tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post5593042643696452959..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Oscars Breakdown: Best ActressAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-9254714651056166092022-08-17T13:24:16.712-04:002022-08-17T13:24:16.712-04:00Great picks, thanks for these. I need to see Mourn...Great picks, thanks for these. I need to see Mourning Becomes Electra ASAP. And I love what you did for 1963, 1968, and 1996, all of which I agree with.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-62946874130828196102022-07-04T02:34:20.262-04:002022-07-04T02:34:20.262-04:00The performance I think should have won:
1933: May...<br />The performance I think should have won:<br />1933: May Robson, Lady for a Day<br />1937: Irene Dunne, The Awful Truth<br />1940: Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story<br />1946: Celia Johnson, Brief Encounter<br />1947: Rosalind Russell, Mourning Becomes Electra<br />1950: Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard<br />1954: Judy Garland, A Star Is Born<br />1956: Deborah Kerr, The King & I<br />1959: Audrey Hepburn, The Nun's Story <br />1963: Shirley MacLaine, Irma la Douce (Patricia Neal is my supporting win)<br />1967: Anne Bancroft, The Graduate <br />1968: Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter (no tie)<br />1973: Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were<br />1985: Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple<br />1996: Juliette Binoche and Frances McDormand should have been nominated and won the opposite categories.<br />1998: Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth<br />1999: Annette Bening, American Beauty<br />2001: Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge<br />2002: Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven<br />2018: Glenn Close, The WifeSamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-27967976159025758962022-05-10T08:00:54.011-04:002022-05-10T08:00:54.011-04:00Oh absolutely. I was so glad I finally watched tha...Oh absolutely. I was so glad I finally watched that one.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-58931050091234742122022-05-08T19:03:27.429-04:002022-05-08T19:03:27.429-04:00so damn heartbreaking in Come Back, Little Sheba?so damn heartbreaking in Come Back, Little Sheba?JackMasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12845580233434343533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-56925538432268670702020-07-14T09:43:33.102-04:002020-07-14T09:43:33.102-04:00This is so wild, because I completely agree, 100% ...This is so wild, because I completely agree, 100% with everything you said here. Never really understood The Iron Lady nom or win, and it would've been great for Theron to be nominated for YA. Thanks for the comment!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-6933106184540613772020-07-14T09:42:17.573-04:002020-07-14T09:42:17.573-04:00Great stuff here. When it looked like Winslet was ...Great stuff here. When it looked like Winslet was going to win in 2008, I couldn't stop laughing about that Extras cameo. And Ellen Burstyn... totally with you there, what an immersive performance. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-90919377228598754362020-07-13T14:05:31.793-04:002020-07-13T14:05:31.793-04:00I would have voted Streep for Doubt and not even n...I would have voted Streep for Doubt and not even nominated her for The Iron Lady. Viola Davis would have won but I would have replaced Streep with Charlize Theron for Young Adult. And Annette Bening was snubbed<br /> majorly for 20th Century Women. Emma Stone would have still won but I would have replaced Streep’s Florence Foster Jenkins(which I didn’t really care for) with Bening. <br />galaxydudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711756875547249627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-27954781909173446362020-07-12T09:34:02.779-04:002020-07-12T09:34:02.779-04:00Another great read. It must have taken you forever...Another great read. It must have taken you forever to watch all these movies. Again, i have not watched even close to most of these, but I've got a few thoughts myself.<br /><br />- 1964. Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins is the earliest Best Actress performance i have watched. I have not even heard about any of her competition that year.<br /><br />- 1983. I actually preferred Debra Winger, but i'm fine with Shirley MacLaine as well. <br /><br />- 1996. Frances McDormand in Fargo is one of my favorite performances ever. I'm so happy she won that year.<br /><br />- 2000. Ellen Burstyn should have definitely won. She completely disappeared into that role. Requiem for a Dream is one of the best movies i have ever seen that i never want to watch again. <br /><br />- 2008. This is so funny because just a few years earlier Kate Winslet appeared as herself on Extras joking about doing a holocaust movie just so she could win an Oscar and this year she did just that.<br /><br />- 2017. I can't believe this is the first year i have actually seen all the performances. Also, as much as i love Frances McDormand, i would have given it to Sally Hawkins this year. She does so much without almost saying a word.<br /><br />- 2018. This was one of my favorite surprises in Oscar history. I have been a fan of Olivia Colman since i first saw her on Peep Show and other British sitcoms back in the early 2000's so it's so fun to see how her career has evolved over the years.Henrik Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328417397416651007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-20140566561127879792020-07-09T13:23:01.943-04:002020-07-09T13:23:01.943-04:00I completely agree with all of your thoughts! I me...I completely agree with all of your thoughts! I mean, I really like Sandra Bullock, but that one will never make sense to me.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-5058121436643854792020-07-09T13:21:25.222-04:002020-07-09T13:21:25.222-04:00Absolutely, one of the biggest snubs of recent Osc...Absolutely, one of the biggest snubs of recent Oscar memory. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-83535236606758951272020-07-09T13:21:05.469-04:002020-07-09T13:21:05.469-04:00"PO'TMAN MOTHAFUCKA" haha! Great pic..."PO'TMAN MOTHAFUCKA" haha! Great picks yet again, love seeing all of your choices. A McDormand/Watson tie would've been perfect.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-60666266202085276052020-06-04T09:47:41.706-04:002020-06-04T09:47:41.706-04:00This was a fun post to read. I realize that even t...This was a fun post to read. I realize that even though I haven't seen a lot of the older films, I was familiar with the stories behind them because of Be Kind Rewind's Youtube channel. <br /><br />Random thoughts:<br />I squealed when Olivia Colman won. That was amazing and so deserved. <br />Viola should've won over Meryl<br />Bullock's win is still ridiculous and I do not understand it.<br />Burstyn was robbed for The Exorcist<br />It's insane to me that none of the women from All Above Eve or Sunset Boulevard won. Did they all cancel each other out? Was that too much greatness to handle?<br />I look forward to the say when Saoirse Ronan finally wins. I would've given it to her for Brooklyn and Lady Bird if I could.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-40212343482420068892020-06-03T17:55:36.003-04:002020-06-03T17:55:36.003-04:00Yeah...That Cotillard wasn't even nominated fo...Yeah...That Cotillard wasn't even nominated for Rust and Bone is a travesty.hap46sthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701887163710502789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-37154495008261763682020-06-02T18:44:50.494-04:002020-06-02T18:44:50.494-04:00I'm totally with you on what is happening righ...I'm totally with you on what is happening right now as it's really hard to write about film in these dark times as it gives me the feeling of "we're so fucked and the world might be coming to an end after all". That's why my output lately has been kind of scarce. Anyways...<br /><br />1927-1950<br /><br />Of the winners, Claudette Colbert and Joan Crawford were the right choices while I think Greta Garbo for <i>Ninotchka</i>, Barbara Stanwyck for <i>Double Indemnity</i>, Celia Johnson for <i>Brief Encounter</i>, and Bette Davis for <i>All About Eve</i> should've won in those years.<br /><br />1950s<br /><br />Audrey Hepburn was the right choice for <i>Roman Holiday</i> which is a film that I love while I haven't seen <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i> as I'm going with Katharine Hepburn for <i>The African Queen</i> which is a film I need to re-watch.<br /><br />1960s<br /><br />Sophia Loren and Julie Andrews were the right choices in their years while I'm with you on Shirley MacLaine for <i>The Apartment</i> which is one of my all-time favorite films while I can't say for the rest as I do have <i>They Shoot Horses, Don't They</i> as a Blind Spot for this year.<br /><br />1970s<br /><br />Liza Minnelli and Diane Keaton were the right choices while I would've had Julie Christie for <i>McCabe & Mrs. Miller</i>, Ellen Burstyn for <i>The Exorcist</i>, Gena Rowlands for <i>A Woman Under the Influence</i>, Isabelle Adjani for <i>The Story of Adele H.</i>, Ingrid Bergman for <i>Autumn Sonata</i>, and Bette Midler for <i>The Rose</i> as my picks.<br /><br />1980s<br /><br />Cher and Jodie Foster are the right choices while I would agree with you on Mary Tyler Moore for <i>Ordinary People</i> though part of me wanted Gena Rowlands for <i>Gloria</i>, Meryl Streep for <i>The French Lieutenant's Woman</i>, Sigourney Weaver for <i>Aliens</i>, and Michelle Pfeiffer for <i>The Fabulous Baker Boys</i> would be my picks. I haven't seen <i>Sophie's Choice</i> while I'm not really fond of <i>Terms of Endearment</i> or anything by James L. Brooks with the exception of <i>Broadcast News</i>.<br /><br />1990s<br /><br />Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster, Emma Thompson, Holly Hunter, and Hilary Swank were the right choices while I would've gone with Winona Ryder for <i>Little Women</i>, Emma Thompson a 2nd time for <i>Sense & Sensibility</i>, Julie Christie for <i>Afterglow</i>, and Cate Blanchett for <i>Elizabeth</i>. Then there's Frances McDormand as she deserved that Oscar but Emily Watson was fucking great in <i>Breaking the Waves</i> as I would've preferred a tie.<br /><br />2000s<br /><br />Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon, and Marion Cotillard are the right choices while Ellen Burstyn for <i>Requiem for a Dream</i>, Nicole Kidman for <i>Moulin Rouge!</i>, Julianne Moore for <i>Far from Heaven</i>, Kate Winslet for <i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</i>, Meryl Streep for <i>The Devil Wears Prada</i>, Queen Anne for <i>Rachel Getting Married</i>, and Gabourey Sidibe for <i>Precious</i> would've been my picks.<br /><br />2010s<br /><br />PO'TMAN MOTHAFUCKA, Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, and Olivia Colman were the right choices while Rooney Mara for <i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</i>, Jessica Chastain for <i>Zero Dark Thirty</i>, Marion Cotillard for <i>Two Days, One Night</i>, PO'TMAN MOTHAFUCKA again for <i>Jackie</i>, Sally Hawkins for <i>The Shape of Water</i>, and Scar-Jo 3:16 for <i>Marriage Story</i> would've been my picks.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com