TOW #23: American Hustle

            After incredible positive reviews from viewers, many were shocked to when American Hustle failed to win a single Oscar despite their ten nominations. The article, “So, Why Didn’t ‘American Hustle’ Win a Single Academy Award?” by Sophia Miskiw uses specific examples of people/movies who beat out American Hustle in order to make reason of their unsuccessful night.

            The explanation for the movies lack of winning was determined to be strictly due to the fierce competition they faced in each category, specifying only a select few. One of the most prestigious nominations it received was for

Best Picture, which was awarded to 12 Years A Slave. Miskiw points out the reasonable defeat due to the fact that 12 Years A Slave had been described as, “one of the most powerful movie of all time” and was being added to school curriculums as well. As a truly incredible film that will soon serve as an educational tool, American Hustle did not have a great chance of winning against it.

            Miskiw goes on to describe the specific losses in the categories of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. The presumed favorite for the Best Actor Oscar was Leonardo DiCaprio, however even he was shockingly defeated by Matthew McConaughey. With these two highly regarded and respected Actors in the category, Christian Bale had a slim chance of winning that award. Recently booming actress, Jennifer Lawrence also faced an upset in the running for Best Supporting Actress, which was won by Lupita Nyong’o, the favorite in this category from the premier of 12 Years A Slave.

            While the cast and crew of American Hustle may not have received any Oscar’s this year that will not hinder their growing careers in the film industry. They walked away empty handed but, as presented by Miskiw, the winners of all of the Oscars were worthy of the honor just as much, if not more than the American Hustle nominees. By using specific example of their defeat rather than large scale, Miskim was able to effectively establish the reasonable losses at the Academy Awards.

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