Syndrome DiCaprio

In anticipation of the next Oscar buffoonery Esquire recalls filmmakers who consistently nominate academics, but stubbornly refused to award.

Interest in the "Oscar" is collapsing. For comparison: in 2014, broadcast of the ceremony watched about 43 million people, and in the 2012th - already about 34 million this year, most likely, the situation has not changed:. Surveys have shown that most Americans can not name one of the nine films competing for the title of best picture.

The situation has not improved Leonardo DiCaprio, who last year received the coveted statuette and killed the brightest cinematic intrigue of the XXI century. Substitute meme about the "Oscar" and Leo since then has not appeared, so in anticipation of the next Oscar buffoonery Esquire remembers living filmmakers, academics who constantly nominated, but stubbornly refused to award.

Glenn Close

"Albert Nobbs" (2011)

Veteran film Glenn Close could not give "Oscar" in 1983 (DiCaprio with his Academy Award curse still in high school). She has six nominations, and almost all occurred in the 80's. Close was nominated almost every year: 1983 - "According to Garp"; 1984 - "A great disappointment"; 1985 - "Nugget"; 1988 - "Fatal Attraction"; 1989 - "Dangerous Liaisons."

In 2012, after a long lull, followed by a nomination for "Albert Nobbs." And like the stars were: the celebrated actress, the sixth attempt, the role of women in the XIX century forced to pretend a man - but in the end his third "Oscar" celebrated Meryl Streep.

In this connection it is worth remembering colleagues Glenn Close, too, cinema veterans - Albert Finney and Ed Harris. The first five nominations and the last in 2001, the second and final four nominations in 2003.

Amy Adams

"Arrival"

Amy Adams is more like a female counterpart DiCaprio. They're about the same age, both are considered to be the most talented actors of his generation and play a powerful dramatic roles. And if DiCaprio won the "Oscar" the fifth time, the Adams went on - she had five nominations without a win.

This year is expected to sixth, where the actress was in the asset not one but two films, for which it could be noted: "Arrival" and "Under the cover of night." Nominations have happened - and why, if the "Oscar" all get Emma Stone for her role in "La La Land"?

By the way, DiCaprio and Adams played a romantic couple in "Catch Me If You Can" (in the context of the "Oscar" name of tape takes on a special meaning).

Michelle Williams

"Manchester by the Sea"

She played and unloved husband-homosexual housewife (first nomination, "Brokeback Mountain"), and suffering from the crisis against women (second nomination, "Valentine"), and Marilyn Monroe (third nomination, "7 days and nights with Marilyn"). The "Manchester by the Sea" Williams performs perhaps the most tragic part of his career. And earns fourth hopeless nomination. Most likely, the "Oscar" goes to Viola Davis for "Fences."

But nothing at all ahead of Michelle - she's trying to win the "Oscar" of 11 years (2017 to another nominee Jeff Bridges, for example, it took five attempts and 38 years).

Annette Benning

"Kids Are All Right"

Annette Benning have four nominations. The first was 26 years ago for his role in "Kidal", the last - six years ago ( "Kids Are All Right"). During this time she managed to play an actress (academics like movies about Hollywood, movies, actors) and lesbian (academics like movies about sexual minorities). In half of the actress she lost to Hilary Swank, she Benning under 16 years old and has two wins from two nominations. actresses competed for the first time in 2000. At Benning then had a second nomination for "Oscar" and a prize Actors Guild.

As a rule, the guild in the forecasts are not mistaken: in the XXI century, only five actresses followed did not receive a prize for the guild "Oscar" in the category "Best Actress". For four of them is not really hurt: Meryl Streep and Julie Christie by that time had been the laureate of "Oscar", Renee Zellweger got it a year later, and Viola Davis will get the point. Not in the business just Benning.

In 2017, the expected film adaptation of Chekhov's "The Seagull", where Benning Party Irina Arkadina - and this is quite a role Oscar spill.

By the way, in 2011 Benning competed just with Michelle Williams (in the absence of intrigue "Oscar" left Natalie Portman). With Glenn Close Benning twin the role of the Marquise de Merteuil in various film adaptations of "Dangerous Liaisons" and directed by Stephen Frears, which in turn led to the actress nominations for "Oscar".

Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins - one of the most respected and sought-after operators, the operator favorite Coen brothers and Denis Villeneuve. He was nominated 13 times humiliating.

It came up to the point of absurdity. In 2008, Deakins was nominated for two films at once - "Old Men" and "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." And still he remained without the "Oscar".

Mike Lee

The classic British film by Mike Leigh ( "Naked," "Secrets and Lies") has prizes at Berlin, Cannes, Venice Film Festival, a BAFTA, the Spanish "Goya". And he had seven nominations for "Oscar" - two directing and five scenario. Here rightly recall much less prominent British director Tom Hooper, the award "Oscar" from the first time in 2011 for "The King's Speech." ***

The list of actors with three nominations deserves a separate article. Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Johnny Depp, Laura Linney, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sigourney Weaver, and so on.

Special cases - Ethan Hawke, Bradley Cooper and Brad Pitt. In Hawke four nominations - two actors and two scenarios. Cooper and Pitt three acting nominations. Cooper also has one producer nomination Pitt - Producing two, one of which is winning. In general, if you mess up, Brad Pitt has "Oscar", but in a production activity.

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On the other hand, these people at least regularly nominated. There are actors who are academics prefer not to notice at all. Say, Jake Gyllenhaal. The first and last nomination he was in 2006 for the gay drama "Brokeback Mountain" (the role more provocative than good). Over 10 years of stolid Gyllenhaal skimp on the boys emotions become a great actor. His filmography lot of different characters played well (in "Captive", "Stringer," "Lefty", "Destruction" and other films). For academics the actor does not seem to exist. It is time to talk about the syndrome Gyllenhaal.

Alina Suarez Aguilera