Bob Hoskins deserved the Academy Award in 1986, for his brilliant performance in Mona Lisa. Paul Newmans nomination itself was a charitable donation, and his performance was not even close to Bob Hoskins. Paul Newman had been much better in The Hustler or The Verdict. Bob Hoskins was robbed.
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Very true, but the Academy often isn't about recognizing the "best" performance, but rather recognizing their favorite members. In this case Newman, who had missed winning several times, gave a very good performance. Not the kind of ballsy performance that Hoskins gave, but the kind that's easy to get behind. As a result, they wanted to award one of their favorite sons at the expense of Bob. Same thing happened with Pacino winning over Washington a few years later.
While I can sympathize with wanting to reward legends, it shouldn't be at the expense of ignoring great art.
I completely agree about the academy because they often choose people randomly. Examples; Art Carney in Harry and Tonto, Michael Caine in Hannah and her Sisters, Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway, Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive, Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine, Chris Cooper in Adaptation, Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire
shareAs good as Hoskins was I reckon James Woods deserved it for Salvador that year.
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I won't debate that he did not deserve the award. I'm sure he did. A great film, an incredible actor, and a great role. However, if you want to understand the Oscar and the Grannie (woops I meant Grammy) awards, you have to compare them to the IMDB TOP 250. All three have about as much importance (equal weight I say) in terms of picking "the best" of any year or of all years. Not very much weight at all, actually.
These awards (Oscar, Grammy) are very biased in terms of who knows who longest and best and can pull off the biggest scam of the year. Nothing to do with talent. However, I'm sure all the winners are good or better, including the best film/singer/actor/etc. of the year. If you want to start watching films, you could start watching the Best of the Year from various award bodies. Or try some of the titles in the Top 250. There are some greats in there.
People are too different. You cannot get them all to agree because, thankfully, each IS different.
However, TCM is the BEST!!!!! That's a given. No choice there at all!
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As far as music, well, listen to whatever YOU want. You won't like my playlist.
Natalie Portman in Black Swan over Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole.
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shareHe wasn't,Hoskins roasted Newman.
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Newman's award for 'The Color of Money' was like Al Pacino's for bl**dy 'Scent of a Woman'. A way to honour a great career and numerous much superior performances before it was too late
Another good example of this was Don Ameche's best supporting actor award for Cocoon. It was obviously more of a lifetime achievement award than an award for an amusing but not particularly impressive role and performance in that particular film.
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My sentiments exactly. Ameche's nomination was a wasted slot and a wasted win. Brimley and Cronyn were much better in the same film IMHO.
As for the 1986 Best Actor Oscar®, I would have awarded James Woods in 'Salvador', over Bob Hoskins. I haven't seen Newman in 'The Hustler', but I think that he deserved a Best Actor Oscar® for 'Hud' 63.
"Best Actor Oscar® for 'Hud' 63"
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Quite agree.
shareI can honestly say, Bob Hoskins would have been my pick but it was going to be a tough row to hoe regardless. I don't know if you remember but that was one of the toughest Best Actor fields in history. Bob Hoskins in Mona Lisa, yes, but also James Woods in Salvador (another absolutely wonderful performance), William Hurt in Children of a Lesser God, and Dexter Gordon in Round Midnight. I often wonder if Newman winning had more to do with that the field was so split up that sentimentality was the one thing that could draw an extra vote here and there.
shareProbably. And he should have been nominated for his performance in The Long Good Friday, as well.
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My pick would have been James Woods for Salvador from the nominees that year, although Hoskins would have been a worthy winner, Newman was good but as others said was much better in other films, Hoskins and Woods have never been better than they were in their respective films.
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