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Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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Out of the three GFI nominees for Best Supporting Actor, which one would you have voted for?
Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. James Caan as Santino Corleone. Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen.
I think all three were magnificent and all very deserving (even though Pacino is lead) of that oscar, but I would have to say James Caan.
He was outstanding as Santino and stole every scene he was in.
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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I would not put Pacino as a "supporting" actor.
Agreed. Pacino would DEFINITELY be a leading role.
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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I would not put Pacino as a "supporting" actor.
Agreed. Pacino would DEFINITELY be a leading role. I also agree, BUT, that's not how the Academy saw it. The three were all nominated in the supporting actor category.
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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I actually think that was neat how the Don was in the Leading category, with his three sons Michael, Santino, and (yes) Tom in the Supporting category. But yes, Pacino and Brando are lead, and Caan and Duvall supporting. Also this race is FAR tighter than the GFII Best Supporting Actor race with Robert De Niro, Michael V. Gazzo, and Lee Strasberg. De Niro had that oscar hands down. Also, no nomination for John Cazale?  Don't get me wrong- Gazzo and Strasberg were fantastic, but Cazale should have been nominated over either of them, in my opinion (preferably Strasberg). --- My oscar clips for the four actors nominated for GFI. Brando: "But I'm a superstitious man! If some unlucky accident should befall him- If he were to get shot in the head by a police officer...or if he were to hang himself in his jail cell... or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning... Then that I do NOT forgive!" Pacino: "Only don't tell me you're innocent... Because it insults my intelligence... and it makes me very angry... Now who approached you, Tattallia or Barzini?" Caan: "Hey... What are you gonna do? Nice college boy, huh? Didn't wanna get mixed up with the family business, now you wanna gun down a police captain! Why? Because he slapped you in the face a little bit. What do you think this the Army where you shoot them from a mile away? You're gonna get up close like this and BADA BING you blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit?" Duvall: "I was about to come up and wake you just now and tell you... They shot Sonny on the causeway... He's DEAD!" (that WHOLE scene)
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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It was just last week, that I realized that the great thing about Caan's interpretation of Sonny is that it's so positive. Caan's Sonny enjoys every aspect of life - be it sex with Lucy, fighting with Carlo, discussing stuff with Hagen, even dying. The only thing he didn't care about was business.
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI
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I would not put Pacino as a "supporting" actor.
Agreed. Pacino would DEFINITELY be a leading role. I also agree, BUT, that's not how the Academy saw it. The three were all nominated in the supporting actor category. i believe that brando was the best compare to these three, and thats what the academy thought so too. if anything though duvall would had won it...caan would be in a close second.
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI
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Duvall...but like most of you feel too, there's no losers.
"Now, that plane goes to Miami." "That's right. That's where I want it met."
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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Re: Al Pacino, James Caan, or Robert Duvall in GFI?
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I would vote for Caan. It's definitely true that all three were outstanding. But I would choose Caan because I found Sonny to be, after Vito, the most memorable character in the movie. And Caan truly made Sonny Sonny. He injected him with a priceless sense of humanity that was wonderful and unforgettable.
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