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Reginald Wilson Hello. He also should have won for The Ruling Class in 1972. Marlon Brando won for The Godfather. Good performance to be sure, but O'Toole is beyond praise as Jack. Staggering. No words suffice. Ok, Peace
Leslie Cheung is the best. As a person who did not get trained in Peiking opera, his performance in Farewell my concubine is a miracle!!! Thank you so much for appreciating his performance and talent.
Great video ! really fine performances, other excellent performances: Anthony Hopkins: The Remains of the Day (1993) Al Pacino: The Godfather II (1974) Marlon Brando: The Godfather (1972) Bruno Ganz: Der Untergang (2004) Denzel Washington: Malcolm X (1992) Edward Norton: American History x (1998) Malcolm McDowell: A Clockwork Orange (1971) Morgan Freeman: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Tim Robbins: Jacob's Ladder (1990) Henry Fonda: The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Mickey Rourke: The Wrestler (2008) Michael Fassbender: Shame (2011) Christian Bale: American Psycho (2000) John Wayne: The Searchers (1956) Paul Newman: The Verdict (1982) Cillian Murphy: Breakfast on Pluto (2005) Sean Penn: Dead Man Walking (1995) Kevin Bacon: The Woodsman (2004)
F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus gave one of the finest pieces of acting I've ever seen. So nuanced and completely convincing. On the side - it's interesting to note how many of these performances are based on actor having to display anger vs. the actresses having to cry 😂
I still find it staggering that Peter O'Toole did not win for Lawrence of Arabia. An amazing performance that I never tire of watching again and again.
Al Pacino's performance in Dog Day Afternoon is the best piece of acting I've ever seen - that's saying something when other favourites are DDL in My Left Foot, Ralph Fiennes in Schindlers List, DiCaprio in Gilbert Grape; Dench in Notes on a Scandal; Close in Dangerous Liaisons, Hurt in the Elephant Man and Ledger in Monster's Ball.
I just read your comment , yet consideration should be given to others. Brando already won twice and I was astounded at SO MANY great performances ignored
Clark Gable as Rhett Butler was mesmerizing. What a gem of an artist he was. And off course Al Pacino for Godfather II. Those intense eyes of Al as Michael Corleone told hundred untold stories. Al deserved Oscar more than once.
anthony perkins wasn't even NOMINATED for playing norman bates in psycho which is a travesty in itself. his performance is phenomenal to this very day.
@@philiphalpenny9761 notice how I didn't say "his three best performances" but I said "my three favorite performances." I love him in king of comedy but it's not my favorite of his
@@samhancey True, all is subjective. De Niro's run of classics from the early '70s - '80s is extraordinary, which make's he recent decline so dispiriting. Dirty Grandpa is a low , i doubt even latter day Brando would have sunk to! James Cagney is my favourite though. Many people under 40 don't even know that wonderful, expressionist firecracker was anymore. Cultural amnesia, or what?
I get that since Peter O’toole never won its popular to say he should’ve won for Lawrence of Arabia, but Gregory Peck gave one of the greatest performances ever that year in To Kill a Mockingbird
Ben Carlson no, O’Toole legitimately should have won. His character was FAR more complex than Atticus Finch,,who is very clearly drawn in the novel. O’Toole should have won his second for The Lion in Winter.
All of these r great performances all I know is I love bogaet in casa Blanca but everyone gave passionate performances in that movie some if these great actors not winning Oscars is a mark of shame on the academy
I really appreciate your list. I did not agree with every selection, but completely endorse a lot of your choices, more than I expected. Thanks for making this and posting it on TH-cam.
One huge thumb up! You included people that was not even nominated for the award in recognition of their excellent performance. I agreed in most of your list. OMG Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton...and so many others.
Thank you for recognizing the two Chinese actors who were grossly overlooked for their unforgettable performances. John Lone (1987) for portraying real-life Chinese emperor Pu-Yi from "The "Last Emperor". The film won a remarkable 9 Oscars, including Best Picture and Director, but none of the Chinese cast rec'd a nomination. Also, Leslie Cheung (1993), another unforgettable performance for his searing, tormented cross-dressing portrayal in "Farewell My Concubine". While the Academy has made strides in last few years recognizing and awarding black actors, it has yet to recognize Asians, which is a shame and needs to be addressed.
Very much enjoyed this...very interesting picks. I found your choices of foreign actors particularly intriguing. I was especially glad to see your picks of Harvey Kietel in Bad Lieutenant - amazing he wasn't nominated; Ian McKellen for Gods and Monsters; Ulrich Muhe for The Lives of Others - one of my favorite movies; and just about anything with Colin Firth is worthy of viewing. Good taste!
Lemmon was acting funny as opposed to being funny which is fatal yet, this performance remains overrated. A bloke dressed as a woman whom looks like a bloke dressed as woman & this is supposedly "hilarious". "What fools these mortals be..."
Do your research. Burton had bad luck. Every one of his finest performances were outdone by some of the best performances in film history. O'Toole arguably could have won once or twice. He was my favorite actor of all time.
You did it again, brilliant choices! I've seen every Best Actor winner (even the early ones) and yours choices rock. I'm with you on five "how did they lose?" nominees --WHuston, Dodsworth; Orson Welles, CitizenK; MClift, From Here to E; Burton in Virginia Woolf; McKellan, Gods&Monsters. And you chose two who were, incredibly, not nominated, Hitchcock's dazzling Vertigo (James Stewart) and Psycho (Anthony Perkins). Thank you for this terrific video!
"The Man Who Laughs" looks like The Joker. Great list. Almost agree 100% except, IMO, Denzel Washington should have won in 1992 for his brilliant performance in Malcolm X.
Training Day, No. Malcolm X, Yes. Oh look good guy, well liked, Denzel playing bad. However, he brought Malcolm X to life. Gave him the necessary gravitas that Malcolm exuded.
Thanks for posting this - it's brilliant 👍 I agree with Bill Murray for Lost in Translation, he was superb. I'd add Val Kilmer in The Doors, and also Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line. Both were brilliant performances. In Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise in Magnolia and Val Kilmer again in Tombstone, they really should have won.
This video of yours is amazing!! Glad to see Marlon Brando in Streetcar, Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda, Colin Firth in A Single Man (such an underrated performace!). 2000 and 2001 were the big mistakes of the Academy and I'm glad to see you've noticed that too, same with Roberto Benigni (some say his performance is overrated, but for me it is just marvelous). I'd just change Ben Kigsley for Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, one of my favorite male performaces ever. Congrats!! This was great :DD
Wow, thank-you so much! I'm glad you liked the video, and even liked my more controversial choices (Benigni, Cheadle, Hanks and Crowe aren't so popular). I loved Hoffman in Tootsie, and he'd be my runner up for Best Actor in 1982 :) Seriously though, thanks!
2000: Russell Crowe winning the Oscar for "Gladiator"./ Who should've win: Tom Hanks for "Cast Away". 2001: Denzel Washington winning the Oscar for "Training Day"/ Who should've win: Russell Crowe for "A Beautiful Mind". Great arrangement
I love these videos and appreciate you taking the time to make them and share them with us. I love discussing and critiquing film and performances. I also love discussing it critiquing the subject matter of this video. A few opinions for nominations and or wins for this category. As well as reasons why I agree with some of your picks. 1957 How the hell does John Wayne not get nominated for The Searchers? Hands-down the best western picture of all time. I’m not saying he outshines Alec Guinness. But he should’ve been acknowledged. 1960 I understand we’re talking over 60 years ago, and yes Anthony Perkins was good in the movie Psycho. However in my opinion and with respect, Burt Lancaster as Elmer Gantry is not only captivating, charismatic and heart crushing, but it is in the top 20 Best Actor performances to date. 1962 THANK YOU 🙏🙏 PETER O’TOOLE was sooooooo much the winner this year, with respects to Peck, Finch was not even close to Lawrence. 1965 Again with no disrespect intended. But when you look at the film Dr. Zhivago, with the performance delivered by Omar, and compare it to the other nominees, One can only ask “what were they thinking?” 1969 The Duke nailed it and deserves his win. 1976 The year they forgot the underrated underdog. Stallone brings us one of the most memorable and lovable characters of all time, but his apartment stinks and his whole life stinks…. But this one is his. 1992 What an amazing and unexpected pick for Best Actor! Keitel totally outshined every other nominee this year and hands down gave the best performance. 1995 so many incredible performances in cinema. Hopkins playing a very unpopular former ex president made you want to love Tricky Dick just a tip… I mean bit. Cage made you want to drink with ladies of the night and break sh$t. Gibson made you want to paint your face, scream like a banshee and take an axe to a face. And a forgotten performance that should’ve been definitely included in this category, Was Woody Harrelson in NBK who inspired a review of your soul in a TV media age. My vote is for Woody. 2000 Acting in film with success includes so many things (character reflection, reaction to feelings, surrounding area(s), sight/sound/touch, but also with other characters. Russell Crowe owns this win, his supporting cast elevated him as he elevated them. 2001 Denzel Washington as Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris. A law enforcement officer faced with making harsh, illegal and totally immoral decisions after making wrong choices. Deserved win for the bad guy. 2002 whether if it were a leading or supporting role, Daniel Day Lewis as the Butcher wins the award over all others. Yes the character was heavily fictionalized, but DDL still delivered with intense perfection. 2012 Phoenix was at full shine, but Lewis again eclipsed the sun. Lincoln all the way. 2013 Leo gives the perfect and best performance of his life, this should have been the first film he won the best actor for.
For me Poitier's performance in A Raisin In The Sun is up there with Brando's in A Streetcar Named Desire, in terms of the power and method actor intensity they both brought to their films. They both were products of the actors studio in New York. We tend to usually mention Brando, Clift, Dean and Newman when we talk about the best actors of that era. But I personally put Sidney Poitier right up there with all four of those all time greats
I couldn't agree more. Also for Best Actress, Claudia McNeil, and Best Picture! This amazing Play/Motion Picture, is my family, friends, and America's Story....
In 1996 the awards should have gone to Billy Bob Thornton for Sling Blade. He made himself into a completely different person -- sans makeup -- and delivered a stunning performance. ( I know he transformed himself without makeup because I saw him do it during an interview.)
Love your lists- and they are beautifully produced. I just watched the one on the actresses, and I see you had a little more trouble picking single winners with the men. I love that so many of the performances were from great movies- a great movie and a great performance are hard to separate. Also, you are not afraid to give the nod to a comic performance. Some more observations: 1. Kudos for Lew Ayers and Peter Lorre in the early thirties. 2. Since we are recognizing comedy, how about Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace in 1944? Not to take anything away from McMurray, but this is probably Cary's greatest comedic performance 3. Love your other 40s picks, particularly Welles, Bogart two films, Stewart, and Cagney. His performance in White Heat is his best. 4. I see you gave the nod to Joseph Cotton and Teresa Wright for Shadow of a Doubt- wonderful under appreciated film! 5. So many great performances in early fifties- one you didn't mention stands out- James Mason in A Star is Born in 1954. I agree it doesn't beat out Brando, since his performance in On the Waterfront may be the single finest example of film acting ever, but I want to give it a mention since it would win in almost any other year. 6. Way to give Peter Sellars the recognition he deserves!! 7. There were so many performances you recognized that are so iconic, that I had to go back and look at the actual winners to see they didn't in fact win: Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy, Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon, De Niro in The Deer Hunter, Albert Finney in The Dresser. Well, I could go on and on, but I'll just say: great job!!
Wonderful compilation Ben Russell. I caught the movie bug as a young teenager watching PBS and reading National Board of Review books.It's where I learned of names like Truffaut, Resnais etc.
I love that you picked Walter Huston in Dodsworth. That was an amazing performance. I also think that Jimmy Stewart should have won for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in 1939 so that Henry Fonda could win for The Grapes of Wrath in 1940 (that makeup Oscar for Jimmy Stewart in 1940 is one of the biggest gaffes in Oscar history).
1-derful video, Thank You !!! Agree with a lot of your choices, time has shown that most of these performances have trascended while some which were selected by the voters have not. How different would the history of the Oscars and cinema in general had been !!! When these "deserving ones" appeared I recognized those who really won but tended to forget the others who were awarded. My humble opinion about Raúl Juliá: he should have been (at least) nominated for The Addams Family (1991) and specially for Romero (1989), and as Supporting Actor for Kiss Of The Spider Woman. Blessings to all of you from San Juan, Puerto Rico !!!
Totally agree with Jimmy Stewart 1946. Anthony Perkins 1960, and most importantly Bill Murray 2003 for best actor AND Lost in translation for best picture!
Thanks for the representation of the films It was a nice trip with too many memories for me and having my enjoying. God bless Hollywood 🤗🌹too many feelings, it's really, not able to discribe my emotions
The biggest injustice was Richard Burton losing for “Virginia Wolf.” His performance never fails to deeply move me. He was the movie. That voice, that presence. Just the best.
I don't know if that's biggest injustice because Scofield was absolutely phenomenal as Sir Thomas More. Don't get me wrong because I do think Burton was absolutely great in Virginia Woolf. Just that Scofield was really that sublime...
But Dana and Frederic were good but I feel like the Oscar should have gone to Jimmy Stewart for It's a Wonderful Life, as it is in my opinion one of the greatest performances I've ever seen
Pacino for Dog Day Afternoon, Hurt for The Elephant Man, Hopkins for The Bounty and Berenger for Platoon, along with Dafoe. Unsure who had the upper role? And Bruno Gantz for Downfall, nothing short of stupendous.
Thank you for the acknowledgement of Takashi Shimura for IKIRU. I especially love him when he's the foil for Toshiro Mifune. Check out the 1940s STRAY DOG - a police procedural set in the post-war ruins of Tokyo, Toshiro as the young hot-headed cop, Takashi as his older world-weary mentor.
Edward Norton had the best performance of that year, but Benigini makes more sense, as Life is Beautiful was a more Oscar bait movie, and Norton was considered a rising star at the time. Everyone thought he would receive the award in the future, which unfortunately never happened (yet)
Someone finally acknowledges Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt... truly one of the most powerful performances of the XXI century, he totally deserved the Oscar... Also, I think Al Pacino should have won for The Godfather II, sublime acting
Exactly it turns me on when I watch this videos showing epic performances and actor year after year with great music and classic dialogs. It's a great feeling.
It is something special when you think of the time that has gone by and what has transpired sorta like hearing an old song again but visual in it's poignancy.
Great video, and I could see all of your effort and dedication here! Eventhough there was still some flaws since some of the best performance ever still missed out here. If only you could put Richard Attenborough in 10 rillington place or Richard Farnsworth in The Straight story, this could be a phenominal work!
Thanks :) Fair enough. Daniel Day-Lewis was the right man for the part of Lincoln, but I personally felt that Phoenix and Jackman had much harder parts to play, and they played them in such a unique way. Lewis' performance really was flawless, but I personally would rank him 3rd in 2012.
Ben Russell I agree with Elisandra. I think oddly that his lIncoln role is the easiest one to underrate. How is DDL the right man for the job other than his lanky looks. He is not an ugly midwestern man with a persistent melancholy and tendency to tell folksy comical stories. Hell, he is not even a man known for playing likable heroes? He is less emotive than Phoenix and Jackman and his role may look effortless but it was not easy (nuanced acting with that overly-articulate script is not easy--see Sally Field's few misfire moments to see how hard overly lofty dialogue can be to pull off). I understand preferring phoenix but I don't understand preferring Jackman's overacted and at times badly sung performance. (His 'Take him home' is attrocious). He is a musical performer who tends to over-emote in every film...(see Prisoners'--yuck). He had some great moments in Les Mis (the soliloquy towards the beginning of the movie is stunning) but he also has weaker and more repetitive moments in latter parts of les mis.
Even though he is no longer with us I think Richard Burton should receive an Honorary Oscar. He performances are too powerful to overlook. It should go on record how Great an Actor he was. And that Voice. I loved him in Period Piece Dramas. However, my favorite film was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
That would make a lot of sense so people can stop needlessly denigrating the Academy. Opinions change over time also and people who are not knowledgeable often wrongly criticize the Academy.
This whole video confuses me. I think at least some of these people actually won but the title says the list is of the person who should have one. Scratching my head on this one.
Wonderful video, great job. The only improvement that I could possibly recommend is a notation stating if they actually did win for that performance. I don't agree with every name on this list but this is your opinion and I couldn't disparage any choice you made.
Gone with the Wind, The Great Dictator, Shadow of a Doubt, It's a Wonderful Life, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, A Streetcar Named Desire, The African Queen, Ikiru, From Here to Eternity, On the Waterfront, The Night of the Hunter, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Vertigo, Some Like It Hot, Psycho, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Doctor Zhivago, In the Heat of the Night, The Lion in Winter, Patton, Aguirre Der Zorn Gottes, Papillon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, The Elephant Man, Das Boot, Amadeus, Starman, The Last Emperor, Rain Man, My Left Foot, Forrest Gump, Braveheart, The Full Monty, La Vita e Bella, Cast Away, The Pianist, Lost in Translation, Das Leben der Anderen, There Will be Blood, The King's Speech, The Artist, The Master, Les Miserables, Jagten
Exactly! John Lone should have been nominated and also having won the Oscar at that time!!! I hope the Academy gonna be able to recognize this mistake sooner to give him what really he deserved!!! Thank you so much for this video!
Nice video, even if I disagree a bit with some of the 90s and 00s choices (Robbins would be my winner for '94, Freeman for '95, Farnsworth for '99, Hackman for '01, and Min-Sik for '10,).
Wow, you really nailed most of them! I especially like Joseph Cotten for a great role in Shadow of a Doubt and Clark Gable for GWTW, Stewart for Wonderful Life and Vertigo, Orson Welles for Citizen Kane and James Caan for White Heat instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy. My only change would be to boot out Kevin Spacey in American Beauty (never thought much of the role--the script was good and any actor could have played that). I would have picked Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story. He expresses more through silence than most actors express with dialogue
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THANK YOU, I always get upset that Anthony Perkins wasn't even nominated for Norman Bates.
II agree with you. can not believe he was overlooked...at least AT LEAST he should have been nomintaed
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Everyone remember that Caracther cause was iconic and genious. Perkins wold disurves more!
Hitchcock movies was always overlooked in the Oscars, which is a damn shame
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Russell Crowe deserved the Oscar for A Beautiful Mind more for than the Gladiator
I believe his performance in Cinderella Man was way above Gladiator.
Well Leo for Gilbert Grape, or Titanic, or wolf of wall st.
Alternatively he was also amazing in The Insider which was released one year before Gladiator.
Joaquin Phoenix deserved the Oscar for his Gladiator performance.
Damn right
Al Pacino should of won in 1974 for the Godfather Part 2.
*should HAVE won
Both FFC films. Tough call, Hackman was amazing in the conversation
Robert Duvall
Came here to leave the comment but I’m glad someone else did it
James Lisle
Perhaps, but Pacino definitely should have been nominated and tied with Sir Ben Kingsley for Scarface.
His performance was flawless.
I don't care who was nominated and not, this is a nice piece of film history with impressive music. Nice job!
That is true!😊
It would be, except it's 50% incorrect.
They missed " Ben Hur ", Charlton Heston, won best actor.
Y4e. Indeed.
@@donp6441 They are whom the author thinks deserved to win, not (necessarily) who did.
It's sad, that Peter O'Toole never won an Oscar for Best Actor! :(
Truer words were never said. But his performances are just phenomenal in their own right. Oscar or no Oscar, he's a legend.
And he really has two great chances; Lion in Winter / Laurence of Arabia
He should’ve won for Lawrence.....a great robbery, notwithstanding Peck’s performance.
Reginald Wilson Hello. He also should have won for The Ruling Class in 1972. Marlon Brando won for The Godfather. Good performance to be sure, but O'Toole is beyond praise as Jack. Staggering. No words suffice. Ok, Peace
I can't believe that Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird. My favorite book! The script was just like the book... 98%
Leslie Cheung is the best. As a person who did not get trained in Peiking opera, his performance in Farewell my concubine is a miracle!!! Thank you so much for appreciating his performance and talent.
Thank-you. Cheung's performance is my all time favorite from any actor. He's also my favorite actor of all time :)
agreed!
Completely agree
Fabulous!!!!
Totally agree your comments
Great video ! really fine performances, other excellent performances:
Anthony Hopkins: The Remains of the Day (1993)
Al Pacino: The Godfather II (1974)
Marlon Brando: The Godfather (1972)
Bruno Ganz: Der Untergang (2004)
Denzel Washington: Malcolm X (1992)
Edward Norton: American History x (1998)
Malcolm McDowell: A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Morgan Freeman: Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Tim Robbins: Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Henry Fonda: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Mickey Rourke: The Wrestler (2008)
Michael Fassbender: Shame (2011)
Christian Bale: American Psycho (2000)
John Wayne: The Searchers (1956)
Paul Newman: The Verdict (1982)
Cillian Murphy: Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Sean Penn: Dead Man Walking (1995)
Kevin Bacon: The Woodsman (2004)
Yes Malcom Mcdowell's performance was so good. I also love James Stewart's performance in Mr Smith goes to Washington (1939)
Your list is a joke
Where's Robert Downey Jr - Chaplin?
@@paburo-san6667 I agree! He should have won! Great performance!
Brando won for The Godfather but declined in protest, not showing at all.
F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus gave one of the finest pieces of acting I've ever seen. So nuanced and completely convincing.
On the side - it's interesting to note how many of these performances are based on actor having to display anger vs. the actresses having to cry 😂
I still find it staggering that Peter O'Toole did not win for Lawrence of Arabia. An amazing performance that I never tire of watching again and again.
John Clifford I’ve seen it countless times and his performance is staggering every time.
Difficult choice perhaps a tie again O'Toole lost to Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird
And Sharif. Nominated for Supporting Actor but did not win.
Honestly, if it weren't for Gregory Peck's unbelievable performance in To kill a mockingbird he would have won any other year
Interesting list. But NOBODY can beat Brando, especially in The Godfather. My favorite of ALL time.
A phony performance and you could tell he has cotton in his mouth. I wish Anthony Quinn had played the role.
@@richardmayora1289 Never!! Brando was born for that role. One of the best actors of all time
@@0804reba where are u from? India??
he also could have won it for the last tango in paris...
on the waterfront. brando stands nowhere near brando
Al Pacino : Godfather Part II ??
AGREED!
Godfather one AND two. However he should have won best supporting for The Godfather. He couldn't beat out Brando though. AWESOME.
Al Pacino's performance in Dog Day Afternoon is the best piece of acting I've ever seen - that's saying something when other favourites are DDL in My Left Foot, Ralph Fiennes in Schindlers List, DiCaprio in Gilbert Grape; Dench in Notes on a Scandal; Close in Dangerous Liaisons, Hurt in the Elephant Man and Ledger in Monster's Ball.
I still think My Left Foot was better though
Actually that's not ''saying something'', because it's still just an opinion.
@@Gab98Spyro petty
Tom cruise was better than ddl in 1990 Oscars . Ddl deserves in there will be blood
@Ivan Renard you do you. This is a list of *my* favourites.
Thank you for including Colin Firth for both A Single Man and The King's Speech. He should have won an Oscar for A Single Man as well.
Oh my god, yes! Mads Mikelsen for the Hunt is so true!
Yes!! The Hunt and Mads was magnificent in that film.
he's great, but he's not beating DiCaprio or McConaughey
The background music was epic😍😍😍
Tony Curtis and Anthony Perkins really deserved the Oscar.
The music choice is AWESOME! I had chills just by the music! Awesome work man!
I can't take this list seriously when you don't have Brando and Pacino winning for The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
if the the award was given to Brando, he would've just reject it...
@@gigihess4229 how can you say a movie is overrated if you've never watched it?
@@ajanthony1356 leave him alone, we don't want to disrupt him while watching Fast and Furious.
Or James Dean in 1955 for either East of Eden or Rebel Without A Cause. This list is a joke 😕
I just read your comment , yet consideration should be given to others. Brando already won twice and I was astounded at SO MANY great performances ignored
Clark Gable as Rhett Butler was mesmerizing. What a gem of an artist he was. And off course Al Pacino for Godfather II. Those intense eyes of Al as Michael Corleone told hundred untold stories. Al deserved Oscar more than once.
anthony perkins wasn't even NOMINATED for playing norman bates in psycho which is a travesty in itself. his performance is phenomenal to this very day.
He got screwed!
I would have given him best supporting actor though since he's really not in the film that much, we don't even see him until like 40 minutes in
Hell yeah so happy to see you put De Niro for my three favorite performances of his. Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter and Raging Bull
King Of Comedy is his best performance...
@@philiphalpenny9761 notice how I didn't say "his three best performances" but I said "my three favorite performances." I love him in king of comedy but it's not my favorite of his
@@samhancey True, all is subjective. De Niro's run of classics from the early '70s - '80s is extraordinary, which make's he recent decline so dispiriting. Dirty Grandpa is a low , i doubt even latter day Brando would have sunk to! James Cagney is my favourite though. Many people under 40 don't even know that wonderful, expressionist firecracker was anymore. Cultural amnesia, or what?
I get that since Peter O’toole never won its popular to say he should’ve won for Lawrence of Arabia, but Gregory Peck gave one of the greatest performances ever that year in To Kill a Mockingbird
Ben Carlson no, O’Toole legitimately should have won. His character was FAR more complex than Atticus Finch,,who is very clearly drawn in the novel. O’Toole should have won his second for The Lion in Winter.
I don't think anyone deserved the Oscar that year ahead of Gregory Peck. I agree 100% about OToole winning for The Lion in Winter, I love that film 👍
Both of them give performances beyond horrible in both films, that Oscar belonged to Marcello Mastroianni for Family Diary
@@ricardocorreia2542 Ok, I guess?
All of these r great performances all I know is I love bogaet in casa Blanca but everyone gave passionate performances in that movie some if these great actors not winning Oscars is a mark of shame on the academy
I really appreciate your list. I did not agree with every selection, but completely endorse a lot of your choices, more than I expected. Thanks for making this and posting it on TH-cam.
One huge thumb up! You included people that was not even nominated for the award in recognition of their excellent performance. I agreed in most of your list. OMG Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton...and so many others.
Watched this video countless times. Score matches perfectly. Especially with Irons in 1990. The actors are diverse and true deservers. Well done bro
Thank you for recognizing the two Chinese actors who were grossly overlooked for their unforgettable performances.
John Lone (1987) for portraying real-life Chinese emperor Pu-Yi from "The "Last Emperor".
The film won a remarkable 9 Oscars, including Best Picture and Director, but none of the Chinese cast rec'd a nomination.
Also, Leslie Cheung (1993), another unforgettable performance for his searing, tormented cross-dressing portrayal in "Farewell My Concubine".
While the Academy has made strides in last few years recognizing and awarding black actors, it has yet to recognize Asians, which is a shame and needs to be addressed.
Very much enjoyed this...very interesting picks. I found your choices of foreign actors particularly intriguing. I was especially glad to see your picks of Harvey Kietel in Bad Lieutenant - amazing he wasn't nominated; Ian McKellen for Gods and Monsters; Ulrich Muhe for The Lives of Others - one of my favorite movies; and just about anything with Colin Firth is worthy of viewing. Good taste!
This is friggin' brilliant. Exceptionally well done.
Jack Lemmon was funny in Some Like It Hot (1959), but I still think Charlton Heston, the winner, deserved it for Ben-Hur. Outstanding performance.
Lemmon was acting funny as opposed to being funny which is fatal yet, this performance remains overrated. A bloke dressed as a woman whom looks like a bloke dressed as woman & this is supposedly "hilarious". "What fools these mortals be..."
It s a crime Richard Burton Richard Harris and Peter O toole never get the oscar the members of the academy must be crazy
Do your research. Burton had bad luck. Every one of his finest performances were outdone by some of the best performances in film history. O'Toole arguably could have won once or twice. He was my favorite actor of all time.
You did it again, brilliant choices! I've seen every Best Actor winner (even the early ones) and yours choices rock. I'm with you on five "how did they lose?" nominees --WHuston, Dodsworth; Orson Welles, CitizenK; MClift, From Here to E; Burton in Virginia Woolf; McKellan, Gods&Monsters. And you chose two who were, incredibly, not nominated, Hitchcock's dazzling Vertigo (James Stewart) and Psycho (Anthony Perkins). Thank you for this terrific video!
Many of my favorite films -- my dream academy awards, especially from 20-50s. Thank you.
A tie between Gregory Peck in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962.
Some amazing performances, by some INCREDIBLE actors--- Heath Ledger & Mads Mikkelsen, in particular. Thanks!
"The Man Who Laughs" looks like The Joker. Great list. Almost agree 100% except, IMO, Denzel Washington should have won in 1992 for his brilliant performance in Malcolm X.
The Man Who Laughs was the inspiration for the Joker!
@@carolynstakely5166 I thought so. It looks just like it.....wow neat.
Joker was inspired by "The Man who laughs". DC should give royalties to Victor Hugo
Training Day, No. Malcolm X, Yes. Oh look good guy, well liked, Denzel playing bad. However, he brought Malcolm X to life. Gave him the necessary gravitas that Malcolm exuded.
at first I thought it was a joker movie I've never seen, but then I saw the date
Usually wouldn't sit through a 20 minute list. But it drew me in.
I love movies alot .
Probably too much
denzel washington for malcolm x
Dores Pande Who gives a shit about malcumx
Me...but it's true few people do...
Yes
Denzel Washington for so many things...how is he not on this list?
There's one black person on the entire list, but it's just one white guy's opinion...
Good for you!!! Impressive…. So many people won’t watch oldies or B&W
Say what you will about Adrien Brody but his portrayal in The Pianist was absolutely amazing/heartbreaking.
TBH
Brando Was Better In ‘A Street Car Named Desire’ Than Bogart In ‘The African Queen’
Yes. Old Hollywood vs new. Brando will get his. Bogie better in Caine Mutiny.
Bogart should have got it for Casablanca then the academy wouldn’t have had to give him a sympathy one in ‘51 when that was rightfully Brando’s
@@rosebud8175 Correct
Yeah 100 %
Art is Art! If it's special, recognize it as so.
Anthony Perkins should have won for the psycho that's what I believe
Thanks for posting this - it's brilliant 👍
I agree with Bill Murray for Lost in Translation, he was superb. I'd add Val Kilmer in The Doors, and also Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line. Both were brilliant performances.
In Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise in Magnolia and Val Kilmer again in Tombstone, they really should have won.
This video of yours is amazing!! Glad to see Marlon Brando in Streetcar, Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda, Colin Firth in A Single Man (such an underrated performace!). 2000 and 2001 were the big mistakes of the Academy and I'm glad to see you've noticed that too, same with Roberto Benigni (some say his performance is overrated, but for me it is just marvelous). I'd just change Ben Kigsley for Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, one of my favorite male performaces ever. Congrats!! This was great :DD
Wow, thank-you so much! I'm glad you liked the video, and even liked my more controversial choices (Benigni, Cheadle, Hanks and Crowe aren't so popular). I loved Hoffman in Tootsie, and he'd be my runner up for Best Actor in 1982 :) Seriously though, thanks!
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Omg! That actor in Psyco. Look at his eyes.
2000: Russell Crowe winning the Oscar for "Gladiator"./ Who should've win: Tom Hanks for "Cast Away".
2001: Denzel Washington winning the Oscar for "Training Day"/ Who should've win: Russell Crowe for "A Beautiful Mind".
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And denzel. Winning for malcolm x and Al Pacino for the godfather part 2, serpico or dog day afternoon.
@@ChrolliForever yeah man
I love these videos and appreciate you taking the time to make them and share them with us. I love discussing and critiquing film and performances. I also love discussing it critiquing the subject matter of this video. A few opinions for nominations and or wins for this category. As well as reasons why I agree with some of your picks.
1957 How the hell does John Wayne not get nominated for The Searchers? Hands-down the best western picture of all time. I’m not saying he outshines Alec Guinness. But he should’ve been acknowledged.
1960 I understand we’re talking over 60 years ago, and yes Anthony Perkins was good in the movie Psycho. However in my opinion and with respect, Burt Lancaster as Elmer Gantry is not only captivating, charismatic and heart crushing, but it is in the top 20 Best Actor performances to date.
1962 THANK YOU 🙏🙏 PETER O’TOOLE was sooooooo much the winner this year, with respects to Peck, Finch was not even close to Lawrence.
1965 Again with no disrespect intended. But when you look at the film Dr. Zhivago, with the performance delivered by Omar, and compare it to the other nominees, One can only ask “what were they thinking?”
1969 The Duke nailed it and deserves his win.
1976 The year they forgot the underrated underdog. Stallone brings us one of the most memorable and lovable characters of all time, but his apartment stinks and his whole life stinks…. But this one is his.
1992 What an amazing and unexpected pick for Best Actor! Keitel totally outshined every other nominee this year and hands down gave the best performance.
1995 so many incredible performances in cinema. Hopkins playing a very unpopular former ex president made you want to love Tricky Dick just a tip… I mean bit. Cage made you want to drink with ladies of the night and break sh$t. Gibson made you want to paint your face, scream like a banshee and take an axe to a face. And a forgotten performance that should’ve been definitely included in this category, Was Woody Harrelson in NBK who inspired a review of your soul in a TV media age. My vote is for Woody.
2000 Acting in film with success includes so many things (character reflection, reaction to feelings, surrounding area(s), sight/sound/touch, but also with other characters. Russell Crowe owns this win, his supporting cast elevated him as he elevated them.
2001 Denzel Washington as Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris. A law enforcement officer faced with making harsh, illegal and totally immoral decisions after making wrong choices. Deserved win for the bad guy.
2002 whether if it were a leading or supporting role, Daniel Day Lewis as the Butcher wins the award over all others. Yes the character was heavily fictionalized, but DDL still delivered with intense perfection.
2012 Phoenix was at full shine, but Lewis again eclipsed the sun. Lincoln all the way.
2013 Leo gives the perfect and best performance of his life, this should have been the first film he won the best actor for.
Excellent...but my choice for 1961 would have been the great Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun.
For me Poitier's performance in A Raisin In The Sun is up there with Brando's in A Streetcar Named Desire, in terms of the power and method actor intensity they both brought to their films. They both were products of the actors studio in New York. We tend to usually mention Brando, Clift, Dean and Newman when we talk about the best actors of that era. But I personally put Sidney Poitier right up there with all four of those all time greats
I couldn't agree more. Also for Best Actress, Claudia McNeil, and Best Picture! This amazing Play/Motion Picture, is my family, friends, and America's Story....
Nah, he should have got it for In The Heat of The Night, not Rod Steiger.
Das Boot is a masterpiece. Thank you for mentioning it. Also I saw films (and actors) I didn't know and would love to watch. Thank you.
Joaquin Phoenix should have won for Walk The Line
The great O'Toole should have won on EVERY nomination!
In 1996 the awards should have gone to Billy Bob Thornton for Sling Blade. He made himself into a completely different person -- sans makeup -- and delivered a stunning performance. ( I know he transformed himself without makeup because I saw him do it during an interview.)
Ben, gracias por este video tan significativo. Tu edición me hizo emocionar 💖
This is probably the best tribute to film I've ever seen.
Love your lists- and they are beautifully produced. I just watched the one on the actresses, and I see you had a little more trouble picking single winners with the men. I love that so many of the performances were from great movies- a great movie and a great performance are hard to separate. Also, you are not afraid to give the nod to a comic performance. Some more observations:
1. Kudos for Lew Ayers and Peter Lorre in the early thirties.
2. Since we are recognizing comedy, how about Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace in 1944? Not to take anything away from McMurray, but this is probably Cary's greatest comedic performance
3. Love your other 40s picks, particularly Welles, Bogart two films, Stewart, and Cagney. His performance in White Heat is his best.
4. I see you gave the nod to Joseph Cotton and Teresa Wright for Shadow of a Doubt- wonderful under appreciated film!
5. So many great performances in early fifties- one you didn't mention stands out- James Mason in A Star is Born in 1954. I agree it doesn't beat out Brando, since his performance in On the Waterfront may be the single finest example of film acting ever, but I want to give it a mention since it would win in almost any other year.
6. Way to give Peter Sellars the recognition he deserves!!
7. There were so many performances you recognized that are so iconic, that I had to go back and look at the actual winners to see they didn't in fact win: Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy, Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon, De Niro in The Deer Hunter, Albert Finney in The Dresser.
Well, I could go on and on, but I'll just say: great job!!
Thank you for keeping in mind "The Lives of Others", one of my favorite movies ever.
Anthony Perkins for Pshyco always my favourite..
Wonderful compilation Ben Russell. I caught the movie bug as a young teenager watching PBS and reading National Board of Review books.It's where I learned of names like Truffaut, Resnais etc.
I love that you picked Walter Huston in Dodsworth. That was an amazing performance.
I also think that Jimmy Stewart should have won for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in 1939 so that Henry Fonda could win for The Grapes of Wrath in 1940 (that makeup Oscar for Jimmy Stewart in 1940 is one of the biggest gaffes in Oscar history).
1-derful video, Thank You !!!
Agree with a lot of your choices, time has shown that most of these performances have trascended while some which were selected by the voters have not. How different would the history of the Oscars and cinema in general had been !!! When these "deserving ones" appeared I recognized those who really won but tended to forget the others who were awarded.
My humble opinion about Raúl Juliá: he should have been (at least) nominated for The Addams Family (1991) and specially for Romero (1989), and as Supporting Actor for Kiss Of The Spider Woman.
Blessings to all of you from San Juan, Puerto Rico !!!
I.M SORRY BUT 1998 IS (SHOULD BE) NORTON FOR AMERICAN HISTORY X !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He gives a masterful performance, no doubt. He's just not my #1 of that year.
Ben Russell I personally hated that film and no fan of Norton, aside from the Art Carney one (;-p)
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Norton want so good in that film at all, if we compare it with the Roberto Benigni
@Enderstorm WGF those were two different years
I want to see every one of these performances that I have missed now. Thank you, well done.
Totally agree with Jimmy Stewart 1946. Anthony Perkins 1960, and most importantly Bill Murray 2003 for best actor AND Lost in translation for best picture!
Thanks for the representation of the films
It was a nice trip with too many memories for me and having my enjoying. God bless Hollywood 🤗🌹too many feelings, it's really, not able to discribe my emotions
The biggest injustice was Richard Burton losing for “Virginia Wolf.” His performance never fails to deeply move me. He was the movie. That voice, that presence. Just the best.
I don't know if that's biggest injustice because Scofield was absolutely phenomenal as Sir Thomas More. Don't get me wrong because I do think Burton was absolutely great in Virginia Woolf. Just that Scofield was really that sublime...
1946. Dana Andrews. The Best Years of Our Lives.
(even Wyler said the picture would not have been the same without him.)
I agree. Andrews was much better than March, and he also had a larger, more significant role.
But Dana and Frederic were good but I feel like the Oscar should have gone to Jimmy Stewart for It's a Wonderful Life, as it is in my opinion one of the greatest performances I've ever seen
Good to see Steve McQueen on here.
Pacino for Dog Day Afternoon, Hurt for The Elephant Man, Hopkins for The Bounty and Berenger for Platoon, along with Dafoe. Unsure who had the upper role? And Bruno Gantz for Downfall, nothing short of stupendous.
i definitely agree with you on ulrich muhe in the lives of others. ridiculous he wasn't even nominated
You started with the “tie” thing and never stops...
Yeah, some inconsistencies there
Thank you for the acknowledgement of Takashi Shimura for IKIRU. I especially love him when he's the foil for Toshiro Mifune. Check out the 1940s STRAY DOG - a police procedural set in the post-war ruins of Tokyo, Toshiro as the young hot-headed cop, Takashi as his older world-weary mentor.
What we say in Europe is right. Americans like actors that play crazy characters.
Alistair Sim should have won for A Christmas Carol. Outstanding performance.
must take so much time to put these together. they’re just as mesmerising as the movies themselves.
Your picks: Mostly perfect. Oscar's picks: Often not.
Totally agree with this list.
Viggo Mortensen should have won for Green Book
i'm so glad klaus kinski's performance in aguirre is getting more recognition
I love Don Cheadle, but i thing that year best actor is Bruno Ganz for Downfall...
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yep...
Best actor was the great clint esstwood for million dollar baby
rodrigo núñez nah Jamie Foxx was magnificent the academy got it right
Agreed!!! Ganz was brilliant in Downfall.
Thanks for this video. It's even fun to think whether or not I agree with all of them, and regardless, it's a great video.
I loved the video. Amazing songs, great choices (I may disagree with some though but it was amazing overall
I would say 1998: Edward Norton
Omar sharif in dr zhivago
Edward Norton had the best performance of that year, but Benigini makes more sense, as Life is Beautiful was a more Oscar bait movie, and Norton was considered a rising star at the time. Everyone thought he would receive the award in the future, which unfortunately never happened (yet)
Dusten Hoffman Should Have Won For Midnight Cowboy
Someone finally acknowledges Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt... truly one of the most powerful performances of the XXI century, he totally deserved the Oscar... Also, I think Al Pacino should have won for The Godfather II, sublime acting
I love your music selections!!!!!! The songs from Kill Bill and Dragon Heart are two of my all time favs!!!!
I agree to all. It's fun watching history unfold before your very eyes and I mean film history.
Exactly it turns me on when I watch this videos showing epic performances and actor year after year with great music and classic dialogs. It's a great feeling.
It is something special when you think of the time that has gone by and what has transpired sorta like hearing an old song again but visual in it's poignancy.
Great video, and I could see all of your effort and dedication here! Eventhough there was still some flaws since some of the best performance ever still missed out here. If only you could put Richard Attenborough in 10 rillington place or Richard Farnsworth in The Straight story, this could be a phenominal work!
Great video, but I still think Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln was the best actor in 2012.
Thanks :) Fair enough. Daniel Day-Lewis was the right man for the part of Lincoln, but I personally felt that Phoenix and Jackman had much harder parts to play, and they played them in such a unique way. Lewis' performance really was flawless, but I personally would rank him 3rd in 2012.
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I agree with Elisandra. I think oddly that his lIncoln role is the easiest one to underrate. How is DDL the right man for the job other than his lanky looks. He is not an ugly midwestern man with a persistent melancholy and tendency to tell folksy comical stories. Hell, he is not even a man known for playing likable heroes? He is less emotive than Phoenix and Jackman and his role may look effortless but it was not easy (nuanced acting with that overly-articulate script is not easy--see Sally Field's few misfire moments to see how hard overly lofty dialogue can be to pull off). I understand preferring phoenix but I don't understand preferring Jackman's overacted and at times badly sung performance. (His 'Take him home' is attrocious). He is a musical performer who tends to over-emote in every film...(see Prisoners'--yuck). He had some great moments in Les Mis (the soliloquy towards the beginning of the movie is stunning) but he also has weaker and more repetitive moments in latter parts of les mis.
Best musicals
I would agree that Phoenix deserved to win but Daniel Day Lewis was a close 2nd
He should've won for in the name of the father as well in 1994
My goodness.. so Beautiful!! Extraordinary actors in unforgettable roles. I love cinema and great performances so much!
Even though he is no longer with us I think Richard Burton should receive an Honorary Oscar. He performances are too powerful to overlook. It should go on record how Great an Actor he was. And that Voice. I loved him in Period Piece Dramas. However, my favorite film was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
I was dumbfounded watching Burton and Taylor acting in WAOVW. Poweful.
I agree. What a voice.
I disagree about 1997. Jack Nicholson 100% deserved it for As Good as It Gets.
I think Malcolm mcdowell was desrved for a clockwork orange but he wasn't even nominated
Thank you for this list, I have seen many of this great films and now you've given me many more to look up .
I highly recommend "M"
@@aslan9334 Great film.
I wish the actual winners were noted for each year, would have added perspective for thought.
That would make a lot of sense so people can stop needlessly denigrating the Academy. Opinions change over time also and people who are not knowledgeable often wrongly criticize the Academy.
This whole video confuses me. I think at least some of these people actually won but the title says the list is of the person who should have one. Scratching my head on this one.
Wonderful video, great job. The only improvement that I could possibly recommend is a notation stating if they actually did win for that performance. I don't agree with every name on this list but this is your opinion and I couldn't disparage any choice you made.
Nice video. I am glad that Leslie Cheung in Farewell My Concubine in this video.
I'm glad you liked Cheung's performance as much as I did :)
I love the darker themed movies and acting you chosen more as deserving. That being sad Monty Clift was just beautiful wasn’t he
Gone with the Wind, The Great Dictator, Shadow of a Doubt, It's a Wonderful Life, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, A Streetcar Named Desire, The African Queen, Ikiru, From Here to Eternity, On the Waterfront, The Night of the Hunter, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Vertigo, Some Like It Hot, Psycho, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Doctor Zhivago, In the Heat of the Night, The Lion in Winter, Patton, Aguirre Der Zorn Gottes, Papillon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, The Elephant Man, Das Boot, Amadeus, Starman, The Last Emperor, Rain Man, My Left Foot, Forrest Gump, Braveheart, The Full Monty, La Vita e Bella, Cast Away, The Pianist, Lost in Translation, Das Leben der Anderen, There Will be Blood, The King's Speech, The Artist, The Master, Les Miserables, Jagten
Exactly! John Lone should have been nominated and also having won the Oscar at that time!!! I hope the Academy gonna be able to recognize this mistake sooner to give him what really he deserved!!!
Thank you so much for this video!
Nice video, even if I disagree a bit with some of the 90s and 00s choices (Robbins would be my winner for '94, Freeman for '95, Farnsworth for '99, Hackman for '01, and Min-Sik for '10,).
Ulrich Mühe, "The lives of others".....one of the best performances ever put on a screen
Anthony Perkins should have won for Psycho. And should have been nominated for Pretty Poison.
Wow, you really nailed most of them! I especially like Joseph Cotten for a great role in Shadow of a Doubt and Clark Gable for GWTW, Stewart for Wonderful Life and Vertigo, Orson Welles for Citizen Kane and James Caan for White Heat instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy. My only change would be to boot out Kevin Spacey in American Beauty (never thought much of the role--the script was good and any actor could have played that). I would have picked Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story. He expresses more through silence than most actors express with dialogue