#5 : The Adventures of Tintin |
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SNUB: Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

#4: Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin |
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SNUB: Best Actress In a Leading Role

The 2008 Best Supporting Actress was widely praised for her performance as Eva Khatchadourian in Lynne Ramsay's We Need to talk about Kevin. Tilda plays the mother of a young boy Kevin responsible for a fictitious school massacre, as she tries to come to terms with the murders. The grim and powerful film had Tilda in one of the most intense performances of her career that saw her winning a number of Awards, and a Golden Globe nomination where she lost out to Meryl Streep.
#3: Michael Fassbender in Shame |
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SNUB: Best Actor in A Leading Role
Did Fassbender's Johnson cost him an Oscar nomination ? There's no denying that Steve McQueen's NC-17 rated drama about a 30's something New Yorker with a sex-addiction was one of the break-through movies of the year, and Michael Fassbender's performance one of the most ferociously intense and brilliant. At-least I thought so, and most of the critics agreed. While the Academy has mostly prided itself for being risqué when it matters, maybe the movie and the performance was deemed too extreme by even their standards, or they were just too 'distracted' to notice the brave performance. Guess Fassbender should just feel content with his BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, and countless others.
#2 : Drive |
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SNUB: Best Motion Picture of the Year
Ever since Nicolas Winding Refn's crime-noir thriller made it's appearance at various film festivals, including the Cannes where it received a standing ovation and bagged the Best Director Award for the Dane, Drive was touted as one of the sure-shots for a Best Picture nomination. Also talked about were the performances by Ryan Gosling in the lead (who's had a bit of a dream run in 2011) and Albert Brooks as the antagonist (who also got snubbed for best Supporting actor). Though the Academy voters didn't seem to have enjoyed the 'ride' as much, we sure did, immensely.
#1: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo |
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SNUB: Best Motion Picture of the Year