In my humble opinion, Theatre of Blood is the jewel in Mr. Price's illustrious crown of wonderful performances. He channels so many classical Shakespearean characters and still manages to reinvent them in his own inimitable fashion.
Honestly, at least an Oscar nod would have been deemed appropriate.
I was surprised that Mr. Price never had an Oscar nom in his whole career! He should have been nominated for role in "Laura".
"There will be blood. Oh, yes, there WILL be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"
I was surprised that Mr. Price never had an Oscar nom in his whole career! He should have been nominated for role in "Laura".
He deserves an award of some sort. Despite his great performance, I don't think that he was ever going to get an Oscar for this. I always see this film as his retort to the film industry. All sorts of critics were quick to call Vincent Price a ham for real. Here he parodies himself brilliantly and puts the critical film industry to the sword at the same time. By taking his revenge on a panel of stage critics. That is justice enough symbolically.
shareIt's too bad the Academy didn't bestow Price with an honorary Oscar at the end of his life, but sadly he didn't command the respect he deserved because of some of the films he made. Unfortunately the same situation applied to Christopher Lee, who passed on this year.
shareChristopher Lee got a CBE, a knighthood and a BAFTA Fellowship, so that was something. I don't think poor Vincent got anything in the US.
sharePrice was granted some honorary awards by genre organizations like the Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy, And Horror Films USA and such, and he has two stars on the well known Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also has a star on the Walk of Fame of his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, among other notables from that city. But overall I think you're right; he was neglected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and with only a couple of exceptions ("The Whales of August", "Edward Scissorhands") his career limped to a rather undistinguished close over his last ten years. I think he deserved better.
Lee got stiffed by Oscar too (he REALLY deserved a Best Supporting Actor nod for "Triage")but he was more fortunate. The significant honors you mentioned were conveyed upon him as he managed to live and work well into the 21st century, and his presence graced some very successful and high profile movie franchises ("Star Wars", "Lord of the Rings"). When I see Donald Sutherland as President Snow in the recent "Hunger Games" films, as fine as he is, I think to myself what a great role that would have been for Sir Christopher; with his height, his bearing, and his white hair and beard, Sutherland has even come to resemble Lee in those films. I guess I'm greedy; I'd have loved for Lee to have participated in one more successful modern movie series.