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watchmojo.com a zhing 2019 performances
that the oscars didn't recognize hey
ain't got nothing nobody warmer for this
list we're looking at 2019 film
performances that received universal
acclaim but that didn't get so much as a
nod from the Academy Awards strike you
dead Winslow
number 10 Robert DeNiro the Irishman
this film which languished in
development hell for years was a real
labor of love for Martin Scorsese
thankfully the end result was well worth
the wait and has been called among the
directors finest work no one was
surprised when it wound up getting
nominated in ten categories at the
Academy Awards but what did Lee fans
flummoxed is the fact that a nod for the
titular Irishman was not among them
don't eat it
sure just came in to say hello introduce
myself you need anything just get in
touch with me co-stars Joe Pesci and Al
Pacino were both nominated for Best
Supporting Actor and De Niro's
performance was right up there with them
I feel as free makes sense to you sure
does De Niro admittedly plays Frank
Sheeran is cold and a man of few words
but however understated it's a powerful
performance nonetheless you just gotta
talk though that's all just you got to
deal with it that's all number nine
Taron Egerton Rocketman there are a
number of factors that go into
predicting which actors and films will
be nominated for the Academy Awards but
the Golden Globes are widely considered
to be among the biggest predictors actor
is in the Musical or Comedy category
often get left out in the cold by the
Oscars but considering Edgerton won the
category and Rocket Man was a musical
biopic with plenty of drama to it he
seemed like a shoo-in he's very lucky
actually a very happy child the film
went over critics and cinema goers alike
and that's in no small part thanks to
edgerton's committed and moving
performances Elton John but for whatever
reason he didn't make the cut
oddly enough the film earned just one
Academy Award nomination for Best
Original Song despite of receiving a
standing ovation from Academy voters at
their screening
number eight aquafina The Farewell this
American comedian rapper and actress is
best known for her ability to make
people laugh
both on screen and off but given her
performance in the farewell we should
all prepare ourselves to be seeing a lot
more from this talented multi-hyphenate
and dramatic films something snarky but
I used to work this job
I quit sighs got to get fired the
farewell follows a family who after
discovering that the grandmother has
just months to live
reunite for what they expect to be the
last time that they're all together the
twist they've decided not to tell the
grandmother about the diagnosis wanna
wash Aniela Aquafina plays the lead role
of Billy a granddaughter who
understandably feels conflicted about
the lie she's being asked to keep her
performances both humorous and heartfelt
but sadly the farewell went entirely
overlooked by the Academy that means
Johan - aha Nana King is hope and you go
cousin 1d number 7 George McKay 1917
this war epic directed and co-written by
Sam Mendes is jam-packed with
recognizable faces but most of them only
have a few minutes of screen time 1917
is filmed in such a way as to make it
appear as if you're watching one
continuous tracking shot and it's George
McKay who's largely responsible for
carrying our attention as he navigates
one incredibly tense scene after another
George embodies some of the qualities
that I was looking for there's something
about him this funny old fashioned
though likely an unfamiliar face to
North American audiences McKay received
a nomination for the BAFTA Rising Star
Award in 2014 and the tow facial park at
can in 2017
why in god's name did you choose me
considering the performance he delivered
in 1917 many expected him to add
oscar-nominated to his list of accolades
but out of the 10 nominations 1917
earned Best Actor was not among them if
you don't get there in time we will lose
1600 men
number six Lupita Nyong'o us this
talented actor plays not one but two
leading roles in the 2019 film us and as
both Adelaide Wilson and the terrifying
read she manages to make each character
feel fully fleshed out complex and most
crucially relatable he's kidding right
he's not kidding
how delayed is a mother of two traveling
with her husband on vacation to Santa
Cruz where she had a traumatic childhood
experience unfortunately this return
trip proves far more troubled she was
not long after arriving the Wilsons are
accosted by murderous doppelgangers led
by Adelaide's own mirror image it could
be argued that the heady themes and
striking visuals distract from the
performances but when you re watch a
scene like this it's hard to come up
with a justification as to how young go
got overlooked they think like us they
know where we are they won't stop until
they kill us
number 5 Jennifer Lopez hustlers we are
really upset about this one not just
because JLo deserved to be recognized
for this incredible performance but
because her opportunities to be
nominated are few and far between
compared to most JLo only seems to take
on acting role sporadically and romantic
comedies are by and large her
bread-and-butter and they rarely
generate major award attention as ramona
vega the stripper with a heart of gold
turned criminal mastermind Jennifer
Lopez delivered the best performance of
her career to date we're not the only
ones
- how do you think the club stayed in
business opposed to doesn t miss a side
hustle she embodied the sort of fierce
unapologetic female empowerment that is
still wooly underrepresented on the big
screen how come you're so good
here's hoping that in lieu of an Oscar
this role at least brings her more
opportunities to showcase her acting
talent number four song kang-ho parasite
regardless of what happens come awards
night this movie has already made
history it is the first South Korean
film to be nominated for Oscars in the
categories of Best International Feature
Film Best Picture and Best Director for
a total of six nominations while that is
great it really should have been 7 - on
new boodikka
oh I was it you can do mom know you're
here I need a quick - though he plays a
supporting role in this ensemble cast
and despite being an unfamiliar face to
Western audiences song kang-ho is
considered to be among South Korea's
greatest actors on film about Olivia mm
who did with Chuck's
ninjetta
doughnut shop in China even in a film
full of notable performances he stands
out song kang-ho has been recognized by
the Los Angeles Film Critics Association
among others but really he deserves an
Oscar nomination
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number three Florence pew mid Samar how
are we being greedy maybe but if
Scarlett Johanson can receive dual
recognition for her two excellent 2019
performances then why not her Black
Widow co-star Florence pew the young
English actress is already nominated in
the Best Supporting Actress category for
her role as Amy March in Little Women
but her leading role in mid Samar was
equally impressive yeah you're right you
are right yeah you know in filmmaker re
asked her second feature length movie
pew plays Danny a young woman who after
a murder-suicide claims the lives of her
family travels to a commune in Sweden
with a group of friends thank you
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range of complex emotions as Danny
navigates her recent trauma and the
horrifying events that occur at the
commune in the end result is a
captivating performance number two
Willem Dafoe the lighthouse after the
success of the witch filmmaker Robert
Edgar's followed it up with the
lighthouse a claustrophobic and
thoroughly chaotic uncomfortable film it
follows two lighthouse keepers as they
descend into madness during a lengthy
storm as the two men forced into tight
quarters cut off from the rest of the
world with little to do but work quarrel
eat and drink both Robert Pattinson and
Willem Dafoe deliver inspired
performances something started in ye yet
know if this rock Temari Winslow don't
start punching me now each deserves a
nod from the Academy as they both manage
to channel Daniel day-lewis levels of
intensity but of the two Dafoe
definitely feels the most wronged for
having been omitted from the nominations
like mid Samar we're guessing the
lighthouse was just too odd of a film
for the Oscar voters his choral time
Trident screeches fancy like in The
Tempest and plunges right through your
gullet I am honestly shocked about a lot
of these especially our number one I
thought this person would for sure
finally get their due from the Academy
but no I guess it's back to the Razzies
then any ideas who I'm talking about
let's check out the honorable mentions
and then we'll see the number one most
amazing performance of 2019 that was
ignored by the Oscars rude
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and we are not finished untangling it
not yet I was raised to respect
authority Authority looking to eat you
alive and how long did you tell them you
needed two or three hundred years 90
days well we go to course no no we don't
want to go to court
courts in California are disaster and
that's just how we have to think about
it I'm not sure these are my classes
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uncut gems this iconic comedian has put
out far more than his fair share of
grown inducing movies over the years as
such it's easy to forget that when he
applies himself Adam Sandler is actually
an extremely talented actor he's proven
this multiple times over with his roles
in films like punch-drunk love and the
meyerwitz stories but his performance in
uncut gems is without a doubt his
greatest to date yeah having a good time
yes
he plays jeweller and gambling addict
Howard Ratner as manic and infuriatingly
deluded and yet he makes you care for
him this is me this is how I went Wendy
I dove the Guardian rightfully called it
one of the best performances of the year
but as Sandler tweeted after the
nominations came out quote Sandman gets
no love from the Academy I disagree I
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