Anderson123 38,438 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) I still haven't seen American Horror Story Hotel yet but: 1. A Star Is Born - This was obviously her big break and showed the Stefani side while still having the chance to write and sing the music for this character so 100% creative freedom to show her talent. 2. House of Gucci - Could've been a better movie but a great Lead role that allowed her to focus more on the acting, not just the music side of the previous role. I'm still surprised she was the only actress to be nominated for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG and Critics Choice and still missed the Academy Award nomination. She truly deserved a spot in there. 3. Joker 2 - It still p!sses me off they could've done so much more with her. This should've been Lead not Supporting. I know I probably set my expectations too high for this because I thought this would be a mix of Liza's Cabaret with Charlize Theron's Monster psycho type of character and they just had her sitting back there in court for most of it. She still did GOOD with what she was given. Edited August 17 by Anderson123 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 76,750 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 3 hours ago, NUTELLA said: Awards are politics, imo If she wasn’t “Lady Gaga,” not only would she not have earned praise for those performances, she wouldn’t have gotten them in the first place based on fair auditions. She may have the acting bug, but not the chops. I disliked her acting style long before Joker, for what it’s worth. That movie had nothing to do with it for me 🤷🏽♂️ I had to watch AHS, ASIB, HOG like this 🫣 & can’t revisit them But again, I think she would do well on Broadway 🎭 Ignore me though, idk d!ck about sh!t.. I’m about to walk into Freakier Friday & it will probably make me cry lmao 🍿 They are political, but I also think they have merit. Idk, I feel like we've gone full circle with awards conversations. Now everyone thinks they mean jack sh*t, and anyone who thinks they mean something is just doing so to placate the Hollywood elites. But for the people who actually win these things, it IS important to them. It's the pinnacle of their industry, and I'm sure it feels good to be recognized for your hard work. It obviously meant a lot to Gaga when she won. I do think the spectacle of having "Lady Gaga" be a serious actress in the movie added to the narrative, but she still had to deliver a good performance. If anything, she had to work harder to overcome the perception of "Oh look, it's another pop star who thinks they can act," and she successfully did that. But hey, it just sounds like you don't like her acting. It's all subjective, I guess, but I have a very difficult time believing that y'all think her acting is that atrocious. Maybe you need to broaden your perspective on acting & filmmaking or something cause there are truly terrible performances out there that Gaga, even on her worst day, hasn't achieved. 𝔊𝔬𝔬𝔡𝔟𝔶𝔢, ℑ'𝔩𝔩 𝔰𝔢𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔦𝔫 𝔪𝔶 𝔡𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔪𝔰 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReplayBoss 286 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) Am I too old now that nobody is mentioning Machete Kills . Anyways she was funny in that film. She appears, kills someone, steals a truck, and leaves. Obviously she was only a very minor role but it was funny. ASIB- Acting so good that the general public thought that Ally was actually Gaga without the makeup. House of Guchi - Haven't watched it so no comment Joker 2 - So much missed potential in that film but it’s not Gaga’s fault the film was bad just bad writing and direction. Justice for Harlequin! Edited August 17 by ReplayBoss The scars on my mind are on replay, r-replay 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 10,621 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 8 minutes ago, REALITY said: But hey, it just sounds like you don't like her acting. It's all subjective, I guess, but I have a very difficult time believing that y'all think her acting is that atrocious. I have no doubt that she will keep honing her craft if she wants to stick with it (it clearly is a passion of hers), but yeah, I’m on board the LG ship for her music above anything else, so I guess I'm biased. I’m glad you & others enjoy her acting though. Different strokes for different folks. I'm the last one who should be talking about "nuanced performances" on here anyway lol Spoiler 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 49,701 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 8 hours ago, Nagini said: I do think the comments here are a bit harsh, but it's probably much harder for us to see her as someone else since she is LG. That does get lost though when you watch HOG and ASIB, which is a good thing. that's exactly why I was so impressed with her in ASIB, cus after 10 years of watching her live, I was actually able to see her as Ally instead of Lady Gaga despite both having similar mannerisms when performing mother, what must i do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,873 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 1. HoG - Not the best movie, obviously. But her most challenging role to date what with the accent and the villain nature. Her accent did sound Italian, European accents can sound a bit merged and similar, I've struggled to place some and I'm European. And more to the point, if you look up interviews of Patrizia, this is exactly how she sounded! Gaga was just copying the footage provided! The accent was the biggest hurdle to being taken seriously this time but if it weren't for that, it would've been obvious how good she was. I don't think any other actress could've pulled it off this well. To get nominated in all the major ceremonies but get snubbed at the Oscars was a travesty and I still believe it was some kinda test on the academy's part to work out if she genuinely really wanted to be an actress and could take more than just obvious Oscar bait roles. 2. JFAD - Would've been her greatest ever acting if the role was bigger but this character was not taken to the fullest extent because...well, you know. She had a genuinely eerie vibe about her, like she was a ticking time bomb and to watch her manipulate was chilling. If Harley was real, I wouldn't want to be in the same room as her. If this movie was so much better, she would actually have had this wonderful acting noticed and respected. It would be interesting to know if her acting was submitted under lead or supporting and if that was the ultimate thing that determined why she didn't get nominated. 3. ASIB - She was totally fantastic, especially with the more emotional stuff. But let's not pretend that this wasn't all coming naturally to her because she was basically playing herself. It was the biggest hurdle she had towards getting that Oscar because this role was truly made for her, even the age of the character was older in previous iterations of the movie to match her age. The thing about struggling to get a record deal and being told her nose was too big, etc. was all just stuff she herself had been through. Oscar worthy but not her most challenging role. 4. AHS - I've only seen select clips from this so my opinion can't be taken too seriously but I will say that camp acting will always be categorised differently. She really pulled off a sexy, dangerous role, but this type of acting isn't that hard to do when you're a popstar who's comfortable in your sexuality. Totally Golden Globe worthy but it wasn't Oscar worthy level. She's great, much better than some full-time actresses. She just needs the perfect role. She needs a lead role in a movie that's an original story, where she plays a sympathetic character that's nothing like her, not do any singing at all and a superb campaign and she's could have it in the bad. The Oscars have tested her long enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACATL 1,544 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 17 hours ago, NUTELLA said: It's all bad, sorry Too actress-y &/or too much mugging She would thrive on Broadway Film/TV... not so much, imo I can agree here. BUT we watch and critique her differently than someone who doesn’t follow her every move. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACATL 1,544 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 3 hours ago, StrawberryBlond said: 1. HoG - Not the best movie, obviously. But her most challenging role to date what with the accent and the villain nature. Her accent did sound Italian, European accents can sound a bit merged and similar, I've struggled to place some and I'm European. And more to the point, if you look up interviews of Patrizia, this is exactly how she sounded! Gaga was just copying the footage provided! The accent was the biggest hurdle to being taken seriously this time but if it weren't for that, it would've been obvious how good she was. I don't think any other actress could've pulled it off this well. To get nominated in all the major ceremonies but get snubbed at the Oscars was a travesty and I still believe it was some kinda test on the academy's part to work out if she genuinely really wanted to be an actress and could take more than just obvious Oscar bait roles. 2. JFAD - Would've been her greatest ever acting if the role was bigger but this character was not taken to the fullest extent because...well, you know. She had a genuinely eerie vibe about her, like she was a ticking time bomb and to watch her manipulate was chilling. If Harley was real, I wouldn't want to be in the same room as her. If this movie was so much better, she would actually have had this wonderful acting noticed and respected. It would be interesting to know if her acting was submitted under lead or supporting and if that was the ultimate thing that determined why she didn't get nominated. 3. ASIB - She was totally fantastic, especially with the more emotional stuff. But let's not pretend that this wasn't all coming naturally to her because she was basically playing herself. It was the biggest hurdle she had towards getting that Oscar because this role was truly made for her, even the age of the character was older in previous iterations of the movie to match her age. The thing about struggling to get a record deal and being told her nose was too big, etc. was all just stuff she herself had been through. Oscar worthy but not her most challenging role. 4. AHS - I've only seen select clips from this so my opinion can't be taken too seriously but I will say that camp acting will always be categorised differently. She really pulled off a sexy, dangerous role, but this type of acting isn't that hard to do when you're a popstar who's comfortable in your sexuality. Totally Golden Globe worthy but it wasn't Oscar worthy level. She's great, much better than some full-time actresses. She just needs the perfect role. She needs a lead role in a movie that's an original story, where she plays a sympathetic character that's nothing like her, not do any singing at all and a superb campaign and she's could have it in the bad. The Oscars have tested her long enough. I think she could follow in the steps of Cher and kick her acting into high gear as she heads into her 40’s. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 18,902 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 The way her biggest enemies are her own fans god damn LITTLE MONSTERS TORTURE MEEEEEE 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceAnesthesia 129 Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM (edited) On 8/17/2025 at 7:38 AM, River said: In Disease music video, there's a moment in the car when she starts with "scream it for me baby" where the sum of all her bad acting is really shining in this shot. Of every take in this thread, this one confuses me the most. I don't understand what's so bad about this shot. I mean, I can see why someone would call it cringe or something, fair tbh. But to say it encapsulates her acting capabilities in such a way, I'm sorry but what? 😭 It's a 2 second shot where most of her face is obscured and she is lip syncing 4 words. When it comes to her movies and TV, I think her acting is good. Nothing extraordinary but like, not every actor is. Some say if she wasn't Lady Gaga she wouldn't be praised for these roles, but I don't think she would be called such a bad actress for them either lol. Edited Thursday at 04:21 PM by AliceAnesthesia 👹 Dance or die. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceAnesthesia 129 Posted Thursday at 04:19 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:19 PM (edited) Joker 2 was honestly my favorite role. I thought Lee was so interesting, i really wanted to see more of her. Edited Thursday at 04:20 PM by AliceAnesthesia 👹 Dance or die. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoooo 2,284 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) I think we have all seen too much of (a huge potion) of Gaga's little nuances and personality traits through all the content weve absorbed over the years to ever see her act impartially. We will notice the most minute detail that will remind of us of something she did somewhere when she was feeling something and it will just distract & conjure up different emotions than what she is trying to deliver on screen - we are not fair critics for this I fear lol Edited 16 hours ago by Leoooo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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