Another year of Academy Award nominations have been announced, and now it is time for another year of discussing who got snubbed. I am probably break this up into several posts so I can focus on them individual nominations as I watch more of this year's movies.
Before the Oscar nods were announced, I had read about the film Get Low starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray. I then saw the film, and found it very enjoyable, but not the best movie I had ever seen. To my disappointment, neither Duvall nor Murray got nominated.
The premise of Get Low is that an old hermit who knows people talk about him behind his back decides to throw a funeral party for himself while he is still alive. Duvall's performance as Felix Bush, the hermit, is good but effortless. Robert Duvall is one of the most renowned actors in Hollywood and anything he does with is career now, cannot possibly live up to The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. I could easily see Clint Eastwood, Christopher Plummer, or Gene Hackman, who are all around the same age as Duvall, playing this role and it still being a pretty good. movie.
In a different way, Bill Murray, who plays the funeral home director who happily takes the old hermits money for a live funeral party, is working in the shadow of his own success. Even though he did get an Oscar nod for Lost in Translation, no matter how many critically acclaimed serious roles he takes, he will always be remembered for Caddyshack and Ghostbusters. The Oscars have a bias against comedies, but some comedic actors have won awards. I am still hoping that someday, this comedy icon will get the recognition he deserves.
Duvall and Murray are far from the only actors or directors to get snubbed this year. More is on the way.
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