tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post6670951064498109015..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Voice Actors and AwardsSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25981683101534847512010-11-10T19:17:54.663-08:002010-11-10T19:17:54.663-08:00I imagine there are exceptions to this: "The ...I imagine there are exceptions to this: "The Academy has a large contingent of actors, and most would sooner tear out their fingernails than grant an Oscar to a thespian performing only with his vocal chords."<br /><br />For one... it would depend upon whether or not the Voice Actor was also an on camera actor. And another thing that could make it an exception would be the notability of the piece the voice actor was in.<br /><br />Example:<br />Major Disney animated movie - it's possible<br /><br />or <br /><br />Miley Cyrus stars in an animated film - also possiblekhcrazy10http://khcrazy10-voice-acting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-62841682464000776462010-06-26T16:51:01.035-07:002010-06-26T16:51:01.035-07:00Actually, there was some brief columnist gushing (...Actually, there was some brief columnist gushing (mostly on the West Coast half of the voting, where they always do it, and looked rather like this one) to wonder whether Patton Oswalt would qualify as Actor for "Ratatouille"...Again, not so much on merit, but as another toe-in-the-door excuse to sneak that year's Pixar out of the BAF's into the majors, as this was years before Wall-E legitimized the whole push.<br />(Tellin' ya, they're not going to give up...) :)<br /><br />As for the article, yes, Avatar's Saldana was passed over for acting...So, in fact, was <i>every single other member of the cast</i>--May we consider that a slight HINT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com