Murtada here. Love for the Meryl and C/Kates of the world can skewer perceptions. It's rare for actors to receive multiple Oscar nods. Most first nominations are also last nominations. Less than 180 actors in Oscars 88 years have managed 3 or more. And this year Mark Ruffalo in Spotlight joined that list. (The rest is after the jump due to extreme gif'ing).
In short 3 Oscar nominations is nothing to scoff at.
Right, Mark Ruffalo?
Riiiiight.
But 3 doesn’t exactly get the "why haven't they won?" drums beating. Just ask Ed Harris (4 nominations) or Amy Adams (5). Or even this year’s golden reunion couple, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio; the drum beating only got loud at their 6th and 5th nominations respectively.
Yet fellow 3 timer Christian Bale is happy for Mark. Or is he happy because he already won?
So congrats Mark Ruffalo, but apparently 3 is not enough on its own to make you a serious contender for the win.
Ruffalo was the soul of Spotlight. Some called the performance a bit mannered. He was going for an impression of the real life person he was playing and from all accounts he got that down pat. He’s the only member of the SAG winning ensemble in Spotlight who got what you'd call a big "Oscar clip".
Let’s remind those voters who haven’t voted yet.
And while we are at it, one more from The Kids Are All Right (2010), Ruffalo was robbed!
Still... sorry, Mark. Apparently Sylvester Stallone got this in the bag.
But what if he wins? Would he react as cutely and appreciatively as he did when Meryl Streep planted one on him on the Graham Norton Show?
We would be so lucky if he brought along Kirsten Dunst for a a bit of dancing.
Mark obviously has my vote, but does he have yours?
Who would you vote for in supporting actor?