and Ashton Holmes, of course...
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Tue May 09, 2006 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Most overlooked performances 2005 |
Well, it took me a while to make this thread because I needed to catch up on several 2005 movies that were released here fairly late, gut I think it's better late than never. What I am asking about are performances that passed pretty much unnoticed by Oscars, Globes and most reviewers awards. So someone like Maria Bello for AHOV doesn't count because she got her fair share of acclaim and a Globe nom. My picks: Diane Keaton (The Family Stone) - Probably the most underrated and overlooked female performance of 2005 Craig T. Nelson (The Family Stone) - Excellent supporting turn, calm, yet powerful Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) - Best Supporting performance of 2005, hilarious beyond belief Robert Redford (An Unfinished Life) - One of his career-best and shamefully overlooked. Should have been up there for Best Actor Johnathan Rhys-Myers (Match Point) - Much better than Johansson in Match Point, a very impressive turn These five I consider to be the most overlooked performances of last year. Your turn now... |
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| Author: | Shack [ Tue May 09, 2006 7:28 pm ] |
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Jonathon Rhys-Meyers definitley should've got some attention. I actually thought Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds was very strong. He shouldn't have gotten an Oscar nod, but being slapped with a Razzie nom was a totally disgraceful move. That role is hard to play too, there was lots of lines and actions that could've been cheesy or ridicoulous if done wrong. He did fine though, right up there with Naomi Watts in King Kong in blockbuster performances of the year IMO. Anthony Anderson in Hustle and Flow, definitley a career best for him and a big step forward from the roles he normally does. Taraji P. Henson from that movie can also be thrown in. Isla Fisher in Wedding Crashers. Pure comedic performances are difficult, she played it to perfection. Of course comedy is always getting overlooked though. |
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| Author: | zingy [ Tue May 09, 2006 9:22 pm ] |
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Johnathan Rhys-Myers and Diane Keaton were both overlooked. Also, Q'Orianka Kilcher. |
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| Author: | Atoddr [ Fri May 12, 2006 5:12 am ] |
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Kevin Costner in The Upside Of Anger Kimberly Elise in Diary Of A Mad Black Woman Neither of those is a joke! |
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| Author: | android [ Fri May 12, 2006 6:23 am ] |
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Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence) - don't really remember him getting anything, really, which is a shame Q' Orianka Kilcher (The New World) - got the breakthrough award at BFCA.. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Mysterious Skin) - I'd have to look up, but I think he got completely overlooked by everyone, except for a few critics' personal awards/film festivals... Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) - a Satellite win, I think.. Joan Allen (The Upside of Anger) - she got a couple of critics circle awards and a BFCA (and Satellite) nom, don't know if that counts... Kevin Costner (The Upside of Anger) - ditto Diane Keaton (The Family Stone) - a Satellite nomination Craig T. Nelson (The Family Stone) - a Satellite nomination too... EDIT: Took out Maria Bello, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pierce Brosnan and Cillian Murphy because of the Globe noms. possibly even Rachel McAdams for The Family Stone, since I thought she was great (the opening of the presents scene is probably her best scene yet and would make a great oscar clip) I still need to see films like Shopgirl and An Unfinished Life... |
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| Author: | android [ Fri May 12, 2006 7:27 am ] |
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and Ashton Holmes, of course...
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Fri May 12, 2006 3:30 pm ] |
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Yeah, I forgot Q'Orianka Kilcher as Best Actress on my list. She deserved at least a nom. |
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| Author: | Dkmuto [ Fri May 12, 2006 9:54 pm ] |
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Atoddr wrote: Kimberly Elise in Diary Of A Mad Black Woman I agree! She managed to pull off some really effective scenes in an otherwise crazy film. |
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| Author: | Atoddr [ Fri May 12, 2006 11:27 pm ] |
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Dkmuto wrote: Atoddr wrote: Kimberly Elise in Diary Of A Mad Black Woman I agree! She managed to pull off some really effective scenes in an otherwise crazy film. She kept the film going, even when it should have crashed. She's the most underrated actress working today. |
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| Author: | Dkmuto [ Tue May 23, 2006 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Most overlooked performances 2005 |
Dr. Lecter wrote: Craig T. Nelson (The Family Stone) - Excellent supporting turn, calm, yet powerful I'd say that's a good pick except that I think Scott Wilson, who had a similar stoic performance in Junebug as the supportive father, was a little better. Rest of my picks: Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain Q'Orianka Kilcher, The New World Naomi Watts, King Kong Boris Yeskin, Everything Is Illuminated Donald Sutherland, Pride & Prejudice Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mysterious Skin Glenn Close, Nine Lives |
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| Author: | urbanlegend23 [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:13 pm ] |
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-Joseph-Gordon Levitt, Mysterious Skin -Naomi Watts, King Kong -Eric Bana, Munich -Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Match Point -Jennifer Connelly, Dark Water -Michael Caine, The Weather Man -Gwyneth Paltrow, Proof -Terrence Howard, Crash -Sandra Bullock, Crash |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:11 pm ] |
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urbanlegend23 wrote: -Jennifer Connelly, Dark Water How could I forget that one? Excellent performance! One of the very best female turns last year. |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:03 am ] |
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Hm, no. As much as I loved Batman Begins (now it did deserve a Best Picture nom!) and as much as I like Bale...it was not even one of his career-best performances. He was better in American Psycho. Hoffman, Ledger, Ganz, Bana...they were all better than Bale last year. |
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| Author: | zennier [ Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:42 pm ] |
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Not much was overlooked, imo. Kilcher? Sure.... That girl from Hustle & Flow, too... she was (apparently) pretty awesome. |
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| Author: | Squee [ Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:50 pm ] |
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Shack wrote: I actually thought Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds was very strong. He shouldn't have gotten an Oscar nod, but being slapped with a Razzie nom was a totally disgraceful move. That role is hard to play too, there was lots of lines and actions that could've been cheesy or ridicoulous if done wrong. He did fine though, right up there with Naomi Watts in King Kong in blockbuster performances of the year IMO. He got nominated for a Razzie for that movie? How stupid. Of course, I always thought the Razzies were complete shit, and only nominate the biggest bad movies (or celebrities they hate) and not neccessarily the worst movies of the year. |
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| Author: | Libs [ Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:20 pm ] |
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Joan Allen deserved an Oscar nomination for The Upside of Anger. |
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| Author: | The Shotcaller [ Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:14 am ] |
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Looking back at it, 2005 was such a stacked year. You could take out everything that got nominated for awards and insert five other names in, and they would still be awesome. Here's mine: Best Picture A History of Violence Cinderella Man Jarhead King Kong Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Best Director Sam Mendes, Jarhead Shane Black, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Peter Jackson, King Kong David Cronenberg, A History of Violence Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins Best Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, Jarhead Viggo Mortenson, A History of Violence Eric Bana, Munich Jonathon Rhys-Meyers, Match Point Robert Downey Jr., Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Best Actress Yeah...I got nothin. Haven't seen The New World, In Her Shoes, Upside of Anger, or the Family Stone. I really like the noms this year. |
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