Sandra Bullock Defeats Meryl Streep | Best Actress Oscar 2010

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@nahuel
@nahuel Жыл бұрын
I love Sandra (how can u not) but to this day I can't understand how she won an Oscar for that performance. She totally deserved it for Gravity. I actually saw all the nominee's movies and my heart was with Gabourey Sidibe. She was astonishing.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@thaonguyen4419
@thaonguyen4419 Жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!
@benhaynes4409
@benhaynes4409 9 ай бұрын
I love her too. But I mean Her performance in Miss Congeniality is more Oscar-worthy than Blind Side
@lizfinkelstein1323
@lizfinkelstein1323 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love how Streep said in an interview how difficult it is to bring charm to the screen.
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
I liked that too . I think sometimes performances like that are underrated.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
YES, I love that, too!
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
When you consider Oscar wins like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holliday or ulie Andrews in Mary Poppins or Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower the charm they brought to those roles has a lot to do with how well the films worked it's not small achivement .I am sure other things played into it like Julie not getting My Fair Lady but I wouldn't dismiss the what she brought to the role.Think how much of a dud Mary Poppins could have been without her winning personality.
@Weezing336
@Weezing336 Жыл бұрын
I just realized how much work must go into finding these clips and editing it all together so perfectly for your videos. That's a lot of dedication. And worthy of appreciation.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, a video like this takes about ten days and tons of work, and I’m grateful for your support!
@Weezing336
@Weezing336 Жыл бұрын
@@TheAwardsContender That really goes to show how passionate you are, as if it weren't apparent enough!
@andreid.8568
@andreid.8568 Жыл бұрын
I don't get it, how can Sandra's Oscar be for Blindside?! She's done so many amazing roles. Blindside?!
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
It happens like that sometimes. Actors don’t always win for their best work. I know it’s subjective . Other things are usually part of it too.
@okiguess8103
@okiguess8103 Жыл бұрын
This is why these kind of videos are so interesting. He goes in great detail to explain the many reasons why a performer won. Not necessarily is always by the performance itself. And knowing why she won at least we understand the context better, even if we don't agree
@laurajones1773
@laurajones1773 Жыл бұрын
She’s better in Gravity imo.
@myperspectiveisimnotblind
@myperspectiveisimnotblind Жыл бұрын
idk why, but your reaction to Sandra Bullock winning made me tear up LOL
@myperspectiveisimnotblind
@myperspectiveisimnotblind Жыл бұрын
funnily enough, my first "OFFICAL" introduction to Sandra Bullock was ALL ABOUT STEVE (funny, I know) and I loved it so much as a 10-year old 😂 I vowed to watch more of her films I googled her and found out I actually already watched two of ber movies a couple of years prior to 2010 with While You Were Sleeping and The Lake House And yes, I watched AAS in 2010 on DVD at the time
@sarasamaletdin4574
@sarasamaletdin4574 Жыл бұрын
It was cute, but I would have personally died if imo reaction was featured on news. Good he had fun apparently
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
OMG, love this!
@paulojrneto
@paulojrneto Жыл бұрын
7:58 Mo'Nique was wearing a flower in her hair similar to the one Hattie McDaniel was wearing when she won her Oscar for Gone With The Wind, the first African-American actress to do so.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Love it!
@MediaLover194
@MediaLover194 11 ай бұрын
Your initial reaction is probably the most excited anyone’s ever been about The Blind Side
@livelaughluvdisc
@livelaughluvdisc Жыл бұрын
How do you not have more subscribers? I love this channel, great work as always
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support!
@juanpablogonzalezlacava
@juanpablogonzalezlacava Жыл бұрын
I would add a sixth reason: Hollywood never thought Sandra could pull off another dramatic performance so spectacular and that's why they gave her the Oscar. But they were wrong, because she surpassed herself in Gravity
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@davy209
@davy209 Жыл бұрын
I would have preferred if Sandra had won for Gravity instead of for The Blind Side. Gravity was her personal best performance.
@juanpablogonzalezlacava
@juanpablogonzalezlacava Жыл бұрын
@@davy209 totally agree. She was amazing in gravity. I wish she tied with Cate for blue Jasmine. They both gave the performance of a lifetime
@emillion4470
@emillion4470 Жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite Best actress performances of that year were Sidibe and Mulligan's. No shade but Streep in Julia was almost phoning it in with a usual fabulously skillful acting job. I understand why Bullock won - it was just her time. I've loved her ever since "While you were Sleeping" but didn't expect much from her as a dramatic star. An Oscar for Blind Side felt more like an acknowledgment of goodwill by her peers for years of solid work and being beloved by the industry. Little did we know that she would reach her full potential as an actress and dazzle us with a tour de force performance in Gravity. Which unfortunately, somewhat diminishes her Blind Side win in my book.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Love her in Gravity!
@kellicoffman8440
@kellicoffman8440 10 ай бұрын
I have always felt Streep was phoning it In I Julie and Julia compared to what she can do
@jeffreytaddeo6245
@jeffreytaddeo6245 Жыл бұрын
Very good video, Brian. While I am not a Sandra Bullock fan and don't feel she deserved an Oscar (or even a nomination for that matter) for "The Blind Side," I appreciate your passion and the great effort you put into all your videos.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jeffrey, glad you enjoyed it!
@Jared_Wignall
@Jared_Wignall Жыл бұрын
It’s interesting to reflect how she won the Academy Award against those women she was up against, including Meryl Streep. I was always more interested in Carey Mulligan winning for An Education, but Streep did a great job in Julie & Julia. Looking back at how Bullock was nominated later for Gravity and people now see that she should have won for Gravity instead of The Blind Side. She did a very good job in The Blind Side, but she gave a better performance in Gravity. It’s also cool to see you were interviewed as a result of a video of you going viral because of how excited you were that Sandra Bullock won. Thank you for the video Brian, it’s always interesting to hear you break down why someone won an Academy Award. Have a great day and take care!
@richierich7229
@richierich7229 Жыл бұрын
Cate Blanchett had a better performance in Blue Jasmine the year Sandra was nominated for The Blind Side. Actors don't win for the best performance of their career. They win for the best performance in a calender year.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yay, thanks, Jared, glad you enjoyed the video!
@loluolusesan-falade1181
@loluolusesan-falade1181 Жыл бұрын
For Gravity, probably deserving but for the blind side in 2010: NO
@laurajones1773
@laurajones1773 Жыл бұрын
I agree. She’s so much better in Gravity.
@richierich7229
@richierich7229 Жыл бұрын
@@laurajones1773 And Cate Blanchett was much better in Blue Jasmine.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Love her in Gravity!
@cinemaholic730
@cinemaholic730 Жыл бұрын
She should have gotten a nomination for supporting actress for Crash
@lonellfletcher
@lonellfletcher Жыл бұрын
In the minority and I don’t care; I loved her in The Blind Side. It was a fun and sassy and surprising turn from her.
@erinpilla
@erinpilla Жыл бұрын
I was rooting for my home girl Gabourey that year! She had the narrative and the chops. She shone independently even if Mo'Nique was absolute slayage. Looking back, I believe Sandra really should have won for Gravity, but when she had the chance to be nominated, they wouldn't let it pass. Would we have known she would have surpassed that? Just that in that year she gave her best performance to date, she had to go against Cate Blanchett's genre-uplifting performance. But I won't lie, Sandra nailed a role of something she personally had issues with. That alone is commitment worth praising
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
@irina1296
@irina1296 Жыл бұрын
Many people say that they ONLY gave Sandra the Oscar that year because she would never have another chance. Plus they love Sandy. Well, Sandra is one of my all-time favorite actresses. I love that fact she won it in 2010. Yes, Meryl showed more powerful performance but still. Without "The Blind Side", Sandra would definitely win for "Gravity" - phenomenal performance but back in 2010 academics didn't know it
@timgriffin3368
@timgriffin3368 Жыл бұрын
This is the Definitive Reason IMO. And agreed Gravity, Great!!!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Love her in Gravity!!
@davy209
@davy209 Жыл бұрын
Sandra Bullock’s performance in “The Blind Side” wasn’t in any way a bad performance, but her performance felt very much like Julia Robert’s performance in “Erin Brockovich” but she didn’t do much to make that role uniquely her own. It’s probably the fault of the directors and producers, who originally wanted Julia Roberts for the role, but she ended up turning down the role. Her performance in “Gravity” is so much better than in “The Blind Side”, because Sandra was able be herself and bring her own unique qualities to the role, instead of being told to imitate another actor. It would have been a more worthier choice Oscar win for her.
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
I would have preferred Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia or Gabourey Sidibe in Precious. I would have given it to Sandra for Gravity.
@laurajones1773
@laurajones1773 Жыл бұрын
I agree that Sandra Bullock is more deserving to win for Gravity. I think Meryl Streep should have won in Julie and Julia.
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
Honestly it’s my favorite Meryl Streep performance. It’s the one I watch more than the more often. But I have a lot of her performances I love. I would have liked it more than The Iron Lady.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, she’s better in Gravity!
@brennankeeley3392
@brennankeeley3392 Жыл бұрын
DIVA!!!! I love you! Your videos bring me so much joy and this one went ABOVE AND BEYOND. Your passion for film is unmatched and shines through in every video you make. Keep up the awesome work :)
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you, Brennan, your comment made my day! ❤️
@alexkersh5138
@alexkersh5138 Жыл бұрын
I remember following this Oscar race. in my opinion Gabourey or Carey should have won. They gave my two favourite performances that year. They also give amazing performances but yet hardly ever get award buzz. I know Carey was really close to winning in Promising young woman which I wish she did that performance was everything. and I adore Gabourey in difficult people and AHS. As for Sandra I wish she didn't win for this movie. I love Sandra but this wasn't my favourite performance of hers.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@davy209
@davy209 Жыл бұрын
@davy209 1 second ago I felt like Meryl Streep in “Julia and Julia”, Carey Mulligan in “ An Education” and Gaborey Sidibe for “Precious” were all much better performances than Sandra Bullock’s performance in “The Blind Side”. Any of the other three would have been more worthier winners in my opinion.
@allisontucker9874
@allisontucker9874 Жыл бұрын
Your outfit was on point for the inside edition interview!! Do Cher vs Glen Close!!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks!
@arontamas5639
@arontamas5639 Жыл бұрын
I wish she had won for Gravity, she was even better in Premonition 2 years prior..... But I just love her and Blind side.....I never found her win undeserved which is kinda rough considering how many great performances were in that category, Carey and Gabourey specially were way more deserving but it's okay, it was long overdue at that point. :)
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, very true!
@pophector
@pophector Жыл бұрын
The first few seconds of this video are both internet & TV gold I consider now a wonderful piece of early 2010s nostalgia I'm pleased to now be familiar with. Thank you for sharing that, Brian! I've stanned that hard for many of my favorite actors & singers as well. Yes to the "A Single Man" love! I'd have loved for Colin Firth to have won for that instead of the by numbers "The King's Speech", amazing performance. I was team Gabourey Sidibe for best actress, her performance FLOORED me and I love that Mo'Nique won even though she decided not to play the campaigning game which cost her her career for many years, so I've happy to see she's slowly making a comeback. Carey Mulligan did a great performance in An Education & I would have loved for her to win in 2021 for Promising Young Woman, she or Viola would have made more exciting winners than Frances McDormand in "Nomadland" (especially with how very wide open that race was and I think could be one of your longest videos yet in about a few years). Meryl was so dynamic and campy as Julia Child (I loved the HBO Max "Julia" adaptation as well though very different). I don't think it's better than her performance in Doubt, but she SELLS it every minute she's on screen. Still would have been a worthy win for the Oscars. I've loved Sandra Bullock for so many years and she is one of the most charismatic and likable actors ever from While You Were Sleeping to Hope Floats to Practical Magic to Miss Congeniality to 2 Weeks Notice etc... I love it when iconic A-List actresses get their "It's their time moments". And saying that Sandra Bullock is an Oscar winner feels very fitting like Jamie Lee Curtis... I just wish it was for "Gravity" instead of this. She wasn't beating Hurricane Cate for "Blue Jasmine" but that is her peak best performance that I wish had been released in 2009 instead. Great video, Brian! It was fun going on a trip down recent Oscar memory lane again!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yay, I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719
@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't it Katherine Hepburn who once said: "Great actors win Oscars for the wrong roles"? Or something like that. In this case, I always think she should've won for Gravity but I am so very happy she's an Academy Award winner. She's is so talented and gorgeous as well. The Oscar needed her!!
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
Yes it was Hepburn that said it and she’s a great example for of that statement. I don’t know if that’s why she said it but it’s also subjective. I would have given it to Sandra for Gravity. It would be one of my favorite wins had she won for it. I do think it’s also fair to say she isn’t bad in Blindside but it’s not Gravity level.
@perryjones7771
@perryjones7771 Жыл бұрын
@@kellie-nd1yp Angela, Glenn, and Amy will win for the wrong roles watchz
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
@@perryjones7771 ha ha ! very possible!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, agreed!!
@mikeharlow
@mikeharlow Жыл бұрын
I love this videos so much! This has become one of my favorite channels ❤️
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mike! Your comment made my day!
@mikeharlow
@mikeharlow Жыл бұрын
@@TheAwardsContender I’m literally sitting here watching your videos right now! 😂 I’m obsessed with the “vs” ones!
@VTMCompany
@VTMCompany Жыл бұрын
Favorite line at the beginning of her Oscar speech: "Did I really earn this or did I just wear y'all down?"
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, classic!
@victorodia5878
@victorodia5878 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
@DHGlee2013
@DHGlee2013 Жыл бұрын
I was rooting for Sandra that year. I would have been happy seeing Sidibe or Mulligan get it but your reaction was mine way back in 2010. The Oscar’s were great that year. Christoph took home supporting actor and Bullock won for Blind Side(in 2009 it was a good movie sure it hasn’t aged well but it was a box office hit and Sandra was great in it) Side note: I’m still waiting for Sidibe to get that one role that will get her an Oscar! Edit: I completely forgot about Helen Mirren which is sad because The Last Station is one of my favourite movies but I ALWAYS forget about her nomination and Christopher Plummer too ❤
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@josiefischer9359
@josiefischer9359 Жыл бұрын
That video of u is amazinggg omggg ahh love ur energy
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you!
@bradenmendiburu2731
@bradenmendiburu2731 Жыл бұрын
Is it possible for you to make a 2015 Race Retrospective with Moore for Still Alice and Pike for Gone Girl?
@poett8875
@poett8875 Жыл бұрын
That would be interesting but that race wasn’t close. Moore cleaned house that year. (Even though Pike was my personal choice.)
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Good idea!
@doncasto8520
@doncasto8520 Жыл бұрын
She won the precursor awards so her winning the Oscar was not a surprise or shocking at all, but your over-the-top reaction made my day.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha, I’m glad!
@singstreetcar5881
@singstreetcar5881 Жыл бұрын
She wasnt even nominated for the bafta. Be for real
@doncasto8520
@doncasto8520 Жыл бұрын
@@singstreetcar5881 BAFTA is never a good indicator of the Oscars. None the winners got an Oscar this year. Joanna Scanlan won the year before and wasn't nominated for an Oscar.
@khongmaithikhog5624
@khongmaithikhog5624 Жыл бұрын
​@@doncasto8520bafta winners this year lost at Oscar too 😮
@brettdarling1178
@brettdarling1178 Жыл бұрын
This was the year that the Best Picture Category opened up to a possibility of 10 slots, (now it is a flat 10) and this is how Blind Slide got that surprise Best Picture nod, but my favorite movie that year was District 9. In a year of 5 slots I think it gets in. I also think Sharlto Copley should have been nominated for Lead Actor that year. I remember watching this and thinking, Oh God… Am I going to have to watch this pencil pusher for the next 2 hours? And his performance changed from desk job to feeling genuinely terrified and sympathetic for his character. Probably my favorite performance of the year, and he should have been more in the conversation for a career turning best.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Excellent point!! Love Copley in that film!
@DitalianCole
@DitalianCole Жыл бұрын
Another awesome video, Brian! Yes , I agree. Timing is EVERYTHING!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@DitalianCole
@DitalianCole Жыл бұрын
Brian "Ebert" Rowe, you're welcome!
@TheRec012
@TheRec012 Жыл бұрын
Omgggg thank you for this Brian, Sandra is also one of my favorite actress. I remember seeing her in Demolition Man and Speed, but I really fell in love with her watching While You Were Sleeping ❤ I was soo happy went she won that oscar. 2009 was her year, but is it true that both those roles were originally offered to Julia Roberts? Supposedly, Robert refused as she was filming the movie Valentine's Day, if is true well that Oscar was meant for Sandra.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
I have heard both roles were offered to Roberts, so interesting how things work out!
@1marilynable
@1marilynable Жыл бұрын
I honestly love the blind side. I know a lot of people hate it but it's an amazing film
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
I like it too!
@davy209
@davy209 Жыл бұрын
I honestly liked The Blind Side and Sandra’s performance, but in my opinion, Carey, Gabourey, and Meryl all had better performances and any of those three should have won the Oscar that year.
@brettdarling1178
@brettdarling1178 Жыл бұрын
Oh my god! 15 minutes of fame 13 years ago, and now KZbin famous! That is amazing!!!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha!! ❤️
@AtlasBlizzard
@AtlasBlizzard 4 ай бұрын
I love Sandra Bullock, but this should've been Streep's 3rd Oscar. Her performance as Julia Child is so radiant and full of life, you just love her and hang onto every moment. A much better biopic role than The Iron Lady.
@tbam73
@tbam73 Жыл бұрын
Gabbys newness had zero to do with her not winning. Plenty of first nominee fresh off who have won.
@seankoontz4235
@seankoontz4235 Жыл бұрын
Sandra Bullock in Gravity was the first time I ever left the theater and thought “that’s an Oscar winning performance”
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes!! She’s so great!
@davy209
@davy209 Жыл бұрын
I would have preferred if Sandra won her Oscar for Gravity instead of The Blind Side.
@ZoraTheberge
@ZoraTheberge Жыл бұрын
Sophie’s Choice is absolutely the best acting captured on screen ever.
@joshuah9109
@joshuah9109 Жыл бұрын
Whenever I'm asked, I say the same. Streep's performance in SOPHIE'S CHOICE is (arguably) the GREATEST performance ever put to film! I've seen the movie twice, but I can't bring myself to watch it again. The "CHOICE" is just too painful to watch!!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@nightynightshade
@nightynightshade Жыл бұрын
YES YES ABSOLUTELY!
@cinemaholic730
@cinemaholic730 Жыл бұрын
There's a lot of praise for her in Gravity which is 100% deserving. But for me I seriously thought she was overlooked for Crash. That was the first film she really blew me away playing a character unlike anything you expect from her and she should have been Oscar nominated for that film. If Beatrice Straight can get nominated (and WIN) an Oscar for her brief performance for Network then Sandra surely could have at least gotten an Oscar nomination for that film.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, that one scene where she blows up at Brendan Fraser is amazing!
@SoulKnightKing
@SoulKnightKing Жыл бұрын
Brian, I didn't even know your voice could reach that high note when you wear squealing 😂😂😂
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Lol, me neither!
@lonellfletcher
@lonellfletcher Жыл бұрын
Just an aside, All About Steve is a surprisingly endearing and charmingly quirky film where what could've been an annoying character was turned into someone you could surprisingly root for. AND I think Bullock will surprise everyone (and herself) with another Oscar-worthy turn in the future.
@louis-mariedesaintecroix9866
@louis-mariedesaintecroix9866 Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactlly. It's a nice comedy with a charming protagonist. Definitly not Razzy-worthy.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@55555gino
@55555gino Жыл бұрын
I never understood how she could win for the blind side. Literally all of the other nominees gave better performances, SPECIALLY Carey Mulligan and Gabey S. Gravity, on the other hand, is an Oscar winning performance for me
@paullemon5154
@paullemon5154 Жыл бұрын
I agree with you 100%. Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side felt like a TV movie of the week. Any mediocre actress could've played that role. All of the other actresses nominated turned in much better performances.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
She’s astonishing in Gravity!
@claireindigo1200
@claireindigo1200 Жыл бұрын
Your reaction is so real😂that was me when Michelle Yeoh won.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha, I love it!!
@ldp0567
@ldp0567 Жыл бұрын
Worth it the first 30 seconds; how had I never seen that video before!?!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha!
@outinsider
@outinsider Жыл бұрын
The predominately white Academy loves white savior movies, from Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill A Mockingbird, to The Blind Side and Green Book. I know she's an everyday person with her acting career and humble enough to not get full of herself, but I do think Gabourey Sidibe should have gotten it for Precious. The Academy only just awarded Jennifer Hudson for her film debut in Dreamgirls and wouldn't do it again until Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years A Slave, so I feel you are right that Sidibe didn't have a chance unfortunately, and that white savior films still make good box office in a white supremacy country like ours. That isn't to say that Sandra Bullock didn't do anything amazing in her performance, as we saw sides of hers we didn't see, like accent work and assertiveness and hidden vulnerability under strength, but Sidibe had it and the trend continued of awarding veterans over talented actors of color. The nomination did get Sidibe to still be working today, but I would have given it to her for Gravity. I do hope you will post your Patreon video on here. I think taking away the systemic bias towards Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side does a disservice to the dialogue we could still be having.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Excellent perspective, and I thank you for watching!
@nightynightshade
@nightynightshade Жыл бұрын
I know Meryl wins a lot of awards but man SHE should have won for Julie and Julia. When I saw a clip of the real Julia MY JAW DROPPED! I realized then and there that Meryl has shape-shifting level acting abilities! Also I wish Stanley would’ve gotten something for the lovely bones because WOW!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Meryl is amazing in Julie and Julia! One of my favorite performances of hers!
@davy209
@davy209 Жыл бұрын
Meryl should have won her third Oscar for “Julia and Julia”, instead for “The Iron Lady”, and that win should have went to Viola Davis in “The Help”.
@nightynightshade
@nightynightshade Жыл бұрын
Also Sophies Choice creeped into my soul, tore my heart to pieces, and never stopped haunting me since❤
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Such a great film!
@JACK-lx5dl
@JACK-lx5dl Жыл бұрын
OMG i like bullock but she does not deserve it
@rickG913
@rickG913 Жыл бұрын
I have no idea why people love Bullock’s performance in The Blind Side it is sooo bad. Tom Hanks in Elvis bad. She’s basically a Karen caricature throughout and that voice is as believable as that blonde hair.
@bradenmendiburu2731
@bradenmendiburu2731 Жыл бұрын
Love these videos!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@shelly2846
@shelly2846 Жыл бұрын
This win is an Oscar disgrace. In his book this kid worked hard and changed his life. The movie made it about a white savior. It reinforces degrading stereotypes.
@melissa-janegrace1487
@melissa-janegrace1487 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Video idea: how does Oscar voting work? From the nominations to voting, I’d love to hear your take. Congrats on the 10k. I’ve been loving your content from the very start. With gratitude from 🇿🇦
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Good idea!
@Camen_Sandie
@Camen_Sandie Жыл бұрын
Oh yea, what a pleasant start to my day!!!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@sharkbites5472
@sharkbites5472 Жыл бұрын
No way did Sandra deserve that Oscar over Meryl Streep! I was just as disappointed that Meryl didn’t win the Oscar. As the guy who was going insanely happy in the video! ✌💯
@martybergmann9345
@martybergmann9345 Жыл бұрын
As Good As It Gets is my favorite movie. That was my reaction when Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt both won Oscars. Great to see another movie fanatic.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@jhhone
@jhhone Жыл бұрын
You'll hate my comment for sure while I am a big fan of Sandra Bullock her Oscar win for "The Blind Side" was the most undeserving win for basically a Lifetime Original Movie! The movie was sappy and heavy handed! Like a friend of mine said it's some white savior B.S. and I have to agree! BTW- I was 27 when "Speed" came out and that was a powerhouse performance for Bullock!
@paullemon5154
@paullemon5154 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jhhone
@jhhone Жыл бұрын
​@@TheAwardsContender Thanks! I thought you'd burn me in effigy!
@thomashavard-morgan8181
@thomashavard-morgan8181 Жыл бұрын
This might be controversial, but I have never rated Sandra bullock as a serious actress. She can be funny, whimsical and hold the screen, but serious depth and (pardon the pun) Gravity, well the only time she has delivered that is Gravity. I sort this win into one of those academy got swept up a in a feverish love, for a mawkish, sentimental melodrama and went didn't she do good against type. When in actuality Mulligan (forever underrated and twice robbed) and Sidibe nailed it that year.
@victorodia5878
@victorodia5878 Жыл бұрын
Brian i am so excited about this video
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@lizd.8655
@lizd.8655 Жыл бұрын
Your reaction is priceless and I'm glad you got your selfie with her! I do cringe at this win only because Michael Oherr's story was radically shifted to a white savior narrative, not because of the great Sandy herself
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@duanein3d
@duanein3d Жыл бұрын
OMG I THOUGHT I HAD HALLUCINATED THAT MERYL STREEP T-BONE MOMENT 😭😭😭
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@louis-mariedesaintecroix9866
@louis-mariedesaintecroix9866 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed All About Steve! It's a nice, refreshing and charming story with funny characters we're no used seeing.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@juanpablogonzalezlacava
@juanpablogonzalezlacava Жыл бұрын
So excited for (quoting Frank Costanza) "that girl from the bus"? I like her, but like her better in Gravity. I think she was at the same level that Cate Blanchette
@joshuah9109
@joshuah9109 Жыл бұрын
That quote was clever, kudos 👍. and I thought she was AMAZING in GRAVITY!!
@juanpablogonzalezlacava
@juanpablogonzalezlacava Жыл бұрын
@@joshuah9109 I love that quote from Seinfeld. And I usually refers to her like that
@branagain
@branagain Жыл бұрын
I love the Oscar before at where five people come out and focus on each nominee.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, same!
@B.Arthur
@B.Arthur Жыл бұрын
Baby Brian is so handsome! You’ve barely aged, drop the skincare routine 😘 I can’t laugh too hard at your reaction to Sandra‘s win, cause I broke into tears when Anne Hathaway won. I was at work, lol. For starters, Gabourey Sidibe would’ve had my vote. You said it yourself, she gave the best performance in the category, and Precious over-performed by many estimations. You’re right to point out that odds were against her because of the Academy’s shameful track record on acknowledging performers of colour - but I’d also like to point out two additional dimensions. Firstly, that Gabourey isn’t just a black woman - she’s a plus sized, dark skinned black woman. The entertainment industries’ institutions, including the academy, routinely fail and/or refuse to acknowledge, platform, or depict any of those things, but the intersection of all three made a win in Best Actress SPECIFICALLY unlikely, because that category has a particular history of being used by the Academy to reward performers and characters who embody their ideal of womanhood, (see the Greer Garson Good Wife craze of the 40’s as one example). This is part of why performers like Monique and as far back as Hattie McDaniel have proven victorious in the Supporting Actress category. Secondly, I’d like to note that we often view Sandra Bullock’s win through the lens of early post-election / first term Obama era optimism, (as BKR does in her perfect Sandra video), and I think we should ALSO view Gabourey’s loss through that lens. Precious is, crassly put, not the kind of black character that a lily-white institution like The Academy wanted to hold up during the afterglow of Barack Obama’s election. Perhaps that would not have been true if Best Actress’s history was itself not so lily-white. Perhaps if Cicely and Diana and Diahann and Whoopi and Angela had all won, and not JUST Halle, it wouldn’t have seemed so hard to uphold a young single mother of two from a background of abuse and marginalization that traffics in specific stereotypes. I don’t think it mattered that the POINT of Precious, the film, is that Precious, the character, works to better her circumstances by seeking something SO simple that extremely privileged white academy voters DEFINITELY take it for granted: an education, (oops accidental Carey Mulligan). While her story IS deeply moving and inspirational, I feel like a victory for Precious in Best Actress would have been perceived as counterintuitive to the moment. As for Sandra and Meryl, I think you’re absolutely right. What mattered here was that Meryl needed a third Oscar, and Sandra had presented people with an unexpected opportunity for a first. What stands out to me is that unlike, say, Will Smith or Brendan Fraser, who returned from periods of relative irrelevance, (great band name), with unexpected and uncharacteristic performances, Sandra’s accidental “Oscar bait” role came during a major peak for her - a peak so great that she was able to make a colossal dud like All About Steve (the kind of movie that is so bad it makes you question the decision making capacity of an actor and their team) and have it brush off her like nothing. The timing was everything, but it didn’t hurt that Meryl’s offering this year would have been, let’s say, a tough sell to many Academy members. I’m reminded of the way they’ve treated 72 versions of Little Women, and I have to wonder: do any of them actually take Julia Child seriously? Do they care about her? Is she the kind of figure they want to uphold and venerate as the pinnacle of prestige in American cinema? I really doubt that. Now - had Meryl’s offering this year been Doubt, I think that we could’ve seen the academy deprioritize Sandra on the off chance she would continue in her upward trajectory, (which in a sense she did, all the way to her career best performance in Gravity less than a decade later), but that’s partly because Doubt came with a high degree of prestige baked in. Instead of just Amy Adams (red headed step-successor to Kerr and Close) there was also the late great PSH, and of course Viola Davis, and then there’s the prestige angle of the film being adapted / directed by the playwrite, etc. Part of me wishes this had been the case. I vastly prefer Doubt to The Iron Lady, and it would’ve made Cate vs Sandra in early 2014 a much more riveting race - and while I LOVE Cate’s performance in Blue Jasmine, and consider it her best so far, I think maybe a loss there could’ve potentially lead to a proper win for Carol - at least if Weinstein’s orc brain hadn’t screwed that race up for all involved. I’m still waiting for someone, ANYONE, to tell me who tf is Alexia Vickamber? Anyway, it ultimately feels to me like timing was everything. The Academy recognized Sandra was having a moment, and they took their first opportunity to reward her. That tells me that they may have worried they’d never have another chance, while I HIGHLY doubt anyone at the time looked at Julie and Julia and thought “THIS is Meryl’s peak, she’ll never do anything this good again, this is a performance that will stand out in her catalogue for generations.” Imagine Gabourey Sidibe in 2009 joking that she was “going to beat up” Meryl Streep, lmao. Anyway. Great video as always! Hope you don’t mind these chunky comments, lol.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
So interesting, I loved reading this. Lots of What If scenarios to comb through!
@brenoleitebrito2471
@brenoleitebrito2471 Жыл бұрын
It was her moment.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yup!
@singstreetcar5881
@singstreetcar5881 Жыл бұрын
Let's give it up for BAFTAS for not nominating sandra Bullock in a lifetime movie
@LuisHawke
@LuisHawke Жыл бұрын
That reaction represented me. 🫶🏻
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha, what can I say, I adore Sandra!
@daviddelara7158
@daviddelara7158 Жыл бұрын
Your reaction to Sandra winning was so cute - Sandra has been one of my favourites and still Is :)
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yay, thanks for watching!
@markjamesatienza2966
@markjamesatienza2966 Жыл бұрын
Though I personally feel Mulligan and Sidibe gave better performances that year, I'm glad we live in a world where Bullock won an Oscar. I hope she gets more Oscar-worthy roles.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Agreed, I would love to see her receive a third nomination!
@davy209
@davy209 Жыл бұрын
I personally think that Meryl Streep in “Julia and Julia”, Carey Mulligan in “ An Education” and Gaborey Sidibe for “Precious” were all much better performances than Sandra Bullock’s performance in “The Blind Side”. Any of the other three would have been more worthier winners in my opinion.
@jamesrooney4839
@jamesrooney4839 Жыл бұрын
Oh Brian what a reaction
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@bilaalbadurdeen2733
@bilaalbadurdeen2733 8 ай бұрын
Sandra is great in blind side ❤
@keshavchunylall3867
@keshavchunylall3867 Жыл бұрын
Wow Brian you were so young!
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yup!
@jeffreyturner7678
@jeffreyturner7678 Жыл бұрын
I would love to hear your commentary and thoughts on Spacek V Berry....
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Ooooh, that would be a fun one!
@aronaeve1669
@aronaeve1669 Жыл бұрын
Sandra Bullock is a beauty and spectacular actress and never failed in any of her movies. She is Oscar female actress 💖💖 Meryl has never been a favorite of mine; yet the movie Mamma Mia was so much fun & great cast.
@joymartin4640
@joymartin4640 Жыл бұрын
Love Sandy but she definitely shodulnt have won this year but that sucks to say because honestly, she couldnt have won in 2014 either. Sandy was great in Gravity but Cate's performance in Blue Jasmine was so well nuanced and refined. Either way, its great Sandy is an Oscar winner.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. And I too prefer her performance in Gravity!
@kellie-nd1yp
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
@@TheAwardsContender Kind of a perfect storm for Sandra winning it that particular year and sometimes that's how it plays out. I really wasn't a Blue Jasmine fan so I don't feel conflicted about that one.I really love Gravity.
@luisrizo8813
@luisrizo8813 11 ай бұрын
Thoughts on people wanting her to return it after the recent controversy?
@popastrology1900
@popastrology1900 Жыл бұрын
Your reaction to Sandra Bullock winning will be my reaction if Glenn Close ever wins an Oscar. I've been patiently waiting since the 1988 Academy Awards.
@igormehello
@igormehello 11 ай бұрын
i never gave a damn about award shows nor actresses, i was always a popstars guy, but suddenly i’m addicted to you and BKR
@alpe1987
@alpe1987 Жыл бұрын
You gonna need an ambulance if and when Glenn Close wins
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
You have no idea
@siracenola8826
@siracenola8826 Жыл бұрын
Video is good, per usual. But, this win is my least favorite. And I am a Bullock fan....to be clear. This role, this win.... No! No! No!
@benhaynes4409
@benhaynes4409 9 ай бұрын
Sandra had it from the start. Helen & Meryl - 2 older veterans and previous winners. Cancelled each other out. Carey & Gabby - 2 young newcomers and new to the scene cancelled each other out. Sandra had the only Lane to a victory - a famous well liked actress, not too old not too young, still in her prime and relevant in the industry
@pictureperfect3211
@pictureperfect3211 Жыл бұрын
That Oscar should’ve gone to Precious. Sandra is a great Actress but that role was problematic, where the Academy could’ve done the progressive thing and award the Actor portraying the role of a young black teenager in the 80’s overcoming adversity and abuse from her own family.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Love Sidibe!
@txsailor82
@txsailor82 Жыл бұрын
Love that high screech you did 😊
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha, didn’t know I could reach those levels!
@vapalaca
@vapalaca Жыл бұрын
Gaby was incredible in Precious
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@gabrielcastaneda9700
@gabrielcastaneda9700 Жыл бұрын
Mulligan should of won for PYW Also I remember being 13 and going to see Julie and Julia with my boyfriend at the time. I had read the book and was Just so excited that the film was pg-13.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@gabrielcastaneda9700
@gabrielcastaneda9700 Жыл бұрын
@@TheAwardsContender your personality and energy is the reason I subscribe
@alielsayed3549
@alielsayed3549 Жыл бұрын
That was your award not hers. I’m so happy for you
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@laurajones1773
@laurajones1773 Жыл бұрын
I think Amy Adams and Meryl Streep should have been both be nominated for Best Actress that year.
@arthurhernandez3854
@arthurhernandez3854 Жыл бұрын
I always thought that year was Bullock vs Carey, and that it's being actually remembered as the Oscar that Carey should have won, but I didn't follow the awards race that much then. I'd love to see the Carey Mulligan and the elusive Oscar video, by the way 😊
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@samsong24
@samsong24 Жыл бұрын
This is when the Oscars really started to lose credibility, for me. I started watching in 2002 and this was the first time I felt embarrassed watching the ceremony. People give a lot of stick to Gwyneth Paltrow for her win, but it's actually a beautiful performance. Bullock in The Blind Side is derivative of so many other performances and paper thin.
@sophiaruizuvalle2523
@sophiaruizuvalle2523 Жыл бұрын
Sandra Bullock and real life Micheal Ohr should make a movie of the REAL story of the blind side He's suing the Touhys to end his conservatorship, he had been tricked into thinking was his adoption Now that would be an amazing movie
@SoulKnightKing
@SoulKnightKing Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't the Razzie win have hurt Sandra/helped Meyrl if it was earlier in the season?
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Possibly, yeah!
@nickyoude2694
@nickyoude2694 8 ай бұрын
I'm of the mindset that Sandra's win was partly down to Evangeline Lily's absence (The crew behind Hurt Locker could have strong-armed her into that race much like how Jeremy Renner got nominated).
@cristianacevedo178
@cristianacevedo178 Жыл бұрын
Gabourey Sibide should have won. I mean, Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side is NOT Oscar material even. Racism and contacts won that time.
@roberthenrypoet
@roberthenrypoet 4 ай бұрын
And it was that kiss...that sealed the Oscar for Sandra. 😂😂😂
@jaylouis8227
@jaylouis8227 Жыл бұрын
I remember when Kathryn Bigelow won the best director Oscar that year, the band played "I am Woman." I thought that was so cheesy. I get it was a historical moment, but come on. Lol. I also imagine Lee Daniels thought for a moment he won because Barbra Streisand said, "the time has come," just before she announced the winner and at that time, neither a black or female director had won an Oscar for directing.
@hakimbandaru1915
@hakimbandaru1915 5 ай бұрын
You aged like fine wine. You look so much better now than you did in the first clip.
@jiananlee5482
@jiananlee5482 Жыл бұрын
Be Kind Rewind called Blind Side is a white saviour movie, what is your opinion on that?
@ClassicalMusic2002
@ClassicalMusic2002 Жыл бұрын
I mean it's very accurate.
@naailtariq5930
@naailtariq5930 Жыл бұрын
It's unfortunately very accurate, because I do love Sandra alot and this is still an entertaining movie. But fwiw, it's not just her opinion, it's widely regarded as a white savior film.
@tbam73
@tbam73 Жыл бұрын
@Classical Music the movie or the white savior title? Because the movie wasnt accurate
@tbam73
@tbam73 Жыл бұрын
It most certainly was a white savior movie
@bryanalstoncoxing
@bryanalstoncoxing Жыл бұрын
This is the poster child white savior movie lol, it checks every box
@Dennisanyone-
@Dennisanyone- Жыл бұрын
Ugh. I hate the freaking Blind Side. Condescending, pandering, basically lifetime movie about affluent right wingers (don’t get me started on those people), rescuing the black kid. Lol you acted as if it was a shock Bullock won. But to be fair my reaction to Streep winning two years later was pretty close. Bullock’s popularity, plus the movie being a big hit, pushed her over the edge. No mystery here. But Meryl was probably close. You must be fun to watch the Oscars with Brian. Hope you didn’t end up with a brain aneurysm or hoarse voice haha. I wish Bullock would’ve been nominated for the Proposal instead of tripe like BS. Oh well it was a popular win.
@ArmandoBarrera-od2sh
@ArmandoBarrera-od2sh 3 ай бұрын
❤❤❤. Sweetie you are the best at what you do . Thank you for blessing us with your talents . I just want to say that , I love everything about you sweetie you are the love of my life Sandy B . Love you now and forever 💋❣️💕❤️🫂😘💍🫂😘💍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@sfitz0076
@sfitz0076 Жыл бұрын
I'm happy she won the Oscar. I love her. But The Blind Side is a Lifetime movie at best.
@TheAwardsContender
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
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