Brilliant acting

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elechien-431-722260 — 13 years ago(January 09, 2013 04:17 PM)

Brilliant acting

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bakerstreetdozen — 13 years ago(January 09, 2013 11:33 PM)

He should have been, but I've come to learn that there are always going to be snubs at awards shows. I wouldn't be surprised if the content of the film turned off a lot of the Academy voters, actually, as they tend to be quite stuffy.
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TheCineSinge — 12 years ago(August 02, 2013 05:36 PM)

Bet they've never even heard of this exquisite piece of work.

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Winter_Wonder — 13 years ago(January 16, 2013 02:24 AM)

Brilliant performances in this film. It was greatly overlooked

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unapologetic_mocker — 12 years ago(May 05, 2013 07:36 PM)

I don't know if it was a deliberate snub, it could be the case that he just wasn't put forward and didn't campaign for it.
That said I do think it was Oscar worthy, his performance was so haunting and he inhabited the role so completely it was unnerving.

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jononfire — 12 years ago(May 18, 2013 08:39 AM)

Very simple. To put it plainly, the Academy powers are composed of cowardly wusses. Gordon-Levitt actually deserved the award.
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armoreska — 12 years ago(July 21, 2013 04:20 PM)

already had Brokeback Mountain's Ledger in the running
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bakerstreetdozen — 12 years ago(July 25, 2013 01:43 PM)

Even if that were a legitimate reason (it's not),
Brokeback Mountain
was released in 2005 and didn't make an appearance at the Oscars until 2006.
Mysterious Skin
was released in 2004, therefore would have been in the running for the '05 awards.
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armoreska — 12 years ago(July 26, 2013 12:06 AM)

you would think that, but the cinemas received it in 2005
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notacastingcouch — 12 years ago(July 23, 2013 01:41 PM)

Truly deserved to be nominated at the very least.

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RynoII — 11 years ago(May 19, 2014 11:17 PM)

I think it's because Mysterious Skin is considered to be an 'india film', and the Academy never nominates indie films or people who have starred in them or worked on them. They always seem to want to exclude independent cinema for some reason.

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theunopeneddoor-697-442391 — 11 years ago(December 15, 2014 03:08 AM)

Crash and Platoon both won best picture and were independent films. It was because of two reasons: 1. Not many Oscar voters saw it and 2. It's subject matter.
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rc1990 — 9 years ago(August 21, 2016 09:26 AM)

Not true. They clearly snob them often but not all the time. Hilary Swank, Holly Hunter and Melissa Leo come to mind.

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shred-com — 11 years ago(June 27, 2014 04:12 AM)

They overlook this fantastic performance, but the Academy just can't ignore a film like Beasts of the Southern Wild (for example)
. Definitly deserved a nom.

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tksoulchild — 11 years ago(December 09, 2014 12:12 PM)

I just said the same thing under another thread, why wasn't he nominated? It's amazing how the Oscars tend to overlook brilliant acting by underrated actors.
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theunopeneddoor-697-442391 — 11 years ago(January 28, 2015 11:18 PM)

Not enough people saw the film.
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