There has been a lot of talk recently about Leonardo DiCaprio being overlooked as an actor, particularly by The Academy Awards. Well, he is an amazing actor, and has delivered many magnificent performances. Although, he has not won an Oscar to date, he has been nominated for 4 acting awards, by The Academy. Legendary actors like Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson and Harrison Ford not only have never won an Oscar, but have all only had ONE Oscar nomination each in their entire careers! Very hard to believe; all great character actors and leading men. However, I feel that Oscar's MOST overlooked working actor is Dennis Quaid. He has NEVER been nominated for an Academy Award! If only considering his flawless performance, as Jerry Lee Lewis, in Great Balls of Fire, it would be a tragedy. He has been appearing in movies since the mid 1970s. He has delivered impeccable and emotional performances in Frequency, Savior, Everybody's All-American, The Right Stuff, Enemy Mine, Postcards from the Edge, Far From Heaven, Wyatt Earp, The Rookie, The Alamo, Vantage Point, Traffic and The Big Easy. There are several others, but these particular roles are completely appropriate to have been Oscar-nominated. I'm not sure why this is. Hopefully, he will not continue to be overlooked, and will not have to settle for one of those Lifetime Achievement Awards. Let's get Leo one of those statues soon too! Way overdue for both!
How bout Dreamscape, Love that movie! Glad you mentioned Frequency. I agree completely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Doug! Yeah, I really liked Dreamscape and D.O.A. too. I still have posters for both. I just feel that he has been one of our best actors over the years and has gotten very little recognition for his work.
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