is Julianne Moore easily the best actress alive?

[AnonymityX1000]

Then what's the point of discussing the oscars then? Or any awards show? There's a reason we have threads on here for the oscars and the golden globes and its not just for the fukkery, we have actual discussions as to whether we agree or disagree with the nominees or the recipients and its something that has gone on for decades breh. It's the reason deadline, entertainment weekly, hollywood reporter, etc all do a snubs list or a shocked list the day after nominations are announced or after winners are announced. It all contributes to the discussion of film and the discussion of merit and the process of nominations and wanting more transparency in the process. I don't see anything wrong with that at all especially since you're right when you say it's all opinion. I can use that same logic you used when you said the only reason Arquette got it is because they were tired of giving it to Streep as opposed to her actually deserving it and possibly doing a better job than Meryl.

Anything that is put in the public space and that invites discussion and analysis is going to be discussed and analyzed. It's part of the fun and if I or someone else doesn't feel like she deserved the nomination for that particular role then that's just as valid as you saying she did or someone else saying she did. To me, she got it on the strength of her name not the performance but it takes nothing away from her greatness. If that were the case then it wouldn't be understood by damn near all oscar watchers at this point that actors will get awards for one performance when its really the academy awarding them for a great performance they overlooked in the past or for a great body of work.

Maybe there isn't a point? Yeah it's fun and interesting but rather meaningless is what I'm saying. Does anyone care what this board thinks about the Oscars other than the people on this board? Or does anyone care what EW said besides the writers and editors at EW and only some of their readers? The answer is no. Actors and actresses, this board and opinion writers about Hollywood give prestige to Oscar noms and wins not who can accumulate the most snub mentions in various publications and messageboards. So while yes, interesting and fun it is rather meaningless. Oscars have meaning to all involved.

 

[Roman Brady]

It's Cate to me. Meryl is still dope but at this point she gets accolades just for breathing. Julianne is also dope tho. Jennifer Lawrence probably belongs in that conversation along with Marion Cotlliard as well. Also Viola Davis who is excellent in any and everything she does.

based on what? she hasnt had that defining role nor does she have a catologue

 

[MartyMcFly]

Maybe there isn't a point? Yeah it's fun and interesting but rather meaningless is what I'm saying. Does anyone care what this board thinks about the Oscars other than the people on this board? Or does anyone care what EW said besides the writers and editors at EW and only some of their readers? The answer is no. Actors and actresses, this board and opinion writers about Hollywood give prestige to Oscar noms and wins not who can accumulate the most snub mentions in various publications and messageboards. So while yes, interesting and fun it is rather meaningless. Oscars have meaning to all involved.

Depends on whom you ask i guess breh. Obviously the point is discussion and to flex the analytical muscle a bit. I see what you're saying in the sense that the oscars matter more in the grand scheme of things for what they get right or don't get right and the legacy they attach to films but it doesn't mean we as people can't discuss our feelings and just take it as Gospel. If that was the case the Forest Gump vs Pulp Fiction argument wouldn't still be a thing nor would the Shakespeare in Love vs Saving Private Ryan argument. The way for things to live on is through discussion and sharing. There's a scarface thread going on right now and a couple cats didn't know that DePalma's flick is a remake of Hughes' flick from the 30s and if not for a discussion, that wouldn't be something they can cite now. There's a reason Cheryl Boone Isaacs felt the need to come out and address the lack of diversity in this years nominations and it's because of conversations had by EW, and hollywood reporter, and the atlantic, and salon, and twitter and message boards just like this one. If it didn't matter to her as the President then she wouldn't have come out to address it and it wouldn't have been a joke NPH made at the ceremony. That's not even to say it made some grand impact but clearly people were listening and without discussion, there's nothing to listen to.

based on what? she hasnt had that defining role nor does she have a catologue

I think she's been good in damn near everything she's in breh and she's consistently good. Whether it's American Hustle, Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook and even the 2 x men flicks. Even in the hunger games flicks she brings something good to the table and has done something interesting with that role in each of the movies

 

[Roman Brady]

Crushes everything she does and has since boogie nights. Her track record is stunning. Does any female compare?

her and bullock are 2 of the hardest workers in the business thats for sure.But to say best actress is such a hard call on the flip side i dont care enough to name someone better. Always felt kritin scott thomas could have been so much more but she thinks shes DDL

 

[Roman Brady]

Marion Cotlliard as well. Also Viola Davis who is excellent in any and everything she does.

did you see inception and public enemies? this broad must be stellar in french movies cuz in the american flix i have seen you can tell shes concentrating on speaking english too much, same problem that plagued penelope

I think she's been good in damn near everything she's in breh and she's consistently good. Whether it's American Hustle, Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook and even the 2 x men flicks. Even in the hunger games flicks she brings something good to the table and has done something interesting with that role in each of the movies

first of all thats a real slim list to use as a springboard to label someone "best actress" alive but to use the x-men movies as examples kind of shows your are a huge fan that cant see the forest for the trees

 

[MartyMcFly]

did you see inception and public enemies? this broad must be stellar in french movies cuz in the american flix i have seen you can tell shes concentrating on speaking english too much, same problem that plagued penelope
first of all thats a real slim list to use as a springboard to label some "best actress" alive but to use the x-men movies as examples kind of shows your are a huge fan that cant see the forest for the trees

Meh maybe you're right but I'm definitely not a huge fan I just think she's very good:whoknows: But if you don't think she deserves the spot that's cool breh, no harm no foul

And yeah she's good in her french movies. really good.

 

[Roman Brady]

its Cate Blanchette

got to be one of the most overrated and pretentious there is, i would rank kidman before her

 

[TheGodling]

Julianne Moore would have trouble touching the top 10 of best actresses alive right now.

At the least she's no match for Streep, Blanchett, Watts, Chastain, Connelly, Portman, Kidman, Theron, Adams and Foster and those are names I just typed of the top of my head. And that's still withholding young up'n'comers like say a Lawrence or Mulligan.

 

[TheGodling]

did you see inception and public enemies? this broad must be stellar in french movies cuz in the american flix i have seen you can tell shes concentrating on speaking english too much, same problem that plagued penelope

Cotillard definitely suffers from that language barrier in her English speaking roles. She's amazing in French movies but like you say is struggling way too much with her English to impress in her Hollywood roles. Same thing with Penelope but also a guy like Banderas, who has enough charm and presence to pull off English roles but is so insanely good in his own language that it's still night and day.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Wow @ mentioning multiple women she has outshined especially Lawrence lol

nobody portrays pain or sadness or rage better

 

[FlyRy]

no love for

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[I_Got_Da_Burna]

No one has mentioned Nathalie Portman, but to me she takes the top spot

she's just good in everything she does

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

Tilda Swinton bout dat life too tho.

Mufukkas sleepin.

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Has an huge amount of great performances. Especially the movies she did with Haneke and, more recently, Camille Claudel 1915.

 

[MN Fats]

based on what? she hasnt had that defining role nor does she have a catologue

Huh? You don't think that being the lead in a international movie franchise that has grossed over 2 billion isn't a defining role? Plus, at age 24 she already has 3 oscar nominations. ...i think Winter's Bone was fukn phenomenal too. So underrated.