Madison plays the titular Liza, a teenager in the '70s who takes a road ... the "Britain's Got Talent" winners, Ashleigh and Pudsey. Crowe was nominated for an Oscar three years in a row, from ...

The reason it's routinely remembered as one of the most egregious Best Picture Oscar winners is that it is ... the grittiness and risk-taking of the '70s by settling into a stable model of ...

However, there have been actors that have bridged that gap. There are Oscar winners that have had leading roles in action flicks, and they certainly aren’t all “elevated” versions of that genre.