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Nice guys finish first when Oscars are handed out
The piece notes that villains rarely win Oscars and cites examples like Salieri in Amadeus and Don Corleone in The Godfather. It contrasts villains versus heroes in Oscar history, naming actors such as Cagney Muni Crawford Lancaster Brando Davis Fletcher Gable Bogart Borgnine Wayne Cooper Lukas Heston Scott Kingsley and others. The column discusses how some performers win by playing flawed or lovable leads and highlights broader patterns in Academy recognition across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
James Cagney
Paul Muni
Cagney
George M. Cohan
Muni
Louis Pasteur
Salieri
Mozart
Amadeus
Abraham
Broderick Crawford
Burt Lancaster
Evangelist
Elmer Gantry
Marlon Brando
Don Corleone
Bette Davis
Clark Gable
Heavies
Spencer Tracy
Humphrey Bogart
Warner Brothers
Ernest Borgnine
Fatso Judson
Frank Sinatra