The Oscar Nerd

1995   So the much anticipated ranking is: 5. Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility I was quite impressed by Emma Thompson...

Emma Thompson received another (her third) Oscar nomination for playing another woman destined to become a spinster, this time in the adapt...

Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep received her tenth Oscar nomination for playing Francesca Johnson, a housewife falling for a p...

I guess we're all quite familiar with the so-called "ovedue" wins. They usually happen when a performer or a filmmaker had alr...

Sharon Stone received her only Best Actress nomination to date for playing Ginger, a prosititute who becomes the wife of the mobster Sam ...

Elisabeth Shue received her only Oscar nomination to date for playing Sera, a prostitute falling for a suicidal, alcoholic screenwriter in ...

1995 So the nominees were: Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas Sharon Stone in Casino Meryl ...

Seriously, the Academy has disappointed me so many times... But to quote Meryl "Not today". No need to say more, except that they ...

Well, the time has come to share my thoughts on this year, which was extremely weak in general. Really, I didn't really warm up to many...

2011 So the much anticipated ranking: 5. Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn I suppose my biggest issue with this perf...