Another staple of genre film, actors like Andy Serkis consistently deliver powerful turns as CGI characters, oftentimes out-acting their human counterparts. Similarly, CGI performance still go completely unrecognized by the Academy. And yet, no one considered him an Oscar frontrunner even as The Shape of Water began an awards season sweep. Jones’s work is romantic and almost like a ballet as he delivers a powerful, wordless performance that makes you fall in love with his Amphibian Man as well. It’s worth noting that while Darkest Hour and Oldman’s turn as Churchill are now not really talked about, people are still thinking about The Shape of Water. It’s categorized in a different place in the mind, I think, but I would love to see that bridge gapped at some point.” I think what they just haven’t embraced all the way yet has been monsters and creatures from another world. Jones says that “those were human roles, and the Academy understands age makeups and alteration makeups for humans. So I would love to see that recognized in the acting categories.”Ĭonsidering that Gary Oldman won (alongside the hair and makeup team) for transforming himself into Winston Churchill last year, and Christian Bale and his hair and makeup team could take home gold at tomorrow’s ceremony for Vice, this seems somewhat hypocritical. That’s the only difference.” He added that “I still have to affect a posture, a voice, a storyline for an arc for that character like any other actor would do. Our characters happen to look way different is all.
We are all taking on a character that is not us. It seems like people like to categorize in their mind, ‘Well, that’s not the same thing.’ I’m here to tell you that it really is the same thing. In Jones’s mind, this is because “the guys and the ladies under rubber bits are just often not thought of. In a recent interview with IndieWire, actor Doug Jones, who breaks hearts as Saru on Star Trek Discovery and as the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water, talked about the Academy and their reticence to award actors who’s work trends towards the monstrous or fantastical if they’re buried under layers of makeup and prosthetics, even if they’ll award those who use makeup in biopics. We’ve talked a lot about how the Oscars need to change, but here’s one final “fix this for next year please” post.
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