In a sentence you don’t hear very often, Adam Sandler was generating some early Academy Awards buzz for his phenomenal performance in Uncut Gems, another rare reminder that underneath the formulaic comedy and lack of originality found in most of his work, the 54 year-old is a brilliant talent when handed more challenging material.
He may not have scored an Oscar nod, but he did win the Best Actor prize at the Independent Spirit and National Board of Review ceremonies, and even joked in his acceptance speech that his nominees would have to live with the fact that they lost to Adam Sandler. Around the same time, the Happy Madison boss issued an ominous threat as well that if Uncut Gems didn’t lead to Oscar glory, he’d set out to make a terrible movie on purpose.
His next release was Netflix’s Hubie Halloween, which isn’t even...
He may not have scored an Oscar nod, but he did win the Best Actor prize at the Independent Spirit and National Board of Review ceremonies, and even joked in his acceptance speech that his nominees would have to live with the fact that they lost to Adam Sandler. Around the same time, the Happy Madison boss issued an ominous threat as well that if Uncut Gems didn’t lead to Oscar glory, he’d set out to make a terrible movie on purpose.
His next release was Netflix’s Hubie Halloween, which isn’t even...
- 10/19/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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