Max von Sydow seems to be the biggest snub of ’73, as he’s the only choice (besides Best Cast) to get more than 10 votes. He had 15 in Best Snubbed Supporting Actor, more than double closest competitor Christopher Lee. As we get fewer votes each year and it feels more and more like the Snubbies are winding down, I’m going to provisionally declare 1968 to be the end of the line. As pointed out last week, ’68 marked the end of the Hayes Code, which changed cinema dramatically. I reserve the right to change my mind once we get there, and I’d be happy to pass the baton if someone else wants to keep the feature running into the ’60s and ’50s and beyond. Regardless, I’ll bring the Snubbies back every Oscar season to vote on contemporary snubs.
Now, back to 1973. Here are your Snubby winners:
Best Cast: The Sting
Best Voicework: Mercedes McCambrige, The Exorcist
Best Stuntwork: Enter the Dragon
Best Snubbed Supporting Actor: Max von Sydow, The Exorcist
Best Snubbed Supporting Actress: Mackenzie Phillips, American Graffiti
Best Snubbed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss, American Graffiti
Best Snubbed Actress: Sissy Spacek, Badlands
Best Snubbed Director: Nicolas Roeg, Don’t Look Now
Best Snubbed Picture: Don’t Look Now
As always, vote totals and runners-up for every Snubbies can be found here.
As we continue backwards to 1972, a reminder that anyone can suggest performances or films in any category, and you can upvote as many as you feel are deserving (including your own suggestions!) Top five vote-getters will be our nominees, who we will vote on next week. Here are 1972’s Oscar nominees, who are not eligible for Snubbies:
Best Picture
The Godfather
Cabaret
Deliverance
The Emigrants
Sounder
Best Director
Bob Fosse, Cabaret
John Boorman, Deliverance
Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather
Joseph L. Makiewicz, Sleuth
Jan Troell, The Emigrants
Best Actress
Liza Minelli, Cabaret
Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues
Maggie Smith, Travels with My Aunt
Cicely Tyson, Sounder
Liv Ullmann, The Emigrants
Best Actor
Marlon Brando, The Godfather
Michael Caine, Sleuth
Laurence Olivier, Sleuth
Peter O’Toole, The Ruling Class
Paul Winfield, Sounder
Best Supporting Actress
Eileen Heckart, Butterflies Are Free
Jeannie Berline, The Heartbreak Kid
Geraldine Page, Pete ‘n’ Tillie
Susan Tyrrell, Fat City
Shelley Winters, The Poseidon Adventure
Best Supporting Actor
Joey Grey, Cabaret
Eddie Albert, The Heartbreak Kid
James Caan, The Godfather
Robert Duvall, The Godfather
Al Pacino, The Godfather