Oscar nominations are pretty much the be-all and end-all when it comes to determining whether actors and actresses have “made it.” Still, it’s good to remember that all those potential Academy Award winners had to start off at the same place: the bottom (and many of them take trips back down there, for nostalgic reasons, we assume). The truth is, whether you’re Jonah Hill or Melissa McCarthy or especially Gary Oldman, you’re bound to have a few embarrassing movie skeletons in your closet. Check out the 2012 Oscar nominees’ least award-winning roles and remember: if Octavia Spencer could go from Halloween II to Academy Award nominee in two years, then maybe you can too! Well, not you specifically. But definitely somebody.
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I need to say, at least with ‘Hannibal’ and ‘Tiptoes’, Gary gave pretty solid performances. If there’s one disgrace in his career, it’s playing Dr. Smith in the piece of filth called ‘Lost in Space’. And even with his campy performance he was still the best thing in that so called “movie”
[...] The Fab Life has put together a gallery of this year’s Oscar nominees and their least award winning roles. Here are some highlights of their lowlights: [...]