Robert Downey Jr. Is Grateful He Lost Best Actor at 1993 Oscars: I Was ‘Young and Crazy’ and It Would’ve Made Me Think ‘I Was on the Right Track’
by GroundbreakingSet187
Robert Downey Jr. Is Grateful He Lost Best Actor at 1993 Oscars: I Was ‘Young and Crazy’ and It Would’ve Made Me Think ‘I Was on the Right Track’
by GroundbreakingSet187
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> Downey Jr. was nominated for 1993 Best actor Oscar for his performance as Charlie Chaplin in “Chaplin”.
> He lost the 1993 Oscar for best actor to Al Pacino in “Scent of a Woman.” He would earn his second Oscar nomination in 2009 for the comedy “Tropic Thunder,” but the award was given posthumously to “The Dark Knight” actor Heath Ledger.
I mean he wouldn’t have deserved it either. It shoulda went to Denzel, and if not him Clint. That was a my bad makeup award for robbing Pacino several times in the 1970’s
Holy shit, *Chaplin* was released 30 years ago. For some reason I thought it was more recent.
This man knows it’s in the bag this year
Typically Oscars are awarded based on previous work, not the current show one is being nominated for. Pacino receiving an Oscar in 93 for Scent of a Woman, makes sense.
There are times though when a performance forces everyone to acknowledge it and potentially give an Oscar for said performance. Downey Jr.’s portrayal of Chaplain, Adrien Brody’s performance in The Pianist and Heath Ledger’s performance in The Dark Knight are examples of this.
Idk why everyone shits on Pacino in Scent Of A Woman. He was awesome in that role.
If he wins this year, it’s the Academy’s way of making it up to him for snubbing his performance in Back to School.
If I was Oscar nominated I would think I was doing a lot right
He has been pretty full of himself lately, i hope Gosling beats him.
Lost awards in 2008 to Heath Ledger in a Christopher Nolan film. Winning awards in 2024 for a Christopher Nolan film. The lessen here is to work with Nolan if you want an Oscar
I saw Chaplin when I was very young and thought it was amazing. I watched it again a couple years ago and it’s all wrong. He was incredibly miscasted. I really don’t like that movie, they fucked it up just like most bio films.
He’s going to win it this year.