Why is Christian Bale ignored?!


Question: I've followed his career for a while and watched most of movies and it still kind of confuses me as to why he is pretty much ignored in any kind of film awards given out. At least in America.

He has done so many outstanding performances (American Psycho, The Machinist - to name a few) and garnered so much acclaim as an actor - yet he's never even had an Oscar or Golden Globe nomination. How is this possible?

Also, I have read that he doesn't care about this and pretty much wants to stay out of the spotlight and just be a dedicated actor, but I've always wondered if there's a reason for this - like he's pissed off someone in the business or something. It just seems incredible to me that he doesn't receive awards for his performances - he is ALWAYS amazing on screen.

What do you guys think?


Answers: I've followed his career for a while and watched most of movies and it still kind of confuses me as to why he is pretty much ignored in any kind of film awards given out. At least in America.

He has done so many outstanding performances (American Psycho, The Machinist - to name a few) and garnered so much acclaim as an actor - yet he's never even had an Oscar or Golden Globe nomination. How is this possible?

Also, I have read that he doesn't care about this and pretty much wants to stay out of the spotlight and just be a dedicated actor, but I've always wondered if there's a reason for this - like he's pissed off someone in the business or something. It just seems incredible to me that he doesn't receive awards for his performances - he is ALWAYS amazing on screen.

What do you guys think?

I can understand why he would want to stay out of the spotlight.. the more acclaim you get, the harder they want you to fail..

He has done some great work.. (my personal favorite is All the little animals).. and I think he has so far done a great job of not being type cast... I think that he's more comfortable knowing that.. then worrying about awards which are really quite meaningless..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtmZdBm2_...

mmm...equilibrium...mmmm
Perhaps he turns down nominations? you never know.

I think hes amazing on screen too, one of my favorite actors, but if i was in his shoes i would stay out of the spotlight too, nothing wrong with that, hes probably glad its the way it is.

Christian Bale is my favorite actor. He doesn't need golden trophies. He's the damn Batman, and Batman don't need no trophies.

(he might get one for The Dark Knight)

I agree with you, he is a fantastic actor. As to why he is ignored, who knows? He seems to choose interesting roles rather than "popular" roles if you know what I mean. Plus he is English or Welsh I think, so that may have a bearing.

The type of movies he does aren't meant to reach a wide audience. Other than the Batman movie, I can't think of one that would appeal to a mass audience. His acting is probably well respected among his peers and the people he works with. But to the rest of the country, if they know him at all, it's probably just as the really skinny guy.

Too bad. He's a good actor. I loved The Machinist but you have to admit that the dark tone of the movie is not something that would appeal to a wide audience.

i agree, but i think his time will come he is in for the long haul

If I knew who he was, I'd love to be able to answer.

I know, I am a big Christian Bayle fan, but you forgot Equilibrium, which I consider his best film to date.

He has always hated the spotlight, because he is happily married and hes stated to ET that he doesn't want a "Hollywood life" Secondly, he grew up in the UK, so most of his popular films were filmed there. He is popular in other countries, but hes not hollywood enough

ET is Entertainment Tonight

Some of his films did not receive a lot of critical acclaim, so he gets passed over (despite his work in "Rescue Dawn"). Also, i don't think the studio promotes the film properly



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