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Why didnt McQueen get the Oscar?

posted 11 years ago by vikramsamal
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Not that the Academy has ever been known to be fair but Steve McQueen deserved the Oscar for Papillon. It is one of the most sincere performances ever on screen.

[–] dannyb278 11 years ago

And sand pebbles.

[–] cattard-1 11 years ago

I think he should have got it for "Bullitt".

By the way... Star Wars prequels suck!!

[–] mrjamiereeves 10 years ago

I don't think he deserved the Oscar, because he was playing a French man but had an American accent and spoke English?!

[–] ck1-5 9 years ago

In another year, he might have; 1973 was a pretty good year for movies.

[–] frankwilkeson 8 years ago

Wake up. Everyone in the movie is speaking English without a French accent, not just McQueen.

[–] chewtoy45 8 years ago

McQueen was a rebel who never missed an opportunity to thumb his nose at the Hollywood establishment (yay!). This would hardly endear him to the Academy voters.

I think I'll have a large order of prognosis negative.

[–] lokis_angels 9 years ago

I guess he would need a nomination first, to be able to get a shot at the Oscar...

Ow, I'm sorry, did I break your concentration?

[–] MoviemanCin 8 years ago

Politics by the IDIOTS in Hollywood!

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.