1. 

   Almasy
   January 19th, 2012 - 06:12

   I love the Oscars, but I hate their snubs, I’ve watched the oscars for over 20 years now so this is my list of my 5 favorite snubs, by category:

   The Dark Knight – Picture
   Mullholland Dr. – Picture
   Amélie – Picture
   Running on Empty – Picture
   Back to the Future – Picture

   Christopher Nolan – Inception & Memento – Director
   Juan José Campanella, El Secreto de sus Ojos – Director
   Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie – Director
   Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights – Director
   Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple – Director

   Bruno Ganz, Downfall – Actor
   Matt Damon, The Talented Mr. Ripley – Actor
   Harrison Ford, The Mosquito Coast – Actor
   Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange – Actor
   Anthony Perkins, Psycho – Actor

   Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky – Actress
   Uma Thurman, Kill Bill – Actress
   Naomi Watts, Mullholland Dr. – Actress
   Nicole Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut – Actress
   Linda Hamilton, Terminator 2 – Actress

   Leonardo di Caprio, The Departed – Supporting Actor
   Samuel L. Jackson, Jungle Fever – Supporting Actor
   Sean Connery, Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade – Supporting Actor
   R. Lee Ermey, Full Metal Jacket – Supporting Actor
   Daniel Day Lewis, A Room with a View – Supporting Actor

   Lesley Manville, Another Year – Supporting Actress
   Samantha Morton, The Messenger – Supporting Actress
   Diane Kruger, Inglorious Basterds – Supporting Actress
   Julianne Moore, A Single Man & The Hours – Supporting Actress
   Kirsten Dunst, Interview With Vampire – Supporting Actress

   (500) Days of Summer – Original Screenplay
   The White Ribbon – Original Screenplay
   Sunshine (1999) – Original Screenplay
   Moulin Rouge – Original Screenplay
   Groundhog Day – Original Screenplay

   El Secreto de sus ojos – Adapted Screenplay
   The Prestige – Adapted Screenplay
   Thank You for Smoking – Adapted Screenplay
   Cold Mountain – Adapted Screenplay
   Eyes Wide Shut – Adapted Screenplay

   Star Wars, Episode 1 – Score
   Legends of the Fall – Score
   The Last of the Mohicans – Score
   The Nevererding Story – Score
   Blade Runner – Score

   Into the Wild – Cinematography
   The Fall – Cinematography
   2046 – Cinematography
   Kill Bill – Cinematography
   The Talented Mr. Ripley – Cinematograpy

   Inception – Editing
   Atonement – Editing
   Mullholland Dr. – Editing
   Fight Club – Editing
   The Talented Mr. Ripley – Editing

   The Original Song Category has got so many snubs that I could name over 20, I think this list is long enough so I will only name last years’ most insulting snub:

   “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me”, Burlesque

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2. 

   barrybrooks
   January 18th, 2012 - 15:01

   It was a very crowded year for actresses, but Gillian Anderson (The House of Mirth) and Bjork (Dancer in the Dark) both should have been nominated for Best Actress. The fact that The House of Mirth couldn’t even muster nominations for Costume and Art Direction is baffling to me. While on the subject of actresses, Sigourney Weaver missed out on three opportunities that should have landed her on the short list: The Ice Storm, Imaginary Heroes, and Map of the World.

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3. 

   Reza Said
   January 18th, 2012 - 01:35

   Best Picture: Vertigo
   Best Actor: Marcello Mastroianni, La Dolce Vita
   Best Actress: Gena Rowlands, Another Woman
   Supporting Actor: Roddy McDowell, How Green Was My Valley
   Supporting Actress: Coral Browne, Auntie Mame

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4. 

   Matthew J. Carr
   January 17th, 2012 - 23:25

   Best Picture – The Dark Knight
   Best Actor – Jim Carrey: The Truman Show
   Best Director – Steven Spielberg: Jaws
   Best Song – “Stayin’ Alive,” from Saturday Night Fever
   Best Actress – Madonna: Evita

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5. 

   Peter J Patrick
   January 17th, 2012 - 21:49

   Best Picture – Make Way for Tomorrow
   Actor – Edward G. Robinson, Little Caesar
   Actress – Marlene Dietrich, Witness for the Prosecution
   Supporting Actor – Fredric March, Seven Days in May
   Supporting Actress – Rosalind Russell, Picnic

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6. 

   Hollywood Z
   January 17th, 2012 - 19:12

   The Dark Knight – Best Picture
   Airplane – Best Adapted Screenplay
   Ziyi Zhang – Best Supporting Actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
   Jaws – Best Director
   Singin in the Rain – Best Picture

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7. 

   Mike Kelly
   January 17th, 2012 - 17:57

   Best Picture: My Man Godfrey
   Best Director: Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple
   Best Actor: Robert Walker, Strangers on a Train
   Best Actress: Deborah Kerr, Black Narcissus
   Best Supporting: Edward G. Robinson, Double Indemnity

   Comments on Best Picture snub: While there are films that today seem unconscionable not to have received a Best Picture nomination like Singing in the Rain, they may have not been viewed the same way at the time of the snub. However for the life of me I can’t fathom My Man Godfrey’s omission – for two reasons. First it was nominated for the six biggest awards after Best Picture: Director, Screenplay and all four Acting categories (the only time this achievement failed to also result in a Best Picture nomination. Secondly, there were TEN nominees for Best Picture for 1936. My only guess it that it was a Universal Pictures Production and maybe they only had enough push to get its more popular Three Smart Girls a Best Picture nomination. Personally, it is one of my favorite of the screwball comedies and absolutely deserving of a nomination.

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8. 

   Zachary Hardy
   January 17th, 2012 - 17:10

   Shrek-Best Picture
   Ran-Best Foreign Language Film
   Fellini Satyricon-Best Cinematography
   Blue Velvet-Best Picture
   Kill Bill Volume 1-Best Art Direction

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