Ten Tremendous Oscar Bait Failures

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The Birth of a Nation (2016)

  • Domestic Total Gross: $15,861,566
  • Production Budget: $8.5 million
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 71%
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I do not know if it is the preachy nature of the film’s historical themes, writer/director and star Nate Parker’s past sexual assault allegations, or the fact that the title is synonymous with D.W. Griffith’s infamously racist 1915 propaganda film. Yet for some reason, the Academy did not want to touch this otherwise artistically impressive and equally important biopic of slave rebellion leader Nat Turner.

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    Charles , February 21, 2017

    I would argue against this being included in the list, not for any actual quality, but because Lawrence did get the Best Actress nomination. So in that sense, the Oscar-baiting did not fail.

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      Jason Wiese , February 23, 2017

      True, but considering Russell had been on a roll getting multiple nominations and a few wins for several films in a row, I imagine Lawrence’s sole Best Actress nomination must have been a sore and unexpected disappointment for him. That is why I considered “Joy” a failure

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