The Most Egregious Oscars Snub

The Oscars has made a habit of honoring those in the film industry who died in the past year. It now appears only those who powers to be made it.

Remember Sondra Locke? She was the live-in of Clint Eastwood. She didn't make the cut. Neither did John Mahoney who played the dad on Frasier. I don't know why since he was outwardly gay. One would think he would have been at the top of the list.

The most egregious of the MIA's was Lee Ermey. The name you might not remember. The face? Unforgettable.

This snub is without question the act of Hollywood blacklisters who want the man erased, memory-holed, and forgotten… A man who’s personal political beliefs are verboten in an increasingly fascist industry.

Ermey was a Marine for 11 years and a decorated Vietnam veteran.

Over the course of a 40-year career, Ermey stacked up 125 film and television credits. This includes roles in a number of popular and iconic movies, including Mississippi Burning(1985), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Se7en (1995), Dead Man Walking (1995), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), and the Toy Story trilogy (1995 – 2010).

Above all that, though, Ermey created one of the most iconic performances in the history of cinema as Gny. Sgt Hartman in director Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 masterpiece Full Metal Jacket. In fact, you could argue Ermey’s performance is the most iconic of that particular decade.