Eddie Murphy's Oscar Loss: A Concensus
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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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Lutzqueen — 18 years ago(December 26, 2007 10:03 PM)
Eddie Murphy was robbed.no doubt about it! Arkinn has given the same performance a million timeseven he ridiculed winning!
But that seemed to be the theme for the Academy Awards last year.Dreamgirls had no nomination for Best pic,lost the costume Oscar to a film that REUSED costumes from Barry Lyndon,and lost Best song.so yes, I think Racism had something to do with the pervasive effort to crap on Dreamgirls at the Oscars.
Watch this year's award season when the non singers in Sweeney Todd get every award they are up for.Depp is a great actor, but no singer. Neither is Helena Bonham Carter. But watch as Sweeney Todd wins a ton of awardslike Chicago, another musical without real singers.but what is the difference between these films and Dreamgirls.oh that! Dreamgirls is an iconic play turned into a movie with a HELL of a cast of singers SINGING those songs to a high level but because they were Black, there seemed to be a problem with that. -
jmcastro — 18 years ago(December 27, 2007 10:50 AM)
Everybody there were goos supporting roles this year Eddie Murphy was amazing, Alan Arkin was funny, djimon Hounsu for Blood Diamond he put a powerful performance, Jackie Earle haley was also good in Little Children he made me cry if you have seen these films all these people were amazing.
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sseankeating — 15 years ago(June 08, 2010 06:43 AM)
Ummm, Chicago was a hell of a lot better then Dreamgirls. I love Dreamgirls, but your an ass hole.
I also agree it should have won Costume Design, and maybe Song. ("Never Gonna Break My Faith" from Bobby should have been nominated and won.)
Chicago actually had a STORY and a PLOT. Dreamgirls did have amazing vocals, but not much of a story. Beyonc, Danny, Jamie, and Jennifer were all fine. Eddie and Anika Noni were VERY GOOD and both deserved to be nominated. Personally I think Brad Pitt should have won for Babel, but he was not nominated so Alan Arkin, Eddie Murphy, or Jackie Earl Haley should have won.
Personally, although I think Little Miss Sunshine was the best movie of the year, Alan Arkin should not have won. Toni Colette and Abigail Breslin should have won Leading and Supporting Actress respectfully for their roles, but not Alan who only deserved the nomination. I am going to say that Jackie Earl deserved it more, he had a more challenging role, and Eddie is a douche. The way he walked out when he lost was so beep beep up. Like he is a beep
Plus to call it racism is petty bull beep Except that sometimes, other movies are better. And Chicago HAD Queen Latifah in it, and she got an Oscar Nomination. So beep off. -
cmjmmorgan — 18 years ago(December 31, 2007 03:09 AM)
I totally agree Djimon Hounsou was excellent. Eddie was ok. Actually Eddie's performance looked like an old SNL sketch of him impersonating James Brown. Djimon's performance showed depth and layers of his character with passion. He is the one who was robbed.