Top 10 HORROR Acting Oscar Snubs of ALL TIME

What are are the top ten most egregious acting Oscar snubs in the horror genre? Here is my ranking! #horror #oscars #academyawards #oscarnominations #horrormovies #horrorfilms #theawardscontender
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[@NeverLetMeGo777]

Toni Collette not getting nominated for Hereditary is pure criminal

[@goawayleavemealone2880]

Toni Collette always brings it, she deserves a nomination for literally every movie she's been it.

[@lexmas4373]

Mia Goth should've been considered for a nomination for her role in Pearl! It was so good,heart wrenching and real

[@barbiquearea]

That disturbing monologue alone deserved consideration.

[@cookieguygaming]

@@barbiqueareaand that credit sequence. It’s one of the most uncomfortable cinema experiences I’ve ever had

[@stradag21]

Second time this week alone I heard a similar take. I really like X but was not to eager to watch Pearl. Gonna have to check it out!!

[@sisterseeth]

I just posted this comment and then read yours: Man, the last time I sat stunned by a performance like those included here, is Mia Goth's 10 minute epic performance at the end of Pearl. There wasn't a single camera cut that I noticed...it was a massive scene and went the full emotional range gamut humanly possible...fracturing disappointment, guilt, hope, love, despair, and rage, seamlessly dissolving into one another and emerging back again. There's no way she memorized that entire scene...it had to either be improved stream of consciousness, or there were cues off camera for her to read. If it was improve or memorized, it's a masterclass in two oppositional methods. Even if she had cues, to pull off that performance without any hint of visually reading is admirable enough. I was physically tired after those 10 minutes, but made myself watch it again. Just incredible.

[@sisterseeth]

Yep, that was real. I don't know where Mia gets that from, but she was feeling that look 100%. I've always been astounded by really good actors. I MIGHT be capable of having a realistic nervous breakdown on demand 1 time, but over and over till the director gets what they want, while guys holding mics above your head, lights around your legs, remembering the words while saying them as if you'd never seen them before...holy shit no way. I told someone the other day that good actors have to be partly sociopathic to have that level of consistent and surgical disregard for what's actually taking place. In Johnny Guitar, the director told Joan Crawford he wanted her to cry in the next scene, and she asked him which eye he wanted the tear to fall from hahaha@@lexmas4373

[@perryjones7771]

The fact that Toni Collette garnered her first Oscar nomination with a horror movie performance but they didn’t give her a second one for another genre movie performance is WILD TO ME!!!!

[@laurajones1773]

I agree. She was great in The Sixth Sense, but I thought she was even better in Hereditary.

[@robgronotte1]

You really consider the Sixth Sense to be a horror movie? Nothing scary about it, never have even thought about it that way.

[@laurajones1773]

Well, Sixth Sense is a ghost story movie.

[@nalimlattarai2873]

@@robgronotte1not rlly

[@paulvoorhies8821]

Mia Farrow absolutely should have been nominated. She absolutely made that movie work. Colette was amazing in Hereditary.

[@ameliabedelia7018]

Chile, who is Mia Farrow?

[@paulvoorhies8821]

@@ameliabedelia7018 Really??

[@SomethingSomethingg]

​@@ameliabedelia7018An insane narcissist who gave naked pictures of one daughter to Vanity Fair to humiliate her and convinced another daughter she was molested in order to destroy the life of her ex.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

​​@@ameliabedelia7018two of her children have accused her of abuse and three others died. She's also a home wrecker who betrayed her friend, Dory Previn, by sleeping with her husband and destroying their marriage which ultimately led to dory's breakdown and admittance to an asylum. Oh and she's also an actress sometimes lol

[@mohan2304]

How is any of these related to her performance in one of Hollywood's most iconic horror movies?@@SomethingSomethingg

[@lansesteiner3563]

I know it’s a long shot but I still love Shelley Duvall’s performance in “the Shining”. She was feeling it. It’s one of my favorites in a horror film. She was entertaining to watch. In a “real” and sorta comical way.

[@DeltaSixDJ]

Agree - always been a fan of the film and for me Duvall elevates it.

[@ImmortalBroken]

It was like it got labeled a bad performance because she showed fear so effectively that she let herself look odd sometimes.

[@lansesteiner3563]

@@ImmortalBroken that’s what I liked about it. She was fun to watch because of her wackiness. Come to find out that it was true fear and not acting. The baseball bat scene is one of my all time horror scenes. Both knocked it out of the ball part

[@ysbel]

No she played a wimp - a wet dishcloth had more personality than she did.

[@Pure_B]

What about Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse? Plus Florence Pugh in Midsommar? Plus Ted Levine in Silence of the Lambs? And Dwight Frye in Dracula?

[@AGETheGawdYT]

Yes!! Dwight Frye is a sad tale. Such a talented actor. He desreved much more.

[@AGETheGawdYT]

Everyone talks about Hannibal. Buffalo Bill is underrated.

[@boozalm3715]

What about Keanu Reeves in Dracula :P

[@Chicoandtheman]

Toni Collette was robbed not just of a nomination, but the actual win! No one that year acted better than her!

[@laurajones1773]

I agree. Best performance of 2018.

[@lansesteiner3563]

Great selections!! I thought Tilda Swinton was super great in “We Need To Talk About Kevin”. Definitely worth an Oscar nod. Also, Mia Goth in “Pearl”

[@maxfieldfulton]

Great list, but my number one would have been Isabelle Adjani in Possession. It’s one of the greatest performances of all time. And she won at Cannes so it definitely qualifies as a snub. Also, where is Naomi Watts for Mulholland Dr??? 😂 I guess we could chalk that up as a crime thriller with horror elements.

[@QueenJneeuQ]

Second this, he needs to see it!

[@DeltaSixDJ]

Adjani is phenomenal and it's a true horror film and performance - definitely worthy of being on this list! I think Mulholland Drive is more of a thriller / mystery but it does have horror elements but I think it would be pushing the genre category a little bit to be on this list. But Watts was an enormous snub, truly egregious.

[@philipharville]

YES re: Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr!

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

I'm a The Shining fanatic, and to me, Shelley is the core of that movie, her performance is truly unbelievable. She should AT LEAST have been nominated.

[@1sotrue]

I thought the actor who played ‘Danny’ was deserving of a nomination as well

[@ysbel]

No she played a wimp - totally devoid of personality and agency. I liked her in other films but in this one I wanted to slap her.

[@stevenstevenson5303]

The Toni, Emily and Lupita snubs still sting to this day. Also Mia Goth was incredible or Florence. So many performances... Jeff Goldblum from The Fly omg how the hell did he not get in??

[@danavixen6274]

All great choices! Can't believe Lupita and Jeff were SNUBBED! Insane! Jeff OWNED it in The Fly. Same with Lupita in Us! Two of my FAVORITE horror films! SMDH! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@alexstanton83]

1. Toni Collette - Hereditary 2. Anthony Perkins - Psycho 3. Jack Nicholson - The Shining 4. Marcia Gay Harden - The Mist 5. Florence Pugh - Midsommar 6. Lupita Nyong'o - Us 7. Terence Stamp - The Collector 8. Alex Wolff - Hereditary 9. Mia Goth - Pearl 10. Deborah Kerr - The Innocents

[@brunocarrillo410]

Excellent list!

[@eamonndeane587]

Deborah Kerr truly deserved a Best Actress nomination for The Innocents. One of her best performances for sure.

[@RickTBL]

My favorite movie on the subject of ghosts. Kerr was perfect.

[@johnnolan5579]

I totally agree! Great performance!!

[@slc2466]

It's funny how fickle the Academy can be. Kerr was nominated for the sixth time the year before and, even in a strong Best Actress year, would seem a good bet to get in again for one of her best performances, but "The Innocents" was lost among voters that year.

[@DeltaSixDJ]

100% - and similarly, I know she had a lot of films out at the time and was recognised for those, but my favourite Nicole Kidman performance is in The Others. The tone takes inspiration from The Innocents and Kidman is absolutely spectacular - her character feels always on a knife's edge but she never devolves into histrionics and she made her character's discoveries believable and tragic.

[@samuelbarber6177]

1980 was a very strong year for acting, but I really wish that Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall had been nominated for The Shining.

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

Totally agree!

[@danavixen6274]

One of the GREATEST horror films of anyone's time! I ABSOLUTELY agree! 💯

[@mervyngreene6687]

Duvall, DEFINITELY! Nicholson, not really.

[@danielely3807]

I will never not be bitter about Toni

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

😢

[@CPTDoom]

Absolutely agree about Mia Farrow. The genius of her performance is that you're not supposed to really know until the very end whether she's in danger or losing her mind, and she modulates perfectly so you can't be 100% sure. Makes the ending all the more powerful.

[@DeltaSixDJ]

I rewatched Rosemary's Baby recently and was even more taken than ever by Farrow's performance. Outstanding.

[@alpe1987]

I’m surprised you didn’t include Gary Oldman for Dracula. I found his performance very moving

[@1sotrue]

Facts

[@jbvader721]

Gary Oldman spent most of the time shooting Dracula drunk and acted circles around everyone!

[@olivierlechapeau3089]

Nicole Kidman in "The Others", Florence Pugh in "Midsommar", Vera Farmiga in "The Conjuring" or "Orphan"... Even Rebecca Ferguson deserved atleast a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her amazing work in "Doctor Sleep". It's a shame that horror movies are always snubbed by the Academy.

[@paulojrneto]

Fun fact: Elsa Lanchester who played the titular "Bride Of Frankenstein" (the character who'd even been named Elsa in later adaptations) was nominated in 1958 for Witness Of Prosecution and one of her fellow nominees was Carolyn Jones, who'd be more famous for her role as Mortricia Addams in the 1960's series, for The Bachelor Party. So Elsa Frankenstein and Mortricia Addams were nominated for an Oscar in the same year, albeit for other roles.

[@Ana20arA]

I don’t get it

[@SomethingSomethingg]

Nobody ever mentions her but I think Vera Farmiga's performance in "Orphan" is phenomenal.

[@DeltaSixDJ]

I think she's underrated in general! She's consistently top notch.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

@@DeltaSixDJ I know!! It's so frustrating that she doesn't get nominated for anything except for that one silly flight movie 15 years ago

[@y.u.n.gg_tellyy]

Horror films are overlooked in every award show and let’s be real Toni Deserved not only to get nominated but also deserved to win

[@eddiedaniels5034]

JoBeth Williams should have been nominated for Best Actress for her terrific performance in "Poltergeist".

[@MrHootiedean]

I think she's stronger in Poltergeist II, but yes, agree, an overlooked performance!

[@joshuah9109]

WOW! I thought I was the only one who thought that. I love that movie so much and she's truly amazing!!

[@MrHootiedean]

@@joshuah9109 Not the only one at all! JoBeth not only carries those films, she elevates them and especially P2 where I think she's spectacular! She plays every note beautifully from the ptsd/guilt of the first film to all the scenes with her mom, to selling the horror of the situation. Her scream during the tequila worm scene is one of my favorite moments in horror! Viva JoBeth Williams/Diane Freeling!

[@eddiedaniels5034]

@@MrHootiedean The memory of her planting a rose garden with her mother after she died is beautiful. Williams is such a great actress.

[@anock96]

Mia Goth, I mean she gave one of the best performances ever as Pearl, her monologue left me speechless, even more so because there aren't many cuts to that scene. She proved the kinda actress she is and she is a really good one, not a conventional one but still pretty amazing. Classic.

[@bev9708]

Ohhhh but wait … Mia Goth????? What about Mia Goth??? Did you forget her??? Florence Pugh also deserved a nod!!

[@EHQUNDEH]

Yes I was thinking of Florence as well !

[@strange.person]

I don't think it would be considered a snub because the film was never even in discussions of any major award.

[@DEAKFO9]

Watch more movies girl.

[@RonnieStewartJr]

@@DEAKFO9I’ve seen every single performance he mentioned and I still agree, Mia Goth should be on this list.

[@barbiquearea]

Yeah Midsommar is underrated and Florence deserves more credit for her performance.

[@frankmasiello1325]

Your list is great. Your choices are all correct. Top two snubs to this viewer were Anthony Perkins and Mia Farrow. Criminally neglected. Thanks!

[@rodrigobarreras4852]

Nicole Kidman for The Others deserved a nomination 100%

[@johnnolan5579]

I agree!

[@samuelatencioj.3367]

yes, but that was her moulin rouge year

[@tyronesoares3268]

Yeah, she should have been nominated for the Others over Moulin Rouge.

[@DeltaSixDJ]

I think she deserved a double nomination that year but obviously Moulin Rouge was 'the one' as a bigger overall contender (but I believe The Others has aged like a fine wine and was a deeper and more complex character and it's one of those Nicole Kidman performances that it's difficult to think of any other actor pulling it off that well as it required the perfect balance of conviction and fragility). I would have loved it if her win was for The Others - I love her in The Hours as well but that was more of a supporting / ensemble performance for me. She carries The Others and without her the film doesn't work.

[@tyronesoares3268]

She was also creepy. I like that Kidman seeks out different roles in many independent Films. She didn't take the easy dollars and be a typical movie star.

[@jamesinbaltimore5487]

As a teenager devoted fan of Stephen King when The Shining came out, I held the liberties Stanley Kubrick took with the novel against him. It took me a few years to distinguish between the different media's interpretation of the same story and gain the appreciation and respect I have for the film. As for snubs, I've always loved Kathy Bates and Judith Parfitt in Dolores Claiborne (if it counts in the category).

[@gabrielmadeirasp]

Also Florence Pugh for Midsommar and Mia Goth for Pearl

[@jasongoestohell]

I'm surprised you mentioned Dee Wallace for Best Actress for Cujo but never suggested Danny Pintauro for Best Supporting Actor! What a great performance from a child actor! Speaking of child actors, what about Alex Vincent in Child's Play? That scene of him crying behind the door broke my heart! And also Kim Su-an as the little girl in Train to Busan for Best Supporting Actress especially for that scene at the end that had us all crying our hearts out. Oh, I almost forgot! Christopher Walken for Best Actor for The Dead Zone!

[@slc2466]

And the dog in "Cujo"- even Meryl Streep would be impressed!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

​@@slc2466😂

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Alex Vincent was amazing in Child's Play

[@goawayleavemealone2880]

You had to bring up Train to Busan, excuse me while I go cry more.

[@THEMANUC]

Yesssss!!!!!

[@jhhone]

Wow, another amazing video! Most of your eliminated performances I agree with but Jane Alexander in "Testament" is astonishing she deserves to be there. That was a very tough year in lead actress and there were many snubs in that category alone. Dee Walace was amazing but so was Bonnie Bedelia's portrayal of Shirley Muldowney in "Heart Like A Wheel" and Anne Bancroft's tour-de-force comedic performance in "To Be Or Not To Be". I 100% agree Mia Farrow was snubbed big time in fact she should have multiple Oscar nominations at this point in her career!

[@doug86]

Brian Brian Brian! We need a sequel to this video that includes: Mia Goth for Pearl, Winona Ryder for The Crucible, Shelley Duvall for The Shining, & Gary Oldman for Bram Stokers Dracula!

[@DOUGLANDER]

I second these performances!

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

Every time I watch Rosemary's Baby (which I do frequently) I'm flabbergasted she wasn't nominated. The entire move hinges on her performance, and she delivers.

[@AGETheGawdYT]

She totally does. Her performance is Genius.

[@MrMcsia]

Deborah Kerr - "The Innocents". Gary Oldman - "Bram Stoker's Dracula". Florence Pugh - "Midsommar".

[@kriitikko]

I'm not sure if I consider all of these Oscar nomination worthy but here are few power house horror performances: Deborah Kerr - The Innocents, Catherine Deneuve - Repulsion, Simone Simon - Cat People, Mickey Rourke - Angel Heart, Michael Rooker - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.

[@joshuah9109]

Repulsion blew me away!! What a movie and what a performance.

[@docsamson198]

Great list. Jeremy Irons in “Dead Ringers”, too.

[@slc2466]

Have you seen "Long Day's Journey Into Night"? I agree Crawford does great work in "Jane," but not above what Hepburn accomplishes in possibly her greatest dramatic performance.

[@pophector]

Great and unexpected choices. I totally agree with Toni Collette and I would have actually replaced Gaga instead of Melissa McCarthy that year. I'm very surprised you would take out Katharine Hepburn in Long Day's Journey Into Night for Joan Crawford, that's one of her best performances (such a great acting category that year, I would take out the very good Lee Remick in Day Of Wine & Roses). Still shocked Mia Farrow never had an Oscar nomination and this would have been an all timer to get her in (she made Golden Globe & BAFTA, so I think she was in 6th place for Rosemary's Baby). Lupita was excellent in Us and she did make SAG, so I also think she was very close that year. Jeff Goldblum would have been a phenomenal all timer for The Fly. Can't wait for your Oscar fiasco video for The Shining, thanks for another great video. 👍

[@mellowyellow403]

Kristen Dunst should have been nominated for Interview with a Vampire.

[@sisterseeth]

Man, the last time I sat stunned by a performance like those included here, is Mia Goth's 10 minute epic performance at the end of Pearl. There wasn't a single camera cut that I noticed...it was a massive scene and went the full emotional range gamut humanly possible...fracturing disappointment, guilt, hope, love, despair, and rage, seamlessly dissolving into one another and emerging back again. There's no way she memorized that entire scene...it had to either be improved stream of consciousness, or there were cues off camera for her to read. If it was improve or memorized, it's a masterclass in two oppositional methods. Even if she had cues, to pull off that performance without any hint of visually reading is admirable enough. I was physically tired after those 10 minutes, but made myself watch it again. Just incredible.

[@maddieb.4282]

She 100% memorized it. You may forget that some professional actors memorize entire Shakespeare plays or long form poetry. A ten minute monologue for stage is long but not insane. Which makes it even more impressive.

[@inkladizzable]

Great list! I would like to add a few of my favorites who were snubbed. I thought Florence Pugh was AMAZING in Midsommar. That would have been the same year as Lupita Ngyong'o for Us, and yes I think they both should have made it in. How cool would that have been? Also, Mark Rylance was so terrifying in Bones and All and a best supporting actor nomination was in order, I think. Another great supporting actor nomination would have been Rory Kinnear in Men. Thanks for making these videos. They are a lot of fun.

[@donnamallory7007]

My personal # 1 pick, hands down, is Brad D in The Exorcist 111. Just brilliant. Your definitely correct about Miss. Weaver. No one else could have filled her shoes.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

Jack Nicolson's performance in The Shining is at its scariest in the scene following the "all work and no play" bit. No ghosts, no bloody elevator, just the horror of an abusive man intimidating and terrorizing his wife.

[@garrettpeck4437]

Only one I missed on your excellent list was Anthony Hopkins in Magic (1978).

[@NSnicket]

Phenomenal film!

[@paulhollins3734]

Thank you. I have been mentioning Joan Crawford's performance for years. I am surprised they didn't nominate her in best supporting actress.

[@HeavyMProductions]

I also think Howard Shore should've been nominated for Best Original Score for The Fly. That music made the movie almost as much as the performances.

[@tyrone42ful]

Toni Collette performed her ass off in Hereditary

[@katwil89]

This is one of the few times I disagree with you. Toni Collette's performance is one of the greats of all time regardless of genre. Given, I'm a sucker for a fabulous hysterical crying scene (eg. Florence Pugh in Midsommar), but Toni Collette was flawless in every scene.

[@gidgitvonlarue9972]

OMG YES YES YES Dee Wallace in Cugo - what a performance! Most of it stuck in a car - half the time with a man in a St Bernard dog suit! Just amazing. Thank you for including her performance! (Sorry I comment so much - like you I love movies and awards)

[@donniehagy5125]

FYI: That was NOT a man in a St. Bernard dog suit. Several different REAL dogs were used in that film.

[@gidgitvonlarue9972]

@@donniehagy5125 I know mostly real dogs were used but I have seen a photo from the set of a man in a Saint Bernard dog suit too!

[@adamdebord1897]

I would also have listed Florence Pugh for Midsommar and Mia Goth for Pearl. Pearl is already an iconic horror villain to me and it is all based on Mia Goth and her terrifying performance in that role.

[@brettdarling1178]

So good see your take on these Brian! I know you couldn’t talk about all of them because there are so many, what about Sheryl Lee for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me ?

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

I think I was the one who in a previous video mentioned that Mia Farrow had received a nomination 🤭 for Rosemary's Baby. Thanks for double checking. She certainly deserved one. Toni Collette's omission I will never forgive 😢

[@slc2466]

Wish they could do retro nominations- my vote goes to Mark Ruffalo in "You Can Count on Me."

[@tyronesoares3268]

Farrow's performance is so good, in retrospect, everyone assumes she got one.

[@adagiobreeze8493]

Gary Oldman in Dracula Tilda Swinton in Suspiria Tony Todd in Candyman Robert Mitchum in Night of the Hunter Willem Defoe in The Light House Fairuza Balk in The Craft

[@crystalshaw8744]

Especially for Night of the Hunter. Excellent movie.

[@VictorRFrancisco]

Toni Colette should not have been nominated.... she should WIN the Oscar!

[@bev9708]

AGREE!!!! I was literally gobsmacked when she didn’t even get nominated and very surprised Brian didn’t put her at no.1 here

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

She would've mopped the floor with all of the nominees that year!

[@laurajones1773]

I agree. I’m not a huge fan of Olivia Colman’s performance in The Favourite.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw should have been nominated for Jaws. Jack Nicholson should have been nominated for The Shining. Bruce Wills should have been nominated for The Sixth Sense. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe should have been nominated for The Lighthouse. So many people should have been up for Academy Awards for horror films and it’s unfortunate the genre gets overlooked overall at the Oscars. Thanks for the video Brian, keep up the great work!

[@laurajones1773]

I don’t think The Lighthouse is a horror film. I do agree that Robert Pattinson and Willem Defoe should have been nominated. I think they should have won imo.

[@the80sfanatic13]

For me it's, 1) Lupita Nyongo, 2) Toni Collette, 3) Mia Farrow, 4) Deborah Kerr, and 5) a tie between Jack Nicholson and Shelly Duvall.

[@SmitKale-bt7rx]

Amazing vids Brian keep up the good work ! Lots of love from India Especially the elusive Oscars videos I want one about mark Ruffalo, hugh grant , jennifer Aniston and many more and also you should make elusive Emmy videos too (Kim cattrall , Matthew Perry , Jesse Tyler Ferguson ) those would be great thanks and keep growing

[@joshuah9109]

Just a side not regarding PSYCHO. The Academy really dropped the ball there. The score is iconic. The music was written for strings only, wich turned out to be a stroke of genius. The editing is so masterful, it's studied in many film classes to this very day. Yet PSYCHO wasn't even nominated for best score or best film ending. 🤷

[@Tim.Mitch.95]

The Toni and Lupita snubs HURT!

[@evanpurcell6945]

100% agree on Goldblum. What an amazing, sweaty, gross, tragic, weird performance.

[@ikexbankai]

Yeah but we are not taking out the performance from Children of A Lesser God

[@crystalshaw8744]

Sweaty...smile

[@maggiepanko7953]

After watching some of your other videos, I was really hoping to find a Top 10 Horror Nominations and here it is!! Awesome.

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

Funny, many critics hated Jack Nicholson’s performance in The Shining. Some still see it as kabuki acting (Steven Spielberg’s assessment at first). But I sensed that Nicholson’s work is designed to show how a personality like his would be susceptible to that influence. Make him a boy scout at the start and it’s too simplistic. Jack needs to be potentially abusive and alcoholic to start. And Perkins is an inexcusable snub. It’s up there with not giving O’Toole the Oscar for Best Actor in 1962. But at least he was nominated! And Colette! Every year her work in Hereditary just grows in estimation.

[@laurajones1773]

I agree with Peter O’Toole. Not to mention that Gregory Peck is more of a supporting role instead of lead. He should be nominated in the supporting category so O’Toole will win lead. I thought Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird is the lead of that movie and should be nominated for Best Actress. She has more screen time than Peck. O’Toole should have won in The Lion in Winter as well.

[@jaxstuff898]

I enjoy your channel even though I'm not a huge Oscar fan precisely because they look down their nose at horror, my favorite films. Your list is spot on, I think most would assume Farrow, Perkins and esp Collette got nominated. A special thank you for Boris Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein. How did that get overlooked (not to mention director, film and score...). The scene with the hermit and the end where the bride rejects him, just heartbreaking due solely to Karloff's performance. Crawford would have been nice nod too, would have avoided a lot of feuding and fussing, but it was Davis that year.

[@Spiqaro]

I always love me a good Top Ten List. I find that I make my own list as the video is playing to see what matches up. Here is a whole ten more that I think are quite deserving: 1. Christian Bale in American Psycho 2. James McAvoy in Split 3. Florence Pugh in Midsommar 4. Ian Holm in Alien 5. Bill Skarsgard in It 6. Anya Taylor-Joy in The Witch 7. Tim Robbins in Jacob's Ladder 8. Deanna Dunagan in The Visit 9. Peter McRobbie in The Visit 10. Bill Murray in Ghostbusters

[@gidgitvonlarue9972]

OMG you are kicking out of the park - I said Jeff in The Fly too - what a performance! Just wow - most folks do not appreciate his performance in that movie - I'm so so glad you do and it's your number one! Well done indeed!

[@kathybrascher1910]

Mia Farrow definitely should have been nominated. I still remember that performance to this day. In addition you are right about Jack Nicholson and Dee Wallace.

[@cjkent88]

Love Essie Davis in The Babadook glad you mentioned that one… I would add Veronica Cartwright for best supporting actress in Alien, her panic stricken death scene is one of the best ever I think

[@THEMANUC]

Absolutely love your list. Especially the mention of Dee Wallace. I would have to say the little kid that played her son too. Excellent acting! And I know you can't hit them all, but you gotta have Nicole Kidman from The Others and Mia Goth from Pearl. Next level acting! Enjoyed the watch though. Have to check out more from your channel. Subscribing! :) Oh, and the fact that you noted who you would remove from each category to add their nomination, great detail!

[@tomfleischhacker3172]

Although it wasn’t technically from a ‘horror movie,’ I’d say that Margaret Hamilton/The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz (1939) should’ve been nominated for Best Supporting Actress. That performance has lasted through the ages & is miles ahead of some of the roles nominated that year.

[@laurajones1773]

That movie is a fantasy and a musical. I definitely agree that she was absolutely robbed of a nomination for that movie. I know a lot of people say that Judy Garland was robbed of a nomination for Best Actress that year. It is technically true she should have been nominated, but I think it’s more baffling that Margaret Hamilton wasn’t nominated for supporting actress in that movie. She was the biggest show stealer in that movie. It’s one of the best villain performances on screen alongside a couple of performances on this list like Anthony Perkins from Psycho and Jack Nicholson from The Shining. When I think of a stereotypical witch, Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West is the first to come to mind. I think Bert Lahr as the Cowardly lion deserves a nod for supporting actor too. Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton and Bert Lahr all should have been nominated. Sucks there’s no acting nominations for this movie.

[@jhowneedj5518]

Agree with everything! I'll put here a list of my favorite Leading performances in horror movies from the past decade: Natalie Portman (Black Swan) Belen Rueda (Julia's Eyes) Anton Yelchin (Fright Night) Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Thing) Frank Kranz (The Cabin In The Woods) Fiona Dourif (Curse Of Chucky) Elijah Wood (Maniac) Essie Davis (The Babadook) Justin Long (Tusk) Manuela Velasco (Rec° 4: Apocalypse) Sam Rockwell (Poltergeist) Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane) John Goodman (10 Cloverfield Lane) Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant) James Mcavoy (Split) Michael Fassbender (Prometheus & Alien: Covenant) Toni Colette (Hereditary) John Krasinski (A Quiet Place) Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place) Lupita Nyongo (Us) Matt Dilon (The House That Jack Built) Florence Pugh (Midsommar) Ewan Mcgregor (Doctor Sleep) Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man)

[@santos8468]

It would be great if you did a video about comedic performances that deserved nominations.

[@BobBluth]

Isabelle Adjani in “Possession” is a big one for me. Jeffrey Combs in “Re-Animator” and Barbara Crampton in “From Beyond” are other ones I would love to have seen but I get the Academy wouldn’t touch either of those.

[@mopkbh]

Tilda Swinton in We Need to talk about Kevin

[@t4ngy]

Mia Farrow is basically the only actress the general public actually remembers from Rosemary's Baby, she is the movie. Some snubs show just how much these movies and performances were ahead of their time. I feel like the voters don't really think that a horror performance carries the movie just as much as a drama performance, and if it didn't, every horror movie would be kind of on the same level, and we all know that this is not the case at all, bad horror performances can really destroy an amazing plot or concept.

[@carljcreighton]

great list and video! my additions would be: Heather Donahue - The Blair Witch Project; Tippi Hedren - The Birds; Richard Dreyfuss - Jaws; Vincent Price - The Masque of Red Death; Klaus Kinski - Nosferatu; Arno Frisch - Funny Games; Bill Pullman - Frailty

[@ashleychilders6372]

The Fly came out when I was pretty young and the I remember to this day being terrified of the trailers! When the trailers for the movie came on I would have to leave the room. 😅

[@ChuckTheCuckPeralo]

Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein - YES! Glad you didn't overlook this classic performance.

[@capkronos00]

Thank you so much for mentioning Dee Wallace. Stick that exact same performance in a drama and she'd have been a lock for a nomination. Perkins is excellent in Psycho but he's even better in Psycho II IMO. His character is a lot more fleshed out and multi-dimensional, and he nails it. Either way, he should have been nominated for at least ONE of those films. Norman Bates is about as iconic as it gets. Karloff really should have won several. Check out his supporting performance in The Body Snatcher, which is pure brilliance and was easily the best of that year. Billie Whitelaw in The Omen is unfairly overlooked. That performance exudes menace, but in a polite, mannered way that's extremely unnerving. Never seen a performance quite like that before. She's intimidating as hell even with a smile on her face. Deborah Kerr and Martin Stephens (one of the best child acting performances you will ever see) in The Innocents. Always found the bias against horror films ridiculous and completely unfair.

[@robertqld]

If you ever do Part 2, I suggest these two (2 performances I constantly rave about!) JoBeth Williams in 'Poltergeist'. Such a brilliant performance. Now yes, 1983 was a stupidly stack year, but I'd put her in Best Actress over Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria Also Carol Kane in Best Supporting Actress in 'When A Stranger Calls'. It basically is what Drew Barrymore's performances based off of in 'Scream. I'd take out Jane Alexander in 'Kramer vs Kramer' whose role was tiny and overshadowed by Streep and Hoffman

[@masters1313]

YES, Thank You.... Dee Wallace should have been Oscar nominated for Cujo! I have said this from day 1! Great to hear a shared opinion!! Also, the opening scene in Scream with Drew Barrymore is the BEST opening scene of any movie even in today's time!

[@slc2466]

Drew Barrymore was a Barrymore in "Scream," no doubt- her grandad would be proud. And if Beatrice Straight can win an Oscar for 5-6 minutes of screen time, Barrymore should have not just made the cut onscreen that year, but also in the Best Supporting Actress lineup.

[@QueenJneeuQ]

I assume you havn't seen Possession, you really need to because Isabelle Adjani gives an all time performance, you have to see it!

[@melindakinnaird]

In a way, the makeup is the star of The Fly. But it wouldn't have been as memorable without Jeff Goldblum's performance.

[@jonhinson5701]

Bride of Frankenstein is one of my favorites. The monster and the blind man scene brought tears to me. Dr. Pretorius was my kind of villain. Karloff humanized the monster and you actually wanted him to be happy.

[@tricko8000]

I finally watched it like a month ago, and yeah, it's as good as everyone says lol. It's like leagues ahead of the first film, what a masterpiece.

[@jonathancaldwell6342]

James McAvoy in Split (maybe not a horror pic, but still a great horror performance.)

[@santos8468]

James Caan is amazing in Misery. He definitely should have been nominated.

[@wisemandaryn5953]

In terms of recognition in general (whether it's the Oscars or the Globes), and if genre films were better represented, I think Sheryl Lee should have garnered a nomination for her devastating portrayal of Laura Palmer's last days in "Fire Walk With Me." I was also impressed with Heather Langenkamp in Wes Craven's "New Nightmare." Over the last few years, the film itself has been reevaluated and rightly considered rather brilliant in it's concepts (ahead of it's time for sure). Robert England was always fantastic as Freddy, but I think Heather's performance carries it. I do recall some pretty stellar reviews for her back when it came out. In terms of television, I'm shocked that Andrew Lincoln wasn't ever nominated for an Emmy or Globe for "The Walking Dead"; his physical & emotional range in that role is beyond compelling. And Toni Collette's snub still stings. That was hands down the best female performance in a film that year.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

perkins was BRILLIANT in Psycho, how come he wasn't nominated????? a crime!!

[@brownmanalishi]

I love your substitution of Jeff Goldbum for William Hurt's nom for Children of a Lesser God...I love Hurt, VERY much...but that's just how good Goldblum was in The Fly. Totally concur w u on this.

[@santos8468]

I also mentioned it in your Oscar snubs of the 2010s video, but it still boggles my mind that James McAvoy was not nominated for his amazing performance in Split.

[@morganhayes7130]

I may be biased because Jaws is my number 1 film of all time, but I’m always shocked to be reminded that Robert Shaw went completely unnoticed for his performance as Quint. The USS Indianapolis monologue alone is just astounding. An all-timer performance, and he should have WON Best Supporting Actor that year.

[@robertmichel4063]

I would remove Nicole Kidman's nomination for "Moulin Rouge!" and nominate her performance in "The Others" instead.

[@johnnolan5579]

Completely agree with you. I really hated "Moulin Rouge."

[@slc2466]

Completely agree as well- I thought she was great in "The Others" and would've gone with that performance for the nom.

[@p.w.e.2374]

Spot on for Dee Wallace in Cujo..You're 100% right, she was beyond good...My choice for snub: Veronica Cartwright for The Birds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien and Witches of Eastwick!

[@slc2466]

I thought Cartwright would make it in for "Eastwick," as the film was a hit, and she was a fantastic standout in it.

[@p.w.e.2374]

@@slc2466 Yup, and like Wallace, good in so many things but never get their due.

[@kotch35]

Love your videos! I don't always agree with you but you always make a good argument for your point of view and sometimes it changes my mind. Good stuff!

[@CALLMESIR...]

Agreed on Toni Colette and Dee Wallace. Hereditary freaked me out. What a concept. Cujo is one of my favorite King movies.

[@joshuah9109]

Jeff Goldbumb in the fly. I'm convinced if his performance was about a man falling apart ftom a disease and it wasn't a body horror film, he would have AT LEAST been nominated. Their bias towards horror is infuriating to me.

[@johnnolan5579]

I was really hoping you were going to mention James Karen for his hilarious, whacked out performance in Return of the Living Dead. So damn good! And please, don't say you would remove Jane Alexander in Testament for Dee Wallace. Alexander was heartbreaking in that movie, and I've never been able to get her amazing performance out of my head.

[@irina1296]

Great video as usual but I'm very surprised you didn't mention Vera Farmiga's stellar performances in "Orphan" and "The Conjuring"

[@Scottsteaux63]

Also even though I know they received nominations, I have always thought that Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie should have won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for CARRIE (1976).

[@VTMCompany]

At least BAFTA nominated both Joan and Bette when the Academy failed to do so.

[@Nederama]

Florence Pugh in Midsommar, Barbara Hershey and Ron Silver in The Entity, Danny Lloyd in The Shining, Christopher Lee in The Wicker Man, Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers, Jennifer Jason Leigh in Heart of Midnight and Annihlation, Anthony Hopkins in Magic...amongst others