Alan Rickman
Oscar Snubs
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2' (Photo: Warner Bros.)
Last week, Gary Oldman ended his three-decade reign as Oscar’s most perennially snubbed talent, scoring a nomination for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
His Harry Potter co-star Alan Rickman wasn’t so lucky: his well-reviewed performance in the final Potter film gave the British star his best shot at a nod in years, but the movie’s lack of awards momentum killed his chances.
Is Rickman the greatest living British film actor to never be nominated? Here are five Rickman roles that warranted recognition from the Academy:
(1) Die Hard (1988)
Hans Gruber is where the legend of Rickman began, a role that remains iconic a quarter-century after the thriller pack theaters. Before you declare Die Hard “not an Oscar film,” note that the Academy has nominated worthy supporting actors in so-called “cheesy” blockbusters before (Fred Astaire in Towering Inferno, Alec Guinness in Best Picture nominee Star Wars, and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid, anyone?)
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