Eddie Murphy's Oscar Loss: A Concensus
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Dreamgirls
seanfb91 — 18 years ago(December 18, 2007 09:13 PM)
Okay, for everyone who saw Little Miss Sunshine, they can say that Alan Arkin did a wonderful jobfor his what, THIRTY minutes of screen time? That may not be the exact time, but unless his performance in his small amount of time was just as affecting as Eddie Murphy's longer performance, then he really deserved that award. But in my book, it didn't. It DEFINITELY didn't. That award should have been a giveaway to Eddie. I was highly disappointed. Who are these voters for these awards such as the Globes, the Emmys or the Academy Awards. What do they watch on screen that's not worthy that others do? There have been so many snubs, overlooked performances (Anika Noni Rose in this film, for instance), and unjustified winners for the Oscars and Emmys, etc, and this definitely goes on the list. But at least Eddie got a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Who else agrees? I know you're out there. -
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HANNIBALd1 — 18 years ago(December 22, 2007 11:39 PM)
well
i Dont agree.
I think Alan Arkin deserved it.
like i said on this board before, Eddie was great in the dramatic parts.
but he didn't give 100% on the performance parts, he was kinda just THERE (save for Want u baby and The Rap) letting Beyonce and the dancers steal the scenes.
and i think Eddie was in Dreamgirls about equally as much as Arkin was in Miss Sunshine.
but, to me. Alan Arkin was so awesome in Miss Sunshine. He made me wanna cry. He was such a good guy-despite his addiction.
so i guess i'm the One person who doesn't agree with you.
therefore my post will go Ignored as usual -
smokehill retrievers — 17 years ago(September 23, 2008 03:58 PM)
that's so low-rent and absurd, to boot.
Who wrote that? Reverend Wright? Barack Obama?
It's bad enough to watch Obama's people whining and moaning about racism whenever they're getting their butts whipped, but in a ultra-left cesspool like Hollywood, to cry "racism" is beyond pathetic.
Murphy certainly did a better job of singing than I'd have expected, and he did a fine job dramatically. He is an extremely skilled actor, both dramatic & comic. Unfortunately for him (and everyone who works with him), he's a gold-plated horse's ass that stands out even in a town full of them.
As far as these awards go, it's hardly a surprise that a great deal of "winning" is purely backroom politics and popularity amongst one's fellows in the business. A lot of extremely talented actors keep working, but never get the awards they should, because they don't live in Hollywood and play the B.S. game, sucking up to the right people. That'll kill your chances just as fast as being a conservative Republican in TinselTown.
Murphy is widely hated because he's a flaming a**hole and treats people like crap. Not showing up at your own premiere, cancelling 45 minutes before (Meet Dave) ? Walking out in a huff when you don't get some award doesn't help either, and if his ego is more important than being a decent human being, it's his choice. He knows how it works and obviously his own self-absorption is more important than getting to wave little statues around, grinning like a fool.
If Murphy weren't such a scumbag, there's a fair chance his color would have given him enough of an edge over Arkin to put him over the top.
If anything, in Hollywood, color gives you a hell of an edge for awards the old "guilt vote," and everyone in the business wanting to appear oh, so progressive. -
venusebony — 17 years ago(October 26, 2008 08:01 AM)
I have to agree with another poster the reason Murphy didn't win is due to his temperment and personality. Murphy has a HUGE EGO this guy has also a lot of enemies in Hollywood. I knew Murphy wasn't going to win because he just isn't well liked by the snobs in the Academy. I wasn't surprised that he lost I expected it. What I didn't expect was for Eddie to walk out RIGHT AFTER he lost I mean that's really immature just my personal opinion. There are tons of talented actors white and black that NEVER won Oscar but are just happy to be nominated. For those actors they know being nominated can HELP their careers. Murphy is already a superstar he has a gazillion dollars so I guess the Academy felt they had to get back at him and snub him.
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