re: Best acting job of all time that didn&#39;t get the recognition?

Posted by BROpaneTANK

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 7:51 pm to Wally Sparks

Gary oldman as Sirius black l

Posted by RollTide1987

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 7:51 pm to TulaneTigerFan

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Gary Oldman gets plenty of recognition

Gary Oldman gets recognition now due to the success of The Dark Knight Trilogy. Before the release of The Dark Knight in 2008, very few casual movie fans even knew Gary Oldman existed.

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:13 pm to RollTide1987

gary oldman is to the point where he is overrated

Posted by northLAgoomba

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:20 pm to Ace Midnight

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Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit

Best character ever. Sometimes I will pop in the dvd and only watch the Buford T. Justice scenes.

Posted by Flair Chops

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:22 pm to LSUAlum2001

Michael Caine is a damn fine thespian that is oft overlooked.

Posted by Fletch F Fletch

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:30 pm to Lester Earl

You know, I agree. The topic is recognition, not awards, and Gary Oldman is clearly in god tier when it comes to people to pay attention to entertainment.

Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:30 pm to Flair Chops

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Michael Caine is a damn fine thespian that is oft overlooked.

His role in California Suite might qualify for this list, too.

Posted by Sho Nuff

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:36 pm to LSUAlum2001

Found this by doing a google search
Top 10

I think Oldman is a good choice if you think back before Batman films. Some others on this list I agree with too.

Posted by AUtigerNOLA

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:44 pm to RollTide1987

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Gary Oldman gets recognition now due to the success of The Dark Knight Trilogy. Before the release of The Dark Knight in 2008, very few casual movie fans even knew Gary Oldman existed.

uh no dude. Oldman has been in numerous great movies since the 80s. The Professional, True Romance, Dracula, JFK just to name a few in the 90s. He was a well respected actor well before Batman.

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Posted by Leadhead

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:45 pm to LSUAlum2001

Robert Duvall in everything:
Tom Hagen
Gus McRae
Vince Vaughn's dad in 4 Christmases
Crazy Heart
A Civil Action
Sling Blade
Days of Thunder

.... To name a few

Posted by diat150

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:50 pm to Leadhead

ed norton in primal fear. dude nailed that part. I googled it to see if he won anything and fricking jim carrey beat him out for best villain at the mtv music awards(figures).

Posted by siliconvalleytiger

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:51 pm to LSUAlum2001

Morgan Freeman in Shawshank not getting an Oscar.

Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 8:56 pm to siliconvalleytiger

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Morgan Freeman in Shawshank not getting an Oscar.

Straight up, old fashioned, Jim Crow racism.

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Posted by 632627

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 9:52 pm to Ace Midnight

I think American history x was Edward Nortons best role.

Posted by Michael T. Tiger

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 10:06 pm to 632627

As much as of a moron as he is being today, Jim Carey in Man on the Moon.

Posted by siliconvalleytiger

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 10:14 pm to Ace Midnight

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Straight up, old fashioned, Jim Crow racism.

Nah. Just a bad year for the movie to come out.

Posted by BCMCubs

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 10:31 pm to LSUAlum2001

I know he got a lot of praise for it, but Don Cheadle in "Hotel Rwanda" was pretty forgotten about due to Jamie Foxx's incredible performance in "Ray."

Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 6/28/13 at 10:39 pm to BCMCubs

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Don Cheadle

Another guy that just quietly shows up and delivers great performances. I bet him and JK Simmons are the best actors, dollar for dollar, in history.

Cheadle, particularly, seems to be good at script selection - he was in Traffic, Crash, as well as Boogie Nights and Rosewood. Hotel Rwanda is going to be what he's remembered for, but a damn fine actor.

This post was edited on 6/28/13 at 10:40 pm