Jeff Bridges was ROBBED!
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Starman
fiatlux-1 — 15 years ago(September 14, 2010 09:55 PM)
He deserved to
win
Best Actor for this film! I've never seen him act better than here.
At times I forgot he was acting!
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Mickey77 — 14 years ago(June 14, 2011 02:35 AM)
Of his six nominatins its his best peformance.
However 1984 was one of the highest quality years for actors in leading roles.
F Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce are astonishing in AMADEUS
Albert Finney and Sam Waterson also gave career best performaces
Haing Ngor gave perhaps the best leading performance of 1984 - but he was "demoted" to the supporting actor category even though he is clearly the leading character in THE KILLING FIELDS.
Bridges said the nomination for this film was the one he enjoyed the most as it was totally unexpected.
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Rosalita57 — 11 years ago(January 07, 2015 07:37 PM)
I have always thought that Bridges should have received the Oscar. Abraham was good but he was basically playing an angry, entitled guy. There are lots of those around to serve as role models. Bridges created an entirely new creature, experiencing a new planet. There are so many nuances to his portrayal of this being he originated.
I think the Academy was too elitist to award Jeff Bridges based on the perception that John Carpenter is not a "serious" filmmaker. Sad!
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strntz — 11 years ago(February 02, 2015 04:54 PM)
Abraham was good but he was basically playing an angry, entitled guy.
Wow just wow.
I like Bridges in this film, but to say that his performance even came close to Abraham's in Amadeus is astounding. If Bridges had won that year, there would have been an uproar.
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RonDirect73 — 11 years ago(February 12, 2015 07:35 PM)
No way was he robbed. I am a big Jeff Bridges fan and I also believe this is his best performance. F. Murray Abraham earned that Oscar. I watched that Oscar show and was ticked off Starman went home without the trophy. But Amadeus deserved the accolades that year. And Abraham simply gave a career performance. See Peter O'Toole's nomination history. For every great performance he earned a nod for, he lost to an actor in a signature role. That's what happened, I believe, to Jeff that year.
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henrimaine — 11 years ago(February 20, 2015 08:09 PM)
I am truly surprised about the praise Jeff Bridges is getting here for his performance in Starman. I thought it was just over the top stupid. The whole movie I was thinking: why does he have to act like he was feeble minded or something, why can't the alien be more restrained? And now I learn he was even nominated for Oscar for this! What am I not getting here?
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pointsetta350 — 11 years ago(February 23, 2015 09:05 AM)
Jeff was indeed robbed. Amadeus was a Biopic. Biopics ALWAYS seem to net the accolades and leave the more creative efforts in the dust. It may have been good, but I feel creating the aspects of an Alien being, and modulating a touching story of love and communication by far beats anybody who can put on a powdered wig and scream for 3 hours4 hours. However long the Amadeus film was.
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strntz — 11 years ago(February 26, 2015 04:47 AM)
Biopics ALWAYS seem to net the accolades and leave the more creative efforts in the dust. It may have been good, but I feel creating the aspects of an Alien being, and modulating a touching story of love and communication by far beats anybody who can put on a powdered wig and scream for 3 hours4 hours. However long the Amadeus film was.
You're confusing a Best Actor Oscar with Best Picture.
Jeff did
great
in this, but to compare his performance with Abraham's is another matter.
As far as Best Picture, I would vote for Amadeus over Starman if I were a voting member of the Academy. Not even close.
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ToastedCheese — 3 years ago(July 28, 2022 10:52 PM)
He was robbed of nothing. His surprise nomination was his win that year, in an exceptionally strong year for male leads. Abraham gave a splendid performance in
Amadeus
and deservedly won.
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rudeboymurray — 3 years ago(July 29, 2022 12:25 AM)
Bridges is one of my favourite actors but for the most of part his best work has gone unrecignised by the Academy. He’s good in Starman, but I think he was lucky to get the nomination. Albert Finney was the best of the nominees, followed by winner Abraham. Jeff would be third for me but there are several unnominated actors who I would have preferred to see before him.