Glenn Close and the Elusive Oscar | Why She's Never Won

Glenn Close has received eight Oscar nominations for her incredible work in film and yet she still has never been victorious at the Academy Awards. In this video, I break down Close's astonishing career and discuss the reasons why she hasn't won an Oscar. #glennclose #oscars #academyawards #brianrowevideo #elusiveoscar
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[@LambentOrt]

No one has been more deserving of an Oscar. She needs to win.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agree 100%!

[@janel342]

Sorry but- she works hard does a good job- but there is a vital flash of magic that just isn’t there. You can’t act magic - you either have it or you don’t. There’s nothing dangerous in her work. I’m sure she’s a lovely woman, but -

[@PjAlegre-sp7bf]

@@janel342The mere fact that her role as Alex Forrest and Marquise de Merteuil are still relevant until now proves that she does MAGIC! Nobody even remembers Cher's role in Moonstruck or Jodie Foster in The Accused. Glenn does wonderful jobs but is always ignored by the Academy Awards for whatever reasons.

[@knsnsy]

literally no one. Everyone was sad for DiCaprio but here is the truly snubbed actor.

[@arontamas5639]

Everyone praises her most Oscar worthy performance playing Alex Forrest in Fatal attraction. For me her big time Oscar rob was at the year she was nominated for Dangerous liaisons and lost. That performance was a level no one ever could reach like she did.

[@bev9708]

OHHH up against Jodie Foster in The Accused that year, so that would've certainly been bloody hard to beat... an absolutely harrowing performance!!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed, she is incredible in Dangerous Liaisons, it would have been an excellent win. Thanks for watching!

[@arontamas5639]

@@TheAwardsContender great videos! Don't you plan to make one about Cam Diaz? She was never nominated but 3 of her films were nominated and with Being John Malkovich and Vanilla sky she was really close to get a nomination.

[@gaylefranklin]

Dangerous Liaisons is top 3 favorite movies. Better than any of the dozen or so performances I’ve seen of the play. She was definitely the lead but had she been placed in the supporting category, I couldn’t imagine her losing. But my god, she is sooooo good as Meurteil (sp?) she should’ve won all the Oscars that yr. Hell, I think they should still give it to her!

[@bernig]

💯 that mirror shot is still THE BAR. Iconic. I’m aware we use that word a lot these days but definitely applicable here.

[@derrionbrown3923]

The fact that this video is almost an hour long is proof of the woman’s talent.

[@TheAwardsContender]

So true!

[@gaylefranklin]

Right!!!!!???

[@Dpageantbuff]

Exactly! And it didn't feel long and dragging, I've watched it twice already and I love Glenn's body of work!

[@berdolfojavier967]

Glenn's more than that Oscar. She's one of the greatest actresses ever.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

I agree. I would say the Oscars need her and not the other way around.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Sooooooo true. Thanks for watching!

[@arjaydelarge]

TRUE! ✨

[@jesusynfante5249]

The Academy did her Dirty BIG TIME. She should be at least a Two-time Oscar Winner by now.

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know, it’s so bizarre she’s never won!!

[@arjaydelarge]

one for Fatal Attraction and Albert Nobbs ✨✨

[@AndreaC_303]

Makes me angry

[@emillion4470]

Not so fun fact: At each Oscar ceremony where she was nominated, Glenn Close was present, on camera, EVERYTIME she lost. Not even the legendary Peter O'Toole (also 8) had to sit there and suffer through that dubious distinction.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Haha I know!! Even Streep missed her loss in 1991!

[@lexkanyima2195]

O'Toole felt more snubbed

[@melodramaboy]

Deborah Kerr remains the most-nominated Best Actress without a win. Six nominations, three in consecutive years. Glenn Close and Amy Adams have a mixture of Best Actress/Best Supporting nominations. Ironically, when Deborah was given her Honorary Oscar, the presenter was - Glenn Close!

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know, it’s crazy! Thanks for watching!

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

Well that's a kick in the butt. I can imagine how she must have been feeling.

[@ardentynekent2099]

Wow! I thought it was Katharine Hepburn.

[@josephalvintreyes3751]

❤❤❤❤

[@martinpascoe7678]

i have always thought that was not ironical it was deliberate

[@paulvoorhies8821]

She should have 3 Oscars right now: Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisions, and The Wife. It’s absurd. Honestly.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yup!

[@rostislavpetrov6855]

No disrespect to her, she is a great actress, but Holly Hunter should have won in 1987, and Meryl was genius in A Cry in the Dark in 1988. Though 1988 is the closest for Glenn.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

@@rostislavpetrov6855 No one remembers Broadcast News today. Glenn’s performance is iconic.

[@ardentynekent2099]

@@paulvoorhies8821 I do and Glen Close was brilliant, as was Holly Hunter and Hurt’s chemistry. I worked in TV and those scenes were accurate and as frantic as production often is. Did Holly Hunter win anything for “The Piano”? As I said above, “Broadcast News”. Aargh.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

@@ardentynekent2099 Yes. Hunter won for The Piano.

[@outinsider]

Here's the thing- Glenn Close has never delivered a bad performance. The industry measures box office and reviews. Glenn Close can do a dramatic reading of a phone book and still be good. Honestly, I hope and pray that Sunset Boulevard will be made into a film, and that Glenn wins everything. Right now, it's a wonderful third act of a long and successful career. She will win before awarded the Honorary. She has artistic integrity and she will win. She deserves every nomination and deserves to win each time. She even doesn't care one way or the other about awards. Her reward is her work. Very Katharine Hepburn that way.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@gaylefranklin]

Hepburn was very zen about recognition…. She would meditate on these things in the very same room that housed her 77 Academy Awards.

[@outinsider]

@@gaylefranklin She kept all four in a brown bag in the closet.

[@gaylefranklin]

@@outinsider ok.

[@kevinwilson3609]

She is now 25 years too old for the role, can't hold a note (never could sing the score) and it would be ridiculous. Sunset movie will never get made.

[@jeffersonborges9932]

Glenn's performance in Fatal Attraction as Alex Forrest is a force of nature. Insane, scary, sexy, iconic, memorable. Glenn is Hollywood royalty and a screen legend. Her face is a unique face like those from the classic Hollywood stars (Katherine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh, etc). The fact that she never won a competitive Oscar is one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the Academy Awards. I'm from Brazil and she's my all time favorite actress. Hope Paramount makes Sunset Boulevard soon. She as Norma Desmond in Broadway was breathtaking, can't wait to watch her on the big screen

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, that would be fantastic! Thanks for watching!

[@foradaconcha]

Annette Bening diserves an Elusive Oscar video too!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, I will absolutely get to her. Stay tuned!

[@pauldacanay2502]

@@TheAwardsContender thank you

[@siracenola8826]

The fact that she is without a win after 8 nominations and all these years is so incredibly baffling! WTH does she need to do to secure a win?!? I mean the range of her nominated roles is beyond compare. She is truly one of the all-time greats! She should have at least 3 wins: Garp, Dangerous Liasions (my favorite) and The Wife (she was terrific)! Give Glenn Close a damn Oscar people!!!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Totally agree!!

[@kylerobin6718]

If Allison Janney gets a lifetime achievement Oscar, then GC is way way way way way way over due.

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

No Olivia Colman rightly deserved for Favourite. But Close deserved both for Fatal attraction and Dangerous Liasions

[@gerahmeeldeluvio1435]

For me she should've been 4 time Best Actress Oscar Winner -fatal attraction -dangerous liason -nobbs -the wife

[@mayaram2411]

I guess she needs to crawl into a bear carcass. That’s what it took for Leonardo DiCaprio to win an Oscar

[@Waggsification]

I admire Glenn Close as an actor so much. I've never seen her give a bad performance, even when the overall movie hasn't been great, she always is. Awards aren't everything, but it would be so great to see her win the Oscar.

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know, right?? She’s spectacular. Thanks for watching!

[@Redwoodtree34567]

There are few actresses whose presence is enough to make me watch a movie/show!! some of them are Jessica Lange, Frances Mcdormand, Toni Collette and GLENN CLOSE.

[@Waggsification]

@@Redwoodtree34567 I totally agree!

[@andressalgado4558]

what displeases me about Olivia Colman's victory in 2018 is precisely the denial of the prerogative of legend that Glenn Close is sometimes denied... an actress who has triumphed in all media and who continues to reinvent herself, for me in the same level of Meryl Streep (and sometimes even better) her legacy was enough for her to win that year, and that happens with the men in the industry, leonardo di caprio and Al pacino for example, but women have twice the effort, but shes has a great legacy and nobody takes that away from her.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Absolutely agree!

[@shidneyseldon]

Well, the award is neither about your legendary status, nor your legacy, nor your body of work, nor, let alone, your gender. It all boils down solely to your performance in a particular film. Olivia was undeniably phenomenal in The Favourite as validated by her win.

[@IwanSetiawan-dv1wl]

@@shidneyseldonbut I still don’t understand why Olivia lost at SAG if she ended up winning the Oscars? Did some of Glenn’s votes at SAG change to Olivia’s for the Oscars? That’s wild like why they voted for different actress in the same category???

[@HeartbeatCN]

​@@IwanSetiawan-dv1wlThe SAG is far more likely to single out a performance from a film considering it's made up entirely of actors. The academy is a bit more likely to get influenced by the overall strength of the film. The Favourite was a superior film to The Wife.

[@HeartbeatCN]

It's honestly far more satisfying to see the best performance win. Especially a comedic one, considering people tend to have bias against such roles. Olivia Colman was a deserving winner.

[@arontamas5639]

I was so sad she lost to Olivia Colman's Favourite performance but Colman deserved that but I never thought of that as a leading role, more of a supporting role then Glenn should have won, finally.

[@quocanhnguyen9002]

nah ít;s the lead role!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

True, it easily fits in the Supporting category

[@bryanismyname7583]

Yes, I thought Emma Stone was the lead, since everything really happens through her perspective.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

@@bryanismyname7583 I would even argue Rachel had more screen time than Olivia. The story is really about those two ladies trying to fight each other for the spotlight.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love the Colman performance but I still would’ve loved a Close win for The Wife. Thanks for watching!

[@brihmendiola4347]

Glen Close is a great actress, with or without Oscar.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed!!

[@marysingingsongs1879]

Can you do a video on Peter O’Toole and the elusive Oscar ? He’s tied with Glenn close for the most nominations without a win . Loved the video !!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, I’ll get to him at some point. Thanks for watching!

[@marysingingsongs1879]

@@TheAwardsContender thank you !! 😁

[@lizd.8655]

She totally deserved it for Fatal Attraction but I don't think the Academy was going to reward a performance for such a divisive character. Let's hope she gets to make that Sunset Blvd movie musical!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes!!

[@franciskristiantullo4851]

I cried so much and didn't eat when Olivia Colman's name was called. I admire Glenn Close's composure that night when she didn't hear her name. I want her to win so bad 😭🤧

[@manchestercity961]

Same here!!!🥲🥲🥲

[@hollymartein8546]

“If you love Glen Close” Yes, yes I do. She’s amazing.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed!!

[@MaartenAlexander]

Could you possibly do Michelle Pfeiffer? Always felt she was overdue for more recognition.

[@brybry3633]

Hallellooooooooooo!!!

[@agnessofiacastrocarvalho774]

Amen!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, that one is coming. Stay tuned!

[@michaelcoyle487]

Jessica Lange's win in 1983 was also due to the fact that many felt she would have won had Meryl not been her competition in the best actress category. Lange's win for supporting actress was sort of compensation for Frances, rather than Tootsie.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, exactly!

[@cxap]

I was in shock when Glenn Close lost in 2019. She should have won Oscar for The Wife as well as for Fattal Attraction. But I’m here to tell something else. I absolutely loved your channel. You have so many passion in your voice when you talk about movies, actors and actress. I’m truly impressed about your research, editing. Since you announced in a previous video another about Glenn Close my first thought in my head was I can’t wait! What a wonderful job! I’m not an english fluent but I try to express how many joy you bring to my life when I able to watch so amazing and complete videos about my favorite stars. Thank you so much😊

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you for your comment, it made my night!! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@markjamesatienza2966]

Because of seeing "The Wife," it made me discover her underrated filmography and I became an instant fan. I'll be waiting for her richly deserved Oscar win, but regardless whether she wins or not, I'll always be proud of having her as one of my favorite actresses ever. Thank you for this well-researched video.

[@TheAwardsContender]

You’re so welcome! ❤️

[@_.itsme_mtha.]

I watched "The Wife" and truly felt as if she deserved the Oscar..congrats to Olivia but Glenn proved herself again

[@bryanismyname7583]

Peter O’Toole had 8 nominations without a win. He received an Honorary Oscar. Richard Burton had 7 nominations without winning. Thelma Ritter had six nominations, no wins. Al Pacino and Paul Newman had to wait till their 7th nominations to win. Edward G. Robinson was never nominated. He received word of his Honorary Oscar just before he died. So, Glenn Close is in good company. If she ever gets to make that “Sunset Blvd” musical movie, she’ll be a shoo-in as long as it turns out well.

[@TheAwardsContender]

So true! Would love to make a Ritter video ❤️

[@houseoftyrell1544]

@@TheAwardsContender would you do Annette Bening too please

[@melodramaboy]

Deborah Kerr remains the most nominated for Best Actress. Six noms and no wins. Glenn Close and Amy Adams have a mixture of Best Actress/Best Supporting nominations.

[@bryanismyname7583]

@@melodramaboy : Yes, but Kerr did receive an Honorary Oscar.

[@particleboy3584]

@@melodramaboy j

[@deinermh]

I haven't seen all of her Oscar nominated performances yet, but I LOOOOVE her performance in Dangerous Liaisons and would've easily voted for her that year.

[@freshname]

Nothing comes close to The Dangerous liaisons and Fatal attraction. There's everething in those roles.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, would’ve been a great win!

[@jeffreytaddeo6245]

Terrific video Brian!! Glenn Close and John Lithgow were terrifc in Garp and both should've won Supporting Oscars that year! While Jessica Lange was good in Tootsie, her win, in my opinion, was a consolation prize for losing against Streep in Sophie's Choice. Another crazy loss was Close losing against Cher.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@duanein3d]

THEY NEED TO HURRY UP AND DO SUNSET BOULEVARD WHILE SHE STILL CAN. SHE’LL WIN!!!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Yess

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know!! Wish this would happen!

[@frankmorelli9366]

So glad to see you giving tribute to Glenn Close! She is one of the best in the business and has been snubbed for way too long! She should have won for Fatal Attraction in my opinion. That performance, along with Kathy Bates in Misery, are two of the most, if not the most, legendary crazy women performances. Hopefully, she’ll win someday soon. P.S. I’d love to see a video on why Jeremy Irons has been nominated so little if it interests you. He won for Reversal of Fortune, but the man has given at least 4 or 5 performances that were worthy of nomination. One of my favorite actors.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!!

[@cooperwesley1536]

Bravo on this one! I'd give it to Close for Dangerous Liaisons. It's one of my all-time favorite films, and Close is fantastic in it. The final moments of that movie are perhaps some of the best ever captured on film.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, agreed!

[@BethHarmon-yh8ms]

I actually think Jodie Foster deserved it for The Accused, but Glenn was brilliant in Dangerous Liaisons. Too bad it couldn't have been a tie. Glenn should have won for Fatal Attraction.

[@laurapinilla6397]

I watched Glenn Close for the first time in 101 dalmatians when I was a kid and OMG to this day that performance still amazes me.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, I love that performance, too!

[@nycgallagher8453]

This LADY is simply a FILM STAR, it hurts a lot and she is not understood as an actress who should have already won 3 Oscars, she still hasn't won, this has simply created her name to get bigger and bigger, I LOVE YOU GLENN CLOSE from Paraguay.

[@arjaydelarge]

Academy award winner, Glenn Close ✨

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

🥲

[@TheAwardsContender]

Should be!

[@ApolosXV]

This channel is so AMAZING yet son underrated!!!! We need to make this channel blow up. Your scripts, your editing, your production, your voice mmmmmm, it's all so good that it even hurts lol. Thank you for your content and your hard work!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Your comment made my night. Thank you thank you thank you!!

[@21jd_]

i agree i expected a lot more views when i looked down. i can't imagine the work put in for this quality! and i'm watching it for free lucky me

[@ApolosXV]

@@21jd_ ditto, we gotta help him grow, there's plenty of room on KZbin for him...

[@ardentynekent2099]

@@ApolosXV I stumbled here accidentally, but will be back. And yes, hard work, a love of the subject, research are lacking on many sites. Not this one. It’s superb!

[@keshavchunylall3867]

She is phenomenal. I don't mind if she doesn't win though. She is such a national treasure that the swell of support and love she receives from fans and colleagues during award season is worth more than a cold statuette

[@kellie8468]

True many amazing actors/ actresses don’t win few are overall even nominated.

[@bev9708]

True except that I think SHE would really appreciate it nonetheless !! I think she's in that generation that particularly values the Oscar as being honoured / respected by her peers!

[@TheAwardsContender]

True! Thanks for watching!

[@thomasmiles340]

Thanks for all your work on this. Geraldine Page won her Oscar on HER eighth nomination, so there's still hope for Close. I was under the impression that "Sunset Boulevard" had already been put into production, but was derailed by the pandemic. Hope it finally happens. Cheers.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Same here!

[@ZukoHalliwell]

I hate that she's never won. Mostly because she's already won several Emmys and Tonys, and I can't think of anyone more deserving of the Triple Crown of Acting. I have to believe that she'll win the Oscar for the _Sunset Boulevard_ movie.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Would be amazing!!

[@eolay4411]

1) I did not know Cher's career was so successful and awarded (before my time) 2) Glenn Close was sooo good in Albert Nobbs and the Good Wife, let alone her earlier works. She fully deserves at least one.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@Starkardur]

People tend to forget that when Cher won an Oscar, it wasn't just a pop star having a breakthrough movie moment. It was her third movie that came out in 1987 alone, her 2nd oscar nom and in 1986 Cher was considered to be the biggest snub that year when her cannes award winning role Mask wasn't nominated.

[@pazza4555]

What makes me admire her even more is that she has a learning disability, so she has to work hard to read a script, and then she works on it from memory. That's what a woman who ran a program for kids with learning disabilities told me. Cher made an appearance at one of their fundraisers way back when.

[@hadbetterdays]

As soon as I saw your tweet, I went straight on KZbin and saw the notification. So excited for this. Glenn Close is the epitome of the Elusive Oscar column. She is synonym with it.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks, I hope you enjoyed it!

[@josephjasem7926]

Her Dangerous Liaisons’ performance still astounds me.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes! Should’ve won!!

[@louiecastro2185]

Well said Brian ! If she should win an oscar, I'll jump up and down on my sofa and I'll pop open a bottle of champagne to celebrate her win. She's LONG overdue !!!!!! Hugs from Hong Kong.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yay! Thanks for watching!

[@BFA100]

Glenn Close's first film The World According To Garp is my favorite of her Oscar nominated performances because it was a sensational screen debut you occasionally get from actors in their first feature film. By the way, the Alfre Woodard film the year Woodward was nominated for was titled Cross Creek.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@pophector]

And going by the way we follow precursors, it's still the closest she got to winning before The Wife winning Best Supporting Actress at the National Board Of Review & Los Angeles Film Critics Association & runner-up in both the New York Film Critics Circle & the National Society Of Film Critics. Fatal Attraction would have been an all time winner, though I still think Holly Hunter in Broadcast News & Sally Kirkland in Anna probably had stronger shots of winning if Cher didn't win. 1988 was so up in the air, I genuinely wouldn't have been surprised at Glenn winning in Dangerous Liaisons, she so deserved to!

[@davidthomas-ot4cl]

Glenn losing to Olivia has to be one of the most embarrassing moments in Oscar history. Glenn was wearing a 42lb GOLD dress!!! She so thought she was going to win it after such a long time. She did every interview going, she did all of the schmoozing. Everyone was saying she was going to win it and then Olivia gets it. You can tell how upset she is as she doesn't even pretend to be happy for Olivia when her name is announced as the winner.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Still hoping Close gets her Oscar soon!

[@davidthomas-ot4cl]

@@TheAwardsContender She deserved one for Dangerous.

[@lovelessshin3]

I hope she wins 2 even back to back. I hate for her to receive a Lifetime Achievement award because I felt it's undermining her acting career.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, agreed! Fingers crossed we get a delightful surprise!

[@moniquelacosta5170]

In her next film she sings with passion with her beautiful voice in a dramatic role, she will win the Oscar. I think that she is also overdue for an Honorary Oscar. Her roster is over flowing with Great Performances.

[@TheAwardsContender]

100%!

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

I think she will win for sunset boulevard. Whenever that film comes out

[@TheAwardsContender]

Would be great!

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

@@TheAwardsContender I think Glen wins her Oscar before merly hits 30 noms

[@55555gino]

FATAL ATTRACTION should’ve been the first of many Oscars for Glenn. Cher wasn’t THAT great in Moonstruck. She’s incredible, one of the best actors ever. Sunset boulevard (movie) will give her the Oscar

[@tlovehater]

No one was good in Moonstruck lol

[@TheAwardsContender]

Would be awesome!

[@55555gino]

@@tlovehater exactly 😂

[@KerraBolton]

Thank you for this video. The woman in your video who said, "What kind of world do we live in when Glenn Close can't get her due" says it all for me. I fell in love with her in Dangerous Liasons. She was brilliant! Dominated every scene she was in. I admire her.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching! I admire her too!

[@michaelreffold3170]

Brilliant video on someone who is rightfully considered as one of the greatest living actors. I love her realistic, practical attitude towards awards and she seems like a genuinely nice human being.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@patrickhicks9880]

She's a great actress I think winning an Oscar is all about buzz and timing

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yup

[@astroboyfan12]

Your research shows how much you love movies, like the rest of us. Great job here. You should have hundreds of thousands of subscribers. I was rooting for her on The Wife, just a shocking loss. Thanks for doing this.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you so much for your comment, you’re too kind! ❤️

[@somakkamos]

I was waiting for this for sooooo long...i knew no other channel could do justice to this topic. Another well done video

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you so much! Means a lot!

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

The fact she took the indie spirit award from Toni Colette this means a lot

[@TheAwardsContender]

Haha yes!

[@fadasmeninas2603]

Thank You so much for this great tribute about the-one-and-only, Glenn Close! In My View, Glenn doesnt deserve an Oscar anymore, but a higher, better, fancier and more prestigious award. I feel absolutely connected with you on your deep admiration for Close. Thanks again, and let's wait in agony and despair for Sunset Boulevard" to be filmed. ❤❤

[@bev9708]

You didn't mention her SNL turn as Alex Forrest ... absolutely hilarious!!!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, I love it too!

[@MrHootiedean]

Wow! As much as I was anticipating this video and as much as I knew it was going to be good, Brian, you have outdone yourself! Bravo. I hope this retrospective actually gets in front of Glenn's eyes because it is simply lovely and expertly crafted! I can't add more to the conversation than to say that I personally believe the reason she has never won an Oscar, and as utterly inane and superficial as it may sound, is because she's not your stereotypical Hollywood beauty. She's beautiful but not necessarily glamorous. And I'll leave it at that because as true as I believe that to be, her talent is breathtaking and eternal and should be rightfully celebrated. My favorite performance was in Dangerous Liasons, yet I agree her strongest work is in Fatal Attraction. But the biggest takeaway from this video is all the television movies I've missed out on of her work. I remember being a big fan of her Sara, Plain & Tall films but you have opened my eyes to some other great movies I definitely need to check out! Glenn will win her Oscar and I can't wait for the applause and standing ovation she will receive. The loses may be worth it just for that moment but not really. She should be an Oscar winner many times over and it's videos like this that lessen the sting of that inconceivable snubbing while highlighting the urgency of why she deserves it. Again, well done!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you for your thorough comment, it means a lot!! Very grateful you watched and enjoyed my video!

[@florenciabalori3625]

I totally agree with the "beauty" factor as sad as it is, she was never a Hollywood sweetheart like Lawrence or Stone, but then also Michelle Pfeiffer who is a knockout beauty has never won. And on the other hand, also Olivia Colman is not your standard glamorous beauty and yet she won nonetheless...

[@africanTHEfire]

I hope Laura Linney is on the upcoming list for the Elusives!!!

[@agnessofiacastrocarvalho774]

But she won

[@africanTHEfire]

@@agnessofiacastrocarvalho774 Laura Linney doesnt have an Oscar does she

[@bryanismyname7583]

You’re thinking of Laura Dern.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, great idea!

[@cellardoor4199]

not only did i gasp but i jumped off the couch while doing so when Olivia won. But I loved Olivia Coleman in The Favourite, I just really thought it was going to Close, like we all did.

[@TheAwardsContender]

It was shocking!

[@issakelly8071]

I'd love to hug you. She's my favorite actor and it's criminal that she was robbed for Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons. I just love her. Speak for yourself, if Close never wins I'll be shattered lol

[@TheAwardsContender]

Glenn Close is a treasure. Thanks for watching!

[@glenn212now]

She'll win eventually. Probably when they make the movie version of 'Sunset Boulevard.'

[@TheAwardsContender]

Fingers crossed!

[@lonellfletcher]

Sigourney Weaver would also be a perfect subject for a future elusive video.

[@TheAwardsContender]

That one is coming. Stay tuned!

[@robb2biago]

Dangerous Liasons is on of my favorite books, and that movie was brilliantly done. How there were no acting Oscars for that movie is quite astonishing. Glenn Close, on Broadway is everything. Good Jesu, Norma Desmond was breathtaking. She’ll win an Oscar, we just have to wait to be blown away by what her next rolls maybe. The Stepford Wives was pretty entertaining though.

[@simmy1251]

I would love to see a video on Scarlett Johansson and the Elusive Oscar. She's been nominated twice in the same year. But she's had many amazing and acclaimed performances throughout a 20 year career. Lost in Translation should have been hers.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, I love that idea!

[@bev9708]

Do you mean perhaps for Supporting Actress?? Because the Best Actress category, that was Charlize Theron’s year for Monster, but then there was Naomi Watts for 21 Grams, Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider, Samantha Morton for In America , all big big big performances !! And the charming Diane Keaton to boot!! A very very tough year!!!

[@heymistercarter.]

It's like the only other actress who was nominated twice in the same year, for both Lead and Supporting Actress, was Sigourney Weaver for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl. And yet, SHE lost both those awards too! I'm surprised she's never won.

[@michaelreffold3170]

@@heymistercarter. Isn't there also Jessica Lange, as mentioned in this very video?

[@Crookedlystrait]

I think these videos are for actors who've had multiple nominations (I'd say at least five) but no wins. Scarlett's only had two, and unfortunately both those performances were up against people that were locks for that year.

[@AndreiGromit]

Thank you for this wondeful video, Brian! Like you I would like for Glenn Close to get her Oscar and still hope she can get it for playing Norma Desmond, and thus win it for Gloria Swanson too.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks so much for watching! I hope she can win soon for SB, that would be amazing!

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

One of Glen Close's stand out roles for me (not in an Oscar category) was for Damages. She killed it in that incredible psychological thriller series. I have to hand it to the young Rose Byrne, who stood toe to toe w/ a great like Glen Close.

[@TheAwardsContender]

YES, I loved every second of that show!

[@moviemarvel7450]

She should have additionally received Oscar nominations for Jagged Edge, Reversal of Fortune, 101 Dalmatians and heck sge was even amazing in Air Force One but those 3 films should have got her 3 more Oscar nominations.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@jaygarcia8508]

Glenn Close is an absolute legend. At this point, an Oscar would cheapen her glorious & iconic legacy....🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖🙌🏼

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yup, she’s a legend no matter what!

[@jaygarcia8508]

@@TheAwardsContender 🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖

[@tlpricescope7772]

Exactly!! Glenn not winning says more about the warped rigged Academy than about her body of work.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Thank u for this! I really really want her to win someday. We continue to send those positive vibes to her. I agree that The Wife is as close as Close has ever been. I really thought she was going to pull a Julianne Moore on everyone but sadly it wasn't the case. Also, I'm sure that if The Accused came after The Silence of the Lambs Glenn Close would be an Oscar winner.

[@TheAwardsContender]

So true. Thanks for watching!

[@dinonuggetzz]

I’m so surprised that she doesn’t even have an Oscar! Her performances in fatal attraction, dangerous liaisons, albert nobbs and the wife are phenomenal!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know, she should have one!!!

[@humanbeing4841]

Hillbilly Elegy is one of her best roles ever.

[@KrueMann1992]

Sally Kirkland won the most Best Actress awards that year, Globe, Spirit, LAFCA, next to Cher. If anything- Sally was runner up in 87, so I personally feel close was 4th- because even Hunter won some awards- Close won nothing all season. Her nom was the win. Great video as always!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Good points here. Thanks so much for watching!

[@antoniodjordjevic9493]

I disagree, Anna was a little seen mixed reviewed film and she won the Globe thanks to her famous campaign there and with a help of Shelley Winters. There is no way she was second when Holly Hunter who was in a best picture nominated film and swept the critics awards and Glenn already an overdue in a crazy showy performance in a box office juggernaut were there. Sally was probably 4th.

[@antoniodjordjevic9493]

I also wouldn't rely that much on the Globes in those years cause they did some weird stuff like getting a 3 way tie the very next year in drama actress, not nominating Gena Davis and many more actual nominees.

[@BethHarmon-yh8ms]

I don't believe that Sally WAS the runner up, as already mentioned very few people saw Anna, and it appears her campaigning more than anything got her nominated. Even if Glenn wasn't the runner up I doubt very much that Sally was either.

[@Randy8878]

It always astounded me that someone like CHER had an oscar over Glenn Close.

[@TheAwardsContender]

How Close hadn’t won yet is baffling to me.

[@3l3llala13]

Close's last scene in Dangerous Liaisons was powerful and very memorable. She should've won the Oscar for that scene alone.

[@PeaceFan1]

Glenn SHOULD HAVE Won for " Fatal Attraction" and EVERYONE KNows this!!! She was ROBBED!!! The Oscars are a JOKE!!! They gave a Damn Oscar to Emma Stone for La La Land which SUCKED and it was NOT an Oscar worthy performance in ANY SENSE!!!! She deserves SOOO MUCH BETTER!!!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Hoping she still wins an Oscar!

[@hyperballadbradx6486]

Still my favourite new KZbin channel discovery! Such energy and tension! I root for everyone you highlight!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yay!! Thanks so much ❤️

[@jiananlee5482]

Yessssss! Been anticipating for this video for ages! Thanks for letting us go through Close’s amazing career with you!

[@TheAwardsContender]

You’re very welcome!

[@vectorman7140]

Glenn Close is one of the best actresses still today, and deserves the Honorary Award from the Academy and the Cecil B Demille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press for her remarkable career. 👏

[@TheAwardsContender]

Oh I’m sure that’s coming!

[@dgdanne]

Congratulations! Great video, I loved it! I know you made it with all of your love for Glenn Close. We will see Her winning soon! For me is already a Winner and one of my favorite actors ever, I mean ever!!!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@rerrpr]

I think she is one hell of an actress. Her performances, no matter the genre, big or small are just fantastic. I think she was overlooked on supporting Reversal Of Fortune, Dalmatians (even tho was too commercial). Her turns on Stepford and Eligy were the only good things about those films. In my opinion she would had won for Attraction, Natural, Wife and especially Dangerous Liaisons that again, my humble opinion, was a masterclass in acting. I do hope Sunset gets made. There is one thing I always say, at least Glenn has 3 Tony’s but another 3 time Oscar winner doesn’t. She is truly an exceptional actress, always dependable, exquisite and supreme. (Post edit, Albert would had been another winning choice)

[@bryanismyname7583]

Another supporting performance she could’ve been nominated for was Gertrude in “Hamlet” (1990).

[@TheAwardsContender]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@rerrpr]

Ohhh another film that I thought her performance was the best thing on the film was The House Of Spirits, those scenes with Meryl were gold. When Férula dies, you miss her for the rest of the film.

[@tingangeles1454]

This is only the second video I watched on your channel. By the way, I subscribed to it. 😊 But I have to say this - I love your two videos! This is particularly well-done. I really hope one of these days, Glenn Close can finally hold an Oscar trophy which she truly deserves! I think Olivia Colman is an awesome actor, but Glenn Close should have won. But it's not meant to be. I think when Glenn Close finally win (I hope! 🤞), it'll be the sweetest and everyone in the auditorium should STAND for 8 minutes - the many times she was nominated before!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you, Ting! Glad you enjoyed it. I still have hope Glenn Close will have her Oscar moment!

[@SoulKnightKing]

Brian, you've outdone yourself be proud. Also, I don't think Coleman should've won over Close. Was she great? Sure. But she has time, she literally just snatched her 2nd nomination. But also Close sweeped across losing only BAFTAs, but im still salty bc Coleman should've been nominated for Best Supporting Actress. I dont want her to win a Honorary Oscar. To have work like Damages and Sunset Blvd with Dangerous Liasons, The Wife nd Fatal Attraction.... she needs the Academy Award to be recognized as a Triple Crown of Acting. If Frances McDormand and Viola Davis are TC winners, then Close deserves that prestigious honor and acclaim over her Legendary career as well 👏

[@kellie8468]

Colman actually has three nominations and a win.

[@TheAwardsContender]

So true!! Thanks for watching!

[@vsanchez7158]

I’ve been wondering for years when will they give Glenn Close an Oscar.

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know, right?

[@jhhone]

Alfre Woodard was nominated for "Cross Creek" not Criss Cross as you stated. In 1987 I think Sally Kirkland was the runner up having won many preliminary awards including the Golden Globe Drama. Also, in Terri Garr's memoir "Speed Bumps" she thinks she should have won for "Tootsie" too! If Lange had not also been favored for "Frances" Garr most likely would have been a winner! Congratulations on a great video!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeremywarcup]

I am one of the many who only just discovered your channel thanks to your 10 worst wins video, and now I cannot get enough of your content. Where have you been all my life?! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your insight and your love for these incredible artists. I am officially your biggest fan.

[@jmnny85]

Watching this video,and getting to the part where Glenn Close wins all those awards leading up to the Oscars for The Wife is heart wrenching 😥😥

[@AndreiGromit]

I think Glenn should have got it for Dangerous Liaisons. She plays the consumate complex villain there. And Kathy Bates would win two years later for playing a villain.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Exactly! Totally agree!

[@addiatmeikokusuma8058]

Glenn Close lost to Olivia Colman was confusing to me..What was the Academy thinking ? She won CC,GG and SAG..in a normal year she definitely would have won for Oscar..Olivia was great but like you said her Bafta's winning ( duhhh She is British ) I don't think strong enough to upset Close in the Wife...I was really shocked when I watched the telecast that day... I am afraid the Academy only will give Close the honorary Oscar or Lifetime Achievement Award and that certainly will not do her justice considering her incredible talent throughout the years 😭 She deserves Oscar on her own merit

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@rostislavpetrov6855]

The Oscar should not depend on who won what. It often does but it should be above simple math. And while Glenn won the Globe and SAG plus Critics Choice, she won little else. Colman won the vast majority of critics, including two of the three biggies - LAFCA and NSFC, in addition to BAFTA (the home favouritism is not a real thing in recent years) and a Golden Globe. No disrespect to Glenn, but Olivia is also one of the very best actors working today, so let’s not pretend she is some random winner.

[@addiatmeikokusuma8058]

@@rostislavpetrov6855 agree to disagree..who said Olivia was a random winner ...no one said that. She is a fantastic actor...Her body of work is great..She even hold her own against Meryl Streep in the Iron Lady.. I am saying that leading up to Oscar there are 4 major awards that considered can predict who is going to win..GG,CC,Sag and Bafta...at least many critics said that. So Olivia could pull off a win was quite surprising while Close was favourite to win..Even Olivia was surprised her self.. Just want Glenn Close to win...and The Wife was perfect role for her Nothing against Olivia

[@SoulKnightKing]

The video we've all been waiting for. Time to enjoy the next hour. I'll be right back on the comments.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yay!

[@user-CatherineDodd]

I would die with a big smile on my face if she finally win the Oscar....And I have a strong feeling that she will.....mark my words.

[@Jerel_con_jota]

Thank you for shouting out Damages! I feel like it has been so overlooked.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, I LOVED that show!

[@marljur]

Thank you for this video. I’ve been waiting for this. I hope and I pray for the time where we can all call her the Academy Award Winner Glenn Close 💚

[@TheAwardsContender]

Me too!! Fingers crossed!

[@houseoftyrell1544]

She's one of the most robbed actress in Oscar history. There's something with The Academy that against Glenn Close. She could've won in Albert Nobbs, she had strong Oscar bait performance with insane transformation and overdue card but still lost to Meryl (who also fantastic in The Iron Lady) especially since Meryl already won 2. Another crazy turn for her fate in The Wife vs Olivia Colman (The Favourite), surprising won by Olivia when everyone predicted Glenn only competition was Gaga. She had strong year, swept the award season, plus overdue card and veteran status with push campaign, she's in the comfort zone everybody talk about Glenn Close finally win an Oscar but still lost in the end. She done all The Academy check box but keep losing. Not sure if she ever win any Oscar in acting category at this point.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Fingers crossed it happens, I’m hopeful. Thanks for watching!

[@itsybitsy999]

Great video, thanks Brian. She's magnetic in everything she does.

[@TheAwardsContender]

You’re very welcome!

[@mistraldespair]

I appreciate the video! I think it's a disservice to Glenn's legacy that there's this underdog narrative around her just because she didn't win a dumb trophy. Yes, the Oscars do have some kind of cultural importance, but we need to grow out of believing in its value. The Oscars are a very silly glamor event pretending to be important. Rather than acting as if Glenn requires their approval, we should reject the very concept of competitive awards for something as subjective as art. That Goop lady has an Oscar too but that hasn't done anything for her legacy. You see? Glenn's fine.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Great point. Thanks for watching!

[@brybry3633]

The gorgeous and often overlooked, Michelle Pfeiffer should be next! I mean how did the award gods dismiss her for the French Exit and Where's Kyra?!?!?!

[@bryanismyname7583]

Those movies were very small, didn’t get very wide distribution and, in the case of “French Exit” was released after Oscar eligibility. Also, it was probably too quirky for Academy tastes. But I agree she should have more than three nominations. I was very surprised when she wasn’t nominated for “White Oleander” (2002).

[@TheAwardsContender]

I will definitely get to her. Stay tuned!

[@desssval]

I rewatched the Dangerous liaisons yesterday and cannot forget her face. What an astonishing actress she is! The roles are there to shine and that is what matters.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Truly that Oscar best actress in 2019 when Olivia won was so shocking but unlike that year best picture win for green book my feelings were more conflicted for Olivia this was one of the few times where someone I wanted to win actually win but then again I was truly expecting for Glen to get her long overdue Oscar

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, same here!

[@margarita0321]

I am a big fan of Glenn Close so as lots of my movie circle of friends ... The Oscars use to be a privileged and quality now its just a business some of the actors getting the "Gold guy" and soon after they are forgotten. Its a pleasure to be able to watch Mrs Close for so many years and I hope that she will give us lots more of great performance. Thank you for reminding me I might watch something with Glenn tonight its always a guarantee of quality even without the Oscar.

[@TheAwardsContender]

You’re so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Glenn Close, what a powerhouse! Brilliant and iconic as she was in Fatal Attraction, I believe her greatest role and performance ever was in Dangerous Liaisons. She gave her character so much depth and complexity, it's a performance I'll never forget. It was scandalous that she lost the Oscar for both roles.

[@damianop100]

I confess I haven't seen Dangerous Liaisons, I must. Of her films I've seen my favorite line of hers is in Fatal Attraction, "I'm not going to be ignored, Dan". Chilling and ominous.

[@benjicarey5870]

Brian I love your content, the elusive Oscar series is the most researched, best edited and delivered on YT. So happy I was recommended your channel 😍 Glenn close is the most overdue actor for an Oscar - if you look back at what she achieved in fatal attraction Vs Cher in moonstruck it’s obvious she was robbed - I hear she will play Norma Desmond in the new musical sunset boulevard.. surely this will land her the win

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for your kind words! Glad you enjoy my content ❤️