Hollywood stars that ruined their Oscar credibility – The stock answer nominees and winners give is, “It’s an honour just to be nominated.” And there are certainly some who truly believe this. One of the most heartfelt awards show moments in recent history was Ving Rhames winning a Golden Globe for his performance as Don King – only to immediately hand it over to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon. In an industry built on ego and celebrity, it was truly humbling.
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But no awards show is carried with more prestige or publicity than the Oscars. Just being nominated not only gives you an almost guaranteed above-title credit, but also a deluge of offers. Your agent, who previously poured himself into campaigning for a win with full page ads in the trade papers and gift baskets to Academy members, will suddenly have a desk full of scripts. Your career is in the best of hands.
Yet there are still ways to screw it up. The next part an actor takes after Oscar season is as strategic as the role that led to the ceremony. Aim too high, like Icarus before you, the fall could prove fatal. Too low, the die is typecast. Some nominees, like Bill Murray, have parlayed their most acclaimed roles into entirely new careers. Others, like the ones listed here, miscalculated just what their award meant. Here are some winners and nominees that never quite found their place post-success.
15. Mira Sorvino – Mighty Aphrodite
Sorvino, daughter of Paul, had been kicking around Hollywood for only a decade when she was nominated and won Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen‘s 1995 retelling of Pygmalion. That’s even more impressive knowing that the previous ten years only included an uncredited role in The Right Stuff, a small role in Quiz Show and other films as well as a few television appearances.
In Aphrodite, she plays a dim-witted sex worker who also happens to be the biological mother of Allen’s brilliant adopted son. After winning, it seemed like Sorvino’s career had a bright future.
But rather than go up, she continued just going straight. Despite appearing in the fondly-rememberedRomy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, Sorvino’s post-win career is comprised mainly of small parts in large films, mixed in with leading performances in smaller works. It’s not a good sign when one of the three movies your remembered for is Guillermo Del Toro‘s stuido-compromised Mimic.
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