Biggest Oscar Snub
(From In Memoriam)
Fred Ward, Paul Sorvino or Anne Heche?
They weren't included?
Damn! That's a disgrace. All three of them made important contributions to some very memorable films.
Although I have a particular affinity for Fred Ward (I just loved that guy's vibe) and Anne Heche's passing was particularly tragic and a waste (espeecially in terms of her age), I guess Paul Sorvino is the biggest snub. He was part of the Oscar-nominated Goodfellas, which many people believe, in hindsight, should have won Best Picture in 1990. His Goodfellas co-star, Ray Liotta also died last year (would it have been that hard to have shown a clip featuring both men onscreen together, in tribute to them both?), and I'm guessing he was mentioned. And Mira Sorvino paying a tearful tribute to her dad when she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1995, is one of the sweetest moments in Oscar history (although, I suppose that's been tarnished, since Sorvino effectively repudiated her win, by dismissing Woody Allen - the scourge of Mia Farrow's insane vendetta, and the brainless and unquestioning acceptance of Dylan Farrow's story, strikes again...)
I forgot he was in Goodfellas. I only remembered him from Law and Order! and it turns out he wasn't even on it all that long.
But o man, Mira Sorvino's Oscar speech!! what a tear jerker.
Paulie's one of the best characters in Goodfellas (i.e. the one 'honest' crook, so to speak). But I do love the scene where Liotta's desperate marked-man Henry Hill begs him for money, and Paulie good-naturedly think he's doing Henry a favour by giving him a wad of cash, which an ungrateful Henry says in narration "it wasn't even enough to pay for the coffin."
shareThe Academy Awards telecast ALWAYS snubs a handful a well-known thespian, then offer a lame explanation about commercial break time requirements. It's BS
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