Summary
Tom Hankshas had a wildly successful acting career, but one of his best movies that was just added to Netflix highlights just how badly he was snubbed at the 2014 Academy Awards. Hanks has had a bit of good fortune with the Oscars: he’s been nominated six times, with five of those nominations being for Best Actor. He also won the Best Actor Oscar twice in a row, for 1994’sPhiladelphiaand 1995’sForrest Gump. All ofTom Hanks' best movieshave been successful, usually both financially and critically, but some of them went underappreciated at the Oscars.
While he’s far fromthe actor with the most Oscars, Hanks has been one of the best actors in Hollywood for decades now. The Academy Awards, however, don’t always reflect his impressive abilities. One year in particular, 2014, really highlighted just how badly Hanks was snubbed at the Oscars. He made two great movies that year that featured some of his best acting, but he didn’t get a nomination for either of them. It was probably Hanks' most cursed year as far as Oscars went, especially considering which movies got snubbed so badly.
Tom Hanks Has Held This Impressive Oscars Title For Over 9 Years (And It Won’t Be Lost At The 2024 Oscars)
More than nine years ago, Tom Hanks earned an Oscars title that dates back to his ’90s Oscar wins, and he’ll likely keep it after the 2024 Oscars.
Captain Phillips Has A Great Tom Hanks Performance That The Oscars Snubbed
One of Hanks' movies,Captain Phillips, highlights just how much the Oscars forgot about him in 2014. By all metrics,Captain Phillipsis a wildly successful movie. It nearly quadrupled its $55 million budget (viaBox Office Mojo), it earned an impressive 93% onRotten Tomatoes, andCaptain Phillipsalso features one of thebest scenes in Hanks' career, when his character was suffering from shock.Hanks gave an extremely suspenseful, heartbreaking, and realistic portrayal of Captain Richard Phillips. It was likely a better performance than some of the nominees that year, like Christian Bale inAmerican Hustle, but Hanks wasn’t even nominated.
Captain Phillips
Cast
Starring Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips tells the story of the titular captain whose cargo ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. A fictionalized version of real-life events, the film follows Captain Phillips and his crew as they fight for their lives against a group of Somali pirates led by Abduwali Muse. Besides Hanks, Barkhad Abdi and Catherine Keener also star.
Tom Hanks' Saving Mr. Banks Performance Was Also Snubbed In The Same Year
Hanks was certainly snubbed whenCaptain Phillipsdidn’t receive a nomination, but one of his other 2013 movies only made that wound worse. Hanks also starred inSaving Mr. Banksin 2013, where he played Walt Disney as he tried to purchase the rights toMary Poppins. WhileSaving Mr. Bankswasn’t as successful asCaptain Phillips- it earned 79% on Rotten Tomatoes and just over $100 million at the box office - it still showcased Hanks' impressive acting talents. Hanks stepped into some very large real-life shoes, and he delivered an endearing performance.
Tom Hanks may not be the most awarded actor in Hollywood history, but he may well be one of the most popular.Captain Phillipswas only recently added to the site, but it’s already a contender to be one of thebest thriller movies on Netflix. Hanks makes movies that people like to watch, and even if they don’t always find success during awards season, most of his films have been very well-received. Even if the Academy judges don’t always appreciateTom Hanks, his viewers certainly do.
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks tells the story of Walt Disney’s 1961 negotiations with P.L. Travers to obtain the rights to her Mary Poppins series to make the books into a film. The film also chronicles Travers' childhood in rural Australia and how her family influenced her writing of Mary Poppins. Emma Thompson stars as Travers, with Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and a further cast that includes Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, and Jason Schwartzman.
