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Because most of the exceptionally good actors are dead and gone. And the ones left (Chris Plummer) lose to the younger, mediocre actors.
I agree. I like Christopher Plummer, and it must have been a challenge to step into a role at the last minute (I didn't see the movie). I'm happy, though, that he was nominated. And he's won many awards in his lifetime.
You know, just because you work hard doesn't mean what you do is important to humanity.
THat's true of many jobs and professions.
But to be honest, I think making films and music and television programming is important to humanity. Last year, over$11 billion dollars was spent at the box office in just the United States. I would say it must be important for Americans to spend that much money on it, and that's just for motion pictures, not the entertainment industry as a whole. 1.2 billion movie tickets were sold in just the U.S. in 2016.
Because most of the exceptionally good actors are dead and gone. And the ones left (Chris Plummer) lose to the younger, mediocre actors.
The best actor, actress, and supporting actress winners weren't even close to be young. I think this year was quite different for not awarding the Oscars to the next young thing. This year also saw the oldest winner in Oscar history. The winner for best adapted screenplay I think is 89 years old.
I agree. I like Christopher Plummer, and it must have been a challenge to step into a role at the last minute (I didn't see the movie). I'm happy, though, that he was nominated. And he's won many awards in his lifetime.
Not as many as he deserved; that's for sure.
When you consider the lack of prep time, caliber of his performance, and other factors involved, the only conclusion? The Oscar was stolen from him.
professional actor is quite possibly the most useless job in the world, maybe second only to professional athlete, and yet there are so many awards and honors given to them, why is that? Why do they deserve these accolades more than teachers or engineers or scientists, whose jobs are millions of times more important
professional actor is quite possibly the most useless job in the world, maybe second only to professional athlete, and yet there are so many awards and honors given to them, why is that? Why do they deserve these accolades more than teachers or engineers or scientists, whose jobs are millions of times more important
Once again, it isn't useless when millions of Americans go to the movies every month, or watch television every night.
However, you're right. The professions you mention deserve recognition, too...but millions of people don't recognize Bill Tatum or Emily Jones.
Entertaining people is a job. I don't like to watch actors tell me what to think, how to act, or who to support politically. I think the low ratings indicate that many feel the same way.
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