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Michael Douglas was robbed. The already Oscar-christened actor gave a career-best performance in 2000 in Curtis Hanson’s “Wonder Boys,” but he got no love from the Academy. Worse, his performance was easily among the five best of the year and won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor prize. That having been said, I [...]
The Great Performances: 2000
Posted by John Foote · 7:14 pm · November 13th, 2009
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The Guardian dashes Ledger’s Oscar hopes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:05 am · July 2nd, 2008
Not particularly new or earth-shattering perspective, but worth a link nontheless. From a Xan Brooks item this morning in The Guardian: History…is not on [Ledger's] side. James Dean was twice nominated in the wake of his death and yet still finished up as a posthumous loser on the night. More recently, Oliver Reed (for Gladiator) [...]
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