For Your Consideration – Best Supporting Actor: Alan Rickman
Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Director: David Yates
Screenplay: Steven Kloves
Realistic Nominations: Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound Editing, Visual Effects, Make up
Oscar Scene: “You have your mother’s eyes”
Alan Rickman brought Professor Severus Snape to life in the Harry Potter series by giving him an eccentric personality, and a vacant way of speaking. He reached the height of his depth when he brought passion, affection, tenderness and feeling to Snape’s character in the final installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Throughout the series, Severus Snape is seen as an evil force of the dark lord and a bully to Harry Potter. We are shown brief instances as to why he hates Harry, but during the final installment of the series we begin to realize that it’s not hate he feels towards Harry. Rickman proved the quality of a performance is much more important than the quantity in just a few scenes, which include his death and a very important flashback. In those few scenes we are shown a side to Snape that audiences never saw in the previous films. In a ten minute flashback we see so much love and vulnerability to Snape which makes the audience change their perception of the character.
Rickman delivers a truly poignant and deeply touching revelation of Snape’s true colors. We are given a few scenes in which the audience is given the opportunity to reevaluate their opinion of Snape, and Rickman pulled it off brilliantly and truly captivated the audience.
I loved many things about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, but Alan Rickman’s performance was by far my favorite. Consider it when you’re voting people!!!
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Agree! Though they should do more than just consider… put him in!
MarkJohnson(Quote) (Reply)
I agree in my opinion, this was the role I was most impressed with. With seven previous films of building up this character Rickman could not have done a better job. I think the Harry Potter series has been overlooked for some terrific performances (Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith), but Rickman’s performance in Deathly Hallows Pt. II trumps them all!
MTM48400(Quote) (Reply)
I would love to see Rickman nominated, he was incredible with not much screen time in this one. I am shocked he hasn’t been noticed by any critics groups, his performance was sensational!
WillQ(Quote) (Reply)
I¿m very happy with tjhis article,
THe FlashBaks Scene was truly the best scene of all 8 potter films it was beautiful(Or the Prince’s tale scene for ones who’ve read the book)
it was the best moment in the whole movie, dramactic, Moving & revealing, Those 5 minutes gave potter a chance to be in the Oscar BP category, but it seems as it wasn’t enough…..
I do hope Baftas at least consider him for a nomination HE WAS BRILLIANT
Arturo Aldana(Quote) (Reply)
I’m really surprised that so many awards have considered potter for Make-Up … The Goblins were excellent(but none the less that was already done in the 1st film)
Voldemort has been used since the 4th film and practically has had no chance in his look, except for a few veins that make him look creepies
The War injuries from most of the cast was pretty cool actually, but it surely was nothing stunnig…
I still beleive potter was this year master for Visual Effects(No Apes) the apes look very good when they get zoomed in by the camera but from far they look HORRIBLE, like a movie made 8 years ago, so zorry Potter & Hugo are More solid than thos chimps…
Arturo Aldana(Quote) (Reply)
I’m not going to deny what moments he did have were brilliant but I just don’t think there’s enough there to reward him with a nomination. I think people are forgetting nominations are based on single films, and Rickman simply didn’t have enough screen time to warrant a mention.
Jim Wilson(Quote) (Reply)
There have been plenty of performances with limited screentime nominated for an Oscar. Many of these performances were shorter than Alan Rickman’s. Examples:
1. Michael Shannon, appeared in only two scenes in Revolutionary Road
2. Viloa Davis, Doubt: (in the movie about 7 1/2 minutes)
3. Anthony Quinn, Lust for Life: approx 9 minutes (WON)
4. Beatrice Straight, Network, less than 8 minutes (WON)
5. Judi Dench, Shakespeare in Love, less than 10 minutes (won)
6. Gloria Stuart, minimal screen time in Titanic
7. Hermione Baddeley, Room at the Top 2:32 of screentime (a record)
I’m sure there are others I am forgetting. Screen time is not the deciding factor in Oscar nominations and Rickman’s performance should not be discounted for that reason.
MovieFan1138(Quote) (Reply)