‘Denzel was scheming, powerful and sexy!’: readers’ worst Oscar snubs
Hugh Grant’s quirky creep, a real prisoner playing himself and Kate Winslet’s war photographer missed out in a contentious year for Academy Award nominations
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Monkey Man! I’ve heard very little of this thriller in reviewers’ top films of 2024, or lists of films snubbed by the Oscars. I think people are doing Patel a disservice by forgetting this film. He is incredible as both a director and actor in this movie. For his violent and beautifully coordinated fight scenes alone I think this film deserves more recognition. But it’s so much more than that; the storyline encompasses an origin story, a hero arc, and a dystopian setting that closely emulates the world we live in. The inclusion of underrepresented voices also reflects what we should value cinema for, presenting the hijra community in such an openly positive way was refreshing and enlightening to see. Eleanor, 22, Buckinghamshire
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