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Stranger Things (2016-)

Josie and the Pussycats (2001) dir. Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

“Scanning the list of nominations for outstanding achievement in acting, and you’ll notice that Michael Stuhlbarg’s name doesn’t appear.

Stuhlbarg won’t get as much attention as Woody Harrelson or Sam Rockwell. His name isn’t going to grace headlines like Gary Oldman’s might. Stuhlbarg isn’t going to be walking up the steps to accept his award for Best Supporting Actor, and that’s a downright shame. It’s one thing for Stuhlbarg to not be acknowledged for his work in one film. There are are plenty of actors who did incredible work last year who slipped under the Academy’s radar. Armie Hammer, for example, deserved a nomination for his work in Call Me By Your Name, but lost out.

It wouldn’t even be an issue if Stuhlbarg starred in an Oscar-nominated film and wasn’t nominated. Snubs happen all the time. But Stuhlbarg didn’t participate in one or two Oscar nominated movies — he played a significant role in each. His roles weren’t necessarily starring, and it’s easy for him to fade into the background. His job was to accentuate the roles of actors around him, to ensure they were supported, and few actors do a better job of that than Stuhlbarg.

Stuhlbarg’s work may go unnoticed or unappreciated by the majority of Academy voters, but it won’t go unnoticed by us, the general audience. Let’s raise a glass to Michael Stuhlbarg, one of the best actors working today who helps make movies exceptional. I can’t wait to see what Stuhlbarg does next, and I’m sure we’ll be talking about one of his movies by this time next year as it gets nominated for another Oscar.” - Polygon.

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Dazed and Confused (1993) dir. Richard Linklater

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Want to know what I call him? “Pony,” because he’ll come up to Greta and me and nuzzle us. — Saoirse Ronan on Timothée Chalamet for The New York Times.