Putting on an accent is like dying or being mentally disabled, just with more Brooklyn.
But wouldn't that work in his favour, not against him?
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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§ ita § - Oct 20, 2005 11:48:32 am PDT #8079 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
bon bon - Oct 20, 2005 11:53:49 am PDT #8080 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Is there a particular role he should have been nominated for? Not that there aren't "lifetime achievement" nominations (Al Pacino, I'm looking at you) but he hasn't quite hit that yet.
P.M. Marc - Oct 20, 2005 11:57:07 am PDT #8081 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Is there a particular role he should have been nominated for?
Sid and Nancy, Prick Up Your Ears, and I'd probably say Romeo Is Bleeding and R&GAD, but the last two are just my personal favs.
Then there was his extended period of complete crap, followed by his excellent turn as Jim Gordon in Batman Begins.
Nutty - Oct 20, 2005 12:04:28 pm PDT #8082 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
But wouldn't that work in his favour, not against him?
That is what I am saying. You put on an accent, you get an award. Unless you are Kevin Costner. There is a universal Kevin Costner exception to this rule.
Personally I think that Oldman was a lot more interesting before he refined a shtick, and thus the gentle Jim Gordon role, although in a movie I didn't like overall, represents a somewhat interesting departure.
§ ita § - Oct 20, 2005 12:09:12 pm PDT #8083 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That is what I am saying. You put on an accent, you get an award.
Then that doesn't answer the question of why he's never been nominated.
Hayden - Oct 20, 2005 12:30:17 pm PDT #8084 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I thought the equation was "play a tragic but noble minority or injured person, get an award."
Cashmere - Oct 20, 2005 12:33:53 pm PDT #8085 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Then there was his extended period of complete crap, followed by his excellent turn as Jim Gordon in Batman Begins.
He's totally redeemed himself in my eyes with Sirius Black and Jim Gordon. But he's going to be paying for a long while for the extended period of crap (Dracula * shudder * ).
P.M. Marc - Oct 20, 2005 12:45:56 pm PDT #8086 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Then that doesn't answer the question of why he's never been nominated.
Having heard of several occasions where people have had to explain that, no really, he really is English and not American, I think he just does the accents too well. Well, barring anything from period of extreme crap, that is.
Also, I think you only get accent points if you're an American doing some other accent.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 20, 2005 12:47:17 pm PDT #8087 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think part of his problem may be that he immerses so deeply into a lot of roles that people don't realize it's the same actor from movie to movie. The characters in Romeo Is Bleeding, The Fifth Element, Dracula and True Romance don't seem like they could all be played by the same person.
§ ita § - Oct 20, 2005 12:48:43 pm PDT #8088 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When I think of accent points, I think of Meryl Streep. Who else has reaped the accent awards benefits?