Glenn Close and the Elusive Oscar | Why She's Never Won 

Everyone praises her most Oscar worthy performance playing Alex Forrest in Fatal attraction. For me her big time Oscar rob was at the year she was nominated for Dangerous liaisons and lost. That performance was a level no one ever could reach like she did.

No one has been more deserving of an Oscar. She needs to win.

The fact that this video is almost an hour long is proof of the woman’s talent.

Glenn's more than that Oscar. She's one of the greatest actresses ever.

The Academy did her Dirty BIG TIME. She should be at least a Two-time Oscar Winner by now.

Not so fun fact: At each Oscar ceremony where she was nominated, Glenn Close was present, on camera, EVERYTIME she lost. Not even the legendary Peter O'Toole (also 8) had to sit there and suffer through that dubious distinction.

She should have 3 Oscars right now: Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisions, and The Wife. It’s absurd. Honestly.

Deborah Kerr remains the most-nominated Best Actress without a win. Six nominations, three in consecutive years. Glenn Close and Amy Adams have a mixture of Best Actress/Best Supporting nominations. Ironically, when Deborah was given her Honorary Oscar, the presenter was - Glenn Close!

Glenn's performance in Fatal Attraction as Alex Forrest is a force of nature. Insane, scary, sexy, iconic, memorable. Glenn is Hollywood royalty and a screen legend. Her face is a unique face like those from the classic Hollywood stars (Katherine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh, etc). The fact that she never won a competitive Oscar is one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the Academy Awards. I'm from Brazil and she's my all time favorite actress. Hope Paramount makes Sunset Boulevard soon. She as Norma Desmond in Broadway was breathtaking, can't wait to watch her on the big screen

Annette Bening diserves an Elusive Oscar video too!

Here's the thing- Glenn Close has never delivered a bad performance. The industry measures box office and reviews. Glenn Close can do a dramatic reading of a phone book and still be good. Honestly, I hope and pray that Sunset Boulevard will be made into a film, and that Glenn wins everything. Right now, it's a wonderful third act of a long and successful career. She will win before awarded the Honorary. She has artistic integrity and she will win. She deserves every nomination and deserves to win each time. She even doesn't care one way or the other about awards. Her reward is her work. Very Katharine Hepburn that way.

The fact that she is without a win after 8 nominations and all these years is so incredibly baffling! WTH does she need to do to secure a win?!? I mean the range of her nominated roles is beyond compare. She is truly one of the all-time greats! She should have at least 3 wins: Garp, Dangerous Liasions (my favorite) and The Wife (she was terrific)! Give Glenn Close a damn Oscar people!!!!

what displeases me about Olivia Colman's victory in 2018 is precisely the denial of the prerogative of legend that Glenn Close is sometimes denied... an actress who has triumphed in all media and who continues to reinvent herself, for me in the same level of Meryl Streep (and sometimes even better) her legacy was enough for her to win that year, and that happens with the men in the industry, leonardo di caprio and Al pacino for example, but women have twice the effort, but shes has a great legacy and nobody takes that away from her.

I admire Glenn Close as an actor so much. I've never seen her give a bad performance, even when the overall movie hasn't been great, she always is. Awards aren't everything, but it would be so great to see her win the Oscar.

I cried so much and didn't eat when Olivia Colman's name was called. I admire Glenn Close's composure that night when she didn't hear her name. I want her to win so bad 😭🤧

Jessica Lange's win in 1983 was also due to the fact that many felt she would have won had Meryl not been her competition in the best actress category. Lange's win for supporting actress was sort of compensation for Frances, rather than Tootsie.

Can you do a video on Peter O’Toole and the elusive Oscar ? He’s tied with Glenn close for the most nominations without a win . Loved the video !!

She totally deserved it for Fatal Attraction but I don't think the Academy was going to reward a performance for such a divisive character. Let's hope she gets to make that Sunset Blvd movie musical!

“If you love Glen Close” Yes, yes I do. She’s amazing.

Because of seeing "The Wife," it made me discover her underrated filmography and I became an instant fan. I'll be waiting for her richly deserved Oscar win, but regardless whether she wins or not, I'll always be proud of having her as one of my favorite actresses ever. Thank you for this well-researched video.

Peter O’Toole had 8 nominations without a win. He received an Honorary Oscar. Richard Burton had 7 nominations without winning. Thelma Ritter had six nominations, no wins. Al Pacino and Paul Newman had to wait till their 7th nominations to win. Edward G. Robinson was never nominated. He received word of his Honorary Oscar just before he died. So, Glenn Close is in good company. If she ever gets to make that “Sunset Blvd” musical movie, she’ll be a shoo-in as long as it turns out well.

THEY NEED TO HURRY UP AND DO SUNSET BOULEVARD WHILE SHE STILL CAN. SHE’LL WIN!!!

I hate that she's never won. Mostly because she's already won several Emmys and Tonys, and I can't think of anyone more deserving of the Triple Crown of Acting. I have to believe that she'll win the Oscar for the _Sunset Boulevard_ movie.

I was so sad she lost to Olivia Colman's Favourite performance but Colman deserved that but I never thought of that as a leading role, more of a supporting role then Glenn should have won, finally.

I watched Glenn Close for the first time in 101 dalmatians when I was a kid and OMG to this day that performance still amazes me.

I haven't seen all of her Oscar nominated performances yet, but I LOOOOVE her performance in Dangerous Liaisons and would've easily voted for her that year.

Terrific video Brian!! Glenn Close and John Lithgow were terrifc in Garp and both should've won Supporting Oscars that year! While Jessica Lange was good in Tootsie, her win, in my opinion, was a consolation prize for losing against Streep in Sophie's Choice. Another crazy loss was Close losing against Cher.

Could you possibly do Michelle Pfeiffer? Always felt she was overdue for more recognition.

Glen Close is a great actress, with or without Oscar.

This channel is so AMAZING yet son underrated!!!! We need to make this channel blow up. Your scripts, your editing, your production, your voice mmmmmm, it's all so good that it even hurts lol. Thank you for your content and your hard work!

This LADY is simply a FILM STAR, it hurts a lot and she is not understood as an actress who should have already won 3 Oscars, she still hasn't won, this has simply created her name to get bigger and bigger, I LOVE YOU GLENN CLOSE from Paraguay.

Bravo on this one! I'd give it to Close for Dangerous Liaisons. It's one of my all-time favorite films, and Close is fantastic in it. The final moments of that movie are perhaps some of the best ever captured on film.

So glad to see you giving tribute to Glenn Close! She is one of the best in the business and has been snubbed for way too long! She should have won for Fatal Attraction in my opinion. That performance, along with Kathy Bates in Misery, are two of the most, if not the most, legendary crazy women performances. Hopefully, she’ll win someday soon. P.S. I’d love to see a video on why Jeremy Irons has been nominated so little if it interests you. He won for Reversal of Fortune, but the man has given at least 4 or 5 performances that were worthy of nomination. One of my favorite actors.

Thanks for all your work on this. Geraldine Page won her Oscar on HER eighth nomination, so there's still hope for Close. I was under the impression that "Sunset Boulevard" had already been put into production, but was derailed by the pandemic. Hope it finally happens. Cheers.

The fact she took the indie spirit award from Toni Colette this means a lot

Her Dangerous Liaisons’ performance still astounds me.

Well said Brian ! If she should win an oscar, I'll jump up and down on my sofa and I'll pop open a bottle of champagne to celebrate her win. She's LONG overdue !!!!!! Hugs from Hong Kong.

I hope she wins 2 even back to back. I hate for her to receive a Lifetime Achievement award because I felt it's undermining her acting career.

Academy award winner, Glenn Close ✨

I was in shock when Glenn Close lost in 2019. She should have won Oscar for The Wife as well as for Fattal Attraction. But I’m here to tell something else. I absolutely loved your channel. You have so many passion in your voice when you talk about movies, actors and actress. I’m truly impressed about your research, editing. Since you announced in a previous video another about Glenn Close my first thought in my head was I can’t wait! What a wonderful job! I’m not an english fluent but I try to express how many joy you bring to my life when I able to watch so amazing and complete videos about my favorite stars. Thank you so much😊

As soon as I saw your tweet, I went straight on RU-vid and saw the notification. So excited for this. Glenn Close is the epitome of the Elusive Oscar column. She is synonym with it.

She is phenomenal. I don't mind if she doesn't win though. She is such a national treasure that the swell of support and love she receives from fans and colleagues during award season is worth more than a cold statuette

In her next film she sings with passion with her beautiful voice in a dramatic role, she will win the Oscar. I think that she is also overdue for an Honorary Oscar. Her roster is over flowing with Great Performances.

1) I did not know Cher's career was so successful and awarded (before my time) 2) Glenn Close was sooo good in Albert Nobbs and the Good Wife, let alone her earlier works. She fully deserves at least one.

You didn't mention her SNL turn as Alex Forrest ... absolutely hilarious!!!!

She should have additionally received Oscar nominations for Jagged Edge, Reversal of Fortune, 101 Dalmatians and heck sge was even amazing in Air Force One but those 3 films should have got her 3 more Oscar nominations.

Thank you for this video. The woman in your video who said, "What kind of world do we live in when Glenn Close can't get her due" says it all for me. I fell in love with her in Dangerous Liasons. She was brilliant! Dominated every scene she was in. I admire her.

Brilliant video on someone who is rightfully considered as one of the greatest living actors. I love her realistic, practical attitude towards awards and she seems like a genuinely nice human being.

Your research shows how much you love movies, like the rest of us. Great job here. You should have hundreds of thousands of subscribers. I was rooting for her on The Wife, just a shocking loss. Thanks for doing this.

I was waiting for this for sooooo long...i knew no other channel could do justice to this topic. Another well done video

She's a great actress I think winning an Oscar is all about buzz and timing

I think she will win for sunset boulevard. Whenever that film comes out

FATAL ATTRACTION should’ve been the first of many Oscars for Glenn. Cher wasn’t THAT great in Moonstruck. She’s incredible, one of the best actors ever. Sunset boulevard (movie) will give her the Oscar

I'd love to hug you. She's my favorite actor and it's criminal that she was robbed for Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons. I just love her. Speak for yourself, if Close never wins I'll be shattered lol

She'll win eventually. Probably when they make the movie version of 'Sunset Boulevard.'

Glenn Close is an absolute legend. At this point, an Oscar would cheapen her glorious & iconic legacy....🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖🙌🏼

It always astounded me that someone like CHER had an oscar over Glenn Close.

Thank You so much for this great tribute about the-one-and-only, Glenn Close! In My View, Glenn doesnt deserve an Oscar anymore, but a higher, better, fancier and more prestigious award. I feel absolutely connected with you on your deep admiration for Close. Thanks again, and let's wait in agony and despair for Sunset Boulevard" to be filmed. ❤❤

not only did i gasp but i jumped off the couch while doing so when Olivia won. But I loved Olivia Coleman in The Favourite, I just really thought it was going to Close, like we all did.

Dangerous Liasons is on of my favorite books, and that movie was brilliantly done. How there were no acting Oscars for that movie is quite astonishing. Glenn Close, on Broadway is everything. Good Jesu, Norma Desmond was breathtaking. She’ll win an Oscar, we just have to wait to be blown away by what her next rolls maybe. The Stepford Wives was pretty entertaining though.

I am one of the many who only just discovered your channel thanks to your 10 worst wins video, and now I cannot get enough of your content. Where have you been all my life?! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your insight and your love for these incredible artists. I am officially your biggest fan.

Yessssss! Been anticipating for this video for ages! Thanks for letting us go through Close’s amazing career with you!

She's one of the most robbed actress in Oscar history. There's something with The Academy that against Glenn Close. She could've won in Albert Nobbs, she had strong Oscar bait performance with insane transformation and overdue card but still lost to Meryl (who also fantastic in The Iron Lady) especially since Meryl already won 2. Another crazy turn for her fate in The Wife vs Olivia Colman (The Favourite), surprising won by Olivia when everyone predicted Glenn only competition was Gaga. She had strong year, swept the award season, plus overdue card and veteran status with push campaign, she's in the comfort zone everybody talk about Glenn Close finally win an Oscar but still lost in the end. She done all The Academy check box but keep losing. Not sure if she ever win any Oscar in acting category at this point.

One of Glen Close's stand out roles for me (not in an Oscar category) was for Damages. She killed it in that incredible psychological thriller series. I have to hand it to the young Rose Byrne, who stood toe to toe w/ a great like Glen Close.

Sigourney Weaver would also be a perfect subject for a future elusive video.

Thank you for this wondeful video, Brian! Like you I would like for Glenn Close to get her Oscar and still hope she can get it for playing Norma Desmond, and thus win it for Gloria Swanson too.

I’m so surprised that she doesn’t even have an Oscar! Her performances in fatal attraction, dangerous liaisons, albert nobbs and the wife are phenomenal!!

I hope Laura Linney is on the upcoming list for the Elusives!!!

Close's last scene in Dangerous Liaisons was powerful and very memorable. She should've won the Oscar for that scene alone.

Still my favourite new RU-vid channel discovery! Such energy and tension! I root for everyone you highlight!

Watching this video,and getting to the part where Glenn Close wins all those awards leading up to the Oscars for The Wife is heart wrenching 😥😥

Glenn Close's first film The World According To Garp is my favorite of her Oscar nominated performances because it was a sensational screen debut you occasionally get from actors in their first feature film. By the way, the Alfre Woodard film the year Woodward was nominated for was titled Cross Creek.

I would love to see a video on Scarlett Johansson and the Elusive Oscar. She's been nominated twice in the same year. But she's had many amazing and acclaimed performances throughout a 20 year career. Lost in Translation should have been hers.

Thank you for shouting out Damages! I feel like it has been so overlooked.

Glenn losing to Olivia has to be one of the most embarrassing moments in Oscar history. Glenn was wearing a 42lb GOLD dress!!! She so thought she was going to win it after such a long time. She did every interview going, she did all of the schmoozing. Everyone was saying she was going to win it and then Olivia gets it. You can tell how upset she is as she doesn't even pretend to be happy for Olivia when her name is announced as the winner.

Thank you for this video. I’ve been waiting for this. I hope and I pray for the time where we can all call her the Academy Award Winner Glenn Close 💚

The video we've all been waiting for. Time to enjoy the next hour. I'll be right back on the comments.

Wow! As much as I was anticipating this video and as much as I knew it was going to be good, Brian, you have outdone yourself! Bravo. I hope this retrospective actually gets in front of Glenn's eyes because it is simply lovely and expertly crafted! I can't add more to the conversation than to say that I personally believe the reason she has never won an Oscar, and as utterly inane and superficial as it may sound, is because she's not your stereotypical Hollywood beauty. She's beautiful but not necessarily glamorous. And I'll leave it at that because as true as I believe that to be, her talent is breathtaking and eternal and should be rightfully celebrated. My favorite performance was in Dangerous Liasons, yet I agree her strongest work is in Fatal Attraction. But the biggest takeaway from this video is all the television movies I've missed out on of her work. I remember being a big fan of her Sara, Plain & Tall films but you have opened my eyes to some other great movies I definitely need to check out! Glenn will win her Oscar and I can't wait for the applause and standing ovation she will receive. The loses may be worth it just for that moment but not really. She should be an Oscar winner many times over and it's videos like this that lessen the sting of that inconceivable snubbing while highlighting the urgency of why she deserves it. Again, well done!

Congratulations! Great video, I loved it! I know you made it with all of your love for Glenn Close. We will see Her winning soon! For me is already a Winner and one of my favorite actors ever, I mean ever!!!!

Great video, thanks Brian. She's magnetic in everything she does.

Sally Kirkland won the most Best Actress awards that year, Globe, Spirit, LAFCA, next to Cher. If anything- Sally was runner up in 87, so I personally feel close was 4th- because even Hunter won some awards- Close won nothing all season. Her nom was the win. Great video as always!

Thank you so much for this long awaited video about the wonderful Glenn!!!!!

Glenn Close is one of the best actresses still today, and deserves the Honorary Award from the Academy and the Cecil B Demille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press for her remarkable career. 👏

I think Glenn should have got it for Dangerous Liaisons. She plays the consumate complex villain there. And Kathy Bates would win two years later for playing a villain.

Thank u for this! I really really want her to win someday. We continue to send those positive vibes to her. I agree that The Wife is as close as Close has ever been. I really thought she was going to pull a Julianne Moore on everyone but sadly it wasn't the case. Also, I'm sure that if The Accused came after The Silence of the Lambs Glenn Close would be an Oscar winner.

I’ve been wondering for years when will they give Glenn Close an Oscar.

What a great video, thank you for making it! I am glad I'm not the only one frustrated that this incredible actress has never one. I have always felt she is the equal of Meryl Streep and should be honored just as much.

My friends took a video of me waiting for Glenn’s The Wife win which turned into the most extra reaction ever. This channel. Love. Subscribed ♥️

I think she is one hell of an actress. Her performances, no matter the genre, big or small are just fantastic. I think she was overlooked on supporting Reversal Of Fortune, Dalmatians (even tho was too commercial). Her turns on Stepford and Eligy were the only good things about those films. In my opinion she would had won for Attraction, Natural, Wife and especially Dangerous Liaisons that again, my humble opinion, was a masterclass in acting. I do hope Sunset gets made. There is one thing I always say, at least Glenn has 3 Tony’s but another 3 time Oscar winner doesn’t. She is truly an exceptional actress, always dependable, exquisite and supreme. (Post edit, Albert would had been another winning choice)

Glenn Close lost to Olivia Colman was confusing to me..What was the Academy thinking ? She won CC,GG and SAG..in a normal year she definitely would have won for Oscar..Olivia was great but like you said her Bafta's winning ( duhhh She is British ) I don't think strong enough to upset Close in the Wife...I was really shocked when I watched the telecast that day... I am afraid the Academy only will give Close the honorary Oscar or Lifetime Achievement Award and that certainly will not do her justice considering her incredible talent throughout the years 😭 She deserves Oscar on her own merit

You did outstanding with. So good so well put together. I love her, and I like agree with you 100 percent

I love the consistency of your channel 🥰

Brian I love your content, the elusive Oscar series is the most researched, best edited and delivered on YT. So happy I was recommended your channel 😍 Glenn close is the most overdue actor for an Oscar - if you look back at what she achieved in fatal attraction Vs Cher in moonstruck it’s obvious she was robbed - I hear she will play Norma Desmond in the new musical sunset boulevard.. surely this will land her the win

I rewatched the Dangerous liaisons yesterday and cannot forget her face. What an astonishing actress she is! The roles are there to shine and that is what matters.

The gorgeous and often overlooked, Michelle Pfeiffer should be next! I mean how did the award gods dismiss her for the French Exit and Where's Kyra?!?!?!

I appreciate the video! I think it's a disservice to Glenn's legacy that there's this underdog narrative around her just because she didn't win a dumb trophy. Yes, the Oscars do have some kind of cultural importance, but we need to grow out of believing in its value. The Oscars are a very silly glamor event pretending to be important. Rather than acting as if Glenn requires their approval, we should reject the very concept of competitive awards for something as subjective as art. That Goop lady has an Oscar too but that hasn't done anything for her legacy. You see? Glenn's fine.

Truly that Oscar best actress in 2019 when Olivia won was so shocking but unlike that year best picture win for green book my feelings were more conflicted for Olivia this was one of the few times where someone I wanted to win actually win but then again I was truly expecting for Glen to get her long overdue Oscar

YES! Thank you. Let me get comfortable as I check out this highly anticipated retrospective and commentary. 🛋🍿

Thank you for making this… she is so painfully underrated

Love this video- what an incedibly talented and gracious woman she is. I have to believe her time will come. Please.