Oscars 2019: 10 Great Films That Didn't Get A Single Nomination (And What They Deserved)

6. Widows

What It Deserved: Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor

On paper, Widows sounded like a bonafide Oscars-contender from the get-go, with its starry cast and coming from director Steve McQueen, whose last film won Best Picture. Unfortunately, though, its awards season never really got going (perhaps because it's a genre film, although a comic book movie having such a huge presence negates that argument somewhat).

The biggest strength of Widows is its performances. Viola Davis, as you might expect, gives a powerhouse turn in the leading role, but there are a couple of other snubbed turns ahead of her, and she's outshone by a pair of incredible supporting performances.

Elizabeth Debicki gives the performance of her career so far as Alice, a beaten, put-down woman who finds in herself a strength no one - least of all herself - thought she possessed. It's one hell of a transformation to witness, with Debicki mining the character for equal parts pathos and humour, and constantly surprises you.

She might well steal the whole thing, if not for Daniel Kaluuya's Jatemme, an enforcer for his politician brother. Kaluuya's talent has been evident for some time - not least 2017's Get Out - but this is a new side to him. He never lets up on the intensity, and you find yourself unable to take your eyes off him when he does appear on screen, bursting into the picture and chilling you to the bone. You couldn't ask for much more from a supporting performance. Neither Supporting category is absolutely stacked this year, and both would've been worthy contenders.