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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 18:13:51 GMT
John Wayne's only acting Academy Award was for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" (1969)
Was this more of a Lifetime Achievement award from the Academy? One of those years where there wasn't an OUTSTANDING performance and it was the perfect time to give John Wayne an Oscar after so many years acting.
He delivers a strong performance, no doubt, but still...
And if so, do you know of any other instances where you think this occurred in Oscar History?
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Mar 21, 2017 18:40:31 GMT
"There wasn't an outstanding performance"?
Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight gave much better performances than Wayne.
That Award belongs to Ratso Rizzo.
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Post by bd74 on Mar 21, 2017 19:15:28 GMT
And if so, do you know of any other instances where you think this occurred in Oscar History? Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking I'm sure there are others, but those come to mind at the moment |
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Mar 22, 2017 14:00:44 GMT
Paul Newman for The Color of Money. Granted, he was fantastic in that movie, but should have won a few years earlier for The Verdict.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 16:15:16 GMT
John Wayne's only acting Academy Award was for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" (1969) Was this more of a Lifetime Achievement award from the Academy? One of those years where there wasn't an OUTSTANDING performance and it was the perfect time to give John Wayne an Oscar after so many years acting. He delivers a strong performance, no doubt, but still... And if so, do you know of any other instances where you think this occurred in Oscar History? That might have happened after his fatal condition was known? |
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Post by Flynn on Mar 22, 2017 22:21:21 GMT
If we replace "lifetime achievement" with "a prior performance," then absolutely. DiCaprio for The Revenant, Heath Ledger for Dark Knight, Bette Davis for Dangerous, Halle Berry for Monster's Ball, Denzel Washington for Training Day... The list goes on and on. I'm not saying none of these performances is noteworthy, but I don't think any of them would have received the Oscar for that role if not for their prior work (or because Ledger died).
Most awards are really just a popularity contest anyway. An actor gets a lot of recognition because either they have a body of work that is respected, prompting people to feel that it is their time to win (John Wayne) or because they are new and just have an aura about them that captures everyone's attention (Gwenyth Paltrow). Sure, every now and then an actor gives a truly award-worthy performance, but for the most part, great performances occur every few years--definitely not four in one year.
And let's not forget how many awards are given because of well-coordinated schmoozing to align with awards season,
I'm really not this cynical. But I have learned through a lot of reading biographies and other related literature just how random and arbitrary an award can be.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Mar 24, 2017 13:32:33 GMT
John Wayne's only acting Academy Award was for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" (1969) Was this more of a Lifetime Achievement award from the Academy? One of those years where there wasn't an OUTSTANDING performance and it was the perfect time to give John Wayne an Oscar after so many years acting. He delivers a strong performance, no doubt, but still... And if so, do you know of any other instances where you think this occurred in Oscar History? That might have happened after his fatal condition was known? No, he wasn't diagnosed with cancer until well into the 70s. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 16:29:40 GMT
John Wayne had his lung removed in 1964 from Cancer.
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Post by bd74 on Mar 24, 2017 17:30:12 GMT
When Jessica Tandy won, I remember her later saying to the press "I think they gave it to me because I'm old".
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