stan in deer hunter
kevin bacon the woodsman
fredo in godfather part 2
dennis hopper blue velvet
sal in dog day afternoon
michael fassbender shame
david Thewlis naked
all unlikable,, all Oscar worthy,, all snubbed

I have one question. exactly how did Fredo betray Michael? did he let the hitmen in? did he open the curtains?

I find it pretty unbelievable that he didn't get a nomination for it I think it's easily one of the greatest supporting actor performances of all-time - along with De Niro - his vulnerability and nuance is so beautiful and extraordinarily moving to watch. How he's able to turn this incredibly weak, cowardly, sleazy buffoon into such a human, deeply layered characterization of this man that we end up feeling so much for is an amazing piece of acting.
Cazale was a brilliant actor, very much reminiscent of my all-time favorite actor, Montgomery Clift (and I saw Pacino say in an interview that he was also Cazale's acting hero) - it's a shame he only made five films and I wish very much that I had been around and able to see him on stage, but alas, I wasn't born 'til '89. I'm sure had he been able to make more than just five films he would have really churned out a legacy as one of the most respected actors of all-time, up there with Clift, Brando, De Niro, Pacino, etc.

I just saw this scene last night.WOW what an actor.brilliant scene.

Oh man, that is one of my all time favorite scenes. He did such a good job in that movie. The part where he says "I'm smart, not dumb like everyone says", almost make111cs me tear up lol. I just made a thread similar to this in "The Godfather part 2" forum thingy. Sorry, I didn't mean to steal your post, lol.
"Why was "The Royal Tenenbaums" not nominated for Best Picture?!?"-Me

"Take care of me! You're my younger brother , have you ever thought about that. and i was stepped over.It ain't the way i wanted it. I'm smart - not dumb like everyone saysand i want respect!""