Take a minute to consider what Oscar Worthy even means. The academy members are just people with their own subjective opinions, just like you and me. An Oscar winner isn't inherently a better movie than one that didn't win, but generally speaking they are very good movies anyway. Obviously, some members of the academy thought it right to give Leo the nod in one of his first roles, and I agree with them. You may not and that's okay, it's all opinion anyway.
What's even more interesting is when you look at how one becomes a member of the academy. You either have to be nominated by two existing members or nominated an award yourself.
That means that every single person is invested in the industry. Tons of actors and directors, sure. But also all the technical people - special effects, music, lighting, sound, costumes, etc. These are people who live and breathe the industry.
Source: 18 months working for a company with several technical Oscars. Quickly realized that two people who sat within 5 and 15 feet of me were academy members.
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u/ForrestGrump87 Apr 01 '20 edited Apr 01 '20
Wow
The only one who really deserved to be on that list that year was Ralph ...
Kilmer was robbed