Thursday, November 6, 2014

Will Interstellar be great, or just alright, alright, alright?

I'm excited to see Interstellar from director Chris Nolan and featuring Matthew McConaughey, but one movie statistic has me worried that the film may not be all that stellar: Best Actor winners always follow up with a stinky film. 

It seems everything McConaughey touches on TV lately is more than alright, but you have to go back to early '90s Tom Hanks to find a Best Actor with a follow-up film that was watchable. Maybe Daniel Day-Lewis should quit while he's ahead. 

I hope that McConaughey ends the Best Actor curse. The past years' damage is below:



2012: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
First movie after the Oscar win: None yet

2011: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
First movie after the Oscar win: The Players (Les Infideles)

2010: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
First movie after the Oscar win: Main Street

2009: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart 
First movie after the Oscar win: TRON: Legacy



2008: Sean Penn, Milk 
First movie after the Oscar win: Fair Game

2007: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
First movie after the Oscar win: Nine

2006: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
First movie after the Oscar win: Everyone's Hero

2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
First movie after the Oscar win: Mission Impossible 3



2004: Jamie Foxx, Ray 
First movie after the Oscar win: Stealth

2003: Sean Penn, Mystic River 
First movie after the Oscar win: 21 Grams

2002: Adrien Brody, The Pianist
First movie after the Oscar win: The Singing Detective



2001: Denzel Washington, Training Day
First movie after the Oscar win: John Q

2000: Russell Crowe, Gladiator 
First movie after the Oscar win: Proof of Life

1999: Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
First movie after the Oscar win: Pay It Forward



1998: Roberto Benigni, Life is Beautiful 
First movie after the Oscar win: Pinocchio

1997: Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets 
First movie after the Oscar win: The Pledge

1996: Geoffrey Rush, Shine
First movie after the Oscar win: Les Miserables 

1995: Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas 
First movie after the Oscar win: The Rock




1994: Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump 
First movie after the Oscar win: Apollo 13

1994: Tom Hanks, Philadelphia
First movie after the Oscar win: Forrest Gump

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