Summary

• Tom Hanks was seriously snubbed at the Oscars in 2014, particularly for "Captain Phillips" and "Saving Mr. Banks."
• Despite critical and financial success, these movies didn't receive Oscar nominations.
• Hanks' acting abilities sometimes go unacknowledged by the Academy Awards, but his fans appreciate his talents.

Tom Hanks' best movies have been successful, usually both financially and critically, but some of them went underappreciated at the Oscars.

While he's far from the actor with the most Oscars, Hanks has been one of the best actors in Hollywood for decades now. The Academy Awards, however, don't always reflect his impressive abilities. One year in particular, 2014, really highlighted just how badly Hanks was snubbed at the Oscars. He made two great movies that year that featured some of his best acting, but he didn't get a nomination for either of them. It was probably Hanks' most cursed year as far as Oscars went, especially considering which movies got snubbed so badly.

Captain Phillips Has A Great Tom Hanks Performance That The Oscars Snubbed

One of Hanks' movies, Captain Phillips, highlights just how much the Oscars forgot about him in 2014. By all metrics, Captain Phillips is a wildly successful movie. It nearly quadrupled its $55 million budget (via best scenes in Hanks' career, when his character was suffering from shock. Hanks gave an extremely suspenseful, heartbreaking, and realistic portrayal of Captain Richard Phillips. It was likely a better performance than some of the nominees that year, like Christian Bale in American Hustle, but Hanks wasn't even nominated.

Tom Hanks' Saving Mr. Banks Performance Was Also Snubbed In The Same Year

Hanks was certainly snubbed when Captain Phillips didn't receive a nomination, but one of his other 2013 movies only made that wound worse. Hanks also starred in Saving Mr. Banks in 2013, where he played Walt Disney as he tried to purchase the rights to Mary Poppins. While Saving Mr. Banks wasn't as successful as Captain Phillips - it earned 79% on Rotten Tomatoes and just over $100 million at the box office - it still showcased Hanks' impressive acting talents. Hanks stepped into some very large real-life shoes, and he delivered an endearing performance.

Tom Hanks may not be the most awarded actor in Hollywood history, but he may well be one of the most popular. Captain Phillips was only recently added to the site, but it's already a contender to be one of the best thriller movies on Netflix. Hanks makes movies that people like to watch, and even if they don't always find success during awards season, most of his films have been very well-received. Even if the Academy judges don't always appreciate Tom Hanks, his viewers certainly do.

Sources: Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes