were : Arthur Hunnicutt (THE BIG SKY); Richard Burton ( MY COUSIN RACHEL); Victor McGlaglen (THE QUIET MAN); and Jack Palance (SUDDEN FEAR).
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Anthony Quinn is for me one of the top ten film actors of all time. In this film he holds his own against Marlon, something almost no one was ever able to do. And Brando is great here too. Quinn deserved the Oscar as much as anyone else that year.
shareHe enlivens a (in my opinion) pretty dull movie and he doesn’t overact too much - a rarity for Anthony Quinn. I wouldn’t have nominated him myself but there are worse winners.
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