Favorite Non-Oscar Nominated Performances: Actor, 1974 - Blu-ray Forum

SelwynMcGinty · 09-28-2024, 01:07 AM

As the title of the thread suggests, we're looking to pinpoint the Next Best Celebrated Acting Performances of film history. Plenty of great turns get ignored or forgotten through the sands of time, and this is a quick way to review and vote for our favorites.

This is for the North American calendar release year of 1974, so to save us clicking on Wikipedia, the following Oscar nominees are exempt:

Best Actor - Art Carney, Harry and Tonto
Albert Finney, Murder on the Orient Express
Dustin Hoffman, Lenny
Jack Nicholson, Chinatown
Al Pacino, The Godfather Part II

Best Supp. Actor - Robert DeNiro, The Godfather Part II
Fred Astaire, The Towering Inferno
Jeff Bridges, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Michael V. Gazzo, The Godfather Part II
Lee Strasberg, The Godfather Part II

Anything else is fair game! You may notice that the choices are primarily Leading roles, but I'm not going to disallow other selections. It doesn't seem fair or sensible to quibble about Lead/Supporting categories.

Feel free to discuss these or other choices, 1974 the movie year in general, or any other rankings or opinions.

Thanks to everyone participating in these crazy polls! Cheers!!

Beckford · 09-28-2024, 03:10 AM

Gerrit Graham as over the top glamrock star Beef in De Palma's "Phantom of the Paradise".

BerC · 09-28-2024, 03:31 AM

Gene Wilder for "Young Frankenstein."

Lord-Oakbeard · 09-28-2024, 09:45 AM

Walter Matthau, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Alan T · 09-28-2024, 11:18 AM

Burt Reynolds, The Longest Yard

Cruel Angel · 09-28-2024, 01:33 PM

Charles Bronson, Death Wish

DR Herbert West · 09-28-2024, 03:28 PM

Hackman, The Conversation

RFK · 09-28-2024, 05:19 PM

Warren Oates, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

JDub1 · 09-28-2024, 10:37 PM

Gene

Starman22 · 09-28-2024, 10:55 PM

Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard of course.

djzero · 09-29-2024, 02:27 AM

Warren Oates, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

View Poll Results: Favorite Non-Oscar Nominated Performances: Actor, 1974
Alan Arkin, Freebie and the Bean	0	0%
Warren Beatty, The Parallax View	0	0%
El Hedi ben Salem, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul	0	0%
Pierre Blaise, Lacombe, Lucien	0	0%
Dirk Bogarde, The Night Porter	0	0%
Charles Bronson, Death Wish	3	14.29%
James Caan, Freebie and the Bean	0	0%
James Caan, The Gambler	0	0%
Keith Carradine, Thieves Like Us	0	0%
Rony Clanton, The Education of Sonny Carson	0	0%
Divine, Female Trouble	0	0%
Richard Dreyfuss, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz	1	4.76%
Clint Eastwood, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot	0	0%
Peter Falk, A Woman Under the Influence	0	0%
Henry Fonda, My Name Is Nobody	0	0%
Giancarlo Giannini, Swept Away	0	0%
Elliott Gould, Busting	0	0%
Elliott Gould, California Split	0	0%
Gene Hackman, The Conversation	4	19.05%
Isaac Hayes, Truck Turner	0	0%
Terence Hill, My Name Is Nobody	1	4.76%
James Earl Jones, Claudine	0	0%
Cleavon Little, Blazing Saddles	0	0%
Walter Matthau, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three	3	14.29%
Robert Mitchum, The Yakuza	0	0%
Warren Oates, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia	1	4.76%
Burt Reynolds, The Longest Yard	2	9.52%
Bruno Schleinstein, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser	0	0%
George Segal, California Split	0	0%
Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein	5	23.81%
Other (please specify)	1	4.76%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

09-28-2024, 01:07 AM	#1
SelwynMcGinty Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2024 Location:California	Favorite Non-Oscar Nominated Performances: Actor, 1974 As the title of the thread suggests, we're looking to pinpoint the Next Best Celebrated Acting Performances of film history. Plenty of great turns get ignored or forgotten through the sands of time, and this is a quick way to review and vote for our favorites. This is for the North American calendar release year of 1974, so to save us clicking on Wikipedia, the following Oscar nominees are exempt: Best Actor - Art Carney, Harry and Tonto Albert Finney, Murder on the Orient Express Dustin Hoffman, Lenny Jack Nicholson, Chinatown Al Pacino, The Godfather Part II Best Supp. Actor - Robert DeNiro, The Godfather Part II Fred Astaire, The Towering Inferno Jeff Bridges, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Michael V. Gazzo, The Godfather Part II Lee Strasberg, The Godfather Part II Anything else is fair game! You may notice that the choices are primarily Leading roles, but I'm not going to disallow other selections. It doesn't seem fair or sensible to quibble about Lead/Supporting categories. Feel free to discuss these or other choices, 1974 the movie year in general, or any other rankings or opinions. Thanks to everyone participating in these crazy polls! Cheers!!

09-28-2024, 03:10 AM	#2
Beckford Expert Member Member since:Sep 2019 Location:Neither here nor there	Gerrit Graham as over the top glamrock star Beef in De Palma's "Phantom of the Paradise".

09-28-2024, 03:31 AM	#3
BerC Power Member Member since:Mar 2017 Location:The Silver Screen	Gene Wilder for "Young Frankenstein."

09-28-2024, 09:45 AM	#4
Lord-Oakbeard Power Member Member since:Sep 2022 Location:The Boneyard 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:326 DVD collection:441	Walter Matthau, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

09-28-2024, 11:18 AM	#5
Alan T Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Southern California 4K collection:299 Blu-ray collection:533 DVD collection:16	Burt Reynolds, The Longest Yard

09-28-2024, 01:33 PM	#6
Cruel Angel Blu-ray Prince Member since:Nov 2009 Location:San Antonio TX 4K collection:315 Blu-ray collection:1188 DVD collection:281	Charles Bronson, Death Wish

09-28-2024, 03:28 PM	#7
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	Hackman, The Conversation

09-28-2024, 05:19 PM	#8
RFK Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2015	Warren Oates, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

09-28-2024, 10:37 PM	#9
JDub1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Iowa, The Hawkeye State Blu-ray reviews:65	Gene

09-28-2024, 10:55 PM	#10
Starman22 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Texas 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:11	Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard of course.

09-29-2024, 02:27 AM	#11
djzero Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Rockville, Maryland 4K collection:869 Blu-ray collection:7421 DVD collection:798	Warren Oates, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

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