Did Jack Palance deserve his Oscar?
I think Harvey Keitel should have won for Bugsy.
shareI think Palance was better.
He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
Do you think he wants some cheese?
There's no "easy" answer to that question,since it's the kind of question that will get a split vote right away. Some will say yes,some no. He may have won it because he never had won and was aging or maybe the academy really believed he did a great job. We can't say for sure.
The way the Oscars go,it's unpredictable who will win because there's usually so many great performances. Take the 1981 race; both Katharine Hepburn & Henry Fonda won for their roles in "On Golden Pond",while just as great performances by Warren Beatty& Diane Keaton (in REDS) did not win. As well as other nominees.
Some have said that Hepburn & Fonda won because they were "up there" in age. Soem will say it's that they gave great dramatic performances. In the long run,it comes down to the fact that only one person can be best suppoting actor,best acto or actress and of course Best Picture.
(Chariots Of Fire being best picture that year,beating out On Golden Pond/
REDS / Atlantic City / & Raiders Of The Lost Ark. )
I have to admit that even though I liked the movie and thought Jack Palace did a good job, I just don't understand how he even got nominated. His screen presence was solid, but the acting wasn't anything to celebrate.
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