Underrated Actors and Directors.

Whenever I watch the Oscars I can't help but watch see more deserving people to win awards at times. It is no secret in Hollywood that the Academy Awards is biased to many actors and even directors. Take a look at Argo. That film swept the board for acting, directing and best film despite Ben "Batman" Affleck being the director and main actor. But he was snubbed a nomination for best director. Terrible. But revenge is best sold sweet, by winning BEST Picture. Yep. I felt it was deserved.

Now this is something in the film industry that happens a lot. This could be for being typecast or deemed to weird or quirky or even for being more of a comedic actor. Now I'm not saying by underrated as in they don't get the film roles, I'm saying underrated as in they don't get recognized for their film roles.

One of my favourite actors of all time is Gary Oldman. An amazing, talented actor who really really should have won for his role in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy at the Oscars. Best Actor. But you're always going to lose out if the other film in the category is either a musical or based on a true story aka. historical drama. Lincoln won best actor with Daniel Day Lewis, so point proven. Nothing against this at all, but I was so disappointed that Gary was unable to receive an Oscar he truly deserves. But there are so many out there who I have felt the same with.

Johnny Depp, quirky, weird, but there is no denial that he is a chameleon. He can portray literally anything, whether it is a drunken pirate, a director in drag or a man with scissors for hands. Hopefully something will come along for him that awards his amazing talent.

Alan Rickman, his voice should have its own award.

Leonardo DiCaprio, although not a huge fan I was surprised that he doesn't have an award, especially since he wasn't even nominated for his role in Titanic, the film that won 11 Oscars, tying with most awards with LOTR The Return of the King.

Morgan Freeman, although he has an Oscar, should have had one for The Shawshank Redemption. That reminds me, that film should have won best picture, not Forest Gump. Unpopular opinion here.

But this is only a few examples. Hopefully the underdogs of Hollywood will rise up those stairs one day to collect the recognition they truly deserve.