Having Meryl Streep for over five decades is simply not enough. We would like more. And with three Oscars (to date) and the most nods in history, you would think there wouldn’t be many “snubs” for the legendary actor, but alas, there are many.
Selection ranks Streep’s 10 greatest film performances that were not nominated for an Oscar.
Streep has been a fixture in the film industry, often described as our greatest domestic actress, and shows no signs of slowing down. With three Oscars (supporting actress for “Kramer vs. Kramer” and lead actress for “Sophie’s Selection” and “The Iron Girl”), three Emmys (restricted lead actress for “Holocaust” and “Angels in America” and excellent narrator for “5 Got Here Again”), six Grammy nominations and only one Tony nomination in her career, Streep has had a lot of award recognition.
As we move through the history of Streep’s spectacular work, connecting the term “snub” to the most beautified actress of all time is a strange predicament. An awards magnet since he began, his first feature film acting credit was in Fred Zinnemann’s “Julia” (1977), which received 11 Oscar nominations, including best picture, winning three for supporting actor (Jason Robards), supporting actress (Vanessa Redgrave) and adapted screenplay (Alvin Sargent).
Looking at his awards history, only a few performances have been nominated for BAFTA, Golden Globes and other entities that have not received Academy recognition. Films like “She-Satan” (1989), “The River Wild” (1993), “Marvin’s Room” (1996) and “The Hours” (2002) emerged quickly on Oscar nomination morning, regardless of crucial acclaim. Even performances that found no awards show traction – like “Nonetheless of the Evening” (1982) opposite Roy Scheider and “Falling in Love” opposite Robert De Niro – have their following, although they may not be as widely seen as others.
While not yet an EGOT (maybe in the future?), Streep is without a doubt one of the best in the industry.
Learn Selection List of Streep’s best non-Oscar-nominated performances below.
Honorable mentions: “Mamma Mia!” (2008); “Marvin’s Room” (1996); “Ricki and the Flash” (2015); “She-Satan” (1989)
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The Ride (2020)
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Position:Dee Dee Allen
Distributed by:Netflix
Directed by: Ryan Murphy
Written by: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin (primarily based on the Broadway musical by Matthew Sklar)As the infectious and hilarious Dee Dee Allen, Streep leads an all-star cast that includes newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman, James Corden (her second collaboration with him after “Into the Woods”), Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman, Ariana DeBose and her on-screen love interest Keegan-Michael Key. One of the casualties of a production shutdown during the pandemic, the film proved divisive – as Ryan Murphy films often are – but its wacky, flashy performance was well-received. Surprisingly, the Hollywood International Press Association ignored the change in its lead actress comedy or musical category, which may have been a result of vote splitting with her role in Steven Soderbergh’s “Let Them All Speak.”
A Streep singing (or rapping) can never go wrong.
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Manhattan (1979)
Position: Jill Davis
Distributed by: United Artists
Directed by: Woody Allen
Written by: Woody Allen, Marshall BrickmanProbably one of the few occasions where Streep was ousted due to one of her co-stars, Woody Allen’s romantic comedy received two Academy nominations for original screenplay and supporting actress for Mariel Hemingway. On the circuit, Streep found BAFTA nominations and big wins at the LAFCA, NYFCC and Nationwide Society of Movie Critics awards. Portraying the ex-wife of Woody Allen’s character Isaac, Jill Davis, Streep finds many of her dramatic and shifting beats unlike her lesbian partner Connie (played wonderfully by Karen Ludwig). With an impeccable ensemble including Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy and Anne Byrne, “Manhattan” continues to be one of her main highlights.
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Nascentes Hope (2012)
Position:Kay
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Directed by: David Frankel
Written by: Vanessa TaylorReuniting with David Frankel, the director of “The Devil Wears Prada,” which earned him a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination, she takes on Vanessa Taylor’s (“The Shape of Water”) lines and shows some infectious comedies unlike the Oscars. winner Tommy Lee Jones (“The Fugitive”). The romantic comedy follows an empty-nester couple who want to rekindle the spark in their marriage, which brings some hilarious results. Nominated for a Golden Globe, the Academy wasn’t as clever as its comedic brilliance.
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Unlikely Mr. Fox (2009)
Position: Mrs. Fox (voice)
Distributed by: XX Century Fox (now XX Century Studios)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson, Noah BaumbachLet’s get this out of the way. Voice performances are performing.
Now that we’ve covered that, Streep’s vocal work, alongside the likes of George Clooney, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson, is intoxicating in the Oscar-nominated animated film. Dare I say Wes Anderson’s best work (yet), Streep’s Felicity Fox delivers that trashy humor we love, which can only be matched by her infusion of heart and laughter. It’s a beautiful change that hopefully Academy members would like to cite in the near future.
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A Fellow Dweller on the Prairie (2006)
Position: Yolanda Johnson
Distributed by: New Cinema Line
Directed by: Robert Altman
Written by: Garrison KeillorStreep under the control of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Altman was a big deal, especially when showcasing her incredible chemistry with Lily Tomlin. As the singers Johnson Women, Streep and Tomlin bring a magnificence and naturalistic quality to the fictional behind-the-scenes depiction of the public radio show. After other highlights such as Virginia Madsen, Kevin Kline and John C. Reilly, a supporting actress nomination would have been more than acceptable, although she had another turn in “The Devil Wears Prada” that gained her attention in the same year.
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Position:Eleanor Shaw
Distributed by: Paramount Photos
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Written by: Daniel Pyne, Dean Georgaris (based on “The Manchurian Candidate” by Richard Condon)The Senator from Hell is on full display in this political thriller from the late, likable Jonathan Demme (Oscar winner for “The Silence of the Lambs”). Her head-to-head performance with two-time champion Denzel Washington is incredibly intense, but it’s her interaction with her congressman son, played brilliantly by Liev Schreiber, that makes Streep stretch her legs and steal the show. The Golden Globes ran for a supporting actress nomination, but nothing more followed. Taking the same position for which many feel Angela Lansbury should have received her Oscar in 1962 may have hindered the campaign.
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The Hours (2002)
Position: Clarissa Vaughan
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Directed by:Stephen Daldry
Written by: David Hare (based on “The Hours” by Michael Cunningham)Another example of Streep having multiple cars in the awards dialog and partnering with the class debate dilemma, this year marks one of her biggest fights for a nomination. Given the historical background of each lead and supporting actress, you can understand that. In 2002, Streep also starred in Spike Jonze’s Adaptation, which earned her an Oscar nomination for supporting actress. Even so, before the ceremony, Streep was twice nominated for a Globe, successfully for “Adaptation”, and then was snubbed by the SAG Awards in both performances. Aside from her nomination for “The Post,” it’s the only modern-day efficiency nomination of hers that hasn’t been cited on every televised awards show.
Along with her co-star Nicole Kidman’s Oscar win as Virginia Woolf Taking Control of Oxygen, Julianne Moore participating in the same “Removed from Heaven” double bill in the lead and campaigning in support of Streep’s “The Hours” . Her work as a woman seeking to celebrate her former passion ended up being ignored, despite her large number of nominations.
His reverse Jeff Daniels meltdown is among the film’s key scenes.
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The Wild River (1994)
Position: Gail Hartman
Distributed by: Common Photos
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Written by: Denis O’NeillStreep in an action thriller is a delight, especially with a terrifying turn from Kevin Bacon to accompany it. Just three years before Curtis Hanson delivered his masterpiece “LA Confidential” (1997), he tapped into the battle-or-flight personality of a mother and wife who stops at nothing to ensure her family’s survival. The film really delivers an incredible mid-90s back-to-back Streep-a-thon combined with “The Bridges of Madison County,” for which she will be nominated the following year.
“The River Wild” also marks the only time Streep received Globe and SAG nominations and was not recognized by the Oscars.
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It’s Sophisticated (2009)
Position:Jane Adler
Distributed by: Common Photos
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
Written by: Nancy MeyersNot only does Streep turn the heads of her on-screen boyfriends Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin in Nancy Meyers’ delightful comedy, but at 60, she’s showcased female empowerment in a way we haven’t seen in a while. A two-time Globe nominee for this and “Mamma Mia!”, 2009 was an unforgettable year for the three-time winner, as she took Hollywood by the horns and redefined what a job looked like for a woman in her later years. Along with her interactions with her children, future son-in-law (played by John Krasinski) and female speech (with new Academy Council governor Rita Wilson), the BAFTA-nominated performance is near the top of not just her non-profession. recognized, but also indicated.
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Dying turns into her (1992)
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Position: Madeline Ashton Menville
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Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Written by: Martin Donovan, David KoeppTo know me is to know that I think “Dying Turns into Her” is one of the two best films of 1992, with two career-best performances from Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis, as well as Meryl Streep’s second-best performance of her career. . Winning an Oscar for visual effects, the dark comedy talks about the promises of eternal youth and what it can really give you if you “fall” down a flight of stairs.
As “bad actress” Madeline Ashton, who steals her best friend Helen Sharp’s children, we see Streep diving into work that, frankly, I never expected her to do at that point in her career. Over the course of her five-year hiatus with the Academy, she has already been a two-time winner and it has been two years since her position on “Postcards from the Edge” was considered by the Academy. Some of his greatest gifts to film came in that five-year “Oscar drought,” with “Defending Your Life,” “The Home of the Spirits” and “The River Wild” all hitting theaters. Although the Globe has seen her work, nothing more for her monstrous performance as Miranda Priestly (“The Devil Wears Prada”).
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