Performances in comic book movies that should have gotten awards love
Most comic book movies don't get the award love it's supposed. Though in the past a couple of performances got Oscars (The Joker off the top of my head). So this list (5 for this post) will be performances overlooked during awards season. I know many will have opinions on if these performances should be on the list so I can't wait to read the comments.
(FYI: This is not an ONTD Original. This list is not MINE)
Robert Downey Jr.
(Tony Stark)
Downey has played Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, so many times, you might have a different movie in mind for him. For example, he definitely could have plausibly gotten a nomination for “Avengers: Endgame.” However, we’re out here supporting his original turn in the movie that spawned the Marvel Cinematic Universe: “Iron Man.” Downey had to introduce a character and a world, and he did in a way that was in equal parts, funny, captivating, aggravating and dynamic.
Natalie Portman
(Evey Hammond)
Obviously, we aren’t talking about her thankless work in the first two “Thor” movies. Her movie “V for Vendetta” is also based on a comic. It has issues as a movie, but Portman is asked to carry it. She’s acting primarily against a man in a Guy Fawkes mask. Also, let’s give her a little credit for having her head shaved for the film.
Michael Pena
(Luis)
Again, Oscars don’t tend to favor comedic performances. Maybe we need to pretend this is a Golden Globes entry, though even they just put all the supporting actors into one big category, removing that “Music/Comedy” designation. All we know is that Pena is hilarious in “Ant-Man,” and if Marisa Tomei can win an Oscar for “My Cousin Vinny,” Pena could have least been nominated for “Ant-Man.”
Gal Gadot
(Wonder Woman/Diana Prince)
Hey, look, a woman! It’s about time. People were almost entirely down on the DC movies until “Wonder Woman” came along. That’s because it was actually well made - thank you Patty Jenkins and had some committed performances as well. Gadot had a heavy load to shoulder, but she did it with gusto.
Patrick Stewart
(Charles Xavier/Professor X)
Here’s how good “Logan” is: It’s the one movie on this list that gets two actors acknowledged. Stewart’s chops were well known before “Logan,” even if so much of his career has been in genre fare. It doesn’t matter. Stewart has always risen above the material when necessary, but that wasn’t needed in “Logan.” It’s a dynamic performance that easily could have resulted in an Oscar nomination.
What performance do you think should've got some awards love?
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(FYI: This is not an ONTD Original. This list is not MINE)
Robert Downey Jr.
(Tony Stark)
Downey has played Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, so many times, you might have a different movie in mind for him. For example, he definitely could have plausibly gotten a nomination for “Avengers: Endgame.” However, we’re out here supporting his original turn in the movie that spawned the Marvel Cinematic Universe: “Iron Man.” Downey had to introduce a character and a world, and he did in a way that was in equal parts, funny, captivating, aggravating and dynamic.
Natalie Portman
(Evey Hammond)
Obviously, we aren’t talking about her thankless work in the first two “Thor” movies. Her movie “V for Vendetta” is also based on a comic. It has issues as a movie, but Portman is asked to carry it. She’s acting primarily against a man in a Guy Fawkes mask. Also, let’s give her a little credit for having her head shaved for the film.
Michael Pena
(Luis)
Again, Oscars don’t tend to favor comedic performances. Maybe we need to pretend this is a Golden Globes entry, though even they just put all the supporting actors into one big category, removing that “Music/Comedy” designation. All we know is that Pena is hilarious in “Ant-Man,” and if Marisa Tomei can win an Oscar for “My Cousin Vinny,” Pena could have least been nominated for “Ant-Man.”
Gal Gadot
(Wonder Woman/Diana Prince)
Hey, look, a woman! It’s about time. People were almost entirely down on the DC movies until “Wonder Woman” came along. That’s because it was actually well made - thank you Patty Jenkins and had some committed performances as well. Gadot had a heavy load to shoulder, but she did it with gusto.
Patrick Stewart
(Charles Xavier/Professor X)
Here’s how good “Logan” is: It’s the one movie on this list that gets two actors acknowledged. Stewart’s chops were well known before “Logan,” even if so much of his career has been in genre fare. It doesn’t matter. Stewart has always risen above the material when necessary, but that wasn’t needed in “Logan.” It’s a dynamic performance that easily could have resulted in an Oscar nomination.
What performance do you think should've got some awards love?
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