Anyone who has watched Quentin Tarantino’s underrated crime caper Jackie Brown would have presumed that the one acting nomination the film received would have gone to lead star Pam Grier, for her performance as the canny lead heroine.
Best known for her roles in rom-coms like When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle, all of which deserved recognition, Meg Ryan has proven herself to be a shockingly versatile actor when called upon.
Every year, the Oscars snub an actor of a much-deserved nomination but some stars have been completely ignored by the Academy voters time and time again.
Let’s make no bones about it: Jennifer Lopez was done dirty when she wasn’t nominated for her hypnotic performance in the 2019 crime drama Hustlers, a role that was recognised by nearly every critics’ circle going.
It’s fair to say that many of Adam Sandler’s films probably shouldn’t be nominated for Oscars, although we’re sure that his fans could make very convincing cases for Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer.
