Albert Brooks Responds To Oscar Snub: 'You Don't Like Me, You Really Don't Like Me'

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First Posted: 01/24/2012 11:43 am Updated: 01/24/2012 11:47 am

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"Tomorrow morning I find out if I have to go to any more events that Christopher Plummer wins," comedian and nominal Best Supporting Actor contender Albert Brooks wrote on Twitter on the eve of the Academy Award nominations. Looks like he won't have to worry about watching Plummer win in person anymore. After giving a standout performance in "Drive" as an against-type gangster, Brooks was one of the most confounding snubs during the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning. How did the lithe comedian react to the disappointing results? With jokes, of course!


Keep your chin up, Mr. Brooks! Moviefone HQ still thinks you're the best runner-up to Christopher Plummer the Academy Awards never honored.

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"Tomorrow morning I find out if I have to go to any more events that Christopher Plummer wins," comedian and nominal Best Supporting Actor contender Albert Brooks wrote on Twitter on the eve of the Ac...
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O K Ali
Wash your hands, seriously.
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12:44 AM on 01/26/2012
I like you, Al. "Defending your life" and "Looking for comedy in the Muslim world" were two of my favorites.
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ajlynchlmt
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10:25 PM on 01/25/2012
I love the play on Sally Field's "You like me" speech. Albert Brooks is and will always be a genius. Defending Your Life is my favorite. Obviously the great Academy lacks intellect and appreciation for movies that require an IQ to understand.
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dennissinned
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12:06 AM on 01/25/2012
I really think Albert Brooks is sexy. No apologies from me.
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ellejanseptember
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11:35 PM on 01/24/2012
Always been a fan of Albert Brooks although a nod from the almighty Academy would be nice I am sure Mr, Brooks does not need it to validate his notable talent!!!
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08:43 PM on 01/24/2012
Albert Brooks is - and I hate having to characterize him this way - one of America's most under-rated and under-appreciated comedians, film directors and actors. His comedic sense is without peer and his films (Real Life, Lost in America, Modern Romance, Defending Your Life, Mother, Muse and others) are each unique and unfailingly clever insights into the human psyche. What he accomplished in Drive should have been recognized by the Academy. It wasn't - who knows why? - but Brooks didn't react with chagrin or petulance. Instead, as anyone who knows him would've expected, he reacted with his characteristically rapier-like wit. He is a class act.
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nycagnes
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03:22 PM on 01/24/2012
Bitter grapes.
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jondoe888
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01:44 PM on 01/24/2012
Albert lost, yet creepy Kelsey Grammer won a Globe for playing against character???
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Tater Mcbride
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12:48 PM on 01/24/2012
albert brooks is clever & funny ~ smart guy
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08:40 PM on 01/24/2012
i agree. he's terribly difficult to work with though.
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Tater Mcbride
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10:51 PM on 01/24/2012
i've heard that he's a perfectionist ~ i know some in the academy treat the awards like a popularity contest, but it really should be based on work ~
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