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Post by jakob on Nov 24, 2019 5:21:13 GMT
Swap Christopher Plummer with Ian McKellan In Beginners and McKellan may have finally won his overdue acting Oscar. It would’ve been a seamless switch between the two that would’ve changed the film in almost no way and McKellan would’ve had a narrative to win.
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Post by bob-coppola on Nov 25, 2019 13:49:40 GMT
I think Max Von Sydow could’ve played the Plummer part as well and win the Oscar.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Nov 25, 2019 13:51:54 GMT
You could switch Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullocks winning roles without too much trouble.
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Post by Allenism on Nov 25, 2019 21:29:18 GMT
I think there are a handful of "overdue" American actresses who could've won for Julianne Moore's role in Still Alice seeing as there really wasn't a competing female performance that year which posed a significant threat (either due to the nature of the role or because the actress had previously won).
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Post by morton on Nov 25, 2019 21:51:29 GMT
I think there are a handful of "overdue" American actresses who could've won for Julianne Moore's role in Still Alice seeing as there really wasn't a competing female performance that year which posed a significant threat (either due to the nature of the role or because the actress had previously won). Similar to that, I think if Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch had switched roles in 2014 that Cumberbatch would have won, really any actor would have that year. Same with Rami Malek last year. If another actor had played Freddie Mercury instead, they likely would have won just based on the role, the success of the movie, and having the right timing in that Cooper never really became a threat in acting that some like me expected, and with Bale being a previous winner and portraying such a problematic person especially compared to someone like Freddie Mercury. |
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Post by stephen on Nov 26, 2019 1:44:56 GMT
I think there are a handful of "overdue" American actresses who could've won for Julianne Moore's role in Still Alice seeing as there really wasn't a competing female performance that year which posed a significant threat (either due to the nature of the role or because the actress had previously won). Similar to that, I think if Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch had switched roles in 2014 that Cumberbatch would have won, really any actor would have that year. Same with Rami Malek last year. If another actor had played Freddie Mercury instead, they likely would have won just based on the role, the success of the movie, and having the right timing in that Cooper never really became a threat in acting that some like me expected, and with Bale being a previous winner and portraying such a problematic person especially compared to someone like Freddie Mercury. Fun fact: Cumberbatch played Hawking a few years before Redmayne, in a much better project. |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Nov 26, 2019 2:27:11 GMT
I feel like any other acclaimed British actor could have played Churchill in Darkest Hour, and won an Oscar for it. That just seems like a role that was made for big awards, especially with the prosthetics involved.
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Post by pupdurcs on Nov 26, 2019 2:34:32 GMT
Liam Neeson replacing Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln feels likely. A big austere Spielberg oscarbait, Neeson being a respected, but much overlooked actor with lots of prestige roles in the bank (ie like Gary Oldman). People were practically giving Neeson the Oscar for Silence months in advance, before they actually saw it and realised it wasn't an Oscar winning role. Imagine how hard he'd have been pushed for Lincoln. It might have been a fairly comfortable win for the big Irishman.
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Post by cherry68 on Nov 26, 2019 5:57:08 GMT
I feel like any other acclaimed British actor could have played Churchill in Darkest Hour, and won an Oscar for it. That just seems like a role that was made for big awards, especially with the prosthetics involved. Can any acclaimed British actor be as good at imitating Churchill 's voice? |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Nov 26, 2019 7:06:07 GMT
I feel like any other acclaimed British actor could have played Churchill in Darkest Hour, and won an Oscar for it. That just seems like a role that was made for big awards, especially with the prosthetics involved. Can any acclaimed British actor be as good at imitating Churchill 's voice? I don't know, but I'm sure there has to be. Even Oldman mentioned that he took a lot of training to get the role right. It's not like he had the voice down pat immediately. I'm sure they could have done the same thing had say someone like Ralph Fiennes played Churchill. It's part of the acting experience after all. |
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Post by cherry68 on Nov 26, 2019 7:07:09 GMT
Can any acclaimed British actor be as good at imitating Churchill 's voice? I don't know, but I'm sure there has to be. Even Oldman mentioned that he took a lot of training to get the role right. It's not like he had the voice down pat immediately. I'm sure they could have done the same thing had say someone like Ralph Fiennes played Churchill. It's part of the acting experience after all. Keep dreaming. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Nov 26, 2019 7:31:46 GMT
I don't know, but I'm sure there has to be. Even Oldman mentioned that he took a lot of training to get the role right. It's not like he had the voice down pat immediately. I'm sure they could have done the same thing had say someone like Ralph Fiennes played Churchill. It's part of the acting experience after all. Keep dreaming. Gotta agree with therealcomicman117 Churchill had a very distinct voice. It's actually not that hard for good actors to imitate his voice. John Lithgow and Albert Finney have already won a tonne of awards for their impersonations of Churchill. Oldman is a superior mimic to most actors, but I don't think a good vocal Churchill impersonation is beyond a lot of well trained British actors. It's like a Michael Caine impersonation at this point...every British actor has one. |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Nov 26, 2019 7:37:26 GMT
Gotta agree with therealcomicman117 Churchill had a very distinct voice. It's actually not that hard for good actors to imitate his voice. John Lithgow and Albert Finney have already won a tonne of awards for their impersonations of Churchill. Oldman is a superior mimic to most actors, but I don't think a good vocal Churchill impersonation is beyond a lot of well trained British actors. It's like a Michael Caine impersonation at this point...every British actor has one. Yep. Churchill isn't actually the hardest person to immediate. His accent and mannerisms were pretty straight-forward. Oldman did wonderful with the role, but I can just as easily imagine another well-known performer playing him just as equally good. I mean John Lightgow knocked it out of the park in the role, and he's not even "English". |
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Post by sevennovember on Nov 28, 2019 11:32:16 GMT
Natalie Portman "Black Swan" and Brie Larson "Room" could be swapped and both be Oscar-winning roles.
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Post by futuretrunks on Nov 29, 2019 5:10:50 GMT
I think Winslet could have won for The Constant Gardener in place of Weisz.
I think Gosling could have pulled off Affleck in Manchester by the Sea.
I think DiCaprio could have won for Landa in Inglourious. He couldn't switch between the languages as much, but he'd be far less cartoonish.
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Post by isabelaolive on Nov 30, 2019 16:57:29 GMT
Brie Larson: Room and Alicia Vikander: The Danish Girl. Replace with any young white actress, anyone could have won for those roles that same year.
Christopher Plummer: Beginners Replace with Ian McKellen, Christopher Walken or Bill Nighy, any of these three could have won.
Julianne Moore: Still Alice. Any actress with the same narrative could have won with the same role, but only in 2015. Glenn Close, Bening, any of those considered overdue over 50 would have won for that role.
Jennifer Connely: A beautiful Mind. Once again, any young white girl with rising star status could have won this year with this role.
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Post by isabelaolive on Nov 30, 2019 17:03:50 GMT
Natalie Portman "Black Swan" and Brie Larson "Room" could be swapped and both be Oscar-winning roles. Nobody knew Larson in 2010, I don't think she could win Oscar that easy. Portman was overdue and a big star, Even great performance from Williams couldn't defeat her. No matter if anyone knew who Brie was in 2010, Black Swan had big buzz in Venice, was directed by a famous director (Daren Aronofsky) and grossed about 300 million at the world box office. If an unknown actress had played this role and received the same raves as Natalie and delivered a performance at the same level she could easily have won. And Portman wasn't overdue for an Oscar in 2010. Williams was a filler nomination, she missed out on Bafta and SAG. The only one that could have barred Portman this year was Bening. |
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