Oscar Snub Quotes

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

It may sound strange to say it of someone so famous, but I think Leonardo DiCaprio is underrated, particularly from an awards perspective. He is a very versatile actor. He started very young, and 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' is one of my favourite films.

I love Martin Scorsese, but there's another indication of what The Oscars are all about. They've ignored Martin Scorsese for going on 35 years now, and I wouldn't be surprised if they passed him over again. He'll get one of The Oscars they give you at the end of your life because they feel guilty for never giving you an Oscar.

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.

I didn't realise that Ridley Scott has never won an Academy Award.

'Groundhog Day' was one of the greatest scripts ever written. It didn't even get nominated for an Academy Award.

Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

It was a symbolic moment when 'Moonlight' literally took the Oscar out of 'La La Land's' hand.

I've been nominated four times, never won. And the whole world is going, 'Why hasn't Winslet won one?' That's why I'm doing it. "Schindler's Bloody List," "The Pianist," Oscars coming out of their ass.

Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.

What an honor that Stephen Prouty got nominated for best makeup and hairstyling for Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa. Am I as stunned as everyone else we didn’t get the nod for best picture? Well of course, duh, but I won’t let that take away from my happiness for Steve, Tony Gardner, and our whole makeup team. Wahoo!

Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming?