Well, she also won in the 70s for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore when it should have gone to Gina Rowlands for A Woman Under the Influence. Shit happens.
I can the Oscars is a popularity contest now and yea on 2001 she by far was the only choice to win her leading ladies did not even cone close in fact I can’t even remember who the f won on 2001 all I remember is her as sara .
Actually i disagree. I doubt Harvey would have helped her since she turned down his advances and her then boy friend Brad Pitt threatened to kick his ass.
Bc historically the Academy awards ingenue in their 20’s over seasoned actresses. It plays out so many times. ( ie Grace Kelly over Judy Garland, Emma Stone over Isabelle Huppert, JLaw over Emanuelle Riva ( although I can understand that win) and possibly Gaga over Glenn Close( although I think both are very worthy performances), and even the resulting tie between Barbra and Katherine Hepburn.
Jennifer had the Harvey Weinstein company in her corner advocating for her win. And Emma Stone had history in her favor, the academy has always favored musicals so it's actually not a surprise that she won.
Absolutely 100%. It still to this day and it will always disgust me Paltrow winning over a powerhouse performance of Blanchett's Elizabeth. Blanchett over the years proved to be a much better actress. Gwyneth was never nominated again.
@@marklesterandriecruzet255 I just mean neither of there careers are over and so more awards are possible. Blanchett is 50 and Paltrow will be 47 later this month.
Blanchett should definitely have won. I do think Paltrow deserved to be nominated (and should have been nominated again for Proof some years later) but the entire Shakespeare In Love oscars was bizarre.
@@goodbadbill You are right on both, I think Helen was riding on all those Emmy wins for M.A.Y. I went and re-watched AGAIN, and agree, some of her scenes were heart-wrenching so I can see why she won. Also the other 4 nominees were non-Americans which may have helped.
Ha! I posted twice. I just have never gotten over the fact that Burstyn lost to Roberts. Don't. Get me wrong, Julia Roberts is a perfectly fine actress but there is no way she wins over Ellen Burstyn in Requiem....
a total joke that Julia Roberts won an Oscar - she cant and didnt compare with the exceptional performance of Ellen Burstyn - what a terrible error shameful academy
Julia Roberts has been making movies since the late 80's. She has 5 hits under her belt in all that time. Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Notting Hill, My Best Friend's Wedding and Erin Brockovich. I can remember a few days before the debut of "My Best Friend's Wedding", film critic Gene Shallit, said this better be a hit, because she hasn't had one in 5 yrs, and if it isn't her career wouldn't be going anywhere any longer.
It was one of Julia's stronger performances but Ellen's in "Requiem for a Dream" is a mind-blower. In fact Burstyn said originally she didn't want the role because she knew it was going to be a rough ride emotionally. But Darren Aronovsky convinced her to do it and she more than rose to the challenge. Ellen Burstyn really should have won.
I watched both requiem and erin but the one tht I like to watch over and over is Erin, mybe the script and Julia performance is worth wtching. Sarcactic, funny, fearless, intelligent, motherly .. Ellen was fntastic emotionally but I personally think the character was lack of personality and variations.
Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple) was absolutely robbed of her Oscar. It seems these academy awards are more of a beauty/popularity contest most often than not.
Ellen Burstyn actually scared me the first time I saw her tranformation. Such a great movie which I label as a horror because drugs/alcohol can do wonders when it comes to fucking up lives.
@@jameswalton3930 It was solid, but nobody except film buffs remembers Bancroft's performance. Davis turned Baby Jane into an iconic character, arguably the greatest ever screen performance, totally avant garde. High art, bigger than just cinema.
Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom was a performance only a master of their craft could do..Halle Berry won for a soft core screaming performance. Complete injustice. Spacek's performance for that movie is still taught and admired in acting classes
Jennifer Lawrence winning over Emmanuelle Riva still hurt's me, and sadly it would've been a beautiful recognition award for her career before she have passed. Larence have plenty time ahead to improve and proves she deserve and honestly her role wasn't even the second best that year.
As a doctor myself, I feel Jennifer Lawrence did justice to the character with her nuanced and well-articulated performance, and it deserved to be awarded...
Meryl Streep deserved to win for "Doubt"; Judy Garland should have won for "A Star is Born"; Liz Taylor should have won for "Suddenly, Last Summer", but DID win for "Virginia Wolf" Glen Close should have won for "Fatal Attraction AND "The Wife"; It happens a lot that an actress/actor wins an Oscar for a role she/he was less great in than one they were nominated and lost for. The Judy Garland loss to Grace Kelly is still remembered and talked about today in Hollywood.
Are you implying that Ms. Taylor’s performance in “Virginia Woolf” was less great than her performance in “Suddenly, Last Summer” ??? Her performance in “Virginia Woolf” isn’t only considered to be her best ever, but also one of the best performance ever in cinema history… Also, I disagree about Garland, because Grace Kelly deserved her Oscar and in fact won all the precursor awards that season, so it wasn’t anything shocking/surprising…
What really upsets me is that Judy Garland, AN ICON, was waiting in the HOSPITAL for they to call her name that night but they just didn't 🤦♂️. Her performance in A Star Is Born was incredible!
It’d be nice if the Academy gave awards to deep, complicated roles rather than the most buzz worthy ones. More proof that money talks even in the art world.
I agree. That is her best performance of her entire career. It's a travesty overall that she has 8 Oscar nominations and ZERO wins it bugs me to this day wtf.
Totally agree with this list. Wasted Oscar votes for Helen Hunt, Reese and Gwyneth. They have all done negligible film work since. Felicity in Transamerica and Ellen Burstyn in Requiem were astonishing. I would have favored Jessica Chastain over Jennifer Lawrence myself.
BIGGEST MISTAKE: 1981....Mary Tyler Moore did not get the oscar for Ordinary People....she was amazing!! Sissy Spacek did a great job....but Moore's performance was a perfect 10!!!
Glenn Close was brilliant in Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons and should have won for both but the Academy members are stupid- they won’t reward an exceptional performance if the character isn’t a loveable heroine or victim of crime. Emma Stone winning over Isabelle Huppert in Elle was just insane.
Not always. Maggie Smith deservedly won for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" playing a very a less than loveable character who brought on her own victimization.
Emma didn't deserve the win, but neither did Huppert, who had way better performances on her belt. Amy Adams should have won that year, if not her then Ruth Negga or Natalie Portman.
Well Mia farrow I think is the most underrated actress in Hollywood ,she should have won for Rosemary's baby,nominated for broadway danny rose ,and purple rose of Cairo
KrueMann1992 Nobody saw that movie "Anna", but anyone who did will NOT forget Sally Kirkland. I don't cry watching movies, but Sally moved me to tears! Cher had half of Hollywood pulling for her, Glenn and Sally didn't stand a chance.
luis grant I agree but I feel for Close. She has been ignored for so long by the academy and Streep gets nominated every year. If Streep sneezes she will get an Oscar nomination. Hollywood politics.
100% agreed about Felicity Huffman, Judy Garland, Glenn Close, and Ellen Burstyn. I love Cher, but she was nowhere near the utter beauty of Glenn Close!
Close is obviously a better actress than Cher, but I really enjoyed Cher in "Moonstruck." The film has a magical quality that few movies do, and that can't happen unless the star of the film also isn't a bit magical/charming in the role. She pulled it off, so it's hard for me to hate. Perhaps I'm biased since I'm Italian-American lol.
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a day is fantastic and she is such a dear wonderful lady America can be so proud of. God bless her and give her health and joy.
OMG, this list is about as accurate as it gets---my sentiments EXACTLY!! The Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Hunt wins are so mind-boggling---Helen can't even get a small role these days!! Halle Berry's win in 2002 might seem somewhat "political" bc people in Hollywood were bitching no woman of color ever won Best Actress, so that seemed like a good time to give it. Nicole's win in 2003 was compensation for her loss the previous year for Moulin Rouge, she really deserved it more for Moulin Rouge than she did for The Hours.
Hi I just subscribed! Nice video. I met Cate after a performance of ‘Plenty’ in May 1999 in London (Fresh off Oscar loss) and as a headstrong 23yo waiting for an autograph, I told her “she was better than Gwyneth.” And she replied with grace, “Oh no...there is no competition.” She said it as if she was cool with it all. She’s the best.
@Fly by night It absolutely sucked and made it very gratifying when Cate won her Oscar for "The Aviator." She should have gotten the Best Actress statuette though.
oacaparov I so don't think Nicole Kidman deserved an Oscar as her performance as Satin wasn't that riveting. Sorry. But then again thsts just my opinion
Even before I clicked on the video, I was like "I bet Cher for Moonstruck is gonna be on here since everyone fights for Glenn Close" since half of the people commented how Glenn Close should have won on Cher's Oscar speech vid.
I actually think it would have been great if Judy Garland and Dorothy Dandridge had tied that year. Both gave stellar performances, Judy in "A Star Is Born" and Dorothy in "Carmen Jones."
@@Loulou-sr3tk You're right, just in a different film. Geraldine was given that Oscar purely because she had been nominated so many times without a win.
Most people who think Whoopi should've won have never bothered to see Page in A Trip to Bountiful. I never thought Whoopi was the best actress in her own movie. I thought that honor went to Margaret Avery. Imo
@@josephcarlisle1943 I agree. I've seen both movies, and A Trip to Bountiful just didn't move me. Which has withstood the test of time? I really think The Color Purple and Whoopi's performance were far more moving and inspiring. Geraldine Page's Oscar was like Paul Newman's for The Color of Money... overdue Oscar-syndrome
Emmanuelle Riva went above and beyond in that film in that Haneke made. If that wasn't the most daring and fearless perfomance to be worth an Oscar, nothing has been worth an Oscar.
Emma Stone (lalaland) over Isabelle Hupert (Elle) Julianne Moore (Still Alice) over Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) Brie Larson (the Room ) over Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) Geraldine Page (TheTrip To Bountiful) Over Whoopi Goldberg (Color Purpure ) Frances Mcdormand (Fargo) over Brenda Blettyn (Secret and lies ) Faye Dunaway (Network ) over Sissy Spacek ( Carrie) Jodie Foster (The Acussed) over Glenn Close (Dangerous liaisons)
I always thought that Barbara Stanwyck should have won in 1944 for 'Double' Indemnity' over Ingrid Bergman for 'Gaslight'. Even though I adore Bergman.
Viola is amazing. She wows me every time. She had 15 minutes in "Doubt" as Mrs. Miller and she did the next-to-impossible; she stole a scene right away from Meryl Streep.
I like Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings, and for the rest of them I think they all deserve their Oscars but for different performances. Emma Stone - Birdman Reese Witherspoon - Wild Sandra Bullock - Gravity Penelope Cruz - Almost anything she has done with Almodovar
I completely agree that Judy got ripped off. I'm not sure Grace Kelly even deserved to be nominated. The famous dressing room scene alone should have won her the Oscar. She got hosed.
Unfortunately it can be a popularity contest and Judy had burned a few bridges over the years due to the drug issues I think that played into it and yes Judy was totally 💯 robbed
I really wish Glenn had won for "Dangerous Liaisons" too. I loved John Malkovich in it but Glenn's performance is the one I really remember and still notice when I watch it.
The one that isn't listed is the classic one were Joan Crawford actively campaigne against "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane". Joan not only successfuly sidelined Bette's Best Actress Oscar, she also accepted for Anne Bancroft who won for The MIracle Worker.
Despite Joan's spitefulness, Anne Bancroft deserved to win that Oscar for THE MIRACLE WORKER. In fact, Anne's portrayal of Annie Sullivan goes down for me as THE BEST performance - most deserving - to win THE BEST ACTRESS OSCAR. I had to watch it come to that conclusion. See her and judge for yourself!
Chris N Joan didn’t have that kind of influence, all she did was ask the nominees who couldn’t attend to the ceremony if she could accept the award on their behalf, Anne Bancroft and Geraldine Page both agreed, Bette was the favourite, but favourites don’t always win, in many ocasiones they split votes with another one and then a third one wins, Bette was so shocked she didn’t win that she convinced herself and everyone that Joan Crawford had campaigned against her.
Bette Davis should've won for 'All about Eve' (maybe a tie with Gloria Swanson would've been fair) and/or ' What ever happened to Baby Jane', Judy Garland for 'A star is born' and Glenn Close for 'Fatal attraction'!
I agree on many of these. But Cher gave an amazing performance. Close did the same but wasn't in my opinion more deserving. I think the biggest robbery was gwyneth paltrow and helen hunt
oacaparov Cher won because she delivered a brilliant performance too, which was appreciated by audiences and critics alike.. If someone thinks Glenn Close (great actress) wasn't deserving, it's their opinion and they are entitled to their opinion..
Cher's Oscar was a courtesy Oscar for losing for the film Mask. Glenn def deserved to win over Cher. Her performance was brilliant. Cher's just good. Cher didn't really have to stretch to get into her character's skin.I saw both films and have always felt that Glenn should have won.
Sure, but that doesn't mean there are absolutely no criteria to evaluate levels of skill and effort. I also think I can see a tendency to shy away from "extreme" or edgy performances in favor of - to put it bluntly - vanilla performances.
I have to disagree with the Halle Berry entry. All the actresses in this category that were excellent, but Halle deserved that Oscar. Her performance was amazing and extended far beyond the few minutes of the love scene with Billy Bob Thornton. She fought for that role and put her heart and soul into that role. The scene alone when she discovered that Billy Bob's character was the guard who participated in her husband's execution ran the gamut of every emotion one could feel. JMO
Thank you I so agree she did two really great performances just about then monsters ball and introducing Dorothy Dandrige about another Oscar nominee who in her case was robbed of the Oscar
@@kellicoffman8440 actually, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge was a TV movie and Halle was nominated for and won the Emmy for lead actress. That was definitely another well deserved award as well.
I just watched Carrie the other day. Sissy Spacek should have won the oscar. Piper Laurie as her mother was equally great. That crazy red hair also deserved a nomination. Fun to watch.
I agree with many of the “mistakes” on this list. Jodie Foster in “The Accused” over Glenn Close in “Dangerous Liaisons” was also a mistake IMHO, as was Marlee Marlin in “Children of a Lesser God” over Sigourney Weaver in “Aliens.” It’s all Monday morning quarterbacking, and we non-voters don’t get caught up in the politics.
Going farther back, I would have awarded the 1946 Oscar to Jennifer Jones for "Duel in the Sun." Her role was demanding and transformative compared to winner Olivia de Havilland for "To Each His Own."
They keep on robbing Ellen Burstyn wtf...her portrayal in Requiem was so complex only a thespian and a great actress as she is can deliver...absolutely aslo agree on Fecility Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett...and my golly give Glenn Close an Oscar will yah!..
Yes she had a couple of more Oscar worthy performances mask is definitely one of them and I happen to love moonstruck and her performance in in but I agree
@@keitherickson4523udy had a small part it’s true in Shakespeare in love but she truly did a stand out performance in those few minutes. I never felt it was undeserved but I also agree she was great in mrs brown
I used to be an Oscar fan but now I know it is just a big joke! It is unacceptable that Gwyneth Paltrow or even Emma Stone have both won an Oscar and actresses like Glenn Close or Felicity Huffman have never won. Seriously? Emma Stone for La la land? Lol
Gwyneth winning over Cate Blanchet and Fernanda Montenegro is UNBELIEVABLE
I cannot believe Ellen Burstyn didn't win for Requiem for a Dream. That was one of the best performances ever in history...
I agree. Her performance was just spectacular and memorable. That scene when she is in the subway just kills me.
Agreed. That film was from a then new director Darren Aronofsky and what she did with that role was incredible and should have been rewarded.
Well, she also won in the 70s for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore when it should have gone to Gina Rowlands for A Woman Under the Influence. Shit happens.
I can't believe Julia Roberts won an Oscar...
I can the Oscars is a popularity contest now and yea on 2001 she by far was the only choice to win her leading ladies did not even cone close in fact I can’t even remember who the f won on 2001 all I remember is her as sara .
Everyone knows Gwyneth won only because of Harvey Weinstein's influence (back then) in the Academy and the industry.
Same with Jennifer Lawrence
That and who her parents were.
Flenif2247 lol🤣
Yes Cate Blanchet should have won. I thought Gp was good but Cate was transformative in. Her role as Elizabeth
Actually i disagree. I doubt Harvey would have helped her since she turned down his advances and her then boy friend Brad Pitt threatened to kick his ass.
How on earth, Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone have an Oscar but Glenn Close has never won? HOW?
Bc historically the Academy awards ingenue in their 20’s over seasoned actresses. It plays out so many times. ( ie Grace Kelly over Judy Garland, Emma Stone over Isabelle Huppert, JLaw over Emanuelle Riva ( although I can understand that win) and possibly Gaga over Glenn Close( although I think both are very worthy performances), and even the resulting tie between Barbra and Katherine Hepburn.
I totally agree! If Emma Stone can win then Lady Gaga should win
Jodie Foster won When Glenn Close was nominated by Dangerous Liaisons....please please
The academy is based upon politics and beauty, not really about the quality of performances,sadly that's how it is.
Jennifer had the Harvey Weinstein company in her corner advocating for her win. And Emma Stone had history in her favor, the academy has always favored musicals so it's actually not a surprise that she won.
Two times Ellen Burstyn have been stolen, she should have won for " The exorcist" and for "Rrequiem form dream"
daniel torres That's why she's theGreatest
Well she's already won 2
@@marytyrone9020 just one. The exorcist she lost to Glenda Jackson if my mind serves me right.
I agree fully, though, Burstyn stole the Oscar from Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under Influence, so...
Barbra Streisand for The Way We Were.
The only two that I'm really very upset is Julia Roberts winning over Ellen Burstyn, and Gwyneth Paltrow over Cate Blanchett.
I'd add Helen Hunt winning over Judi Dench for Mrs. Brown.
Agreed
Fernanda Montenegro deserved an Oscar
Not Gwyneth and cate
Fernanda!!!
Fernanda Montenegro or Cate Blanchett should’ve won. That performance in Central Station was amazing!
I'm sure Gwyneth had Harvey Weinstein to thank for that undeserving win....🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Absolutely 100%. It still to this day and it will always disgust me Paltrow winning over a powerhouse performance of Blanchett's Elizabeth. Blanchett over the years proved to be a much better actress. Gwyneth was never nominated again.
Indeed...horrible mistake...Oscar i think is aware of this..Cate deserves more Best Actress.
So far.
@@worrywart1311 wdym by so far???
@@marklesterandriecruzet255 I just mean neither of there careers are over and so more awards are possible. Blanchett is 50 and Paltrow will be 47 later this month.
Blanchett should definitely have won. I do think Paltrow deserved to be nominated (and should have been nominated again for Proof some years later) but the entire Shakespeare In Love oscars was bizarre.
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem For a Dream was out of this world. Glenn Close in Fatal Atraction was amazing too.
Helen Hunt's win was hard to take seriously along with Jenifer Lawrence's win.
Helen Hunt had some great scenes though. Jennifer Lawrence didn't sell the role for me but the Academy were blind imo.
@@goodbadbill You are right on both, I think Helen was riding on all those Emmy wins for M.A.Y. I went and re-watched AGAIN, and agree, some of her scenes were heart-wrenching so I can see why she won. Also the other 4 nominees were non-Americans which may have helped.
Kate Winslet should have won for TITANIC. That movie was EPIC. it should have won all 14 Oscars it was nominated for.
#1 Gwyneth Paltrow
Should’ve Won: Literally any of the other four nominees
Fernanda Montenegro.
Douglas Sobreira era minha escolha também, mas ela não tinha chance por ser uma premiação americana, mas pra mim ela foi a melhor
Fernanda's performance was pure perfection
Fernanda was great but it really still belonged to Cate Blanchette. Cate had a huge emotional arc to ride as the young Elizabeth I.
@@Blow203 outros atores e atrizes não americanos já ganharam o Oscar.
CATE BLANCHETT was robbed 😢
Shes won two
Fernanda Montenegro was robbed hehee
FERNANDA MONTENEGRO was robbed
@@racheldesouzabagestao7635 I could not agree more. Fernanda Montenegro gave a master class in acting "Central Station."
FERNANDA MONTENEGRO!!!
ELLEN BURSTYN!!!!!!!! Yes. A million times, yes.
Ha! I posted twice. I just have never gotten over the fact that Burstyn lost to Roberts. Don't. Get me wrong, Julia Roberts is a perfectly fine actress but there is no way she wins over Ellen Burstyn in Requiem....
Gwyneth Paltrow over Fernanda Montenegro was a shame.
Gave up on the Oscars when Crash beat Brokeback
Me too
Shakespeare over SPR for me.
Older Academy members did not sit through Requiem For A Dream and walked out of screenings as it was way too dark and heavy. That’s why Roberts won.
I agree Felicity Huffman and Cate Blanchett deserved the oscar!!!
a total joke that Julia Roberts won an Oscar - she cant and didnt compare with the exceptional performance of Ellen Burstyn - what a terrible error shameful academy
Donald Kramer she should've won for Steel Magnolias
IMO, Julia's performance deserved an Oscar and definitely wasn't a terrible error...
Julia Roberts has been making movies since the late 80's. She has 5 hits under her belt in all that time. Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Notting Hill, My Best Friend's Wedding and Erin Brockovich. I can remember a few days before the debut of "My Best Friend's Wedding", film critic Gene Shallit, said this better be a hit, because she hasn't had one in 5 yrs, and if it isn't her career wouldn't be going anywhere any longer.
It was one of Julia's stronger performances but Ellen's in "Requiem for a Dream" is a mind-blower. In fact Burstyn said originally she didn't want the role because she knew it was going to be a rough ride emotionally. But Darren Aronovsky convinced her to do it and she more than rose to the challenge. Ellen Burstyn really should have won.
I watched both requiem and erin but the one tht I like to watch over and over is Erin, mybe the script and Julia performance is worth wtching. Sarcactic, funny, fearless, intelligent, motherly .. Ellen was fntastic emotionally but I personally think the character was lack of personality and variations.
Felicity in Transamerica was amazing, she was really robbed
EudaimoniaStarkid just...no.
That role should have been played by a trans actress!
@@bdiaz6081 and why's that?
@@bdiaz6081 just because? Roles should go to actors based on their talent
Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple) was absolutely robbed of her Oscar. It seems these academy awards are more of a beauty/popularity contest most often than not.
The same for Whoopi Goldberg
Ellen Burstyn for "Requiem for a Dream"--no contest. Also, Nicole Kidman for To die For!
I agree re Nicole Kidman, and she wasn't even nominated! That's probably my favorite performance of hers.
Ellen Burstyn actually scared me the first time I saw her tranformation. Such a great movie which I label as a horror because drugs/alcohol can do wonders when it comes to fucking up lives.
Bette Davis should have won for her bravura performance as “ Baby Jane”
But Anne Bancroft was brilliant in The Miracle Worker. She truly deserved it.
She also should have won for “All About Eve.”
Dig B.D. but it was Bancroft hands down, great performance.
@@GlennYoung0427 She and Gloria Swanson should have been a tie.
@@jameswalton3930 It was solid, but nobody except film buffs remembers Bancroft's performance. Davis turned Baby Jane into an iconic character, arguably the greatest ever screen performance, totally avant garde. High art, bigger than just cinema.
I've never gotten over Cate Blanchett losing to Paltrow. Someone bought the award for her.
Harvey Weinstein was that someone.
Excuse me, but the one robbed when Halle Berry won was Sissy Spacek for In The Bedroom.
Naomi Watts should've been nominated and then won for Mulholland Drive.
Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom was a performance only a master of their craft could do..Halle Berry won for a soft core screaming performance. Complete injustice. Spacek's performance for that movie is still taught and admired in acting classes
Sissy was robbed twice!! For Carrie and In the bedroom
Owl 5 I definitely agree.
I was thinking the same thing!
Yes! Cate Blanchette-She was great in that role as she has been in many of her roles
How did Glenda Jackson win Best Actress for a Touch Of Class over Barbra Streisand for The Way We Were? I will never understand that one.
Viola Davis should have won in the Help.
Number one definitely biggest scandal.Gwyneth Paltrow over Cate Blanchett.God damn you Harvey Weinstein.
And Jennifer Lawrence over Naomi Watts in the Impossible. SMH
Jennifer Lawrence winning over Emmanuelle Riva still hurt's me, and sadly it would've been a beautiful recognition award for her career before she have passed. Larence have plenty time ahead to improve and proves she deserve and honestly her role wasn't even the second best that year.
Omg yes! Jennifer winning "LEAD ACTRESS" for a supporting role against tge magnificent performance of Emamanuelle Riva in "Amour".
Paulo R. Nascimento That year, the BAFTA had it right; they awarded Riva.
As a doctor myself, I feel Jennifer Lawrence did justice to the character with her nuanced and well-articulated performance, and it deserved to be awarded...
@@Juandomngz Actually I thought if anyone deserved to win for Silver Linings Playbook it should have been Bradley Cooper.
@@LizDee1 He did deserved to win for the role.
gabourey sidibe should have won over sandra bullock
I always thought she did win until I double checked when someone corrected me
Paul Reza ANYONE in that category as should've won other than Bullock. I think her performance was way overrated
Meryl Streep deserved to win for "Doubt"; Judy Garland should have won for "A Star is Born"; Liz Taylor should have won for "Suddenly, Last Summer", but DID win for "Virginia Wolf" Glen Close should have won for "Fatal Attraction AND "The Wife"; It happens a lot that an actress/actor wins an Oscar for a role she/he was less great in than one they were nominated and lost for. The Judy Garland loss to Grace Kelly is still remembered and talked about today in Hollywood.
Are you implying that Ms. Taylor’s performance in “Virginia Woolf” was less great than her performance in “Suddenly, Last Summer” ??? Her performance in “Virginia Woolf” isn’t only considered to be her best ever, but also one of the best performance ever in cinema history… Also, I disagree about Garland, because Grace Kelly deserved her Oscar and in fact won all the precursor awards that season, so it wasn’t anything shocking/surprising…
Missing from this list is the incredible performance of Glen Close in Dangerous Liasons. If one, that Oscar belonged to her and not to Jodie Foster.
What really upsets me is that Judy Garland, AN ICON, was waiting in the HOSPITAL for they to call her name that night but they just didn't 🤦♂️. Her performance in A Star Is Born was incredible!
To this day I can't believe Sandra Bullocks won for the Blind side
These are right on. Especially Ellen Burstyn for Requiem. She is outstanding in that!
I agree, she made her point without showing off her tits and ass like Julia did in "Erin Brockovich". What a joke!!!!
Ms. Paltrow should win her next Oscar playing “herself” in “Couched” The Harvey Weinstein Story
Nah. She'd get a razzie for playing such a one note character.
It’d be nice if the Academy gave awards to deep, complicated roles rather than the most buzz worthy ones. More proof that money talks even in the art world.
💯 Glenn close its an absolute travesty she didn’t win for fatal attraction.
I agree. That is her best performance of her entire career. It's a travesty overall that she has 8 Oscar nominations and ZERO wins it bugs me to this day wtf.
She earned it more for Dangerous Lliasions, but it was still a snub for her to lose to Cher.
Ellen Burstyn in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” over Gena Rowlands in “A Woman Under the Influence”. - definitely worth a mention!
Burstyn was phenomenal in requiem for a dream
Totally agree with this list. Wasted Oscar votes for Helen Hunt, Reese and Gwyneth. They have all done negligible film work since. Felicity in Transamerica and Ellen Burstyn in Requiem were astonishing. I would have favored Jessica Chastain over Jennifer Lawrence myself.
BIGGEST MISTAKE: 1981....Mary Tyler Moore did not get the oscar for Ordinary People....she was amazing!! Sissy Spacek did a great job....but Moore's performance was a perfect 10!!!
Glenn Close was brilliant in Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons and should have won for both but the Academy members are stupid- they won’t reward an exceptional performance if the character isn’t a loveable heroine or victim of crime. Emma Stone winning over Isabelle Huppert in Elle was just insane.
Not always. Maggie Smith deservedly won for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" playing a very a less than loveable character who brought on her own victimization.
Emma didn't deserve the win, but neither did Huppert, who had way better performances on her belt. Amy Adams should have won that year, if not her then Ruth Negga or Natalie Portman.
Isabell Huppert was robbed too ... She should have won over Emma Stone
fernanda montenegro is the one who should've won over gwyneth !!!
I have to agree with your selections. Especially, Judy Garland over Grace Kelly and Glen Close over Cher.
Gena Rowlands is superb!!!!
When I watched Transamerica, I was deeply touched by Felicity Huffman's flawless performance. She should have won.
Well Mia farrow I think is the most underrated actress in Hollywood ,she should have won for Rosemary's baby,nominated for broadway danny rose ,and purple rose of Cairo
I love her in Broadway Danny Rose! What a wonderful performance!
Glen Close for Fatal Attraction over Cher's corny performance
KrueMann1992 i saw that movie and it's so underrated!
KrueMann1992 Nobody saw that movie "Anna", but anyone who did will NOT forget Sally Kirkland. I don't cry watching movies, but Sally moved me to tears! Cher had half of Hollywood pulling for her, Glenn and Sally didn't stand a chance.
luis grant I agree but I feel for Close. She has been ignored for so long by the academy and Streep gets nominated every year. If Streep sneezes she will get an Oscar nomination. Hollywood politics.
liberal Hollywood made their choice
Glenn Close has been overlooked way too many times.....
Fernanda Montenegro should have won in 1999.
All the another nominated actresses deserved wining Oscar over Gwyneth Paltrow. I don't know if Gwyneth deserved get nominated.
Not. Ally Sheedy deserved Paltrow nomination.
Montenegro should won.-
We all know why Gwyneth won! Stupid hypocrite. She is also a big liar!
Cate blanchett was way more deserving for portraying Elizabeth and everybody knows that
Absolutely.
Judy Garland and Gena Rowlands should have won oscars
Both ladies won honorary Oscars.
100% agreed about Felicity Huffman, Judy Garland, Glenn Close, and Ellen Burstyn. I love Cher, but she was nowhere near the utter beauty of Glenn Close!
Close is obviously a better actress than Cher, but I really enjoyed Cher in "Moonstruck." The film has a magical quality that few movies do, and that can't happen unless the star of the film also isn't a bit magical/charming in the role. She pulled it off, so it's hard for me to hate. Perhaps I'm biased since I'm Italian-American lol.
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a day is fantastic and she is such a dear wonderful lady America can be so proud of. God bless her and give her health and joy.
Ellen burstyn was definitely robbed. That award for the Exorcist she was amazing.
OMG, this list is about as accurate as it gets---my sentiments EXACTLY!! The Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Hunt wins are so mind-boggling---Helen can't even get a small role these days!! Halle Berry's win in 2002 might seem somewhat "political" bc people in Hollywood were bitching no woman of color ever won Best Actress, so that seemed like a good time to give it. Nicole's win in 2003 was compensation for her loss the previous year for Moulin Rouge, she really deserved it more for Moulin Rouge than she did for The Hours.
Thank you for mentioning Judy Garland's snub. She should have won hands down!!!!
Hi I just subscribed! Nice video. I met Cate after a performance of ‘Plenty’ in May 1999 in London (Fresh off Oscar loss) and as a headstrong 23yo waiting for an autograph, I told her “she was better than Gwyneth.” And she replied with grace, “Oh no...there is no competition.” She said it as if she was cool with it all. She’s the best.
Wow.. even she still work with gwyneth in the talented mr. ripley. Cate is the real queen 🥰
@Fly by night It absolutely sucked and made it very gratifying when Cate won her Oscar for "The Aviator." She should have gotten the Best Actress statuette though.
Boy does that show what a classy lady she is. I am with the general consensus. Harvey Weinstein robbed her
i disagree with nicole kidman. halle berry was incredible in monsters ball!!! a movie nicole should've won for was rabbit hole
I think NIcole Kidman was brilliant in Moulin Rouge, but the best performance by an actress of these year was Sissy Spacek by In the Bedroom.
Justin Braylock rabbit hole?? Over Natalie Portman in Black Swan?? I love Nicole, but no.
Naomi Watts should've been nominated for Mulholland Drive!!!
oacaparov I so don't think Nicole Kidman deserved an Oscar as her performance as Satin wasn't that riveting. Sorry. But then again thsts just my opinion
oacaparov i love in the bedroom , those performances were done so brilliant.
Sandra Bullock didn’t deserve it for The Blind Side but definitely should have won for Gravity
Jessica Chastain should’ve won for ZeroDarkThirty also ViolaDavis for TheHelp.
Btw Reese deserved the Oscar
Ellen Burstyn won an Oscar for the wrong film ( Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore)
Gwyneth Paltrow - Fernanda Montenegro
Halle Berry - Sissy Spacek
I totally agree with #1. Cate was amazing in Elizabeth.
Totally agree. Cher acting as herself and Glenn Close giving a masterclass in acting.
the fact that amy adams still hasn't won an oscar angers me
I agree with this 100% except in my opinion Judy Holliday beating Gloria Swanson and Bette Davis is my #1 all time oscar fuck-up.
Agreed - Bette should have won in 1950. Such a shame that she didn't!
You are so right
Yup!
Yep . . should have been a tie between Bette and Gloria!! Both were perfection . .
Totally agree with Michelle Williams' role for My Week with Marilyn! She should've won that race!
Even before I clicked on the video, I was like "I bet Cher for Moonstruck is gonna be on here since everyone fights for Glenn Close" since half of the people commented how Glenn Close should have won on Cher's Oscar speech vid.
Also Judy Garland should have one for a Star is Born!! Grace Kelly barely moved her face!
I actually think it would have been great if Judy Garland and Dorothy Dandridge had tied that year. Both gave stellar performances, Judy in "A Star Is Born" and Dorothy in "Carmen Jones."
Whoopi Goldberg shoulda won for "The Color Purple" over Geraldine Paige for "A Trip to Bountiful"
That was due to overdue factor..
Are you crazy... Geraldine Page gave one of the best performance by an actrice
@@Loulou-sr3tk You're right, just in a different film. Geraldine was given that Oscar purely because she had been nominated so many times without a win.
Most people who think Whoopi should've won have never bothered to see Page in A Trip to Bountiful. I never thought Whoopi was the best actress in her own movie. I thought that honor went to Margaret Avery. Imo
@@josephcarlisle1943 I agree. I've seen both movies, and A Trip to Bountiful just didn't move me. Which has withstood the test of time? I really think The Color Purple and Whoopi's performance were far more moving and inspiring. Geraldine Page's Oscar was like Paul Newman's for The Color of Money... overdue Oscar-syndrome
I still think that jennifer lawrence winning over emmanuelle riva was a joke
Jennifer Lawrence grosses me out!
Jennifer Lawrence should have won an Oscar for Winters Bone.
@@ADRHYN natalie portman deserved it
Gabby Sidibe should’ve won for Precious
Emma Stone in "La La Land" (And I love her) over Isabelle Huppert in "Elle"
Emmanuelle Riva went above and beyond in that film in that Haneke made. If that wasn't the most daring and fearless perfomance to be worth an Oscar, nothing has been worth an Oscar.
Emma Stone (lalaland) over Isabelle Hupert (Elle)
Julianne Moore (Still Alice) over Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Brie Larson (the Room ) over Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Geraldine Page (TheTrip To Bountiful) Over Whoopi Goldberg (Color Purpure )
Frances Mcdormand (Fargo) over Brenda Blettyn (Secret and lies )
Faye Dunaway (Network ) over Sissy Spacek ( Carrie)
Jodie Foster (The Acussed) over Glenn Close (Dangerous liaisons)
I always thought that Barbara Stanwyck should have won in 1944 for 'Double' Indemnity' over Ingrid Bergman for 'Gaslight'. Even though I adore Bergman.
And Barbara Stanwyck never won an Oscar. Can you believe it?
@@jeanettesmith765 That's harder to believe than any actress in the history of the Academy Awards, never a bad performance and alot of great ones.
Jennifer Lawrence nvr deserved tht oscar ...nvr evr
I still think Viola Davis was robbed...she should have won for The Help.
I totally agree!!!!
Viola is amazing. She wows me every time. She had 15 minutes in "Doubt" as Mrs. Miller and she did the next-to-impossible; she stole a scene right away from Meryl Streep.
Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Reese Witherspoon, Penelope Cruz and Sandra Bullock don’t deserve the Oscar.
Penelope Cruz does deserve. Watch Volver. She is amazing. Also your list should include Gwyneth.
I like Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings, and for the rest of them I think they all deserve their Oscars but for different performances.
Emma Stone - Birdman
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Penelope Cruz - Almost anything she has done with Almodovar
Gwyneth over Fernanda Montenegro still hurts!
I completely agree that Judy got ripped off. I'm not sure Grace Kelly even deserved to be nominated. The famous dressing room scene alone should have won her the Oscar. She got hosed.
Unfortunately it can be a popularity contest and Judy had burned a few bridges over the years due to the drug issues I think that played into it and yes Judy was totally 💯 robbed
I think who should have won an Oscar in 1999 should be Fernanda Montenegro for Central Station
Glenn Close in 'Dangerous Liasons' . Absolutely. Take away all the trappings, focus on the story and you're left with a shattering performance.
I really wish Glenn had won for "Dangerous Liaisons" too. I loved John Malkovich in it but Glenn's performance is the one I really remember and still notice when I watch it.
The one that isn't listed is the classic one were Joan Crawford actively campaigne against "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane". Joan not only successfuly sidelined Bette's Best Actress Oscar, she also accepted for Anne Bancroft who won for The MIracle Worker.
Despite Joan's spitefulness, Anne Bancroft deserved to win that Oscar for THE MIRACLE WORKER. In fact, Anne's portrayal of Annie Sullivan goes down for me as THE BEST performance - most deserving - to win THE BEST ACTRESS OSCAR. I had to watch it come to that conclusion. See her and judge for yourself!
Chris N Joan didn’t have that kind of influence, all she did was ask the nominees who couldn’t attend to the ceremony if she could accept the award on their behalf, Anne Bancroft and Geraldine Page both agreed, Bette was the favourite, but favourites don’t always win, in many ocasiones they split votes with another one and then a third one wins, Bette was so shocked she didn’t win that she convinced herself and everyone that Joan Crawford had campaigned against her.
@@andressegui1236 yeah, that sounds more plausible than Joan actually campaigning against Bette. But then again, who knows?
Same goes for Rooney Mara !
Toni Collette's performance in Hereditary was the best performance I've ever seen committed to film by an actress...she wasn't even nominated.
I agree with your number one: it should not have been Gwyneth Paltrow. BUT, the winner should had been Fernanda Montenegro in Central Station!
Bette Davis should've won for 'All about Eve' (maybe a tie with Gloria Swanson would've been fair) and/or ' What ever happened to Baby Jane', Judy Garland for 'A star is born' and Glenn Close for 'Fatal attraction'!
I agree on many of these. But Cher gave an amazing performance. Close did the same but wasn't in my opinion more deserving. I think the biggest robbery was gwyneth paltrow and helen hunt
Glenn Close gave the most brilliant performance of her year, I dont know the reason why Cher won.
oacaparov Cher won because she delivered a brilliant performance too, which was appreciated by audiences and critics alike.. If someone thinks Glenn Close (great actress) wasn't deserving, it's their opinion and they are entitled to their opinion..
Cher deserved to win over Glenn!
Actually in 1987 i was rooting for Holly Hunter in Broadcast News to win , but as Glenn she lost.
Cher's Oscar was a courtesy Oscar for losing for the film Mask. Glenn def deserved to win over Cher. Her performance was brilliant. Cher's just good. Cher didn't really have to stretch to get into her character's skin.I saw both films and have always felt that Glenn should have won.
At the end, all those "awards" (Oscars, Golden Globes, Bafta, SAG, etc.) are so subjective
Sure, but that doesn't mean there are absolutely no criteria to evaluate levels of skill and effort. I also think I can see a tendency to shy away from "extreme" or edgy performances in favor of - to put it bluntly - vanilla performances.
I have to disagree with the Halle Berry entry. All the actresses in this category that were excellent, but Halle deserved that Oscar. Her performance was amazing and extended far beyond the few minutes of the love scene with Billy Bob Thornton. She fought for that role and put her heart and soul into that role. The scene alone when she discovered that Billy Bob's character was the guard who participated in her husband's execution ran the gamut of every emotion one could feel. JMO
Thank you I so agree she did two really great performances just about then monsters ball and introducing Dorothy Dandrige about another Oscar nominee who in her case was robbed of the Oscar
@@kellicoffman8440 actually, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge was a TV movie and Halle was nominated for and won the Emmy for lead actress. That was definitely another well deserved award as well.
I just watched Carrie the other day. Sissy Spacek should have won the oscar. Piper Laurie as her mother was equally great. That crazy red hair also deserved a nomination. Fun to watch.
Ellen Burstyn should have won she was excellent in the Exorcist hands down. I love her.
I agree with many of the “mistakes” on this list. Jodie Foster in “The Accused” over Glenn Close in “Dangerous Liaisons” was also a mistake IMHO, as was Marlee Marlin in “Children of a Lesser God” over Sigourney Weaver in “Aliens.” It’s all Monday morning quarterbacking, and we non-voters don’t get caught up in the politics.
Marlee Matlin was so deserved.
@@viarach1177 As I said, "IMHO." Cheers.
Going farther back, I would have awarded the 1946 Oscar to Jennifer Jones for "Duel in the Sun." Her role was demanding and transformative compared to winner Olivia de Havilland for "To Each His Own."
They keep on robbing Ellen Burstyn wtf...her portrayal in Requiem was so complex only a thespian and a great actress as she is can deliver...absolutely aslo agree on Fecility Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett...and my golly give Glenn Close an Oscar will yah!..
1946
Won: Olivia de Havilland for To Each His Own
Should have won: Celia Johnson for Brief Encounter
I think Cher won that year because they were paying her back for not nominating her for Mask... she should have won for that and not Moonstruck!
Yes. Just as they gave the Oscar to Judi Dench for Shakespeare in Love as an apology for robbing her of an Oscar for Mrs. Brown.
Yes she had a couple of more Oscar worthy performances mask is definitely one of them and I happen to love moonstruck and her performance in in but I agree
@@keitherickson4523udy had a small part it’s true in Shakespeare in love but she truly did a stand out performance in those few minutes. I never felt it was undeserved but I also agree she was great in mrs brown
We all know why Gwenith Paltrow won! HW! LOL
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It was all bcoz of that Harvey swinestein that cate got robbed big-time
If Halle Berry did not deserve the Oscar it was because SISSY SPACEK deserved the Oscar, NOT NICOLE
I used to be an Oscar fan but now I know it is just a big joke! It is unacceptable that Gwyneth Paltrow or even Emma Stone have both won an Oscar and actresses like Glenn Close or Felicity Huffman have never won. Seriously? Emma Stone for La la land? Lol