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(LIST) 10 Greatest "Best Actress"-Nominated Performances That Didn't Win AND The 10 Actors Who Need, Need, Need an Oscar!

Let's talk about jilted actresses, boys.

The Oscars are next Sunday, and we still have plenty of Academy history to reinspect like amateur Clouseaus. Today's cold case: the 10 greatest Best Actress-nominated performances that didn't win an Oscar. Apologies to my other sentimental favorites like Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys, Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole, Anne Bancroft in The Graduate, and my darling Elizabeth Hartman in A Patch of Blue because I could only pick 10. Here they are.

(LIST) The 10 Greatest Songs from Terrible Movies!

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Tonight is the Razzies (More Tomorrow).  Here are Louis Virtel's  10 favorite tunes specifically produced for the soundtracks of wretched movies.

(LIST) 25 Youngest Oscar Nominees and Winners!

Sometimes child stars grow up to be Lindsay Lohan. Other times, they get nominated for an Oscar at age 14 and grow up to be Jodie Foster. Huffington Post rounds up the latter in its slideshow of the 25 youngest Academy Award nominees and winners, all of them aged 20 or younger (and most under 18):

(MOVIE FREAK) 85th Annual Academy Awards - The Predictions!

by Sara Michelle Fetters

It’s been a strange road to the 85th annual Academy Awards, this Sunday’s telecast and presentation one of the more unusual the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has ever encountered. By attempting to move up the nomination deadline to presage influence by various critics organization, artists guilds and other awards shows (namely the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs), the Academy inadvertently through things into all kinds of disarray, creating an atmosphere of odd uncertainty this year that has many perplexed.

You’d think this uncertainty would be a good thing, but in the case of the 85th Oscars you’d be hard-pressed to find many who think so. The reason can be summed up in one word (or title): Argo. While the movie received a healthy seven nominations including a nod for Best Picture, Ben Affleck was left out of the Best Director race leading many to assume it’s chances for the top award were suddenly D.O.A. But then came a weird sympathetic backlash decrying this perceived ‘snubbing,’ Affleck and Argo going on to win a seemingly never-ending series of awards from critics and artist guilds alike including taking home the BAFTA for Best Picture, the WGA for adapted screenplay and the SAG for best ensemble.

(LIST) The 10 Hottest "Best Actor" Oscar Winners!

by Louis Virtel

 

Ten men. Ten Oscars. Ten eternal images of hotness that I'm happy to rank.

You'll be either excited or depressed to learn that the idea of a hot Best Actor Oscar winner is mostly a recent invention. There are some Oscar-winning studs from the the '30s and '40s, but you see plenty more GQ-ready gents in the Academy Award-winning roles of the '90s and 2000s. So without further ado, let's take another trip back and time and count down the 10 hottest "Best Actor" winners.

(The Frontrunners) -Dave Predicts the Winners of Best Director and Picture!

Dave Karger gives his top predictions for who will win the Oscars for Best Director and Picture in this episode of 'The Frontrunners.'

(The Frontrunners) - Dave Predicts the Winners of Best Actor and Actress!

Dave Karger gives his top predictions for who will win the Oscars for Best Actor and Actress in this episode of 'The Frontrunners.'

(LIST) The 5 Most Ridiculous Best Actress Wins!

by Louis Virtel

I had a ball with a 10 Greatest Best Actress Victories list, and now it's time to reveal my dark side: Here are my five least favorite wins for Best Actress, and you'll notice they're all pretty fabulous actresses doing subpar work in subpar fare. Maybe I'm just mad at them for getting rewarded for the wrong work. Maybe I'm contrarian. T'any rate, here are the five offenders:

5. Jodie Foster, The Accused

 

This is not my way of damning Jodie for that cryptic, near-Dada speech she gave at the Golden Globes. This is my way of acknowledging that The Accused is unimportant Oscar bait full of teary monologues that just don't work. Jodie Foster is a commanding actress, and I consider her work in The Silence of the Lambs one of the most justified wins of the '90s. (Love the '91 Oscars so, so much. Thelma, Louise, Rambling Rose, Mercedes Ruehl, etc.) But even in the broadest description, The Accused is Lifetime material at best: A squawky client with Desperately Seeking Susan style is sexually assaulted at a bar in front of cheering patrons, and she and her tough-as-nails lawyer eventually win in court over the trio of rapists. Jodie is a ball of forced characterizations here, a nonstop medley of quirks and squawks. It doesn't help that '88 was also the year of Glenn Close's best performance (and film) Dangerous Liaisons and Meryl Streep's now-underrated work in the very damning A Cry in The Dark. Both would've been better and more unusual choices than Jodie in The Accused.

(The Frontrunners) - Dave Predicts the winners of Best Supporting Actor and Actress!

Dave Karger gives his top predictions for who will win the Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress in this episode of 'The Frontrunners.'

(LIST) The 10 Greatest Best Actress Oscar Winners!

by Louis Virtel

It's Oscar season, so let's dive into my favorite place: the past. you're invited to disagree and show me how proud you are of caring about Johnny Belinda or whatever. Today, we begin with the best of Best Actresses. Ready to rank? Let's go.

10. Elizabeth Taylor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?



Under-discussed fact: Though the character of Martha is a crucial and brutal part of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, George is a far more interesting character. It's almost easy to root against Liz for that fact, but her rancor and timing are so electric and natural that she's a shoo-in for this list. What a flop those other actresses are!

(The Frontrunners) - Dave predicts the Oscar Winner for-Best Screenplay!

In the Next 5 Days, Dave Karger will predict the winners of the Oscars. This is Dave's 4th year doing this for OUTscene, but first time on his new web-series, 'The Frontrunners'.

(The Frontrunners) - Dave's EXCLUSIVE Interview with Naomi Watts!

Dave Karger interviews Naomi Watts about her film 'The Impossible' in this episode of 'The Frontrunners.'

(The Frontrunners) - Dave's EXCLUSIVE with' the Master's' Amy Adams!

Dave Karger interviews Amy Adams about her film 'The Master' in this episode of 'The Frontrunners'.

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• SLEAZE: GoDaddy 'Grossout' Most Talked-About Ad !

• PEACE: Bullied Gay Teen Who Hanged Himself Dies! 

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(LIST) 7 Actors Hit By the 'Oscar Curse'!

Jessica Chastain is quite the "it" girl right now. Not only are her movies doing well at the box office, she recently won a Golden Globe and is nominated for an Oscar. But she should watch out: Award winners often go on to, shall we say, less than award-worthy projects. Celebuzz rounds up seven actors whose careers tanked, at least for a bit, after they won Oscars:

(The FRONTRunners) Oscar Nominations Reaction!

Dave Karger runs down the top five biggest stories from the Oscar nominations.

(POP NEWS) Smirking Kate; Booted; Progress; Service; Rise: Fit/Bored Holmes; Retro; Breed; Choice; Padded like Beckham!

• SMIRK: Duchess Kate Gets First Official Portrait!

• BOOTED: Anti-Gay Sermon Costs Pastor Role at Inauguration!

• PROGRESS: Christian Poll Shows Less Americans Think Being Gay Is A Sin!

• BAD SERVICE: North Carolina Cafe Owner Hands Lesbian Couple Letter Condemning Homosexuality As They Leave!

• RISE: 'Incurable' Gonorrhea Hits North America!

• BORED: Katie Holmes Randomly Shows Up at Murder Trial!

• FIT: James Holmes to Stand Trial!

• RETRO: Timberlake, Destiny's Child Releasing New Albums!

• BOXED: Ex-Bodyguard Sues Bieber, Says Singer ... Punched Him!

• BREED: Andrew Rannells is a 'Purebred' Gay!

• BETTER CHOICE: Snubbed by Oscar, Affleck Wins Critics' Choice Top Honors!

• PADDED: 'Daily Mail' Raises Questions About David Beckham's Package!

(LIST) Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards!!

Performance by an actor in a leading role:

• Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln"
• Hugh Jackman in "Les Misérables"
• Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master"
• Denzel Washington in "Flight"

 Performance by an actor in a supporting role:

• Alan Arkin in "Argo"
• Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master"
• Tommy Lee Jones in "Lincoln"
• Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained"

Performance by an actress in a leading role:

• Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"
• Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Emmanuelle Riva in "Amour"
• Quvenzhané Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
• Naomi Watts in "The Impossible"

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:

• Amy Adams in "The Master"
• Sally Field in "Lincoln"
• Anne Hathaway in "Les Misérables"
• Helen Hunt in "The Sessions"
• Jacki Weaver in "Silver Linings Playbook"

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