Sir Peter Seamus O'Toole

Zounds! Why does this damndable statuette elude County Galway's most imfamous imbibing son?

Peter O'Toole, is nominated an eighth time for his role as Maurice, a cynical septugarian actor who falls for a much younger woman, in the film Venus.

Critics are saying this is the performance of O'Toole's career.

O'Toole, now 74, 'and proud of it,' wants to win Oscar now, not for an entire body of film work though, persuaded by his daughters, O'Toole begrudgingly accepted his Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2003.

If O'Toole does win, it will be 44 years since his first Best Actor nod for 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia!

There have been many Best Actor nominations in between - Goodbye Mister Chips (1969),The Ruling Class (1972),The Stunt Man (1980) My Favorite Year (1982) and O'Toole has also been nominated for the same role twice - King Henry II in Becket (1964) King Henry II in The Lion in Winter (1968)

Right from the horse's or Pig's mouth, as Lion in Winter co-star Kate Hepburn aptly nicknamed him, Peter O'Toole and his pithy screen alter-egos prove why he and Oscar should share a drop!

1) I want to win the lovely bugger outright.

2) Damn you, I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star – Alan Swann –My Favorite Year

3) "I love the notion of a dirty old man and a sluttish young woman having a romance. "

4) "For what I am about to receive, may I make myself truly grateful. " - Jack Gurney –The Ruling Class

5) "My dear boy, I should have won for them all."

6) "I don’t like premieres and things like that. I’d just rather do my acting and then piss off."

7) "You dare to damn me, do you ? Well, I damn you back." - King Henry II in The Lion in Winter

8) "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, my foot."

9) "Am I the strongest or am I not?" King Henry II in Becket

10) "I’m a working stiff baby, just like everyone else."

The Oscars will be broadcast Feb 25. To be sure, The Last King of Ireland will have had more than a few drops before they announce the Best Actor category!