Many films that have missed nominations in Oscar history were later reconsidered.
City Lights and Modern Times – Oscars 1932 and 1937
These two films by comedian Charlie Chaplin did not receive Oscar `Best Picture` nominations.
The 1930s were the early days of sound films.
Star Bette Davis – Of Human Bondage – Oscar 1935
Of Human Bondage, based on the novel by Somerset Maugham, tells the story of a mischievous waitress in a tragic love affair with a future doctor.
However, Bette Davis’s name was not on the list when the `Best Actress` nominations were announced.
The following year, Davis won for her leading role in Dangerous and many thought this was the Academy’s way of honoring her performance in Of Human Bondage.
Orson Welles – The Magnificent Ambersons – Oscar 1943
After completing the masterpiece Citizen Kane, director Orson Welles made The Magnificent Ambersons about the portrait of American media tycoon – William Randolph Hearst.
According to journalist Christian Blauvelt’s sharing on the BBC, media mogul Randolph Hearst at that time put pressure on the Academy, causing Orson Welles to be overlooked right from the nomination round.
Anthony Perkins – Psycho – Oscar 1961
Psycho is a film by master director Alfred Hitchcock released in 1960 with the participation of the first discovered actor – Anthony Perkins.
Psycho is today considered a masterpiece, Anthony Perkins’ role is seen again as top acting.
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo – Oscar 1959
In 2012, the film Vertigo was voted by hundreds of global film critics and directors in Sight & Sound magazine as the best film of all time.
Director Alfred Hitchcock was also rated lower than 5 filmmakers Mark Robson, Stanley Kramer, Robert Wise, Richard Brooks and Vincente Minnelli.
Ennio Morricone – Once Upon a Time in the West – Oscar 1970
The Italian-inspired soundtrack in the Western genre work – Once Upon a Time in the West, begins to become different after the film progresses through the first third.
Even the harmonica melodies are considered to play a big role in helping viewers understand the film’s story.
Dennis Hopper – Blue Velvet – Oscar 1987
Blue Velvet is now being viewed positively again, despite being rejected by many mainstream critics in the 1980s.
However, the American Academy rated Dennis Hopper’s role in this film lower than his role as a basketball coach in the movie Hoosiers, released the same year.
Stanley Kubrick – The Shining – Oscar 1981
The case of master director Stanley Kubrick and the film The Shining being discriminated against in the 1981 Oscar nomination was considered by The Guardian newspaper to be a typical example of the Academy Awards disregarding the horror film genre.
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Do the Right Thing – Oscar 1990
Do the Right Thing was released in 1989 and is considered a groundbreaking work depicting racial conflict in America.
Robert Redford – All Is Lost – Oscar 2014
Veteran filmmaker Robert Redford is highly appreciated as a director.
In 2014, he was considered by the public to be sadly overlooked at the Academy Awards for the film All Is Lost.
Robert Redford’s transformation into a man lost at sea is considered to fully portray the full range of human emotions in a subtle way.