Did Sigourney Weaver really deserve an Oscar nomination for Aliens?

I believe she totally deserved a nomination. It was a fantastic performance, she was brilliant. What, you don’t think she should’ve been nominated?

If a fantasy film like LOTR’s Return of the King can win 11 Oscars then why not a science fiction film? A lot of SW’s performance in Aliens is thanks to James Cameron’s quality writing. He wrote the whole film and her performance shines from this as a result.

I think it was because she was about the first image of a female action hero,
and who was able to keep her femininity and humanity intact.

In my opinion -- considering the other nominees, that year, I'd say she was the best of the bunch and should have won

In my opinion -- considering the other nominees, that year, I'd say she was the best of the bunch and should have won

Yes, she was excellent.

It's pretty rare.

Linda Blair and Jason Miller got noms for the Exorcist. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins won for the Silence of the Lambs.

That little head tilt she does before blasting all the alien eggs with the flamethrower was deserving of a nomination all on its own.

I actually thought her performance in the first film was a little more grounded in realism, but I think she really carried the second film with her performance. So she could have won for either film, really.