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Post by judypatooty on Mar 26, 2013 17:34:01 GMT
Grrrr. That is SO wrong. Every review I've read has mentioned what an extraordinary performance Rufus has given.
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Post by nell on Mar 26, 2013 19:49:31 GMT
I'm gutted!!!  |
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Post by barbicanbelle on Mar 26, 2013 20:54:37 GMT
I too am gutted and they're wrong! We may be obviously biaised, but even hubbie believes Rufus gave an Olivier-award winning performance.  Delighted for Kristin though, and for the Best Revival nomination for the play. |
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Post by ophelia on Mar 26, 2013 21:24:42 GMT
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Post by kygal on Mar 27, 2013 10:34:58 GMT
What a shame! It seems to me Rufus does not get the recognition/praise/roles/star billing he deserves. It probably bothers me more than it does him.
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Post by lovethemanrs on Mar 27, 2013 10:49:24 GMT
Just don't get it!!!!!!
Rufus has been superb thoughout the entire run, what's a guy gotta do??
I'm with Judy on this...Grrrr
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Post by francesca on Mar 27, 2013 16:37:54 GMT
Grrrr. That is SO wrong. Every review I've read has mentioned what an extraordinary performance Rufus has given. You're right Judy ! What do they know anyway !  |
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Post by jamolivej on Mar 27, 2013 17:52:11 GMT
Can't believe it! Rufus has been superb in this.
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Post by robela on Mar 27, 2013 19:31:46 GMT
Thanks Ruthie! Shame Rufus has not been nominated! |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 28, 2013 0:38:29 GMT
I've just come back from another trip to see the play - I commiserated with Rufus about not getting the Best Actor nomination, and he said he wasn't bothered about himself, but that he felt sorry for Lia, with Kristin getting nominated and not her. I think he's pleased the play's up for an award, though.
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Mar 28, 2013 5:20:42 GMT
totally gutted, too... with the not-nomination of Rufus, but really happy OT was nominated.... so all fingers and toes crossed !!!
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Post by rueful on Apr 4, 2013 18:33:56 GMT
The Stage has a column about this year's nominations, and it points out the strange omissions from Old Times (among other plays): Here is the relevant part of the column. The Oliviers muddle of timing, nominations and judging
...I know awards are such that not everyone can get nominated, but it seems odd that in that two-hander the wondrous Sally Hawkins failed to secure a Best Actress nomination opposite Spall, or the incredible direction of Michael Longhurst that turned it (and them) into a glistening gem failed to get recognised either. But even odder is the fact that Kristin Scott Thomas is nominated for Best Actress for Old Times, whereas Lia Williams, with whom she shares both female roles in the play, isn’t. Ditto, there’s a striking absence for Rufus Sewell, their partner in the play, from the Best Actor list. It’s also slightly disappointing that Olivier favourite Sheridan Smith (this year’s co-presenter of the awards with Hugh Bonneville) failed to get a  for her brave Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic.
Another curiosity: five names are shortlisted in the best actor category against only four women in the best actress one (so there would have been room for Hawkins, Williams or Smith if they had equalled the number of male nominees). And yet the best supporting actresses claim a lead of five nominees instead against just four supporting men (one of whom Paul Chahidi actually played a woman in Twelfth Night, while one of the supporting actresses Cush Jumbo actually played a man in Julius Caesar).www.thestage.co.uk/columns/shenton/2013/04/the-oliviers-muddle-of-timing-nominations-and-judging/ |
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Post by kissmekate on Apr 4, 2013 18:48:22 GMT
So there are a few intelligent people out there. Thanks for making that clear with your nice find.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 4, 2013 19:12:04 GMT
Nice find, Rueful - they are so right about the perverseness of it all.
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Post by anyother on Apr 6, 2013 10:34:00 GMT
That is a disappointment, good for Old Times and Kristin S-T though.
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