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Ten Tremendous Oscar Bait Failures

J. Edgar (2011)

  • Domestic Total Gross: $37,306,030
  • Production Budget: $35 million
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 43%
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Since scoring his second Best Picture win behind the camera in 2004 with Million Dollar Baby, it seems that all Clint Eastwood wants out of his filmmaking career anymore is to win more Oscars (see American Sniper, Jersey Boys and Sully, all of which were released in the past three years). But perhaps his most embarrassing recent attempt is this formulaic biopic starring Leonard DiCaprio as former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. At least one nomination Eastwood should have predicted this would not receive is Best Makeup.

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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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