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Oscars 2019: Mahershala Ali wins Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for Green Book

Beating Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born), Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Sam Rockwell (Vice)

Monday 25 February 2019 03:28 GMT

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Oscars 2019: Mahershala Ali wins Best Supporting Actor and dedicates his award to his grandmother

Mahershala Ali has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 91st Academy Awards for his role in Green Book.

He beat Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born), Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Sam Rockwell (Vice).

"I want to dedicate this to my Grandmother, who has been in my ear my entire life," he said. "Always, always pushing me to do something better."

Fellow winners on the night included Regina King for Best Supporting Actress, who took home the statuette for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk.

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

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47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

American Psycho (2000)

Starring future Oscar-winner Christian Bale, Mary Harron’s adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel – in which the Vice star plays the psychopathic Patrick Bateman - didn’t receive a single nomination.

Rex Features

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Before Sunrise (1995)

While the final two chapters of Richard Linklater’s Before… trilogy earned screenplay nominations, the film that introduced the world to future married couple Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) was criminally overlooked.

Columbia Pictures

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Big Heat (1953)

Fritz Lang had a number of films overlooked by the Academy; this noir, starring Glenn Ford, Lee Marvin and and Gloria Grahame, was one of them.

Columbia Pictures

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Big Lebowski (1998)

The Academy’s generosity to the Coen brothers peaked when No Country for Old Men beat There Will Be Blood in one of the ceremony’s closest Best Picture races of all time. It remains surprising that one of their few films to evade any nominations is this endlessly quotable mistaken identity comedy starring Jeff Bridges as The Dude.

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Blow Out (1981)

Brian De Palma doesn’t exactly make films in the hope of winning award, but his political thriller - based on Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up – would have deserved any Oscar it was nominated for.

Filmways Pictures

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Breathless (1960)

Breathless' failure to receive a nomination is proof that the Oscars can’t be trusted. Despite being one of the most studied films in the world, Jean Luc-Godard’s French masterpiece has an Academy Award tally of zero.

Films Around The World

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

The Academy rewarded many notable screwball comedies, though this Howard Hawks-directed standout starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn - who’d go on to hold the record for most wins - wasn't one of them.

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47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Don't Look Now (1973)

Nicolas Roeg, who directed this Venice-set chiller, is one of the most unfairly overlooked directors in Oscars history.

Rex Features

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Donnie Darko (2004)

Richard Kelly’s science-fiction mind-bender, which made a star of Jake Gyllenhaal, was a festival favourite upon its debut in 2004. Many expected a screenplay nomination to manifest.

Rex Features

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

It wouldn’t be until the 1990s that western films found favour with the Academy. It was ironically thanks to Unforgiven, a film directed by Clint Eastwood whose career flourished after starring in this Sergio Leone film that many consider to be the genre’s peak.

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

La haine (1995)

Mathieu Kassovitz’s black-and-white drama – translated in English as Hate – follows three young friends and their struggles living in the suburbs of Paris.

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Halloween (1978)

The Academy may not be frothing at the mouth to nominate horror films, but do have previous (see: The Exorcist and The Silence of the Lamb), which makes the absence of John Carpenter’s influential Halloween a glaring oversight.

Aquarius Releasing

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Harold and Maude (1971)

This offbeat romantic drama was a critical and commercial flop at the time of release, which probably accounts for its lack of Oscar nominations. Today, though, it’s cult following ensures it remains in good favour with film fans.

Paramount Pictures

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Heat (1995)

On paper, the big screen union of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Michael Mann’s cop drama was a shoo-in for awards, but no Oscar nominations manifested.

Warner Bros

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

His Girl Friday (1940)

Yet another Howard Hawks screwball comedy starring Cary Grant that criminally failed to secure a single Oscar nomination.

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47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Insomnia (2002)

While falling short of Christopher Nolan’s best, modest drama Insomnia – made years before Batman Begins – had enough strong performances (Al Pacino, Robin Wiliams, Hilary Swank) to warrant acting nominations. Alas, it received none.

Warner Bros Pictures

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Local Hero (1983)

Bill Forsyth’s beloved comedy-drama follows the mishaps of an American man sent to buy up a Scottish village where the oil company he works for wants to build a refinery. Forsyth won the Bafta for Best Director, but the film received no such love from the Academy.

20th Century Fox

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

M (1931)

You’d be mistaken for thinking the “M” stands for “masterpiece” in Fritz Lang’s German drama that follows the manhunt for a serial killer - not that the Academy agreed.

20th Century Fox

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

A Man Escaped (1956)

Robert Bresson’s adaptation of André Devigny’s memoirs charts the French Resistance member’s time as prisoner of the Germans during World War II, and is even more enthralling considering Bresson himself was held captive years before.

Gaumont Film Company

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Margaret (2011)

Kenneth Lonergan would go on to win an Oscar for Manchester but he Sea, but Margaret - his three-hour plus drama featuring a searing performance from Anna Paquin - failed to secure a single nomination.

Fox Searchlight Pictures

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

In the Mood for Love (2000)

Wong Kar-wai set the benchmark for romance in film with his acclaimed Hong Kong drama following a man and woman (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who develop feelings for one another after suspecting their respective spouses of having an affair together.

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47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The King of Comedy (1982)

It may have taken him decades to win an Oscar, but the Academy has rarely balked at nominating Martin Scorsese films – especially for films starring Robert De Niro. The King of Comedy was an exception.

20th Century Fox

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Robert Altman’s superior thriller stars Elliott Gould as Raymond Chandler’s private investigator Philip Marlowe in one of the director’s most entertaining films. The director would go on to be the recipient of the Honorary Award in 2006.

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Man With Two Brains (1983)

He may have hosted several times, but Steve Martin has never been nominated for an Oscar. One film he deserved recognition for was Carl Reiner's 1983 sci-fi comedy, The Man with Two Brains.

Warner Bros.

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

The Academy Film Archive may have preserved A Matter of Life and Death in 1999, but voters failed to recognise the Powell & Pressburger’s fantasy-romance at the time of its release in 1946.

Eagle-Lion Films

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Mean Streets (1973)

It may not be credited as his debut, but Mean Streets is very much the first true Martin Scorsese film. The director would go on to win a belated Oscar for The Departed in 2007, but he’d have to wait until 1975 for his first nomination (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore).

Warner Bros

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Melancholia (2011)

No Lars von Trier film has ever been nominated for Best Picture, though Dancer in the Dark came close (it settled for a Best Original Song nomination). He came close with Melancholia, but ultimately, the drama didn't get

Canal+

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Miller's Crossing (1990)

Despite being revered as a Coen brothers favourite, not to mention its notable performances from Gabriel Byrne and Albert Finney, Miller’s Crossing is one of few Coen brother films not to receive a single Oscar nomination.

20th Century Fox

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Though it's by no means a masterpiece, it’s staggering to think that Sergio Leone’s gangster epic - starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci - didn’t acquire any Oscar nominations (the film's music was disqualified from consideration after Warner Bros accidentally omitted the composer's name from the opening credits when trimming the film’s lengthy running time for its American release).

Warner Bros

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Paterson (2016)

Critics assumed Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson would have been a shoo-in for awards recognition - most notably in the Best Actor category, thanks to a quietly fantastic performance from Adam Driver - but no such luck.

Amazon Studios

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Paths of Glory (1957)

Stanley Kubrick never won Best Director despite being nominated four times. One of his films that didn’t make the Oscars cut in any category was his black-and-white anti-war film, Paths of Glory.

United Artists

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Play Misty for Me (1971)

Clint Eastwood would go onto become something of an Oscar darling thanks to Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby and Mystic River, but his directorial debut was ignored by the Academy.

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47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Reservoir Dogs may not touch Quentin Tarantino’s best, but it remains a surprise that the filmmaker’s debut didn’t get recognised in the screenplay category, at least.

Miramax Films

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Rider (2018)

Of all the 2018 films to be snubbed at this year’s Oscars, Chloé Zhao’s drama - which stars a real-life rodeo cowboy and his family - smacks as the most unfair.

Sony Pictures Classics

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Searchers (1956)

The role of Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards might be considered John Wayne’s best role, but the Academy didn’t agree: he would win his sole Oscar for True Grit in 1970.

Warner Bros

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Shining (1980)

Another Kubrick film that was completely ignored by the Academy is the director’s Stephen King adaptation, The Shining. Today, it’s considered one of his finest works as well as being one of the most revered horror films of all time.

Warner Bros

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

The Shop Around the Corner (1953)

It may have endured as one of the best loved romcoms of all time, but it has zero Oscar nominations to its name.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Still Walking (2008)

Japanese director Hirokazo Kore-eda's portrait of a family over roughly 24 hours as they commemorate the death of the eldest son was a glaring oversight by the Academy.

IFC Films

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Swingers

Before he became Disney's go to, Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book and the forthcoming live-action Lion King) wrote this independent film about the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Hollywood, California during the 1990s swing revival.

Rex Features

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

This Is England (2006

The 2007 ceremony would have been far better had Shane Meadows' coming-of-drama been in contention for awards.

Optimum Releasing

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Three Kings (1999)

The Academy deemed Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle worthy of nominations, but not David O Russell’s Three Kings, which remains one of his greatest films to this day.

Warner Bros Pictures

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Tokyo Story (1953)

Tokyo Story is deemed Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu's masterpiece and was named Sight & Sound's best film of all time in 2012.

Rex Features

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Touch of Evil (1958)

Orson Welles' classic noir wasn't as well loved at the time of release as it is today.

BFI

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Tyrannosaur (2011)

Olivia Colman may be in contention for Best Actress at this year’s ceremony, but the fact she failed to earn a nomination (or Bafta, for that matter) for her role in Paddy Considine’s hard-hitting drama Tyrannosaur is one of the biggest oversights in awards history.

StudioCanal UK

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Walkabout (1971)

Another exceptional achievement in filmmaking from Nicolas Roeg that somehow failed to receive any Oscar nominations.

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

You Were Never Really Here (2018)

Notch it down to bad timing, but Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here - starring Joaquin Phoenix - is a sensational piece of work worthy of reward.

Amazon Studio

47 brilliant films that didn't receive a single Oscar nomination

Zodiac (2007)

Three years later, David Fincher would go head-to-head with The King Speech's Tom Hooper for The Social Network. In truth, serial killer drama Zodiac is every bit as good as the Facebook drama.

Warner Bros Pictures

The 2019 Oscars saw Rami Malek take home Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Other winners included Olivia Colman for The Favourite and Alfonso Cuarón took home Best Director for his Netflix drama Roma. Green Book won Best Picture, proving a controversial choice over Roma.

You can find a full list of winners here.

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