Jennifer Lopez says she deserves an Oscar

[Leeroi]

So she's accusing The Academy of not watching her movie? There's hundreds of members in the academy who literally watch movies all day long the whole year, I'm pretty sure they watched El Cantante because J.Lo was all over the place promoting it to no end.

 

[Empress Merel]

Somebody should shut her up. She's embarrassing herself.
She blames The Academy for not watching her movie? She should blame herself for probably not watching the nominees.

 

[beauxgoris]

No chance in hell.

 

[agee]

I am not saying that Jennifer Lopez should or will get an Oscar, but it is not as if the nominated and winning actresses are the most talented ones in the business, there have been quite a few instances when a "novelty" performer or role has won out over more worthy competitors... I'm just saying.

The one thing I do find eye-rolling (I didn't see the movie so I don't have an opinion on her performance) is her assertion that the critics did not see the movie. She is a publicity / marketing machine, so she has a tremendous advantage over so many other actresses when it comes to sparking interest in her movie. It had to have gotten some attention when it came out, it just did not catch on.

 

[Leeroi]

I am not saying that Jennifer Lopez should or will get an Oscar, but it is not as if the nominated and winning actresses are the most talented ones in the business, there have been quite a few instances when a "novelty" performer or role has won out over more worthy competitors... I'm just saying.

The one thing I do find eye-rolling (I didn't see the movie so I don't have an opinion on her performance) is her assertion that the critics did not see the movie. She is a publicity / marketing machine, so she has a tremendous advantage over so many other actresses when it comes to sparking interest in her movie. It had to have gotten some attention when it came out, it just did not catch on.

The acting in the movie was terrible. Which was a big shame given the heavy and very cultural history of the story line.

Even if the Oscars nominees lists aren't exactly perfection, it is beyond my understanding if Jennifer Lopez's performance could par with anyone nominated during the year of El Cantante's release. I would have literally dropped dead if her name popped up next to Helen Mirren or Marion Cotillard in the nominees list.

The fact that J.Lo is a popular figure and yet the movie failed to garner any type of interest in the media proves how poorly made the movie was.

To make it worse, J.Lo was narrating the whole time and pretty much ruined any chance of any deep dramatic acting.

 

[styleandgrace]

An Oscar??!! I agree she's a better actress than singer, but I don't think she's really done anything Oscar-worthy.

 

[agee]

^^Sorry for being unclear. My first paragraph was mostly addressing the general notion of Jennifer Lopez (or someone like her) getting an Oscar, mostly in response to the assertion that she is not in the same league as Kate Winslet or Cate Blanchett, which I totally agree with. My only point being that the Academy is not above nominating and selecting a good performance by a so-so actress when it suits their fancy.

 

[MulletProof]

^ Agreed with your last two posts, agee.
Her statement might seem hilarious for some and I guess it is if you've only been exposed to Jennifer's music career, scandals, extravagances and tabloid appearances but people seem to ignore she started out as an actress and is actually a good actress.. yes, she's made a lot of irrelevant romantic comedy crap but she's also delivered when she's landed quality roles (An unfinished life, Selena) or found her way through them (Bordertown), which is probably the only way to go in an industry that has never been particularly welcoming of minorities and their talents (I believe Salma Hayek also produced the movie she got her Oscar nomination for) and likes to keep them as entertainers of what's silly and summer-ish instead of actually giving them an opportunity to prove what they can do. Perhaps she's also built a certain kind of reputation that should warrant giggles when she attempts to associate herself with the 'grandiosity' of the Academy but then there are many others actors that are good and will probably never be recognised because even if the members of the academy watch movies everyday all year long, they're still humans, working with more moral/political/social restrictions than the Palm D'Or jury and still can't downgrade themselves to admit a 'glossy' singer that's insured her butt could possibly be on the same level of Gwyneth, or that even Björk's performance is a few notches above Julia Roberts'.
Not saying El Cantante is good.. I didn't see it, I just don't think the statement is that outrageous if you're familiar with her acting..

 

[Snowkei]

She was "meh" in El Cantante. I actually LOVE the soundtrack though. But if you take a look at the talent from the year she could have qualified, which would have been the 2007 Oscars. There wasn't a snowball's chance in hell that she would have been nominated, let alone actually won the thing.

 

[Scott]

mullet,great point about an unfinished life....i agree she was very good in that. i do however feel it's a bit absurd for she to bluntly state that she deserved an oscar especially for a film that wasn't even that great. i mean you don't hear cate blanchett making such statements in all the times she was nominated for quality roles-and believe me cate certainly deserved at least two,imo.

 

[MulletProof]

well Scott, you don't hear Cate singing 'everybody's mad at the rocks that I wear' either . Jennifer is vulgar, she can't help it, she was brought up that way and has that thing of bragging about her material achievements and boosting up her ego in public (pretty much like diddy or kanye or any other celebrity with low self-esteem who has lived america at its poorest, richest, neglected/embraced side often does), I'm not even a fan of her personality, I just don't think that (attitude/specific film aside) the statement per se warrants that much mockery.

 

[mamasarollingsto]

If this is the moment where she's telling the world she really wants one - and that she's going to work really hard to get one - then I'm interested to see if it works out, because I like watching people achieve their ambitions (or if they don't, seeing where things went wrong, in case there's something to learn without having to take their fall). I'm not going to knock the attempt to try.

nicely said.

 

[LovePink]

She does vary her roles sometimes but I've noticed she likes playing a poor pauper person, (and usually a rich man falls for her) - The Wedding Planner, Maid in Manhattan, Monster in Law
Although her other film roles do certainly not warrant an Oscar!

 

[TheCheekyCritic]

My only point being that the Academy is not above nominating and selecting a good performance by a so-so actress when it suits their fancy.

You say it like it's a bad thing, but surely that is precisely what the Oscars are for? When Cate Blanchett is nominated for an Academy Award, she is (or at least should be) nominated for a phenomenal performance in a particular film, not for being Cate Blanchett, universally revered and a generally gifted actress though she is. For the Academy Award to remain a credible, serious award in the film industry, surely this is the only sensible way to nominate actors for the work they do in film? Otherwise, newcomers (and people like Jennifer Lopez) would hardly stand a chance, and the Oscars would be as boring as the Primetime Emmys, where I really do feel some people and some performances are nominated for who and what they are overall rather than who and what they've been over the course of the year.

Indeed the AMPAS aren't above nominating a so-so actress for a great performance, but nor do I think they should be. If Jennifer Lopez really does come out with an unparalleled acting performance in the future, I don't think there would be much cause for objection against an Academy Award nomination for her, no matter how mediocre her filmography has been up until then. Clearly, however, the majority opinion is settled on her not yet having done so, including her performance in El Cantante. After all --

I just wiki-ed El Cantante. This is what it says:

Quote: The film received mainly negative reviews with many critics blaming the film's flaws on Jennifer Lopez.

These kind of things are always to some extent dependent on taste, but the question is, how many people can really all be wrong in one instance?

i do however feel it's a bit absurd for she to bluntly state that she deserved an oscar especially for a film that wasn't even that great. i mean you don't hear cate blanchett making such statements in all the times she was nominated for quality roles-and believe me cate certainly deserved at least two,imo.

That's exactly what's so absurd about this statement. Whether Jennifer Lopez really is a great actress or not, and really feels she "had that Oscar-worthy role" in El Cantante, there is something to be said about having a bit of humility, if only in public. Jennifer Lopez certainly has her share of haters, but this "hatebase" is far smaller than in the case of certain other people, and is definitely not considerable among the professionals. Therefore, I find it actually rather obscene of Lopez, with her not too considerable acting experience and filmography, to come out in this way, accusing the overwhelming majority of professionals as well as your average moviegoer who disliked the film and her in it, for not giving it a proper chance and for doing her wrong. Jen, the film has a professional review count of 103 on RottenTomatoes.com, and yet only a 24% Tomatometer rating. No matter how you want to spin it, a majority opinion this overwhelmingly decided says a lot about the quality of a film.

But although I do find it hard to see this statement as having been taken out of context since she elaborates on her point in such length, perhaps the magazine did leave out the "But I guess I was wrong"-part after all. Otherwise, I can't see this statement as anything but Jen's over-inflated ego blowing out steam.

 

[Leeroi]

Not going to rip her of her acting talents, but just watch the movie and see how outrageous her comments were.

She could have atleast said she deserved an Oscar nod for An Unfinished Life or Selena, but no, she had to choose El Cantante.

 

[styleandgrace]

I never saw An Unfinished Life. I agree about her role in Selena . . . I believe that was the only movie, IMO, that she was outstanding in -- I am not a huge fan of her overall. I can take her or leave her. But, I will give credit where credit is due. If she had won an Oscar for Selena, there would be nothing wrong with that!

^ Agreed with your last two posts, agee.
Her statement might seem hilarious for some and I guess it is if you've only been exposed to Jennifer's music career, scandals, extravagances and tabloid appearances but people seem to ignore she started out as an actress and is actually a good actress.. yes, she's made a lot of irrelevant romantic comedy crap but she's also delivered when she's landed quality roles (An unfinished life, Selena) or found her way through them (Bordertown), which is probably the only way to go in an industry that has never been particularly welcoming of minorities and their talents (I believe Salma Hayek also produced the movie she got her Oscar nomination for) and likes to keep them as entertainers of what's silly and summer-ish instead of actually giving them an opportunity to prove what they can do. Perhaps she's also built a certain kind of reputation that should warrant giggles when she attempts to associate herself with the 'grandiosity' of the Academy but then there are many others actors that are good and will probably never be recognised because even if the members of the academy watch movies everyday all year long, they're still humans, working with more moral/political/social restrictions than the Palm D'Or jury and still can't downgrade themselves to admit a 'glossy' singer that's insured her butt could possibly be on the same level of Gwyneth, or that even Björk's performance is a few notches above Julia Roberts'.
Not saying El Cantante is good.. I didn't see it, I just don't think the statement is that outrageous if you're familiar with her acting..

 

[ad041715]

I actually think J.Lo has the potential to win an Oscar. Ever see "An Unfinished Life" with Robert Redford? Serious acting chops.

 

[Les_Sucettes]

She's a seriously awful actress. Talk about deluded.

 

[Erin]

Jeez. After reading the posts in this thread - perhaps it's bad of me to have liked El Cantante!!

 

[Spiral1532]

Oh, who cares! The Oscars are a joke anyway. Just look at some of the previous winners and nominees:
The Full Monty as a best picture nominee?
Cher winning an Oscar over Glenn Close (in Fatal Attraction).
All the little artsy-fartsy Miramax movies (that very few people actually care to see) always end up with oscar nods.
And the list goes on and on...

So the point is, who cares if J-Lo ever ends up getting an Oscar nod?