And the Oscar Should Have Gone to...

[Atreides]

He's a tough guy to cast though. I mean look at him. Better yet, don't!

[aibohphobia]

Feb 23, 2009 10:24:07 GMT -4 Atreides said:

He's a tough guy to cast though. I mean look at him. Better yet, don't!

I think he'll be fine as a character actor. As long as he keeps doing what he's been doing since he finally sought help for his problems, I think he'll be nominated again too. It might not be in leading, but like solly79, I don't see any reason why this was his last chance to win.

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I wish Rourke would have won, but Sean Penn was absolutely amazing as Harvey Milk. Its just we've been watching this great story unfolding all season about this guy who had a chance, blew it, turned his life around and is now at the top. The proper ending to the story would have been Mickey winning an Oscar! His story was very cinematic, but the ending wasn't the Hollywood ending we wanted. But as long as he keeps himself in check, I'm sure he'll be nominated again. I think he's very talented.

[Ella]

I wanted Rourke to win, but I'm really ok with Penn winning. Those two battled for to lot. Penn's speech was great but damn, I would have loved to have a heard A Micky speech.

[happypenguin]

I think this year we were very lucky as there were two actors who equally deserved to win. I would have been happy with either man win.

Everyone is so used to "hollywood endings" that they assumed Mickey would win, but I guess this is a good reminder that they don't occur in real life.

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....to many movies and performances that for some reason were overlooked this year. It seemed as if the Academy didn't really care all that much so why should anyone, really?

Anyway, I would have loved to see Keaton win. He seems like such a class act. I'm not sure he'll get that many more Oscar chances.

I used to be quite the Redmayne fan and I think he's an awesome actor. But his sweaty, spit-y over-eagerness this season were completely off-putting to me. He used to be quite a cool young guy but the desperation has turned him into a nervous campaign tornado.

[marvel]

I think that Keaton should have won, he really did create that character and make that movie what it was. Birdman would not have been Birdman with out him and it definitely would not have won best picture without him. Similarly the year the Artist won best picture, Jean DuJardin won the best actor prize, it should have been the same this year too.

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Yup, Keaton should have won. He carried Birdman and it would not have been nearly as good without him. But I can't really say as I'm surprised because Eddie was playing a real person with a severe disability, so of course he was going to win.

It just bums me out because Eddie is only 33 plus he's British and already in the Respected Actor category. He'll get nominated again and might even win again too. Keaton is 63 and only just got into Respected Actor territory. His chances of getting another juicy award worthy role are a bit slimmer than Eddie's. But I do hope I'm wrong and he has another chance to win.

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Eddie's working with Tom Hooper again in a super baity role as a transgender person so we might see him sooner back on that stage than we think. If Hollywood and the media decide to push him into Hanks/Day-Lewis territory, he might pull it off, especially when paired with his aggressive campaigning.

[Ginger]

Feb 23, 2015 10:48:25 GMT -4 @roisin54 said:

Yup, Keaton should have won. He carried Birdman and it would not have been nearly as good without him. But I can't really say as I'm surprised because Eddie was playing a real person with a severe disability, so of course he was going to win.

It just bums me out because Eddie is only 33 plus he's British and already in the Respected Actor category. He'll get nominated again and might even win again too. Keaton is 63 and only just got into Respected Actor territory. His chances of getting another juicy award worthy role are a bit slimmer than Eddie's. But I do hope I'm wrong and he has another chance to win.

Did Michael Keaton piss off a lot of people in Hollywood or something? For the Academy to award Birdman for almost everything else but not him, it’s as if he’s just not liked. I really have no idea what he’s been doing with himself since, like, the early 90’s.

I predict Keaton will win an Oscar in a few years for a role that’s far less deserving, and all we’ll hear about is what a legend he is and how under-appreciated he is. I think this role and the snub may have been necessary for him to earn his way back into the good graces of Hollywood for whatever reason, and as soon as he comes through with another decent performance, he’ll get his reward. Just a hunch.