Dustin Hoffman Deserved A Oscar for Lenny - Lenny (1975) Discussion

[–] j_captain 15 years ago

I completely agree!! Hoffman was amazing as Bruce! I too was blown away. Great movie.

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[–] ghtx 15 years ago

That, of course, was the notorious year where Art Carney (?) won the Oscar for "Harry and Tonto" over Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Albert Finney. It's hard to pick who should have won, but pretty easy to pick that it wasn't Carney.

Hoffman was great in "Lenny," but Pacino as Michael Corleone in II and Jack in "Chinatown" were legendary performances.

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[–] jdmarco12 15 years ago

i agree with what you are saying my vote would of went to pacino for the godfather but pacino has been ripped off before he should of won for

dog day afternoon
serpico
scarface
and justice for all
and also for glengary glenrose

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[–] wallsofjericho 15 years ago

Hoffman was great, but I think Pacino should have won for The Godfather Part 2

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[–] nosnojsirhc 15 years ago

it's so funny. art carney. the guy was a great person, and he gave generations happy tv memories from the honeymooners. but best actor over godfather II chinatown lenny? and what was albert finney up for that year? under the volcano? the oscars are hilarious.

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[–] shani-3 14 years ago

it's so funny. art carney. the guy was a great person, and he gave generations happy tv memories from the honeymooners. but best actor over godfather II chinatown lenny? and what was albert finney up for that year? under the volcano? the oscars are hilarious.

Finney was nominated for "Murder on the Orient Express"--personally, I'd trade either of them (Carney and Finney)for Gene Hackman in "The Conversation"

Yeah, they're dead, they're--all messed up.

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[–] nosnojsirhc 14 years ago

Finney's great, but in MotOE he's ensemble character acting. the conversation, on the other hand, is a great film, while hackman's acting in it isn't his best work. the oscars are hilarious.

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[–] tcg-2 12 years ago

Agreed! Quite possibly Hoffman's best performance ever. I saw it for the first time a few days ago.

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[–] heyuactor 12 years ago

He should have won it that year. Great performance.

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[–] aceofdiamonds1 12 years ago

completely agree. this was perhaps the best performance he has ever given, along with midnight cowboy, he was spectacular in this movie.

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[–] Demarates 11 years ago

Agreed, a solid performance in an otherwise bland film.

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