Robbed of her Oscar in 1994?
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cuchelo1 — 15 years ago(June 12, 2010 12:43 AM)
I think Rosie Perez losing to Anna Paquin is comparable to Julianne Moore (for "Boogie Nights") losing to Kim Basinger (for "LA Confidential").
There's no question that "The Piano" is a well-made and interesting film, but Anna Paquin's performance is merely servicable. That is, she did nothing to distract me from the movie when she was on-screen, but she didn't add to my enjoyment of the experience. Similarly, "LA Confidential" isn't railroaded by Kim Basinger, but her performance is largely carried by wardrobe and make-up. Rosie Perez and Julianne Moore made each of their respective films haunting and emotionally devastating, and that is the mark of a great performance.
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RemingtonBaby — 14 years ago(July 15, 2011 08:01 AM)
There's a difference between "robbed" and "just didn't win." It was a great performance. What beat her was that Anna was a kid and put that performance down on film. People were amazed. What Anna grew into is neither here nor there. It's always big competition. I think had Rosie hung around she would have been nominated another year and sentiment would be flying in her favor. But she kind of disappeared didn't she? I wonder why?
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sirjeremy — 13 years ago(March 26, 2013 06:20 AM)
She was the critical darling of that year and considered the joint favourite for a while along with Winona Ryder, who went on to win the Globe and gain the lead on Perez. Hunter and Thompson were filler nominations (Hunter is on record for saying as much). It was a hell of a shock to everyone when Paquin won, even though she was in a beloved film, which is what hurt both Ryder and Perez -
The Age of Innocence
and
Fearless
weren't liked enough by the Academy for the members to get on board and vote in large numbers for the two front-runners. Plus perhaps some members didn't take either actress seriously. Looking back it seems quite logical that Paquin won but back then it was a big surprise, especially to Winona Ryder whose face is a picture when Paquin's name is announced by Gene Hackman.
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lukejbarnett — 5 years ago(January 24, 2021 03:24 AM)
dude this is so wrong bc they've given oscars to actresses who should have not gotten an oscar for instance emma stone shouldn't have gotten her oscar bc she's not a great actress and natalie portman shouldn't have gotten her oscar bc she's not a great actress.
instead they should be giving oscars to actresses who deserve it like uma thurman. and i find it really hard to believe that marisa tomei deserved her oscar for her performance in my cousin, vinny.
lukejbarnett
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