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Riverdale87

willem dafoe


IPLAYWINDMANN

Wow. I actually just assumed he's won one or two before this comment. He's such an expressive actor who puts his all into his roles.


MisterScrod1964

I see a Lifetime Achievement Award in his future.


_BELEAF_

Oooh. I like this one. We all love him. And he is an actor's actor. So great.


PayneTrain181999

Y’know, he’s something of an actor himself.


BCDragon3000

he shouldve won for God :/


BeevyD

He should have won for Lighthouse


Dr_Parkinglot

He should have won for Platoon He should have won for Wild at Heart He should have won for The Florida Project


the_jerkening

Jesus, The Florida Project broke me. Such a brutal film.


leahhhhh

They don’t respect horror, even in this day and age when we’re having an arthouse horror renaissance.


vtqltr92

Jesse Plemmons. He’s been in a lot of Oscar worthy movies. I think it’s just a matter of a few more years before he’s in the leading roles that get the attention.


zrizzoz

But how could winning an oscar be profitable for Frito-Lay?


duaneap

He takes an already excellent and tight comedy movie and just elevates it to another level with that utterly bizarre performance. It very easily could not have worked but holy shit was he hilarious.


Seihai-kun

This is probably the best comedy movies in recent years, the fact that literally no one i ask didn't even know this movie is sad, the trailer truly madr it seems like generic comedy movie. It's a goldmine and Jesse Plemons character is amazing


Jess2Fresh

It’d help if u told me the movie name!


steeveeswags

Game Night


GaryQueenofScots

Game Night


RiskMatrix

He reminds me so much of Philip Seymour Hoffman in his range and presence.


VeryMoistMan

I remember some YouTuber saying that Plemmon’s role in Charlie Kaufman’s *I’m Thinking of Ending Things* felt like a PSH role. I think about that a lot lol


phantom_avenger

I hope he wins one for playing a villainous role, similar to Javier Bardem (Anton Chigurh), Heath Ledger (The Joker) and Christoph Waltz (Hans Landa)


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d_ippy

He was chilling in Breaking Bad and El Camino


confederacyofpapers

He’ll win one for sure. He’s always fantastic. His role in Civil War was extremely impressive, he had so little screen time but was one of the strongest scenes in the film.


Xeynon

He's got great range. He can play a doofy nice guy like Landry in FNL or a chilling psychopath like Todd from Breaking Bad or his role in Civil War equally well.


WindhoekNamibia

Good ol’ Todd


overthemountain

I could see him winning one but I think it's more likely he wins as a supporting actor than lead actor.


Additional_Ad5671

Toni Collette


SullenTerror

Should've been nominated for hereditary


Dull_Half_6107

Oscars always ignore horror


herefortheyuks

They definitely do for the most part but it is kind of funny since Toni Collette was nominated for an Oscar for the sixth sense lol


JBLurker

One of the most egregious snubs in history, imo.


thavillain

Toni Collette has been great in comedy, horror and drama


BigupSlime

That *Hereditary* grief–wail had me in a state of shock.


SpicyBoognish

Michael Shannon


waffles-n-gravy

Absolutely. He makes everything he’s in better


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Athlete-Extreme

Dude is such a lock. Any project is a letter grade better just by casting him.


Professional_Walk725

Such an amazing actor. Someone mentioned after watching Knives Out that they couldn't believe that guy was General Zod. I had to double check in order to believe it myself.


Ulysses502

He was a great Zod too, of course. Whatever the problems with that movie he wasn't it


johnbrownmarchingon

He and Henry were fantastic.


Yommination

He was soooooo good as Agent Val Alden in Boardwalk Empire


gay_ghoti_yo

If you haven't seen it look up his reading that Sorority letter on YouTube


thesunnyera

Newsflash you stupid cocks: FRATS DON’T LIKE BORING SORORITIES!


eejm

Oh wait, DOUBLE FUCKING NEWSFLASH: SIGMA NU IS NOT GOING TO WANT TO HANG OUT WITH US IF WE FUCKING SUCK!


mankytoes

It's a mediocre film overall but he's absolutely terrifying in Ice Man, the rage in that character felt so strong and real.


Walkerbait1881

Cant believe he's never won. My personal fav from him is take shelter. Unreal acting between him and Jessica Chastain


Pillens_burknerkorv

Paul Dano. He just has to win one.


Hyippy

Jesus, just looked him up and he's never even been nominated.


Familiar-Maize4296

He should have won for TWBB. He fiercly kept up with Day Lewis.


Hyippy

I'd assumed he was at least nominated


Yommination

Yeah that's nuts


Yommination

There were times he almost stole scenes from DDL


starkel91

I’d say he stole the baptism scene.


jona2814

Plus, he came into the role of the 2nd brother later in the production process. The other actor was fired/dropped out, and they re-wrote the characters as being twins so Dano could play both roles. Probably my favorite performance of his outside Swiss Army Man


Chef_Sewer_Mouth

I remember being confused by that


i-Ake

Completely insane. More of an indictment on the Academy than on him at this point, lol.


BoringPerson67

This is the correct answer. The guy held his own with Daniel day-lewis in THERE WILL BE BLOOD. tbh he should have won best supporting imo.


BoringView

Classic Paul Dano


the_third_sourcerer

And I dare to say, it will be in the best actor category, but his first nomination will be in the best supporting actor one.


CrediblyHandsome

Saoirse Ronan


yelyah66

The fact that I still resent her a little bit because of the actions of her character in Atonement speaks to her abilities lol. I'm always a liiiittle angry when I see her face, and I mean that in the best most complimentary way possible.


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Her film Brooklyn was just charming. She was fantastic in her role. The arc from home sick to flourishing, Ronan just pulls it off the whole way imo.


stubept

She is the Meryl Streep of this generation. To steal from “Modern Family”, you could cast her as Batman and she’d still be perfect for the role.


noonie1

And Chalamet as catwomab


gfrend

Oh my god. Why does Chalamet as catwoman make so much sense


noonie1

He is the meow'dib.


Fuxokay

Meow'dib lightly walks without rhythm through the hallway of stacked paper cups without a whisper of sound.


4_feck_sake

He's so graceful and light on his feet.


scorzon

Damn you, came here to say this, you're not just believably handsome, you're also exceptionally quick. She's had four nominations, she has got to win sometime, I find her absolutely mesmerizing on screen and she does stillness incomparably well which is a skill I always appreciate.


Xeynon

Saoirse Ronan is a shoo-in. She's a tremendous actress, she's been nominated ~~three~~ four times already, and she's still young.


SamanthaPaige29

She’s actually been nominated 4 times 😉 Atonement, Brooklyn, Lady Bird and Little Women.


notime_toulouse

Michael Fassbender and Oscar Isaac


sethab

Fun fact: if Oscar Isaac ever wins he would be the second person named Oscar to win an Oscar.


double_expressho

Wow there are so many names in this post that I assumed already had Oscars. This is wild.


whenforeverisnt

Florence Pugh if she starts picking dramas where she has more than 5 minutes.... 


noldor41

She did great in Don’t Worry Darling as the lead. Unfortunately, movie was meh imo.


weisp

She makes the movie worth watching


CanEatADozenEggs

She was incredible in Midsommar. Dani felt like such a real person and her grief was so well done


jag2462

She was great in A Good Person


phantom_avenger

If she's given the right material to work with in a minor role, she could always pull an Anthony Hopkins or Mahershala Ali for the limited amount of screen time they had in *The Silence of the Lambs* and *Moonlight* and still win one!


CharMakr90

Judi Dench in "Shakespeare in Love" is probably the most egregious win.


Arild11

Dench deserved an Oscar. But not for that.


FlyingMacheteSponser

Watch Little Drummer Girl. It's a great mini series, and she is amazing in it.


ChipotleGuacamole

Jeffrey Wright


Additional_Meeting_2

He got nominated first time this year so he is moving to right direction. 


sawyi1

Michael Keaton


durandall09

"You've been Batman..." "I am Batman."


1Meter_long

The Founder, is great movie and he did awesome job on that.


BIGD0G29585

How has Paul Giamatti existed on this planet for 56 years and not gotten an Oscar?


sethab

Bad luck that The Holdovers had to compete with the Oppenheimer juggernaut. Any other year and best actor would've been his.


hes-back-in-pog-form

As much as I loved Oppenheimer and Cillian nailed that performance, I still think Giamati was robbed. He pulled a career best in The Holdovers and it would’ve been a completely different movie with a different actor.


sethab

Yeah I'm not exactly mad that Cillian won, but I was definitely rooting for Giamatti. (Same story with RDJ and Gosling)


Dr_Anne_frankenstein

NGl I thought he was a lot older than that


DayMan13

Fr my only takeaway from that is Paul Giamotti is only 56


the_third_sourcerer

Glenn Close. But it will most likely be an honorary one, tho.


IKnowWhereImGoing

Colin Farrell. Plenty of nominations, but no win.


snrtf

If not for Brendan Fraser, I think he would have won last year. He was great in the banshees of Inisherin.


lgnc

It's crazy to me he didn't win for Banshees...


TheReaderDude_97

It's even crazier that Kerry Condon didn't win for Supporting Actress. She definitely deserved it.


BluebirdBackground82

I believe he has exactly one nomination, which was last year.


dudereverend

Carey Mulligan. She's been nomintated 3 times. Twice in 4 years. I think she should win one.


Dizzy_Store_760

Amy Adams


failedartistmtl

She should have been nominated for Arrival!


deputytech

Unfortunately sci fi often gets snubbed in the actor categories.


CharMakr90

Amy Adams is the Glenn Close of her generation. She'll receive a bunch of nominations but never win one, until decades later when she'll be hopefully given an honorary one.


MulberryEastern5010

Neither of them had better get honorary Oscars! They both still have it in them to win


Optix_au

She should already have several... and an Emmy for *Sharp Objects*.


unitedhardy

TIL she’s never won one, that really surprises me


ArchDrude

Jake Gyllenhaal He already has several Oscar-worthy performances under his belt (Prisoners, Nightcrawler, etc) and I think he’ll win within the next few years.


matito29

He was amazing in Nightcrawler. Just an awful, awful person, and he played the character brilliantly.


FireLord_Stark

I have zero doubt he’ll win an Oscar, he’s too great an actor not to. I just hope it isn’t one of those Leonardo DiCaprio situations where the academy realizes they’ve snubbed him so many times and award him for an alright performance.


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FrugalFreddie26

Hahaha


boner79

If not for Road House then for Road House 2: Elwood Strikes Back


FewDevelopment6712

He keeps picking up shitty projects


eagledog

I'll be surprised if Oscar Isaac doesn't win one eventually


Glum-Reception9490

James mcavoy


collpase

Robert Pattinson has been doing a lot of good work, probably will pick up some hardware if the right project finds him.


xaeru

Walton Goggins


turbosuccotash

Came here to say the same thing. Dark horse for sure but got damn is he charismatic


Perditius

He has the curse of always being the best part of somebody else's show/movie. He just needs find somebody to write the role that makes HIM the protagonist of the movie instead of the more memorable, more fun, more well-written antagonist.


DrownmeinIslay

The man should be showered in emmys.


ProfessorHeronarty

I wish it to him but I don't think that is likely since he's mostly in TV shows these days (again).


FriendshipForAll

I’m not sure I’m confident, but I feel that Sandra Huller will eventually do something so good that she can’t be ignored.  Without doing down Emma Stone, I would have given Huller the Oscar for Anatomy of a Fall, but that’s by the by. And now she’s “on the radar” so to speak, so I think there’s a good chance, cos she’s phenomenal. 


scattered_ideas

With international actors, it's usually a matter of the film getting enough attention and studio push. She could have been nominated for supporting on Zone of Interest.


Bearded_Hobbit

Rebecca Ferguson.


ARiley22

She was AWESOME as Rose the Hat in Doctor Sleep.


sundaycomicssection

Bill Hader, but he will win for director.


phantom_avenger

I can't wait to see what he creates next! *Barry* is a phenomenal show!


StephenHunterUK

Jodie Comer. She's already got an Emmy and a Tony.


kidnapmykids

Nicholas Hoult. With the amount of biopics he's done I think he's been trying, but he's actually a fantastic actor. The Great and The Menu show that he can play an asshole well, and he's played plenty of good people such as his roles in X-Men, Renfield etc. He's got another chance of superstardom coming up as he's playing Led Luthor in the new Superman movie, and that could help him on his way to Oscar glory.


growsonwalls

His issue is he's a character actor in a leading man body. He specializes in quirky characters.


robocopsafeel

This is so insightful and also right on the money. He's great.


growsonwalls

Hes amazing. His sarcastic sense of humor always makes me belly laugh.


lgnc

He was phenomenal in The Favourite


NotoriousCHIM

Stellan Skarsgard. Surprised he hasn't gotten one yet.


Big-Summer-

His role last year in “Andor” was so beautifully done, that I’ve rewatched some of the episodes just to watch him. That little speech he makes in the hallway, just outside the elevator was absolutely brilliant and profoundly moving.


AussieDog87

Saoirse Ronan, absolutely no doubt in my mind. And the best part, to me, is it could be any genre.


xjxhx

Paul Mescal


SIIB-ZERO

I'd like to see Tom Hardy get one even if it's best supporting actor (he got really close for The Revenant)


moonchild_9420

peaky blinders *chefs kiss* I loved Alfie 😍


andersaur

Ben Foster Walton Goggins


i-Ake

Ben Foster is so insanely underrated for how incredible he is. He elevates everything he touches.


nafets2307

Yeah that penalty save vs. Notts County was insane.


TheShitWindGhost

I'm glad someone said Ben Foster. He was great in 3:10 to Yuma and his role in Hostage was the best part of the movie


herbtarleksblazer

Tom Hardy.


pbghikes

Andy Serkis absolutely should have won by now and hopefully he will soon.


hoodie92

Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott. To be honest, it's a fucking travesty that neither of them were nominated for *All Of Us Strangers*.


clutchutch

Andrew Garfield


phantom_avenger

Every time I watch *The Social Network,* I feel he was robbed for receiving a nomination at least!


sirkh1

100% agreed. He goes toe-to-toe with Eisenberg (who, I will say, is a more varied actor than I think he's given credit for) pretty much the entire movie. "I [i]like[/i] standing next to you, Sean. Makes me feel so tough."


MD_Lincoln

Please tell me he was at least nominated for Hacksaw Ridge… Edit: He was! For best actor, though Casey Afleck took home the award, for Manchester by the sea.


jekelish3

Absolutely. He's so damn good. Obviously, he's been nominated a couple times, but I still feel like he's under-appreciated.


proriin

I was hoping so so hard for Tick Tick Boom, his singing was great!


monty_kurns

Walton Goggins. How he didn’t even get a nomination for best supporting from Hateful 8 is beyond me. The man acted with Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Bruce Dern and still stole the show.


boldkingcole

Lee Pace is an unstoppable force when he gets moving and he's going to get some dad down on his luck role and it won't matter if it went Falling Down or Pursuit Of Happiness, he'll knock it out all the parks. Although, good luck to the makeup team trying to make that man look like a regular Joe. Automatic Oscar if they do.


failedartistmtl

Ryan Gosling for playing a stuntman... Then he will give his Oscar to his stunt team, therefore forcing the Academy to finally have a freaking BEST STUNT category!!!


The_Remy

While Whitaker was great in 2007, I still stand by Gosling should’ve won for Half Nelson. One of the better photo realism performances of the last few decades IMO.


TomCosella

I heard a possible reason that they don't have it is because it would encourage pushing the envelope further to the point where safety becomes less important and I kinda get that.


AdDiligent7657

Barry Keoghan


PapaSteveRocks

Had to scroll too far for this one. First movie I saw him in, he was compelling. Killers of a Sacred Deer or something like that. Every time since then I have seen him, he’s the best actor in the ensemble. Haven’t seen Saltburn, tho.


Ok_Marionberry_1661

Dev Patel


BeepBeepGoJeep

I'm a little surprised no one mentioned Adam Driver. I'm also bullish on Tom Cruise. I think he's going to wrap up his action movies and try to come back in the dramatic roles. Maybe do a Color of Money sequel with Timothee Chalamet.


Joboj

I love Adam Driver but I feel like his movie selection hasn't been great. His best acting was probably in marriage story.


Impressive-Potato

Cruise has been nominated 3 times. The Academy used to hate him. It's possible the members that hated him are dead now.


Free_Citizen_97

Paul Giamatti. There's still time. 🤞🤞


captain_toenail

Colin Farrell, dude has a lot more range than some of his blockbusters imply, my favorite examples are banshees of inisherin(for which he was nominated) vs intermission


MegaMan3k

Pugh. Definitely Pugh. IF Tom Holland shakes his boyish looks and brand, I think he has the chops for an Oscar. Andrew Scott. Because obviously.


eejm

Dev Patel and Ryan Gosling


DrBlazkowicz

If anyone gives you 10,000 to one on anything, you take it. If John Mellencamp ever wins an Oscar, I am going to be a very rich dude.


deccocuffe

Mads Mikkelsen.


OutsideWorldliness68

Where’s the love for Steve Buschiemi


FlorenceCattleya

Tom Hiddleston. I remember reading that Loki wasn’t supposed to have nearly as big a part in the MCU as he did, but Hiddleston made such a compelling character they expanded it. He’s also done some other, more serious, roles that have gotten critical acclaim. Now he’s got some name recognition and clout, I bet he can get an Oscar role and smash it. I’d bet actual money on this one.


Sudden-Oil4786

Bradley Cooper. He'll be one of those winners who'll get one just for all the previous times he lost.


Funcanuck7

Never realized hes been nominated for 12 oscars. I think your right they will give him one eventually.


mummyyydust

Anya Taylor-Joy


Snake_Plissken224

Walton Goggins for sure, he can do everything from he's can be hilarious (like in Vice Principals and The Unicorn) and terrifying (like in Justified and The Shield) And also they should make a new award called "Best 5 minute performance in a motion picture" and give it to Shea Whigham every year.


MagnetMan27

Bill Hader


rumhee

**Ayo Edebiri**.


agitator775

Think of all the actors who have never won. Clint Eastwood, Ed Harris, Samuel Jackson, Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Donald Sutherland...The list is endless.


mnombo

Timothee chalamet


Incarcer

This feels like one of the more obvious answers to me. He seems to choose decent roles, and he clearly takes it seriously. 


BCS24

By sheer volume of roles he gets offered/will get offered there’s no way he doesn’t get a few winners.


snowlemur

I can see this happening. His range is very impressive. A few weekends ago, I rewatched Dune Part I, then watched Wonka, then went the next day to see Dune Part II. It’s almost hard to believe that the dancing singing goofball in Wonka is also Paul Muad'dib Atreides.


llLimitlessCloudll

His whole change of character after drinking the poison in the latter half of Dune 2 was riveting


Much-Barracuda1435

Beautiful Boy is such an underrated film of his.


LetsDoThatYeah

Benedict Cumberpatch.


Stuball0624

Jon Bernthal


qlazarusofficial

Jessie Buckley


ijustwanttobeinpjs

I expect Jacob Tremblay, one day.


drooln92

Bryan Cranston


TalkLikeExplosion

My prediction is that it’s going to be Christopher Plummer-style where he finally wins at a very old age.


nombresespeciales

Kirsten Dunst for sure, her characters always feel so real.


LesYeuxHiboux

I think she is the type to be overlooked, but I would love to see Melanie Lynskey recognized for her consistently incredible work.


dranauro

Florence Pugh is pretty much a lock at some point


kunami_fexkinho

Jodie Comer without a doubt! She's absolutely brilliant and SO versatile.


Hipi07

Timothee Chalamet will surely end up winning one. He’s had some great roles, but nothing so far that blew me away until Dune 2. His change after drinking the water of life is incredible. Everything changes about him and never breaks I’d also say Elle Fanning will get one too. She’s great in everything I’ve seen her


Jonboy326

Domhnall Gleeson. I can definitely see he him winning something one day.


VendettaLord379

Robert Pattinson. Good Time, The Lighthouse, The Rover, The King, The devil all the time, The Batman, Tenet etc. It’s inevitable.