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Cher and Meryl get the Oscar nominations, yet ...


Kurt Russell stole the show imo

The scene where he says goodbye to her, saying “I loved every minute of it.” The scene where he walks through the apartment, coming to tears. The scene where punches Winston and runs like a sissy. The scene where he packs his bag, looks at Cher, and then scoffs and says “Take it easy y’all”

Those scenes were very well acted. He deserved a nomination more than Cher did. I believe Cher got nominated because her character in this film was so different from her glamorous musical persona

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Russell may have been ignored because of his status as an action star. Same reason Bruce Willis was ignored for 'Pulp Fiction', '12 Monkeys' and 'Six Sense' while his co-leads picked up nominations. Academy snobbery.

Cher was playing a lesbian, which even back then, was immediately considered "powerful".

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