Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Underwhelming Best Actor Oscar Wins" video.

  1. Jamie Foxx and Forest Whitaker totally deserved their awards. Matthew McConaughey is debatable, but Tommy Lee Jones' win was underwhelming (I think Ralph Fiennes should have won though)
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  2. Also: - Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca" - Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
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  3. +Banana Joe Yeah, Jake Gyllenhaal was at least in the same league as Robert de Niro, Anthony Hopkins, and Edward Norton (all Oscar - nominated), and the Oscar was the only "Big 5"-award he didn't get nominated for
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  4. nah, "The Godfather", "Serpico", and "Scarface" are all superior
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  5. +Christian Aguilera Nah, Forest Whitaker was unbeatable
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  6. A character with several sides (for example having a balance between being good and bad) and with lots of depth and complexity. Those characters you can spend long time analyzing because there is so much to say about them
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  7. +thomas dolan Are you kidding? DDL was tremendous
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  8. +Kokombads Bleh Bleh He didn't win
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  9. Matthew McConaughey, maybe. Jared Leto, absolutely not
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  10. They were nominated in separate categories
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  11. DDL was amazing, but Brody's win was far from underwhelming
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  12. yes, I am so tired of constantly seeing people who believe that Leo is the only one who has been snubbed for multiple Oscars
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  13. So did Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart (played themselves)
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  14. He lost the Oscar to Martin Landau
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  15. ana martinez He was great in "Pulp Fiction", as well as the other Tarantino movies he's played in. He also reveived praise for "Unbreakable"
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  16. Well, there is a list for "Worst Best Picture Winners"
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  17. I also thought that; very likable, great energy, relatable character, and great moment when he's being drunk. Dreyfuss also clearly received the most applause when he was called out as a nominee
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  18. You really think acting is all about line delivery? The facial expression has a lot to say about the emotions the character is feeling, and certain roles, like playing an alcoholic or a mentally disabled person require very good control over your body to make it look natural and believable, otherwise it will look over the top and unintentionally funny. Your facial expressions and physical action also have a lot to say about the actor's presence. There has also been times where I think an actor does a great job at acting without words because I can a see a happiness, soreness, evil, desperation etc. in his/her character's eyes, and because he/she blends in with the situation. And sometimes, I can get disappointed when the actor begins to speak. Some of the most important things in acting are interacting and reacting, as well as establishing the "room" (make it clear to the audience what kind of setting you are in, and how you're experiencing it), and you can't always do that with words. The stars from the silent movie era like Charlie Chaplin had to do acting without words, and they did great. If only the language and line delivery matter, then the actor should stick to dubbing, voice acting, or radio dramas.
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  19. "American History X" came before all of those movies, his character was complex and multi-dimensional, and he had both intensity, dynamism, and huge energy in his scenes
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  20. He was a completely different actor when "Leaving Las Vegas" was released
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  21. go to the women's list and write that comment
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  22. +Amparo Narbona What? You think acting is only about character work?
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  23. Another one who thinks acting is all about vocal performance and never mentions viewpoints or posture
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  24. They said that they will include both Lead and Supporting in this video
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  25. But some of the things they mention are an general norm
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  26. If he was nominated for Best Actor for "The Godfather" (the first one), he most likely wouldn't have won against Brando
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  27. It was more than that; you saw a man being ruined by the horrors of the Holocaust and feeling that he had lost everything, including his family and being safe
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  28. No way, he was a lot more subtle and calm. Not to mention focused. And the scenes where he desperately wants booze at a bar, constantly shakes when he is trying to sign a check, wakes up in the middle of the night and runs to the refrigerator in desperation to get vodka and orange juice, and of course when he dies, all looked convincing to me, and they all moved me. Playing an alcoholic is one of the hardest role you can take, and he completely reminded me of my male friends when they get heavily intoxicated I usually don't like Nicolas Cage, but this was one of the best performances I have ever seen, and the movie itself is one of my favorites
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  29. Foreign movies rarely gets nominated for acting unless they're distributed by an American studio
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  30. get*
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  31. Costner won Best Picture and Best Director, not Best Actor
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  32. Go to the women's list
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  33. No, go to the "Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor" video and you will find lots of "Michael Keaton should have won" in the comments section
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  34. by that, I mean that you're not alone
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  35. Gani Ibraimi I have not seen "Theory of Everything" yet, but I agree that Michael Keaton was great
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  36. Playing someone with a mental handicap seems more difficult than playing Vincent Vega if you ask me
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  37. Sean Penn won over Johnny Depp, while Adrien Brody won over Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, and Nicolas Cage in the previous year
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  38. Nah, if you have seen the movie and have some life experience, you know he deserved it
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  39. Very good analysis. It seems to me that people evaluate a performance almost entirely from the audience's perspective, and never think about how hard the role actually is for the actor to make look natural and convincing. Playing a blind character with open eyes being a good example of this I don't know, I like the performance very much, but at the same time I don't. I can't explain it
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  40. Nah, I've seen all of Leo's Oscar-nominated performances, as well as some of his other acclaimed roles, and his performance in "The Revenant" was just what I was looking for
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  41. It's also very clear now who made the biggest impact with his performance
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  42. they didn't say that these performances were bad, only underwhelming in comparison of one or more nominees that deserved the win more
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  43. Jim Carrey and Robin Williams can/could do it do
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  44. Have you actually seen "Leaving Las Vegas"?
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  45. He was amazing in "Leaving Las Vegas"
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  46. Pacino should also have won for "The Godfather part II"
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  47. Watchmojo is not the only one who mentions that snub; WhatCulture, Filmsite.org, M. Ranker.com, and Fame10 .com also rank Roberto's performance as one of the worst Best Actor winners ever. Norton’s loss is also included on Empire list of "22 incredibly shocking Oscars injustices" It has virtually become a norm or standard
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  48. elmo007millie Idiotic critics? Have you seen the audience trying to give reviews? (No wait, calling them "reviews" would be giving them too much credit)
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  49. Gani Ibraimi I don't evaluate actors based on weight loss/gain or "transformation"; it can sometimes have an aesthetic value, but mostly not Matthew McConaughey was great physically and I thought he portrayed an AIDS sufferer quite accurately, and the scene where he got his diagnose confirmed made me overheated and dizzy. On the other hand, I thought he often lacked energy in his line delivery and I didn't feel so much every time his character was in shape. I also don't know if I got overheated and dizzy because he acted so good or because I have had traumatizing experiences with hospitals and terminally ill people I don't remember Leonardo DiCaprio that much in "Wolf of Wall Street", but I was not overwhelmed by his performance compared to "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "The Aviator"
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  50. Calvin Candie​ How? And don't say "he completely disappeared into the character", because that is the last thing I (as well as most critics, directors, and acting teachers) would be looking for
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  51. Calvin Candie​ I just know that most people in my generation say this "[Actor's name] completely disappeared into the character"; you can see those kinds of comments everywhere on Youtube! Either that, or they criticize an actor for playing himself. I only warned you in case you were gonna use that argument You know what the great Roger Ebert said: "Everything is relative". I have seen that type of charisma and showmanship before from actors of the Golden Age and from modern actors like Warren Beatty, Christoph Waltz, and also Leo in his other movies. The entire sequence where he was high by an accident was amazing, but I don't remember much from him except that one sequence, and there are dramatic performances that are more moving than this one It's been a while since I saw the movie, but I didn't feel overwhelmed when I walked out of the theatre
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  52. Calvin Candie Good that somebody has that philosophy :) As for me, I can get impressed if an actor is chameleonic and I just see the character, but only if the other criterias are fullfilled If an actor is too internal, his subtext and motivation are unclear, and I get indifferent towards the situation, then I don't care if he fully inhabits a character (Leo of course fullfilled most of the criterias I'm setting, but I didn't feel he was great either. I am also looking for something I don't expect from him)
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  53. Calvin Candie​ It depends if the actor is really doing the same things over again or if he tricks the audience. It also depends if the type of acting loses its “magic” because of the repetition. Based on information I’ve got from some Youtubers and some acting schools I’ve either been to or that have visited my schools, there is a norm that a really good actor is the type who can capture the essence of a character and still be true to himself and his own personality. I guess some teachers or critics will therefore say that an actor completely disappearing in the character will be someone who is dissatisfied with his own identity and experiences. Another acting teacher told me that the audience needs to be sure that they can replace the character’s name with the actor’s in order to believe in the situations. The principal of a method acting school in my country said “The best actor in the world must be Al Pacino; playing so many different characters and still being himself”. Of course, I don’t completely agree with this norm, but that’s what the acting world wants today.     
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  54. Arian hmn Haven seen it yet
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  55. No he didn't. Art Carney won
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  56. Peter O'Toole is the actor with most Oscar nods for acting (8) without a single win; that just doesn't sound right, if you ask me. Richard Burton is number #2 (7 nods)
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  57. jazztom86 I liked Matthew whenever his character was in bad shape and when he had to do all the physical parts, but I agree that he sounded dull and lacked energy when it comes to line delivery
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  58. Joaquin Phoenix actually lost the Oscar
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  59. Classically trained actors were melodramatic at that time. Method actors like Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, James Dean, and Paul Newman were not
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  60. I would say Charlie Chaplin's speech in "The Great Dictator" is one of the best of all time, or Kevin Costner's speech in "JFK"
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  61. De Niro was amazing
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  62. Jamie Foxx WAS Ray Charles. Catching the voice, mannerism, singing, and definitely posture of Ray Charles is not an easy task, and he really acted while being blind.
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  63. Nah, both of his wins were for iconic performances that have consistently made their way into Magazine's and other top lists
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  64. Hopkins won the year before. The other favorites were Denzel Washington as Malcolm X or Robert Downey Jr as Chaplin
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  65. DiCaprio was hammy and so over-the-top that he looked cartoonish and younger than he actually is. There have been way better villain performances throughout the years
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  66. Playing a Francophile is not an excuse for sounding whiny, over-the-top, and less authoritative, and definitely not to have your subtext, viewpoints, and posture getting lost. Heck, his francophilia wasn't even explored properly. When compared to iconic villain performances such as Lionel Barrymore in "It's A Wonderful Life", Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire", Daniel Day-Lewis in "Gangs of New York", Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight", Ralph Fiennes in "Schindler's List", Anthony Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs", Anthony Perkins in "Psycho", and Malcolm McDowell in "A Clockwork Orange", there's no contest
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  67. I just can't see how you can praise Leo as Candie; he made me cringe with every single line delivery, and it almost seemed like he had to hold his cigarette holder all the time because he couldn't find any other tableaux or gesture for his character. And yes, Joe Pesci was amazing
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  68. Sure it was, but out of all the iconic performances Al Pacino has given us, THAT performance earned him his Oscar? I don't even come across many people who mention that performance; It's mostly "The Godfather" or "Scarface"
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  69. I wouldn't say that being the most Oscar-nominated African-American actor in Hollywood equals being "underrated". Heck, I think Samuel Jackson is more underrated
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  70. This list is for both categories
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