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Weird10 Times Gary Oldman Was Screwed By The Oscars
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Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986): Gary Oldman’s portrayal of the doomed Sid Vicious remains one of the most iconic film performances of all time, and yet he wasn’t nominated for an Oscar for it. Who won that year? Paul Newman took home his ONLY Oscar for The Color Of Money. THE OSCARS ARE A LIE!
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Gary Oldman as Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987): Oldman’s performance sparked Roger Ebert to call him “the best young British actor around,” but he wasn’t nominated for an Oscar. You know who was? Vincent Gardenia, the guy who played Cher’s dad in Moonstruck.
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Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery in State of Grace (1990): Oldman gave an electrifying performance that caught the eye of Janet Maslin, but not the Academy. You know who won the Best Support Actor Oscar that year? Joe Pesci for Goodfellas…which makes sense.
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Gary Oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991): Gary Oldman played the guy who assassinated — or didn’t assassinate — John F. Kennedy in Oliver Stone’s controversial hit, and still didn’t get a nomination. This was, after all, the year that Hollywood gave a posthumous Oscar to Jack Palance for his work in City Slickers.
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Gary Oldman as Dracula in Dracula (1992): Oldman brought the most famous vampire to creepy (and romantic) life in Francis Ford Coppola’s beautifully macabre take on the Bram Stoker tale. However, he did not get an Oscar nomination that year, but David Paymer did.
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Gary Oldman as Drexl Spivey in True Romance (1993): Gary Oldman sprouted dreadlocks for his scene-stealing role in True Romance. He did not nab an Oscar nomination, though. Oh, but this is year Anna Paquin won for being a bitter child in The Piano.
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Gary Oldman as Stansfield in The Professional (1994): This is my favorite Gary Oldman performance of all time. Notice how he barks and slithers and dances and prances and kills. It’s stellar. It also wasn’t good enough for an Oscar nomination. JENNIFER HUDSON HAS AN OSCAR FOR ACTING — NEVER FORGET THAT.
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Gary Oldman as Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (1994): Nope, he didn’t get a nomination for playing Beethoven, either. It was a really stiff year, I guess. Stupid movies like Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Shawshank, & Quiz Show came out. That doesn't change the fact that Gary Oldman has been repeatedly screwed over by the Oscars, though!!!
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Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004): Okay, I get why he wasn’t nominated for this. But Jamie Foxx had two this year! TWO! That's one more in one year than Gary Oldman has had in his ENTIRE career!!!
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Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011): At long last, Gary Oldman was finally nominated for an Oscar for his role as a master spy in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He didn’t win. You know who did? JEAN DUJARDIN. Remember him? France does. You know who was also nominated for an Oscar that year? Jonah Hill. In fact, Jonah Hill has TWO Oscar nominations. Life is horrible and Gary Oldman deserves more praise.
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