Variety lists the 40 actors who should have an Oscar nomination but don’t

Richard Gere's failure to receive a nomination is striking, particularly the year he was passed over for "Chicago." I also thought he would get one for "Arbitrage." What did he do to warrant such disdain from the academy?!

R1 he didn’t deserve a nomination for Chicago at all.

He didn't get one for Chicago because he wanted to be in lead.

I’m a Richard Gere fan. Always have been. With that said, he’s never given an Oscar worthy performance. The only movie I would nominate him for is Pretty Woman. That’s it.

He’s the definition of a movie star vs an actor.

Woke list by DEI writer.

Billy Flynn was a LEAD character. It is embarassing when a lead has to compete in the supporting category to secure a nomination or win.

There may have been three "leads" in the stage version, but the film version made it clear that this was Roxie's story and everyone else was orbiting her.

Sutherland not ever being nominated is a surprise to me.

[quote] He’s the definition of a movie star vs an actor.

That is an irrelevant distinction for Oscar, which has been given to actors and movie stars. I could understand how he might never win. Very fine actors -- some might say the finest of their generation -- have never won. But Gere has certainly warranted a nomination, in at least two instances.

[quote] Woke list by DEI writer.

Anyone bleating out the word "woke" will be publicly buggywhipped in the town square.

R9 some movie stars are very good actors. Some movie stars aren’t. Gere was always good at what he did but not a versatile actor at all and definitely just a movie star carried by his charisma and charm and looks. He’s never gotten lost in a role.

The Donald Sutherland thing makes me crazy. He's one of my absolute favorite actors. And then when they did finally give him an Honorary one it was when they shuttled those ceremonies off the air. Such disrespect!

Jim Carrey also should have been nominated for The Truman Show.

They threw Zendaya in just because they don't want to deal with her fans pestering their staff on Twitter.

Like everything else in life you have to be willing to "buy" one to get one. I think these awards are such a sham. The nominees have to butter up the judges along with gifts in order to win. It is not accomplished by merit alone.

WTF would Zendaya have been nominated for???

From the article—

[quote]Alongside a bombastic cast that includes Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Wilkinson, Jim Carrey’s brain battles with his Oscar-nominated co-star Kate Winslet as Clementine Kruczynski (also giving her best performance as well).

What exactly does the author think "bombastic" means?

R17 probably a millennial who also misuses "iconic."

The list lost all credibility by putting Jennifer Lopez on it.

R15 you can’t buy an Oscar. You would know this if you knew how many people vote for it. Cooper would have one by now babe.

Robin Wright in Land was outstanding.

Awkwafina? Heavens to Betsy.

Biggest takeaway from this piece was the reminder that Kurt Russell was an absolute smoke-show in Silkwood. I watched that movie as a young gayling and I still remember the unfamiliar tightening in the crotch of my stonewash Lee jeans when he showed a glimpse of pube.

[quote] [R9] some movie stars are very good actors. Some movie stars aren’t. Gere was always good at what he did but not a versatile actor at all and definitely just a movie star carried by his charisma and charm and looks. He’s never gotten lost in a role.

Also not a prerequisite for an Oscar nomination -- George Clooney, Kevin Costner, John Travolta and Burt Reynolds have all been nominated and/or won. Gere is certainly in league with those men as an actor. He must have a poor reputation and/or be disliked by his peers.

He never gave a performance worthy. Burt Reynolds was amazing in Boogie Nights. Tell me a Gere performance that was up there with that.

Costner was great.

It’s unreal that Grant doesn’t have an Oscar. He has so memorable performances under his belt. This needs to be rectified.

Peter Sarsgaard absolutely deserved a nom for “Shattered Glass.” Great performance, great film. Even Hayden Christensen couldn’t ruin it.

Not even an honorable mention for Margo Channing’s star turn in “Aged in Wood”?

Dawson in Dawson’s classic “50 Load Weekend, Part 1?”

AGED IN WOOD was, of course, a play.

It's shocking that Mia Farrow has never been nominated for an Oscar. Why she wasn't she nominated for Rosemary's Baby?

The only ones of those that really shocked me were Donald Sutherland (who should have been nominated for "Don't Look Now" and "Ordinary People") and Alfred Molina (who should have been nominated for "Prick up your Ears" and "An Education"). Some of them are so young that it seems ridiculous to complain they don't have nominations yet. Zendaya and Awkwafina have tons of time to garner nominations, and also proper last names.

The Oscars have really done Jim Carrey dirty. He should have been nominated for Eternal Sunshine(and possibly won) and for the Truman Show. I also think he should have gotten a nomination for The Mask. There's nobody in Hollywood who could do what he did in The Mask. He's brilliant, and the most gifted comedic actor of the last 50 years.

I once saw Richard Gere leaving a Buddhist temple in Manhattan while I was sitting in a taxi stuck in traffic.

Billy Harrington in “9’5 Inches.”

What a loss.

Why was Condi never nominated?

Zendaya should have been nominated.

Agree R2 Saw the Broadway production of Chicago twice; the film didn't deserve the Oscar nor did the performers. Gee was mediocre

Mariah Carey in Precious

Gere was mediocre (^.^) and Renee Zellweger was miscast

[Quote] Zendaya and Awkwafina have tons of time to garner nominations, and also proper last names.

but I doubt they'll get the roles needed. WEHT Aqua Fina?

Tony Curtis for "Sweet Smell of Success"

Continuing with a current theme: Axel Garret!

For a straight guy, he can both suck cock and ride one like Nancy Reagan. That’s talent!

(And no pregnancy coercion!)

Daniel Craig and Eva Green for Casino Royale. Genre bias.

Eva Green has the worst agent in Hollywood. She should have the career that Rose Byrne does. She's an amazing talent.

Jim Carrey was also good in Man on the Moon. He’s had some good roles.

[quote]Daniel Craig and Eva Green for Casino Royale. Genre bias.

I think genre bias may also be what hurt JoBeth Williams' chances for a Best Actress nomination for "Poltergeist," which she very much deserved.

[quote] I think genre bias may also be what hurt JoBeth Williams' chances for a Best Actress nomination for "Poltergeist," which she very much deserved.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Wait, you're serious?

R44 are you slow? It’s not about agents. It’s about the public. They cast her in numerous projects a few years ago and everything she was in FLOPPED.

Comparing her to Rose Byrne is ridiculous when they’re nothing alike as far as acting AND looks go. You’re just saying anything.

R44 must have missed her entire lawsuit. She won the lawsuit over her $1 million fee for a film that never got made. However, if you know how it works, Hollywood will never cast her again. She shot herself in the foot here.

[quote] R44 are you slow? It’s not about agents. It’s about the public. They cast her in numerous projects a few years ago and everything she was in FLOPPED.Comparing her to Rose Byrne is ridiculous when they’re nothing alike as far as acting AND looks go. You’re just saying anything.

Shut the fuck up, you bag of garbage. Everyone knows you sit at home generating 100 threads a day because you have no life. Anything you have to say is irrelevant and everyone on here loathes you. And I'm certain everyone off here loathes you, too.

R50 lmaooooo ok jobless, uneducated loser who lives off his family still and has more redtagged accounts than anyone has ever. Please. You’re so fucking pathetic. And broke. And a liar.

[quote]I also think he should have gotten a nomination for The Mask. There's nobody in Hollywood who could do what he did in The Mask. He's brilliant

R32 I remember when Siskel & Ebert did their annual "For Your Consideration..." Oscar episode on their program in early 1995, Ebert was really pushing for Cameron Diaz to get a Supporting Actress nomination for THE MASK.

I was like, "What about Jim Carrey?"

In 1994, Carrey not only had his breakthrough year but a banner year, as well.

ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE, THE MASK, and DUMB AND DUMBER were all smash hits, with the latter two among the Top 10 grossers of the year.

Usually, that much goodwill -- not to mention the praise he received for THE MASK -- guarantees someone a nomination, at least.

Shitty list. Of the listed, the ones I think should have been nominated at some point are Sutherland and Ewan Mcgregor. And yes, though I don’t like him, Careyfor Eternal

Not on the list Mia Farrow (Rosemary, Husbands an Wives, Hannah) , Daniel Craig and was going to say Kisten Dunst but that was corrected recently (she should have been nominated and won for Melancholia).

[quote]Anyone bleating out the word "woke" will be publicly buggywhipped in the town square.

Don't threaten me with a good time!

Mia Farrow not being nominated for “Rosemary’s Baby” was a travesty.

Jim Carrey and Steve Carell in comic roles? Often wonderful.

Jim Carrey and Steve Carell as serious actors? Lord. Their ACTING click-click-clicks a thousand times more than Mary Louise Streep's ever does.

Ahem.

2025 is the year for our girls Zendaya and Sydney.

James McAvoy should have been nominated and won for Best Actor in Split.

I think Michael Stuhlbarg should have gotten a nomination for A Serious Man. The problem with these lists is that they're too long. If you making a list of 50 Greatest Whatever then at least 30 of the actor/movies/things are just there to fill out the list. Are we seriously going to pretend that Liev Schreiber was cheated out of a nomination for playing a side character in some PoS remake that everyone has forgotten about? There are tons of dumb choices on that list.

Judy Parfitt and Kathy Bates should have both been nominated for Dolores Claiborne!

R61 sure, but Kathy Bates has an Oscar. She doesn’t fit into this article.

Zendaya No Last Name will be (undeservedly) nominated sooner or later.

[quote]Wait, you're serious?

Those were real skeletons in the pool, R47. REAL SKELETONS!

Even though she won the lawsuit, Eva Green sounds like a challenging person, a Karen in the movie industry, from the descriptions in the article posted by R49.

Eva Green was great in the Penny Dreadful series. She's a talented actor.

Why should Hugh Grant have an Oscar? He plays the same character in every movie, which is just an extension of his real personality.

This article was written by an AI bot or a second-grader.

[quote]Why should Hugh Grant have an Oscar? He plays the same character in every movie, which is just an extension of his real personality.

I won FOUR lead Oscars doing the same thing.

[quote] Mia Farrow not being nominated for “Rosemary’s Baby” was a travesty.

She was totally deserving of a nomination, but 1968 was a very strong year, and I wonder, R55 , who would you omit from the actual list: K Hepburn (A Lion in Winter), Neal (The Subject Was Roses), V Redgrave (Isadora), Streisand (funny Girl) or Woodward (Rachel, Rachel)?

[quote]I won FOUR lead Oscars doing the same thing. —K. Hepburn

One of which you stole from Barbra Streisand.

Tie my ass! It should have been solely Barbra’s moment.

[quote]K Hepburn (A Lion in Winter), Neal (The Subject Was Roses), V Redgrave (Isadora), Streisand (funny Girl) or Woodward (Rachel, Rachel)?

What would have happened if antisemitic Redgrave and Streisand had tied?

If Redgrave had made her speech about Jewish hoodlums, would Barbara have clocked her upside the head?

Zendaya? what the actual fuck?

Can you imagine how insufferable Jennifer Lopez would be if she had gotten an Oscar nomination for Selena?

No, I don't think she should ahve been nominated. It was a decent performance, but nothing special.

Hugh Grant should have been nominated for Bridget Jones.

Zendaya Jones only has one facial expression.😐

Bored + pissed off + fart face.

r44, she is. She went full in on, "Penny Dreadful" and nobody noticed because it was a genre series. The excellent Rory Kinnear was in it too, in horrible makeup.

What is Zendaya supposed to have been nominated for? Services to fashion?

Toni Collette should have won for Hereditary.

R79 = Zoomer

R78, she deserves a Razzie for that.

She shouldn’t have even been nominated (which she wasn’t) r79. Terrible movie. The son was miscast. Her overacting was comical.

I think Hereditary is nothing without it's gruesome shock value decapitation scene.