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What is a performance from a blockbuster popcorn genre movie that you think was genuinely Oscar-worthy?

Posted by Hotwater3

Blockbuster popcorn movies usually get ignored during awards season outside of technical categories, and I understand why. However, I do think there are some really great performances sprinkled among them that in any other context, would be considered worthy of a nomination. Do you have any that stand out? For me I have a few: Hugh Jackman - Best Actor - Logan Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge - Best Supporting Actress - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon - Best Supporting Actor - The Dark Knight Alan Rickman as Severus Snape - Best Supporting Actor - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2 Hugo Weaving - Best Actor - V for Vendetta Danai Gurira as Okoye - Best Supporting Actress - Black Panther Brian Cox as William Stryker - Best Supporting Actor - X2: X-Men United Robert Downey Jr - Best Actor - either Iron Man 3 or Avengers: Endgame
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Chickenshit_outfit Apr 2, 2026 +327
Robert Shaw as Quint, Jaws
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robertdeupree Apr 2, 2026 +68
His USS Indianapolis speech.
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yearsofpractice Apr 2, 2026 +59
> “Anyway. We delivered the bomb” That’s one of my favourite lines in all of cinema. Just so full of regret, sadness, anger and resentment.
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patrickhenrysaidso Apr 2, 2026 +15
It's been a few years since I heard the story, so I could be remembering wrong, but I believe this took 2 days to film. He got permission from Spielberg to have a drink before filming to be more authentically intoxicated for the scene. He showed up blitzed, they did a million takes and none were good. They tried again the next morning, he showed up sober, and they got it done pretty quickly.
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Scoobydewdoo Apr 2, 2026 +16
According to Spielberg that scene took awhile to film because no one was happy with how it was written. After a bunch of takes Spielberg said Shaw convinced him to let him rewrite the scene. I have no idea whether there was alcohol involved but Shaw's rewrite is basically what's in the movie.
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patrickhenrysaidso Apr 2, 2026 +8
I found a USA Today article about it. Shaw wrote it, and then was too drunk for the first takes to perform it well. Tried it again the next day and nailed it: "He got too drunk to perform the Indianapolis speech when he finished writing it," Ian Shaw says. "He had to beg Steven to have another go, and then he got it right the following morning.” [https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/09/20/shark-is-broken-broadway-tells-jaws-movie-true-story/70859398007/](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/09/20/shark-is-broken-broadway-tells-jaws-movie-true-story/70859398007/)
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gautsvo Apr 2, 2026 +16
Came here to say this. He should've won; wasn't even nominated. Go figure.
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CMelody Apr 2, 2026 +10
To this day I consider it the finest monologue on film.
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carnifex2005 Apr 2, 2026 +3
Understandable though. That year in particular was a murderers row of all time great movies.
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PlasticCraken Apr 2, 2026 +4
Threw me for a loop when I saw him strangling 007. Never knew he was a Bond villain
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Puzzleheaded_Lab967 Apr 2, 2026 +4
He was Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons!
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mikeyfreshh Apr 2, 2026 +291
Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit is the best acting performance I've ever seen
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sharrrper Apr 2, 2026 +136
He said he started to hallucinate in his off hours he was spending so much time each day pretending to interact with things that weren't there. Also, he said for the Jessica Rabbit introduction scene they didn't have final art for the animation yet so rather than show him a picture they just said "imagine the most beautiful woman you've ever seen". He said later when he saw the final product (paraphrasing) "Wow, my imagination is terrible."
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willstr1 Apr 2, 2026 +16
>He said he started to hallucinate in his off hours he was spending so much time each day pretending to interact with things that weren't there I am honestly curious how well that issue has been addressed now that acting against nothing is so common due to CG. Do the tennis balls on sticks and paper cutouts that some productions use really help with the psychology (not just helping eyelines)? Or is it just that because it is now so common actors are more used to it while back then he was pretty much on his own?
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Anal_Herschiser Apr 3, 2026 +1
The best he could do was Louis from Family Guy.
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dpman48 Apr 2, 2026 +70
I honestly think the animation was SO well done, everyone forgot bob Hoskins was acting by himself for most of the movie. Amazing film, amazing animation, and amazing acting by Mr. Hoskins.
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SomedayVirtuoso Apr 2, 2026 +29
Interestingly, he wasn't by himself entirely. Charlie Fleischer would wear a Roger Rabbit costume off camera and say his lines and what not. Bob's physical acting was absolutely insane even considering that.
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do_you_even_climbro Apr 2, 2026 +2
This is up there for me, but for me the best acting performance I've seen was Michael Keaton in Birdman.
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vaisatriani Apr 2, 2026 +153
Rutger Hauer: BLADE RUNNER (best supporting actor). Jeff Goldblum: THE FLY (best actor) Peter Weller: ROBOCOP (best actor)
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TheTimeShrike Apr 2, 2026 +24
Jeff goldblum hit it out of the park with that one. Thats it, time for a rewatch of all three of these.
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GlitteringFlame888 Apr 2, 2026 +5
Hell yeah!
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cantonic Apr 2, 2026 +3
[Robo wants an Oreo!](https://youtu.be/BEhXAtFgNrk?si=b_PFoshD3stPhB58)
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vaisatriani Apr 2, 2026 +3
Love that story. All interviews with Weller about the making of ROBOCOP are awesome. I rate it as one of the best satires of all time.
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The_Throwback_King Apr 2, 2026 +2
What always slays me is going from this dry, long-winded anecdote straight into a hard cut to Peter just going “Randy! Love ya! I don’t know what the hell you are f****** talking about!”
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jackielou_rn Apr 2, 2026 +54
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill vol 1/2 - Her anger, desperation, sadness…she portrayed it all so well
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GreenEggsAndHamTyler Apr 2, 2026 +75
Laurence Fishburn, The Matrix. Morgan Freeman, The Lego Movie Linda Hamilton, T2
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RebaKitt3n Apr 2, 2026 +8
Linda!
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HeWasThatFarBehind Apr 2, 2026 +6
Definitely agree with Linda Hamilton!
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Hotwater3 Apr 2, 2026 +7
All good ones! I was considering Hugo Weaving for The Matrix Reloaded too.
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pojmalkavian Apr 2, 2026 +102
Ed Harris - The Rock Patrick Swayze - Point Break Tom Cruise - Edge of Tomorrow Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving - The Matrix
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Hotwater3 Apr 2, 2026 +31
Holy shit Ed Harris in The Rock is a great pull. I love that movie.
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TitanCubes Apr 2, 2026 +6
Unironically Ed Harris in National Teasure 2.
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bullevard Apr 3, 2026 +2
Ans while we are at it Ed Harris Truman show.
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cmaronchick Apr 3, 2026 +2
You are absolutely on the money wrt Swayze.
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kakapoopoopeepeeshir Apr 2, 2026 +67
Alan Rickman in Die Hard Jim Carrey in The Grinch
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zowietremendously Apr 2, 2026 +21
> Jim Carrey in The Grinch Thank you. Finally someone with common sense. That performance was literally incredible. I saw it in the theaters 18 times because I was so captivated by his performance. I also just love the story of the grinch. 😂 All these upvotes. Whenever I bring up Jim Carrey as the grinch, you all down vote me, and don't take me seriously. Suddenly now you all agree with me, and also feel that it was an oscar worthy performance. Gtfo. I know you guys don't agree. You just think it's a silly kids movie, and not Oscar worthy. You always say Jim Carrey should've gotten his Oscar for a more serious and dramatic role like in The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, or Man on the Moon. But yall have never said he should've gotten an Oscar for The Grinch. Only I've ever felt that way. I've only ever gotten attacked and downvoted to hell for saying that.
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cantonic Apr 2, 2026 +3
Yeah the grink is the best!
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Legitimate_Mud_8295 Apr 3, 2026 +1
It's a performance only Jim Carey could pull off
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Nonions Apr 2, 2026 +8
Alan Rickman in Robin hood Prince of thieves
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VernonP007 Apr 2, 2026 +167
Charlize Theron in Mad Max Fury Road Edit: spelling
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larisa5656 Apr 2, 2026 +88
Nicholas Hoult also should have been nominated for this movie.
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sharrrper Apr 2, 2026 +18
I think you could even make an argument for Hugh-Keays Byrne as Immortan Joe
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NeedsToShutUp Apr 2, 2026 +4
Shiny and chrome!
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larisa5656 Apr 2, 2026 +3
Witness me!
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Internal-Fuel-6473 Apr 2, 2026 +23
Mad Max Fury Fury
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batti03 Apr 2, 2026 +16
It's a Mad Mad Max World.
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dave__autista Apr 2, 2026 +3
Mad Mad Fury Road sounds like a shitty anime thats extremely popular
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logicalconflict Apr 2, 2026 +21
Cate Blanchett in Thor: Ragnarok
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rocknsmash Apr 2, 2026 +35
Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Avengers: Infinity War or Avengers: Endgame. Everybody was talking about RDJ and Chris Evans but I honestly thought that Hemsworth gave the best performance of them all and really brought a special level of sadness and humility to the character that hadn't really been explored in that way before.
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Hotwater3 Apr 2, 2026 +19
People rag on Marvel now, and for good reason, but there are some truly great performances throughout the MCU. I wish the Academy had recognized some of these performances instead of nominating people like Matt Damon or Leonardo Dicaprio just for existing.
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Bigboyloudparty Apr 3, 2026 +1
Which Damon and Leo performances specifically were unworthy of nominations?
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Sexymama52 Apr 3, 2026 +1
Yea i agreed with the first part but the second part seems weird
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jackielou_rn Apr 2, 2026 +15
Lewis Pullman in Thunderbolts. MCU or not, he gave an amazing performance.
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Comfortable_Guide622 Apr 3, 2026 +1
I really grew to like Thor, my wife loves fat Thor
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Helpful_Sun6704 Apr 2, 2026 +46
Andy Serkis as Caesar in the Planet of the Apes, specially in War for the Planet of the Apes but Oscars sadly appear to don't care about motion capture performances 😣 Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Aliens also comes to mind 🤔
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vaisatriani Apr 2, 2026 +13
Weaver was nominated for ALIENS.
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Helpful_Sun6704 Apr 2, 2026 +6
My cousin told me about it then I saw the movie, it became one of my favorites, and I've complained about it almost my whole life without checking 🤦🏼 Thank you so much for the clarification, I've been living a lie 😅
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mikeweasy Apr 2, 2026 +2
Yes Serkis definitely!
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winky143 Apr 2, 2026 +43
I agree with Imelda Staunton - I still hate her! lol
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raysofdavies Apr 2, 2026 +18
Love that BTS thing where she says that people come up to her and say she looked perfect as Umbridge, and then says that you read the book and she’s compared to a toad lol
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ilovethecreaking Apr 2, 2026 +5
Ordinary people being evil is her forte. She was a great Mrs. Lovett too.
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Dottsterisk Apr 2, 2026 +14
Also, people have much more personal experience with abusive authority figures and unfairness, than they do psychotic mass murderers, so Umbridge gets to people on a far more visceral level than Voldemort.
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GenGaara25 Apr 2, 2026 +2
It's a shame to movie was so short, there's so many great Umbridge scenes in the book Imelda would've been incredible in. There's a career counselling scene that's just Harry, McGongall, and her in an office and I can't imagine how good it would've been with Maggie and Imelda.
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pendletonskyforce Apr 2, 2026 +15
Zach Galifianakis for Best Supporting Actor in The Hangover.
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Decent_Management449 Apr 2, 2026 +57
He said Iron Man 3.
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Spade9ja Apr 2, 2026 +30
Yeah what an incredibly strange choice lol
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okiedokiewo Apr 2, 2026 +26
I get people have problems with the movie, but I think it's a great performance exploring PTSD, myself.
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TheColbsterHimself Apr 2, 2026 +14
Civil war is I think the best acting from Downey in the MCU.
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Bellikron Apr 2, 2026 +5
I always liked his performance in Spider-Man Homecoming. It's only a little more than a cameo but in the scene where he tells Peter off he has this disappointed dad energy that RDJ delivers perfectly. It's a matured Tony that isn't super far off from the days when he would have been just as reckless as Peter, but he clearly feels responsible for this kid and his worried about him. There's a little bit of his own dad in there as well. It's a really good scene, also sold by Tom Holland being really good at crying.
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Saurischia1 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Get him, boys!
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Hotwater3 Apr 2, 2026
I think you could basically pull any RDJ performance throughout the MCU and weave together a series of Oscar-worthy performances. If I had to pick two, yeah, I would pick IM3 and Endgame.
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ztreHdrahciR Apr 2, 2026 +13
Pam Ferris. Miss Trunchbull. Matilda.
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odabar Apr 2, 2026 +4
That's a legendary performance.
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ztreHdrahciR Apr 2, 2026 +7
To this day, I am terrified of her
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thedesignproject Apr 2, 2026 +3
Oh, that's such a good one!
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packandgetdressed Apr 2, 2026 +116
Sean Astin - Return of the King
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fadvex Apr 2, 2026 +25
He should have won Best Supporting Actor. Ian McKellen should have won Best Supporting Actor for Fellowship.
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mikeweasy Apr 2, 2026 +14
Astin and like ten other people from that movie should have been nominated!
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LurkmasterP Apr 2, 2026 +10
I can't think of a single actor in those movies who wasn't 100% committed to their part.
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mikeweasy Apr 2, 2026 +4
Me too
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kakapoopoopeepeeshir Apr 2, 2026 +42
A question asking about blockbuster popcorn movies worthy of an Oscar and your answer is a movie that won 11 Oscars
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urgasmic Apr 2, 2026 +26
No acting awards tho.
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clancydog4 Apr 2, 2026 +10
Okay? Why are you intentionally leaving out the part of the question that makes their answer completely fair? It was specifically about acting Oscars. That film received zero acting nominations. So it's a perfectly good answer. OP didn't have a qualifier that the movie couldn't be an Oscar w***** at all. Just that it had to be a blockbuster and have an Oscar worthy performance. What a needless criticism and counter point you made
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POTShelp Apr 2, 2026 +10
Especially since op in their examples said Gary Oldman for Dark Knight which literally had an Oscar win in acting for Heath Ledger.
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Beneficial-Mix9484 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Including best picture.
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ndoggy1 Apr 3, 2026 +1
came to post this, glad someone did. dude was incredible.
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ellingtond Apr 2, 2026 +25
100% Billy Bob Thornton in Armageddon. He was the most sympathetic and realistic character.
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Hotwater3 Apr 2, 2026 +5
Armageddon is unapologetically a favorite of mine.
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NeedsToShutUp Apr 2, 2026 +4
Jason Isaacs was so good in his small part describing why they needed to drill.
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Dio_Frybones Apr 2, 2026 +2
I agree but I also felt that Liv Tyler was right up there. And Steve Buscemi.
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_YouAreTheWorstBurr_ Apr 2, 2026 +26
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday - Best Supporting Actor - Tombstone
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buckythomas Apr 2, 2026 +8
Kilmer, playing a southerner in western, whilst having TB/consumption at various stages of severity, fever, chills etc, as a heavy drinker, gun slinging sociopath. THEN acting within the role as being too sick to join the hunt, only to bounce back once they’ve left and go after Ringo. It’s honestly in my opinion the greatest acting of any character ever filmed. It’s so layered, so genuine, so nuanced, so believable! Never a slip of accent, or a single weak moment the entire performance. To me it’s a master class, that I’ve never seen beaten, and it trumps any of the great performances from the likes of Daniel Day Lewis, DiCaprio, DeNero etc from the past 40yrs. In my opinion of course. I was only 4 when the film came out, but have watched in loads as an adult, and I am yet still retrospectively sour it was never even nominated!
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kilwarden Apr 3, 2026 +2
One of the biggest reasons why I don't ever pay attention to the Oscars. If there was any justice in the world. Val kilmer absolutely deserved a best supporting actor for playing Doc Holliday. He absolutely 100% stole that whole entire movie.
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photogenicbigfoot84 Apr 2, 2026 +46
Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark
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heywhadayamean Apr 2, 2026 +18
I loved Karen Allen’s performance as well.
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Chuckle_Pants Apr 2, 2026 +22
Harrison Ford - The Last Crusade
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ConstantRefills Apr 2, 2026 +23
Sean Connery - The Last Crusade
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Upbeat_Tension_8077 Apr 2, 2026 +28
Andy Serkis & Toby Kebbell in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes On the horror side, Naomi Scott in Smile 2
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McScotsguy Apr 2, 2026 +4
Totally agree with Naomi Scott. Her performance is amazing.
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gracecase Apr 2, 2026 +1
Toby Kebbel in RockNRolla best supporting.
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KasElGatto Apr 2, 2026 +8
Alan Rickman in Die Hard 
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just_n_sanity Apr 2, 2026 +35
Matthew McConaughey- Interstellar (2014) Absolutely nailed the conflict between a flyboy that gave up his dreams of flying amongst the stars to be a farmer and provide for his children. But now must lead a mission that the fate of those same kids as well as all of humanity hinges on. Every decision he makes is not just about saving his kids but also about finding a way back to them. The scenes where he’s leaving the house and looks under the blanket to see if Murph hid again; the scene with him getting all the messages from Earth after 23 years; and the scene of him and Murph being reunited on ‘Cooper Station’. Those 3 scenes alone should’ve gotten him a nomination at the very least.
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LT_DANS_ICECREAM Apr 2, 2026 +5
Agreed, those scenes blew me away when i first saw them, and now as a father of two girls, I get teary-eyed every time I see them.
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vaisatriani Apr 2, 2026 +6
Seconded. Just some superior work there.
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Blackcrown Apr 2, 2026 +6
Vincent D'Onofrio - The Bug - Men In Black
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ConstantRefills Apr 2, 2026 +29
Alfred Molina - Spider-Man 2 Christian Bale - Batman Begins Harrison Ford - The Empire Strikes Back Linda Hamilton - Terminator 2 Michael Fassbender - X-Men: First Class
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Hotwater3 Apr 2, 2026 +6
I was back and forth on Alfred Molina so I'm glad you included him.
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Talkimas Apr 2, 2026 +3
Him and Dafoe has some fantastic performances, both in their original movies and especially when they came back for No Way Home
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Apwnalypse Apr 2, 2026 +48
Jonny Depp as Jack Sparrow. He took a character the producer's didn't even want in the movie and made him probably the most famous pirate in media.
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Nishachor Apr 2, 2026 +36
He did get Oscar nominated for Best Actor for the first film.
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Dottsterisk Apr 2, 2026 +12
Sean Penn did a good job in Mystic River but I still think Depp should have gotten it. Inventing Captain Jack is still, IMO, one of the best examples of an actor operating at the peak of their powers and transforming the entire production through the power of their imagination. He didn’t just do a great job with the role given to him, he put the work in and took the character to the next level with his performance.
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ConstantRefills Apr 2, 2026 +12
He was nominated for the first POTC.
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Stratobastardo34 Apr 2, 2026 +9
Sean Connery for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I'd argue he was just as good if not better in that than he was in The Untouchables.
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MOOzikmktr Apr 2, 2026 +4
Jonathan Rhys-Davies in Raiders Of the Lost Ark
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heelstoo Apr 2, 2026 +5
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder.
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Virt_McPolygon Apr 2, 2026 +6
Michael Caine in Muppet Christmas Carol
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Comfortable_Guide622 Apr 3, 2026 +1
He is so excellent and plays it straight. He’s great
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loveheaddit Apr 2, 2026 +12
hi ryan goslings burner account
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FassyDriver Apr 2, 2026 +4
Fassbender as David in Prometheus If that counts as a Blockbuster tho
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Varekai79 Apr 2, 2026 +13
Zoe Saldana - Avatar
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nigel_tufnel_11 Apr 2, 2026 +8
I don't know if it counts as "blockbuster popcorn" but I love Kurt Russell's performance in *The Thing* and Sigourney Weaver in *Alien*.
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Gimlis_pork_shack Apr 2, 2026 +8
I know he’s been running off at the mouth a lot recently, but genuinely, Timothy Chalamet - Dune 2
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The_Meemeli Apr 2, 2026 +3
And Rebecca Ferguson
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IfYouWantTheGravy Apr 2, 2026 +6
Lewis Pullman in Thunderbolts.
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piscano Apr 2, 2026 +3
Damn I forgot how good Cox was as Stryker till you brought it up. My first exposure to him as an actor, actually 
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maskaddict Apr 2, 2026 +3
Elizabeth Olsen in *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness*
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NJ247 Apr 2, 2026 +3
Gary Oldman - The Fifth Element
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larisa5656 Apr 2, 2026 +8
Michael B. Jordan - Black Panther
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OrlandoGardiner118 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Well, he just plays MBJ in every role anyway so you can just go ahead and pretend he won it for that
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Out_For_A_Spin Apr 2, 2026 +6
Civil War - Pretty much all the main cast, with Cailley Spany and Jesse Plemmons being the standouts. Superman 1978 - Christopher Reeve (lead), Margot Kidder (lead) and Gene Hackman (supporting, the same category as his BAFTA nom) District 9 - Sharlto Copley (lead) Elysium - Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Wagner Moura (all supporting) Chappie - Sharlto Copley (lead, notice a pattern?) - an innocent manchild in robot form, who knew? Good Time - Robert Pattinson (lead) and Benny Safdie (supporting). Safdie (a behind-the-camera talent) knocking it out of the park IMHO. Skyfall - Judi Dench and Javier Bardem The Edge - Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin (both lead) Die Hard - Bruce Willis (lead), Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Reginald Veljohnson The Mask of Zorro - Banderas (lead), Hopkins, Zeta-Jones, Wilson Falling Down - Michael Douglas X-Men First Class - McAvoy (lead), Bacon, Fassbender Split - McAvoy (lead), Taylor-Joy (supporting)
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gravitydriven Apr 2, 2026 +1
Another fan of The Edge. There are dozens of us. There needs to be an Animal Actor category. Bart the Bear and the dog from The Thing are Hall of Fame animal actors. Unrivaled. 
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reddyenumberfive Apr 2, 2026 +1
Good Time is an amazing movie, but it’s far from a blockbuster
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BoaJones Apr 2, 2026 +5
Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Thor and Thor: The Dark World. His Shakespearean performance in those movies still gives me goosebumps.
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Comfortable_Guide622 Apr 3, 2026 +1
I loved his series
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radiohoard Apr 2, 2026 +6
Toni Collette- Hereditary
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maskaddict Apr 2, 2026 +2
Is Hereditary a blockbuster Popcorn flick?
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[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 +4
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robotcoup Apr 2, 2026 +10
Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out
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TheReaderDude_97 Apr 2, 2026 +7
I thought he was nominated. I might be wrong there, but I think he was.
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RainbowForHire Apr 2, 2026 +9
He was, and also best supporting actor in Judas and the Black Messiah.
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noonehasthisoneyet Apr 2, 2026 +6
he also won for jatbm
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_Meece_ Apr 2, 2026 +5
An indie horror movie is not a blockbuster
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doubleenc Apr 2, 2026 +3
Okay, most people define blockbuster by box office receipts not the film’s budget though.
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Reasonable-HB678 Apr 2, 2026 +2
The budget for Get Out was definitely representative of an indie horror movie. The box office that Get Out had was representative of a blockbuster hit movie.
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SimoneNonvelodico Apr 2, 2026 +2
Holly Hunter for VA of Helen Parr in The Incredibles.
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Fortestingporpoises Apr 2, 2026 +2
Andy Serkis in Lord of the Rings (the last 2)
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bondinferno Apr 2, 2026 +2
Patrick Stewart - Logan , also not a blockbuster but Mia Goth in Pearl
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SavageRabbitX Apr 2, 2026 +2
Woody Harrelson as Charlie in 2012
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MontgomeryOhio Apr 2, 2026 +2
Emily Blunt in "A Quiet Place" Henry Cavill in "Mission Impossible: Fallout"
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ShyHopefulNice Apr 2, 2026 +2
James Earl Jones - Thulsa Doom, Conan the Barbarian.
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kafka_lite Apr 2, 2026 +2
Harrison Ford absolutely kills it in the original Star Wars and I think is a much greater part of the success of that movie than people realize.
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mahnamahna1995 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Andy Serkis - Two Towers, Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin - Infinity War, Best Supporting Actor Sean Connery - The Last Crusade, Best Supporting Actor Alan Rickman - Die Hard, Best Supporting Actor Bob Hoskins - Roger Rabbit, Best Supporting Actor Christopher Lloyd - Back to the Future, Best Supporting Actor Robert Patrick - T2, Best Supporting Actor Linda Hamilton - T2, Best Actress Jaime Lee Curtis - True Lies, Best Actress Will Ferrell - Elf, Best Actor Amy Adams - Enchanted, Best Actress Alfred Molina - Spider-Man 2, Best Supporting Actor Robin Williams - Mrs. Doubtfire, Best Actor Robin Williams - Aladdin, Best Supporting Actor Frank Oz - The Empire Strikes Back, Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise - Collateral, Best Actor
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Spjug Apr 2, 2026 +2
Sean Bean death scene, Fellowship of the Ring.
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CritcoThinker Apr 2, 2026 +2
Dr. Stephen Strange in Dr Strange 1 And Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in Multiverse of Madness. The Marvel movies wouldn't work at all without the amazing performances from EVERYONE. Bradley Cooper as rocket. Its hard to name just 1
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Bellikron Apr 2, 2026 +2
Honestly the whole adult cast of Harry Potter is incredible. Pretty much every one of them embodies their character so well that I don't see how the new HBO series can feel anything like a pale imitation, and a lot of the new cast are objectively well-suited to the roles.
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SeaworthinessTop4317 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Kind of low hanging fruit, but Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda forever. Low hanging fruit because she was actually nominated lol
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DeepestBlue2 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Robert Downey Jr. In Tropic Thunder. Way better performance than that movie deserved.
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soggit Apr 2, 2026 +2
Hugh Grant in dungeons and dragons honor amongst thieves Karl urban in dredd Alicia vikander in ex machina Everyone in 3:10 to Yuma remake
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MadPiglet42 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Crispin Glover in Hot Tub Time Machine for best supporting actor. It's his finest cinematic endeavor.
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DeftCoast Apr 2, 2026 +5
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
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heywhadayamean Apr 2, 2026 +3
Well, I guess you can’t argue against that.
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Motor_Comfortable_17 Apr 3, 2026 +1
Did he get nothing for that?!!
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mrmonster459 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool
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ODoyleRules38 Apr 2, 2026 +3
Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary.
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mikeweasy Apr 2, 2026 +6
He has a good chance!
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AccomplishedFilm1 Apr 2, 2026 +6
Saw it just last night. Yup, he deserves a nomination at the very least. Fantastic performance in a fantastic film.
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Adequate_Images Apr 2, 2026 +4
Tom cruise Top Gun Maverick
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TheeAmateurArtist Apr 2, 2026 +2
Stephanie Hsu. EEAAO
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willstr1 Apr 2, 2026 +3
Does an A24 movie that started as limited release really count as a "blockbuster popcorn" movie? Also didn't she get an Oscar nomination for the role (and lost it to Jamie Lee Curtis for a supporting role in the same movie)? Nothing against her, she did a great job in that role, just not sure it fits the question
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Jarita12 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart in Logan for sure. I feel like Tom, Hiddleston in the first Thor, if it happened today, could have been in covnersation for supporting. Same for RDJ in Endgame
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saxman481 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Not quite what you asked, but I like to pretend that Zoe Saldaña’s Oscar is for Avatar: The Way Of Water instead of… that.
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NomNomNews Apr 2, 2026 +1
Steve Martin in… any movie he’s done.
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krronos Apr 2, 2026 +1
Doona Bae as Sonmi-451 in Cloud Atlas
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Ok-Umpire4040 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Christopher Reeve in Superman.
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itsell Apr 2, 2026 +1
Jon Voight-Anaconda
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DaSmartSwede Apr 2, 2026 +1
Christian Bale & Zoe Saldana - Out of the furnace
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SPEK2120 Apr 2, 2026 +1
All this thread is telling me is that most people don't know what qualifies as a popcorn movie.
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alienfreaks04 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Oldman in the Dark Knight lmao
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1985885xl Apr 2, 2026 +1
Mr T Rocky 3
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SupermanRR1980 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Ricardo Montalban as Khan in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. Best Supporting Actor
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AraiHavana Apr 2, 2026 +1
Honestly, I was really impressed with Jack Connell in Bone Temple and Sinners
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lrodhubbard Apr 2, 2026 +1
Keke Palmer in NOPE. Incredible performance.
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Kimantha_Allerdings Apr 2, 2026 +1
Divergent is a terrible film. Shailene Woodeley acts her arse off throughout She does in the whole franchise. She’s far better than the franchise deserves
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Swissdanielle Apr 2, 2026 +1
Richard Jenkins in *Eat Pray Love*
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cynicalchicken1007 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Jennifer Lawrence in Mockingjay Part 1
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slimj091 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Zoë Saldaña - Best Actress in a supporting role - Avatar
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Tiffetos Apr 2, 2026 +1
Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight was the first name that came to mind. Although he got an Oscar for that, he deserved it.
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knight714 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mission Impossible 3. The only memorable part of that movie
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TerrifierBlood Apr 2, 2026 +1
Naomi Scott in Smile 2
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hellsfoxes Apr 3, 2026 +1
Naomi Scott in Smile 2
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LEJ5512 Apr 3, 2026 +1
“Blue Lou” Marini in Blues Brothers. He had two words and delivered them with the kind of “what the hell are we doing here?” vibe that you should always hear from a guy who knows they shouldn’t be stealing a gig from the Good Ol’ Boys. Matt “Guitar” Murphy deserved a Razzie.
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cmaronchick Apr 3, 2026 +1
Brad Pitt in Fight Club.
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mwb1100 Apr 3, 2026 +1
I’ll go to my grave believing that Michael Nyqvist should have gotten an Oscar for one syllable: “Oh”
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agbishop Apr 3, 2026 +1
Not just Hugh Jackman … All the leads in Logan were outstanding. * Hugh Jackman, * Patrick Stewart, * and Dafne Keen
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kjemmrich Apr 3, 2026 +1
Thomas F. Wilson, Biff from Back to the Future. He played 17 year old Biff, 3 versions of 47 year old Biff, 77 year old Biff, Griff, and Mad Dog. Each character was amazing, and especially Mad Dog. That guy deserved an oscar.
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GhostChips42 Apr 3, 2026 +1
Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow.
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Phelinaar Apr 2, 2026
V for Vendetta is not a "popcorn blockbuster movie".
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