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Sorry ‘Barbie,’ But Actors in Fantasy Films Rarely Enchant Oscar Voters
Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' tops a long list of fantasy and sci-fi films that the Oscars have ignored.
It’s a terrific list for fans of imaginative storytelling, but likely to be depressing for actors who must accept that no matter how brilliantly and memorably they bring their characters to life, respect in the form of Oscar love for their work is a dead issue. The stark reality is that when it comes to honoring those who’ve brought all sorts of fantastic beings to life, from cowardly lions to mermaids (and mermen) to elves to replicants, Oscar voters’ hearts of stone rule out any chances for statues of gold. In perhaps a somewhat hopeful sign of changing times, in the two decades since “The Two Towers” broke the hex on fantasy film contenders for picture, the late Heath Ledger became the first of two actors to win Oscars for playing the comic book figure Joker in Christoper Nolan’s the “The Dark Knight” in 2008.
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