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I've always believed that the following three people should have won Oscars (they were nominated)

Robert Downey Jr Best Actor for Chaplin
Kristin Stewart Best Actress for Spencer
John Williams Best Score for Raiders of The Lost Ark

Thoughts, fam?

The biggest one: Stanley Kubrick never won an Oscar.

"2001: A Space Odyssey" was not even nominated for Best Picture (!)

He won an Oscar for Best Special Effects for "2001: A Space Odyssey" - but it definitely should've at least been nominated for Best Picture, but I can see why it didn't as you need to see it multiple times before getting it

The Oscars have always been a joke and have gotten worse over time. So many films that are now considering classics/masterpieces....never won or even got nominated. As I've done more digging online over the years its all about popularity, low information voting, and money.

As a genre fan of sci-fi and horror continuously get shafted/snub.

^^^ Yes.
There are so many Oscar snubs, that...
I think it's almost easier to recall and celebrate the occasions when the Oscars get it RIGHT - when they somehow (via committee) nominate and award the most deserving film or artist of that year/in that category. How many times has this happened...? Once per decade?  :lookingup:

Toni Collette should have been at least nominated for Hereditary, though her performance was Oscar worthy.

Robert Eggers is a true modern auteur, however he has been snubbed for The Witch, The Lighthouse and more then likely The Northman.

As far as horror films and the Oscar- Fredrick March won Best Actor for his performance as DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931), but I agree that many fine horror films get the shaft. Horror films have received Oscars, but  usually not the big awards. MISERY, BLACK SWAN, and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS are notable exceptions.

Nominations that lost:

Baby Driver for Best Sound Editing

Fantastic Mr. Fox for Best Animated Picture

Wolfwalkers for Best Animated Picture

Kristen Stewart for Spencer

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Things that weren't even nominated:

Good Time

Willem Dafoe for Best Supporting Actor for The Lighthouse

Won't You Be My Neighbor for Best Documentary

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN absolutely should have won Best Picture in 1998.

I can't argue with that.

I feel the Golden Globes have a slightly better tactic in splitting categories. Example Musical/Comedy & Drama. Not perfect (and they still can get it wrong) but gives more of a chance for other films.

I feel obligated to say this each time the subject comes up: Bruce Campbell for Bubba Ho-Tep

That's a good one, to be honest, and I agree, but there was no realistic chance Bruce was never going to be nominated for a movie with that low a budget. They certainly didn't have the money to launch a campaign.

I've always felt The Thin Red Line had the misfortune of being in SPR's shadow and that devoid bad timing it would have done better at the Oscars. In fact It won nothing at all.

The makers of the movie Anna (1987) had similar concerns yet Sally Kirkland ended up being nominated for the Oscar for her performance in Anna. The movie's budget was $1m. Kirkland would later say she couldn't believe she got nominated because of the film's low budget.

Interesting enough, Bubba Ho-Tep's budget was also $1m.

Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond (2006). Amazing performance.

Agreed: his "Rhodesian accent" was troubling: he sounded like a South African speaking while having his nuts squeezed  :buggedout:

Trevor, I will not ask how you know what this sounds like, but condolences if they apply.  :buggedout:

I was born there: a Rhodesian's manner of speaking sounds almost like a British accent. If you hear me speaking, you will think I'm from the UK.  :teddyr:

No, no, the squeezing sound part.

That goes EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE  :wink:

I don't think Bill Hitchcock even got a best actor nomination for his deeply moving and impeccably nuanced portrayal of 'Ralph' in THE MUTILATOR

Ditto.

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