Just give the man an Oscar already!
The Oscar nominations have come out, and I noticed that one of the nominess for best actor is this up-and-coming thespian by the name of Peter O'Toole.
Note the sarcasm. Here's a guy who should have won for "Lawrence of Arabia'', should have won for "My Favorite Year,'' "The Stuntman,'' "The Ruling Class'' and any number of other flicks.
He's nominated this year for a role in a small independent film called "Venus.'' I haven't seen it.
Doesn't matter. O'Toole could have spent all his screen time in the movie reading the phonebook with his back to the camera and he should still get the award in the name of justice and talent.
I felt the same way about Paul Newman. How many times did the Academy overlook his work in, say, the "Verdict" before giving it to him for a good, but not great, performance in the "Color of Money.''
Are we all in agreement here?
Note the sarcasm. Here's a guy who should have won for "Lawrence of Arabia'', should have won for "My Favorite Year,'' "The Stuntman,'' "The Ruling Class'' and any number of other flicks.
He's nominated this year for a role in a small independent film called "Venus.'' I haven't seen it.
Doesn't matter. O'Toole could have spent all his screen time in the movie reading the phonebook with his back to the camera and he should still get the award in the name of justice and talent.
I felt the same way about Paul Newman. How many times did the Academy overlook his work in, say, the "Verdict" before giving it to him for a good, but not great, performance in the "Color of Money.''
Are we all in agreement here?
posted by Michael Riley at 10:35 AM
2 Comments:
The elderly actors with such esteemed careers, usually get the "pity/guilt" lifetime achievement Oscar eventually anyway..hopefully not posthumously!
Peter O'Toole is the greatest actor of our time! That he had to recieve a lifetime achievement award, is a slap in the face of what an oscar is. He simply takes over the screen with a few words and a wrinkled smile, than as his voice rises you realize that you are watching the last of his kind. A real actor! Check out Masada or Beckett to see what I mean.
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