MRW everyone's losing their minds over The Boss Baby, while Doug Jones doesn't have an Oscar nomination.

Jan 24, 2018 5:12 PM

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Doug Jones has given life, pathos, and a soul - to some of the most iconic creatures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

He played both the Faun, and the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth.
Playing the Faun included walking on stilts that made Jones seven feet tall, wearing a mask that reduced his vision to little more than a pinhole, and sharing a scene with an 11-year-old girl without somehow trampling her. After spending five hours every morning applying the costume, Jones had to remain in it all day; even resting between takes required special accommodation. Due to the character’s mechanized tail, Jones had to sit on a modified bicycle seat and lean forward on a special bar.

He was both Abe Sapien, and The Angel of Death in the Hellboy films.

The Ice Cream Man in Legion

The tallest gentleman of Buffy's 'Hush'

He was Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus for crying out loud!

And now, he's the Creature of the Oscar nominated 'The Shape of Water'.
Here's a list of 'accolades' The Shape of Water has been nominated for /received.
Of the 234 listed, Doug Jones has one credit - a 'Special Honorary Award' from Austin Film Critics Association.

If you want an injustice, there you have it.

Peace out.

when i saw boss baby with a nomination I was genuinely upset. I saw boss baby and it did not deserve to be nominated over other films.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And he beat Roy Moore!

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Guillermo Del Toro should have made the Hobbit movies. :(

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Because all award shows are literally BS? Like, not #EdgyLife, they're literally weird politicking circuses and bribefests for marketing.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Nobody in Hollywood cares about voice acting or character work.

8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Those gentlemen on Buffy really scared me.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Am I the only one who thinks The Shape of Water looks like Abe Sapien's origin story?

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

More likely the story of Abe's parents

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Doug Jones once caressed my neck.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Wow.. not only a senator but a special effects artist

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Best angel of death ever.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He's amazing in Star Trek Discovery.

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Lego Batman got shafted too. It may not have been the winner, but it deserved a nod over Boss Baby. OG Lego Movie certainly got shafted.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Padding ton 2 was snubbed.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I specifically remember a scene in hellboy 2 when the doctor in the funky diving suit tossed abe sapien a pouch with whatever trinkets 1/2

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Inside and the guy in the abe sapien suit had to catch it blind.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm only familiar with Boss Baby through it's appearance on CinemaSins. This is the first I've heard of it since then, so what's up?

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The shape of water just let my mermaid fetish fly. I’ve never wanted to bang a fish man so hard before

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not going to lie, I have crushes on both the Faun and the Amphibious Man.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Uhhh.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Damn straight!

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Hey, at least Gary Oldman finally got a nomination!

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Thank you for this. He is an amazing actor and really deserves the credit!

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I've worked with him a couple times. He is an incredibly sweet human and deserves an oscar.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

#OscarsSoHuman

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The Oscars need to create an award for motion capture/practical makeup. Behind all the makeup and cgi, is a real actor busting his butt

8 years ago | Likes 297 Dislikes 0

The Academy can give special Oscars, too. If memory serves, James Cameron won one

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If it's someone in prosthetics as a historical character, it's a best actor nomination guaranteed. A fictional creature, and it's VFX :/

8 years ago | Likes 59 Dislikes 0

Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour pretty much

8 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Agreed, the fact Andy Serkis doesn't get more recognition always drives me crazy.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Apparently there is some contention about how much of the performance is the animators and should they share credit or not.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

1/2I agree that effects and animation teams should receive due credit as well, but to me this is no different than Hurt in The Elephant Man

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

2/2 A performance beneath a heavy and obscuring prosthetic, but a human performance none the less. Well. Fish man performance.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This is why I don't care about award shows. It's very rare that there are actual deserving winners.

8 years ago | Likes 132 Dislikes 4

That is because the rewards are basically bought for, not earned.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I don't care about award shows because they're boring. They need more pizazz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apbnAHshuIM

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

i found boss baby really boring

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hmm, that's the issue with the Oscars. It is a popularity contest. Has (almost) nothing to do with quality. Also commercial success matters.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah. Fuck Andy Serkis, amirite?

8 years ago | Likes 331 Dislikes 7

Andy is such an asshole for devaluing the people who make his performance possible. Serkis is less than half of his own performances.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Announce four best actor nominees. Then have Jones and Serkis fight to the death for the last nod.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I think Andy Serkis in the future is going to end up one of the most famous performers from our era. He's like Charlie Chaplin.

8 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 1

Apparently running around on your knuckles isn't a performance. Unless you're playing Jordan Belfort, then you're a freaking genious.

8 years ago | Likes 142 Dislikes 3

Did anyone else play Enslaved: Odyssey of the West? He was amazing in that game! It's such an underrated game.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Can’t wait for Black Panther. Gollum and Bilbo will meet again

8 years ago | Likes 49 Dislikes 1

That movie looks terrible. I'm hoping Avengers 3 doesn't rely on having seen it

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

We just need Dr Strange in the mix

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

"Have we met before?" "No, Doesn't ring a bell"

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

“How about a game of riddles?”

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Later. I'll give you a ring.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Also currently doing good work on Star Trek Discovery.

8 years ago | Likes 61 Dislikes 0

Is he the tall guy that lectures the blacktress?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Even his stance seems alien and not just some jerk off in a costume. He really takes it to another level

8 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

That's because he's wearing hoof shoes. Basically 8 inch heels without the actual heel part so you are walking on your toes. 1/

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It's rare that you get full body shot of him but when you do definitely check out his feet it looks extremely painful but graceful as hell

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I wonder if he gets to wear Converse while he's on break or if he has to stay in them for 14 hours

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

How is that show? I’m still mad at CBS for putting it on their streaming service and expect me to buy ANOTHER subscription

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It has some really strong moments, some of it is pretty terrible. I wouldn't pay for it. Also seems to ignore canon weirdly

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

I love it, but I am not a good person to ask. I'm way too biased about Star Trek

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It is awesome, best Trek I've seen in 20 years. Peeps keep moaning and whining about it, but as a Star Trek fan, I love it.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It is really great, but you may wanna wait till the blu rays come out.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Really great show. Its on Netflix btw.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

You'll probably enjoy it more if you don't think it as a Star Trek show. To me it's "Space Assholes". First half of season one was dreadful.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

I've come to enjoy it as I consider it an alternate reality to the Trek prime series

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah. I'm not sure if I even would call it part of the Kelvin timeline, either. At this point STD could take place in the Discovery timeline

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

But they sort of got interesting after the mid-season break even though I still steer clear from calling it Star Trek. Also, the crew is...

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

not very likable and the only way they got me to like them, at least on some level, was to introduce others who are even bigger assholes.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

Gabriel Lorca is a fuckin psychopath. I kind of like that

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Latest episode explains why.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

DOUG JOOOOOONES, MUTHAFUCKA!!!!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

read that if you haven't. he's awesome

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I HAVE.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

HE'S MY FAVORITE.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Just a cool guy. Wish i could meet him. I hope he keeps busy

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

HE WAS IN SHAPE OF WATER. IT WAS AMAZING.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

WAIT. THAT WAS IN THE POST. I'M SORRY, I'M JUST REALLY PUMPED ABOUT DOUG JONES.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0