Salon on Gollum's Failed Oscar Nomination

Masem writes "Salon has an interesting commentary on the failure for Andy Serkis, the actor that used as the model and voice for Gollum in The Two Tower, to garnish an Oscar nomination despite the pressure that Peter Jackson and others placed on the Academy to get the nomination. They had previously pointed to John Hurt's Best Actor nomination in "The Elephant Man", in which the only visible feature of Hurt was his eyes after the elaborate makeup and costuming, but even then, Hurt did not win, he himself believing that it would be hard to connect the real actor to the role that he played. Salon suggests that the Academy needs to seriously consider how digital technology is affecting the way movies are being made and to be more open to non-traditional roles and films as potental Oscar material."

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[AyeFly]

Its a shame that he lost his preciousssssssssssssss nomination. He still was part of the character, Gollom's movements & voice were from the actor.

Gollum don't need no nomination!

[TopShelf]

Naturally, he'll jump onstage and bite the hand off the Academy's choice, dancing around with the Oscar before falling off the stage...