Hollywood does not love golf!
Hollywood does not love golf!
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There have been some good and bad golf movies, and the most popular films like Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore are too light to be considered Academy Award material. But if you have seen "Greatest Game Ever Played," you must admit, the quality of the acting, cinematography and script rivaled other sports movies that have won Academy Awards. Another golf film, the 2013 documentary called "The Short Game," should have been nominated! Come on, Hollywood, get with the game!
Thanks to Alex Myers of Golf Digest for bringing this story forward!
The nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards were announced last week and do you know what got the shaft? Golf. Again.
OK, so this year isn't the best time to complain. There wasn't exactly an abundance of great candidates. In fact, we're not sure if there were any candidates (Oh, right. "The Squeeze". . . ). But that doesn't explain the award show's lifetime of turning its back on our favorite sport. It might be time for the golf community to stage an Oscars boycott.
Related: Our favorite golf scenes from movies
As far as we can tell, a golf-based movie has never even received an Oscar nomination. For anything. Not for best actor. (Hello, Will Smith in "The Legend of Bagger Vance.") Not for best director. (Does Harold Ramis' work on "Caddyshack" ring a bell?) Not even for best original score. (Um, has the Academy ever listened to the title theme from "The Greatest Game Ever Played"?)
Sure, silly comedies like "Caddyshack" or "Happy Gilmore" -- no matter what the subject matter -- often don't receive any love from the stuffy Academy (If "Anchorman" couldn't land a nomination, nothing will), but what about a movie that blends laughter and heartache as brilliantly as "Tin Cup"? Just watch the movie's bittersweet climax:
Thanks for watching Hollywood does not love golf! Hope I changed their minds!
Yes, spinning a 3-wood back into the hole from 235 yards at the U.S. Open is a bit of a stretch, but this is Hollywood we're talking about! Oh, and nothing for Kevin Costner? Eh, we can see that. But Cheech Marin couldn't get a supporting actor nod for his brilliant portrayal of Romeo the caddie? SNUB.
To see the rest of the golf movies left out by the Academy, go here!
Source: Alex Myers Golf Digest
Pictures: Justin Henry
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