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Ten Tremendous Oscar Bait Failures

Valkyrie (2008)

  • Domestic Total Gross: $83,077,833
  • Production Budget: $75 million
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
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Tom Cruise leads director Bryan Singer’s (X-Men) dramatization of a group of German officers’ failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler during World War II. Despite a storyline that should promise a great historical thriller, the film was nothing more than a mildly entertaining popcorn flick that managed to receive seven nominations from the Academy… of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (a.k.a. the Saturn Awards).

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Jason Wiese

Jason has been writing since his hands developed the strength to pick up a crayon. Growing up with the original dream to be a filmmaker, by the end of his high school career, he instead decided to pursue the next best thing: film criticism. Jason graduated from Lindenwood University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism. He currently writes movie reviews for Review St. Louis, Newstime and the Lincoln County Journal - as well as product descriptions for etrailer.com.

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  • I would argue against this being included in the list, not for any actual quality, but because Lawrence did get the Best Actress nomination. So in that sense, the Oscar-baiting did not fail.

    • True, but considering Russell had been on a roll getting multiple nominations and a few wins for several films in a row, I imagine Lawrence's sole Best Actress nomination must have been a sore and unexpected disappointment for him. That is why I considered "Joy" a failure

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