"Seemed Like Pettiness To Me": People Are Sharing Unforgivable Times The Oscars Truly "Robbed" Actors Of A Nomination

"She was nominated for a Golden Globe but she DESERVED an Oscar nomination. She was a child and gave such a great performance as Claudia and held her own against Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. The scene where she's angrily lashing out at Lestat and Louis over her creation is so brilliantly done that you forget she's not an adult woman trapped in a girl's body. She's an 11-year-old girl."

—monikap6

"He played against type portraying a ruthless loan shark coming after Mark Wahlberg's gambling-addicted character. From the sauna scene to the final 'good boy,' Goodman was cold, calculating emotionless, and caring only for the money he was owed. Goodman was the best Jabba the Hutt since... Jabba the Hutt."

—sassychair337

"Sam Rockwell should have been nominated alongside Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile (Michael would have won anyway). Sometimes [an] outstanding performance is given an extra push because you have two (or more) actors who complement or contrast each other. I look at this as the sum of all parts played."

—charmingstar3132

"Liza Minnelli in Arthur was absolutely hilarious and managed to steal virtually every scene she was in. Lady got robbed."

—uniquecat52

"Anyone who has seen that performance can't deny that it was masterful."

—shypepper634

"Toni’s scream and breakdown when she found out what happened to her daughter still haunts me. It was a tour de force."

—diamond_girl_7

"Performance of her life."

—coolporcupine39

"I'm a white guy from England with no clue who Dolemite was or what he meant to people, but I genuinely believe it's one of Eddie's greatest roles. The Golden Globes at least gave him a nomination. Hell, even the Razzies gave him a 'Redeemer Award' for it. Again, I feel like it's the Academy being unfairly prejudiced against comic actors. Giving Eddie a nod would mean so much to so many people."

—jonsharky

"That boy put everything he had into that performance, and it felt like a pointed snub so close on the heels of Rami Malek winning Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury just the year prior."

—kaitlinh4eea98774

"Jim Carrey in Man On The Moon and The Truman Show. The former won Carrey a Golden Globe for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role (Comedy or Musical), while the latter had Oscar nominations for Ed Harris as a Supporting Actor and Peter Weir as Director, so the Oscars ignoring Carrey as an actor seemed like pettiness to me."

—jonsharky

"Leonardo DiCaprio should've been nominated for Catch Me If You Can and The Departed. He should've won for What's Eating Gilbert Grape."

—boringcadet85

"I’d vote for Django Unchained before Catch Me If You Can. I’m not a fan of his, but he was SO good in the former."

—baobaopanda

"Not only should Amy Adams have been nominated for Arrival, but she should have won Best Actress. I will die on this hill."

—ten358nischris

"I'm disgusted by [the] snub over Margaret Qualley and for Denzel Washington. Qualley's performance was outstanding in The Substance. My jaw dropped seeing her performance in this movie."

—antoinette_yoo

"Denzel ate everyone up with his role. The fact that they nominated Edward Norton [for A Complete Unknown] instead of Denzel... 🙄"

—antoinette_yoo

"She ate Sosie Bacon up. Unfortunately, the Academy has always underestimated the horror genre."

—antoinette_yoo