oscar’s worst snubs revisited

I’m still pissed that Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino” was passed over by Academy voters, but it’s not the first time they fucked up.

I posted a series last year detailing Oscar’s worst oversights (among the nominated):

Best Supporting Actor and Actress

Notables: Madeline Kahn (“Blazing Saddles”), Piper Laurie (“Carrie”), William H. Macy (“Fargo”), Ben Kingsley (“Sexy Beast”)

Best Actor

Notables: Peter Sellers (“Being There”), Robert Duvall (“The Apostle), Al Pacino (“Serpico”), Anthony Hopkins (“Remains of the Day”), Robert DeNiro (“Taxi Driver”), Paul Newman (“The Verdict”)

Best Actress

Notables: Dame Judi Dench (“Notes on a Scandal”), Julianne Moore (“Far From Heaven”), Sigourney Weaver (“Aliens”), Stockard Channing (“Six Degrees of Separation”), Laura Linney (“You Can Count on Me”)

Best Director

Notables: Sidney Lumet (“Network” and “The Verdict”), Martin Scorsese (“Raging Bull” and “Goodfellas”), Hal Ashby (“Being There” — bypassed in favor of the director of “La Cage aux Folles”), David Lynch (“The Elephant Man” and “Blue Velvet”), Woody Allen (“Crimes and Misdemeanors”), Joel Coen (“Fargo), Fernando Meirelles (“City of God”)

Best Picture

Notables: “Network,” “Taxi Driver,” “Being There,” “Raging Bull,” “The Elephant Man,” “Hannah and Her Sisters,” “Fargo,” “The Verdict,” “Crimes and Misdemeanors,” “Goodfellas”

Best Screenplay

Notables: “Manhattan,” ”Crimes and Misdemeanors”, “Do the Right Thing,” “Unforgiven,” “The Verdict,” “Goodfellas,” “The Player,” “Election,” “Ghost World,” “Being John Malkovich,” “Notes on a Scandal,” “City of God,” “You Can Count on Me”

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