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Post by stephen on Feb 25, 2019 19:15:29 GMT
She doesn't need a pity honorary Oscar. She should have won by now. An honorary one would be such an insult. Should she have though? Every time she's been up there have been better performances. I like her as much as the next man but whatever sympathy I feel for her is tempered by the fact that the more deserving performance won last night. The only time I feel she's given a performance better than the eventual winner is in 1988 for Dangerous Liaisons, but even then, I still prefer Weaver, Streep and Griffith. Oh, and 2011, but everyone except Mara didn't deserve to be anywhere near the Kodak that night.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Feb 25, 2019 19:28:31 GMT
Should she have though? Every time she's been up there have been better performances. I like her as much as the next man but whatever sympathy I feel for her is tempered by the fact that the more deserving performance won last night.Then I guess I'm the man next to the next man then ........like that sounds so noble but what they did to her last night was cruel to me. I guess its all how you see it, but to me 7 time American vs. 1 time Brit who at best was only slightly better and category fraud arguably does not warrant that result to me agree to disagree: 1) it's not category fraud as all three of them are co-lead and 2) she was MUCH better than Close and in a vastly superior film. The Wife was one of the most pretentious, unbelievable, cloying, unbearably manipulative and cheap films of 2018. It was like a TV Hallmark film. I was shocked by how bad it was. Close was the single thing about it that wasn't terrible. So yeah, I for one am glad that the first-time Brit won for a better performance in a better film (absurdly it's sole award of the night when it seemed like a deserved shoo-in for screenplay and at least costumes) and I hope Close lands some better roles with what time she has left because her last two nods have not been for good projects. I think it's partially that these projects have held her back (neither of them had much if any awards attention barring her performance) but it's also a dose of bad luck. I LOVED Finney as an actor but I haven't given him a single win in my own personal lineups. That's just how it happens sometimes. Maybe there's a select few voters that don't like Close and never want to see her win (unlikely) but I think the more plausible explanation is that the voters wanted to vote for what they felt was the better performance, not the better career. And if that was the case, I fully support that decision. Doesn't seem cruel at all to me. As far as '87 is concerned, I actually haven't seen Moonstruck yet but I have seen Fatal Attraction and Close is fantastic in it (coincidentally, another strong performance in a pretty lame film), so I doubt I'll prefer Cher when I get around to seeing her film but I also know that Holly Hunter gave my favorite performance in the category. 2011 is interesting because even though I like most people don't care at all for Albert Nobbs, I seem to like Close's performance more than most around here. She's actually my personal #4 and the only other nominated performance that I liked more was Viola Davis's.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Feb 25, 2019 19:31:50 GMT
Should she have though? Every time she's been up there have been better performances. I like her as much as the next man but whatever sympathy I feel for her is tempered by the fact that the more deserving performance won last night. The only time I feel she's given a performance better than the eventual winner is in 1988 for Dangerous Liaisonsagain, it's all subjective but I prefer Foster. Her performance and The Accused as a whole gets a bad rap but it's a quality film. Dated yeah, but a compelling representation of the times and issues that created it
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 20:15:08 GMT
Bless her Thank you for sharing this! Unfortunately I do think this was her last chance to win competitively... I can't imagine her ever having so much momentum again.
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 25, 2019 20:18:45 GMT
I believe she could have won for The Big Chill or The Natural and should have for Fatal Attraction. But for the first two, it's been years since I watched the winning performances so I can't say for sure.
I liked him way better than Cher, though.
And I agree, Colman gave the best female performance of the year.
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 25, 2019 20:19:39 GMT
Bless her She proves to be a great actress once again!!!
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Post by Viced on Feb 25, 2019 20:45:20 GMT
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 25, 2019 20:58:47 GMT
Michelle has 3 noms and zero Oscars. She can sympathize with Close.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Feb 25, 2019 22:27:07 GMT
Bless her She proves to be a great actress once again!!! No shit ? Can you imagine how painful and humiliating it must have been for her ?
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 25, 2019 22:30:07 GMT
I feel sorry for her. Yet she hides it prerty well.
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Post by filmnoir on Feb 25, 2019 22:53:10 GMT
Well, she has 3 Golden Globes, 3 Emmy's, 3 Tony's, 2 SAGS.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Feb 25, 2019 22:54:51 GMT
Well, she has 3 Golden Globes, 3 Emmy's, 3 Tony's, 2 SAGS. But no Oscar
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Post by MsMovieStar on Feb 25, 2019 23:12:38 GMT
Oh honey, I'll never understand why she never won for Dangerous Lesbians...
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Feb 26, 2019 2:30:52 GMT
She probably would still lose it somehow . And Lady Gaga has an Oscar, but Glenn Close doesnt. I'm out. For song though, bad take. Common, Melissa Etheridge, Three 6 Mafia, and Eminem also have Oscars but Glenn Close doesn’t.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 3:37:13 GMT
She probably would still lose it somehow . And Lady Gaga has an Oscar, but Glenn Close doesnt. I'm out. For song though, bad take. Common, Melissa Etheridge, Three 6 Mafia, and Eminem also have Oscars but Glenn Close doesn’t. I was using Gaga as an example because she won it the same year Glenn lost.
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Post by quetee on Feb 26, 2019 3:59:56 GMT
Glen doesn't need one right now, I would rather see Doris Day get one. By the way, have you guys seen Glenn's daughter? She is pretty.
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Post by wattsnew on Feb 27, 2019 1:23:01 GMT
She doesn't need a pity honorary Oscar. She should have won by now. An honorary one would be such an insult. Should she have though? Every time she's been up there have been better performances. I like her as much as the next man but whatever sympathy I feel for her is tempered by the fact that the more deserving performance won last night. WRONG. Jodie Foster – The Accused as Sarah Tobiasdouble-dagger Melanie Griffith – Working Girl as Tess McGill Meryl Streep – A Cry in the Dark as Lindy Chamberlain Sigourney Weaver – Gorillas in the Mist as Dian Fossey These ladies aren't in the same league as Glenngend in Dangerous Liaisons. She gave one of the greatest performances of all time, and the best performance of the 80's. Thank you, next
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Post by stephen on Feb 27, 2019 1:25:10 GMT
Glen doesn't need one right now, I would rather see Doris Day get one. By the way, have you guys seen Glenn's daughter? She is pretty. Doris Day has rejected the offer every time. She doesn't give a damn about it. And yeah, Close's daughter played her younger self in The Wife.
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Post by quetee on Feb 27, 2019 1:33:01 GMT
Glen doesn't need one right now, I would rather see Doris Day get one. By the way, have you guys seen Glenn's daughter? She is pretty. Doris Day has rejected the offer every time. She doesn't give a damn about it. And yeah, Close's daughter played her younger self in The Wife. Too bad, I really wanted to see her again.
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Post by quetee on Feb 27, 2019 1:34:34 GMT
Months ago, I started that I would rather Glenn get snubbed with no nod then get a nod and get no Oscar. Ugh. Well, bring on Sunset BLVD!!!
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Post by fujiwarafan on Feb 27, 2019 9:53:00 GMT
She doesn't need a pity honorary Oscar. She should have won by now. An honorary one would be such an insult. Should she have though? Every time she's been up there have been better performances. I like her as much as the next man but whatever sympathy I feel for her is tempered by the fact that the more deserving performance won last night. Nah, she should have won for Dangerous Liaisons but they went for Foster because of rape and virtue signalling.
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Feb 27, 2019 10:31:57 GMT
Let's pray for that Sunset Blvd. movie to get made, released and lead her to the Oscar.
Nevertheless, if I were her, I probably wouldn't go to the ceremony if they ever nominated me again, to spare myself the humiliation of losing one more time. I believe Paul Newman did extactly that, for the exact same reasons, when he was nominated for the eighth time for The Colour of Money.
I loved The Favourite and Colman's performance, but the more I think about it, the more I believe she's supporting and that Emma Stone is the true lead of the film.
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Post by fujiwarafan on Feb 27, 2019 11:06:08 GMT
I loved The Favourite and Colman's performance, but the more I think about it, the more I believe she's supporting and that Emma Stone is the true lead of the film. Narratively speaking, Stone is lead, Weisz is co-lead and Colman is supporting. We all know how awards season works, c'mon.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Feb 27, 2019 18:45:52 GMT
Should she have though? Every time she's been up there have been better performances. I like her as much as the next man but whatever sympathy I feel for her is tempered by the fact that the more deserving performance won last night. Nah, she should have won for Dangerous Liaisons but they went for Foster because of rape and virtue signalling. and because Foster gave a really powerful performance but yeah.
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Post by fujiwarafan on Feb 27, 2019 20:25:18 GMT
Nah, she should have won for Dangerous Liaisons but they went for Foster because of rape and virtue signalling. and because Foster gave a really powerful performance but yeah. Foster was indeed great. It was a tough year, but when you compare her to Close in DL I think there's no comparison. Certainly she was pushed a lot because of the topic of the film (which was just ok) and denying that is naivety.
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