Yeah, he's basically been a fixture on television for almost 30 years. Even the various guest spots and one off roles he's had over the years, there's probably been a lot of places he could have been pushing for award recognition if he wanted.

I do wonder what would have happened if he was putting himself in for nominations in the 90s, where you had some absolutely stacked slate of candidates.

He would probably be one of those guys that gets in one year just to recognize him, but Kelsey Grammer had that award locked down for an era.

He's also been the host of The Price is Right for over 15 years, which is one of those roles that would otherwise be a near automatic nomination at the daytime Emmys if he did submit himself.

Oscar nominations are about the narrative of the actors in question as much as the performance. JLC in particular is a good example, where she was getting pushed ahead of Stephanie Hsu, who had the better performance in the film.

I agree that his performance wasn't quite enough, but it's also not far off. If it was a bit bigger, and he didn't have Ke Huy Quan as a costar who's considered the biggest lock this year to win, I'm saying it's feasible.

With so much of the Oscars being the campaigning and glad handling, I think just his personality alone could get him close.

I think if his role in EEAAO was just a bit bigger, he likely would have gotten a push for an Oscar nomination. But with his costar being a lock for best supporting actor win alread, and Jamie Lee Curtis getting the support as veteran actor getting a long overdue nomination, it just wasn't in the cards. But, such a great move by the cast to give him centre stage at the SAG awards last night. That's still a heck of a capper to a long career. To be 94 and on stage in front of a room full of the most famous people in Hollywood and have everyone know you're the most interesting mfer in the room.

Sony had Crackle, which never took off. I think that experience made them realize that it wasn't a game they were going to win, and, the better play is to take advantage of all the other players desperation for content , and sell their stuff at inflated prices.