Now Glenn Close was good in Fatal Attraction but Cher gives one of the finest romantic comedy performances ever, Close was subbed for her chilling and superb performance in Dangerous Liaisons, her scene in the theater at the end should have won her that oscar
YES! Glenn Close had her best performance in Dangerous Liaisons. A much better movie than the Accused. And Cher killed it in Moonstruck. She deserved that win
In complete agreement about Fernanda Montenegro, her performance in `Central Station` was a knockout portrayal, hugely moving, and filled with subtle insights that I remember to this day. Vinicius de Oliveira, her remarkable young co-star, also deserved an award for contributing to one of the most magical films ever made. A true classic.
That clip of Judy recapping Oscar night is priceless! Thank you. There is no doubt in my mind that her loss to Kelly is the most egregious error the Academy ever made. In the annals of musical comedy and/or drama, it is the best performance ever! My passion also goes to Bette Davis' loss for All About Eve, but it is more understandable since that year any of the five were worthy winners. However, I agree that it's her best work and should have been rewarded.
This is nothing against Reese Witherspoon, who did a fine job that year, but it still pisses me off that Felicity Huffman didn’t win for “Transamerica.” Her performance is note for note perfect.
Forgettable performance. I dont remember one thing from Reese's role beyond her singing that one song that was promoted heavily. She was so much better as Tracy Flick!
Out of the nominees, I would have voted for Knightley with Huffman second. Joan Allen had potential to win, but her studio ran out of money. So, there was no campaign. Ultimately, I don’t hate Witherspoon’s win, but it was not worthy of winning in lead.
I thought Elizabeth Taylor was very good in a mediocre film. I do not feel that was too big a mistake. But I cannot get behind Shirley MacLaine or "The Apartment". I watched it a few times, and can not understand all the love. I think Deborah Kerr should have won for "The Sundowners" and Melina Mecouri the runner up.
Had Ann Baxter not insisted to put in the Best Actress category, the Oscar for Best Actress would have probably gone to Bette Davis. Had she accepted being put in the Best Supporting Actress category she definitely would have won in that category. Why the Academy did not award the Oscar to Judy Garland for A Star is Born was one of the worst slights in Oscar history.
I always thought that since Baxter and Davis would have split the vote, The next logical choice would have been Gloria Swanson. My late husband and I used to argue about this all the time.
I appreciate that you made this video-I'm not sure if I made a comment on one of your past videos but I have many other times when this subject comes up-Ellen Burstyn's performance in Requiem For a Dream is one of the best performances I have ever seen, male or female, in any film. That she didn't receive an Oscar is beyond ridiculous but it's not the only mistake made by the Academy, won't be the last.
Ellen Burstyn is one of many women who ought to win an AFI Life Achievement Award, including Faye Dunaway, Sally Field, Jessica Lange, and Sissy Spacek.
Glenn Close should’ve Won for DANGEROUS LIAISONS. // Jodie Foster Won b/c (1.) it proved Jodie could transition from child roles to adult roles. (2.) the rape scene was shocking & that Jodie was in it was even more shocking. (3.) hit the right, timely subject matter bell 🔔 at the right time. - BUT, Close still turned in the best performance that year, a performance that you can always take something new from it each time you see the movie.
I would have picked Meryl Streep to win it that year for A CRY IN THE DARK. Even Jodie Foster admitted in an interview that she was surprised that she beat Meryl Streep that year.
That final award you mentioned should have gone to Gloria Swanson, hands down. I agree that it was Davis’ signature role but Gloria was the best that year.
Any of those five performances were excellent and deserved an Oscar. But, to do comedy as well as Judy Holiday did in thisovie, she deserved the award.
I think Swanson had to stretch and act while for Bette it was so on the nose, so true to her life and attitude, that it just doesn’t feel like acting. More like just getting out of her own way and performing. Swanson was robbed. Bette should have won her third in 1962 for “…Baby Jane.”
Wonderful video - and I still cannot believe that Judy Garland didn't win for "A Star is Born." Ditto with Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction" - 2 INCREDIBLE performances that deserved the Oscars.
@@oscarman42 You are most welcome! And I agree - it is shocking and unforgivable that Glenn didn't win the Oscar for this performance (and I think she deserved to win for Garp and Dangerous Liaisons too).
I blame Anne Baxter. Either she or Bette should have been in the supporting actress category. I vote for Anne. Yes, it was called All About Eve, but it was really All About Margo.
Before I forget, I want to wish all my friends a great 2024. Please be safe so we can all spend our Saturdays together comparing notes and debating the finer points of Oscar voting in the new year.
I might be one of the few who enjoys and appreciates Helen Hunt's performance in As Good As It Gets. She has an authenticity and humanity in her performances which brings you into the story and the world of the character. Not my favourite film, but Helen Hunt is in my opinion unfairly maligned for her win which I felt was deserved.
I also think hunt knocked it out of the park. She had a great chemistry with all of her costar and she nailed the comedic timing, as the dramatic parts, too.
I think Judy H. won because it was comedic over the other 4, it was a stand-out and having Bette and Anne in the same category (maybe cancelling each other) only helped. Now we have Glenn, so so right in your video, a travesty, a mistake, a heartbreak she lost. It will always be discussed among us for eternity as the biggest flub the academy made. I do not think Cher did a better job, but that Glenn gave us Alex on so many levels, temperaments, going from psychotic to sinister to sweet to even maniacal with so many depths in this character will always outshine the one level character that Loretta/Cher was.
I have always thought that Davis and Swanson canceled each other out, and with Baxter and Parker in the lower rungs of voting, left it open for Holiday to win (and she was great in BY). Unfortunately, I think Cher was a safer choice in a "feel good" film, rather than one with a premise that made, let's say, more than a few male voters uncomfortable.
Everyone talks about how snubbed Glenn Close was for Fatal attraction but I think her biggest lose was for Dangerous liaisions........ That role was way more nuanced and layered and subtle at its finest!
This is what moves the whole thing. The feeling of injustice or “being robbed” is the fuel. There will always be “unworthy” winners. Because in order to have worthy ones you gotta compare and judge and say someone is better than others. Especially if it is regarding women. Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson, Ellen Burstyn, Fernanda Montenegro, Anne Baxter, Glenn Close… oh my gosh Judy mf Garland. They’re bigger and brighter than the award itself. But we gotta feel bad about something right? So let’s pout.
I'm not sure anyone is "pouting." Rather, viewers are expressing their opinions about competition for film's highest honor. And of course the Academy doesn't always get it right...which is why discussing/debating the Oscars is fun!
Holly Hunter was favored to win the 1987 Best Actress Oscar for “Broadcast News” over both Cher and Glenn Close. Although I do think Cher deserved it and that role in “Moonstruck” is so much more iconic than the others.
All About Eve is my all time favorite movie. Although it is one of Bette Davis' best performances, I always felt Anne Baxter was the actress that should have won that year.
I enjoyed Ann Baxter's performance over Bette's as well. I thought Ann's character was more fascinating than Bette's campy Margo. I also liked Celeste Holms naturalness in her character. Loved her laugh.
If Glenn Close had been awarded the Oscar for Dangerous Liaisons instead of Jodie Foster (The Accused) then all would be right in Oscar Land. Foster would have gone on to win the Oscar for Lambs a few years later. Glenn would have her Oscar and Jodie would have an Oscar. 😀
I loved Cher’s performance in Moonstruck and Julia Robert’s performance in Erin Brockovich. I did love Glen Close in fatal attraction, and would have been satisfied to have seen her win for it, but it’s not like the winner was a bad pick, either. It’s that the field was highly competitive that year.
Judy was before "my time," but luckily for all of us, she's "timeless." IMHO, she's the only one from both the winners and non-winners who can be so defined. She could sing, she could dance, she could act . . . she could break our hearts.
The win was for her prosthetic makeup really. Kidman has many fine performances, but this was just in the 'pretty actress makes herself ugly and plays a real-life person' category. Even though Virginia Woolf wasn't ugly.
Bette Davis should have at least been nominated for Of Human Bondage in '34. A year later she won for Dangerous which she didnt care for and considered it a consolation prize for not winning for Bondage the year before. Bette Davis was worthy of most of her nominations. Dark Victory is probably my favorite. The Letter, Foxes, Voyager, Eve and of course Baby Jane.
@@oscarman42 Yes, Bette got a write-in for Bondage, and came in 3rd (they announced the order back then). Eventual winner Claudette Colbert was so certain Bette would win for what Life Magazine called the greatest performance ever filmed she got on a train to leave town before the awards (they pulled her off the train!). I maintain this is indeed a nomination, making Bette's total 11 (some say 10). The next year write-ins were allowed for the second (and final) time, and Hal Mohr won cinematography for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The winner's write-in was indeed a nomination, otherwise he couldn't have won, so write-ins for 1934 and 1935 were indeed nominations if you got more votes than the official nominees named a few weeks earlier. Paul Muni came in 2nd for Best Actor for Black Fury for the 1935 Oscars, over the 3 Mutiny on the Bounty Best Actor nominees. Alas Myrna Loy came in 5th in 1934, behind the official 3 nominees and Bette, so I don't think hers counts as a nomination, even though she richly deserved it (and never nominated, hard to believe).
I think the really reason Kelly one the Oscar was because her performance was out of her type or character. While Judy delivered a mesmerizing “ tour de force”, but it echoed who she always was. Plus Hollywood politics definitely played a huge role! Kelly was America’s
Oscarman42 -- If the Academy wouldn't give Judy Garland the Best Actress Oscar for 1954, it could have made it up to her by giving her the Best Supporting Actress award for 1961 for JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG. Sorry, I know how much you were impressed with Rita Moreno in WEST SIDE STORY, but she stole Garland's Oscar
@@oscarman42 for several reasons and none of them because she was worthy of it. Shakespeare In Love will always be the most overrated movie ever. It wasn't worthy of the best picture award, much less with Saving Private Ryan.
For my money, it was Reese Witherspoon in 2006 for Walk the Line that didn't deserve it. I thought her June Carter Cash impersonation was cheesy as all get out. Felicity Huffman in Transamerica would've been a great choice that year.
If you watch clips of June Carter at the Grand Ol Opry before she married Cash, you will see Witherspoon played the part perfectly. June Carter, as a comedian on that program was quite funny. She was very good as a side kick. But she was not a great singer. Reese sang better than June.
May I mention another huge Oscar oversight throughout the years? Once in awhile the Academy will nominate an international actress or even give her an Oscar, but this is tokenism. Because, truth be told, if there were fairness, foreign films would overwhelm the acting categories and others. In this category, think of Bibi Andersen and Liv Ullman in Persona, Ingrid Thulin in Through a Glass Datkly, Irene Jacob in Double Life of Veronique and Reds, Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern. That's just a few off the top of my head. The tip of the proverbial iceberg. Complaint registered! lol
Complaint acknowledged! The Academy was slow to appreciate and recognize foreign films, and when they did, columnists (e.g. Hedda Hopper) loudly vocalized their discontent, stating that the awards should go to "Americans"!
With the Paltrow win, most people now realize she won because of Harvey Weinstein. Garland versus Kelly is interested because both were amazing performances by talented actresses. I've seen both performances and I believe Kelly won because hers was more dramatic and she had to change more for the performance. I think it's also interesting to look at how they were perceived then, Garland was known as a wreck who often showed up late or not at all while Kelly was prompt. Both are fascinating for their personal lives as well and how both really were tragic lives. One had a history of substance use and many husbands and died of substances abuse, and struggled with money later on. The other married what was believed at the time a fairy tale but turned into a nightmare with lots of money but reportedly a very unhappy marriage and also alleged use of alcohol. Both died young and both never got to be old. I remember reading ironically that both were planning to have big comebacks near the end of their lives but we will never know for sure what could have happened.
@@oscarman42 Thanks. Yeah I wish only the performance was judged but we live in a world where people's personal biases play a part. We all know many have won based on things like being due to win, or whether someone is liked or hated, even who is pushing what movie. I wish it was strictly performance.
Indeed, Gwyneth Paltrow should not have won; Miramax marketed the hell out of her. My choice was Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth). For 1950, it should have been a tie between Bette Davis (All About Eve) and Gloria Swanson (Sunset Blvd).
It only goes to show that the list of Academy Award losers is as impressive as the winners. As Katherine Hepburn once said, "All 5 nominees should get an Award". Never an" Award" for just one film but rather an Award for an impressive body of work.
Oh, another that didn't make the list and I do get why she lost, but darn you Susan Hayward! I like her performance in I Want to Live, she's pretty good. Rosalind Russell though, that was iconic! I thought for years that she won for Auntie Mame and she cant believe she lost.
Russell would have won the Best Supporting Actress Award in 1955 for PICNIC, but refused to let herself to be nominated. Which is surprising since she lobbied Josh Logan to play Rosemary in the film. I guess if she won the Best Supporting Actress award, she would feel that her days as a leading lady were over
Russell was great but in a very competitive year. Plus, as you well know, this was Hayward's 5th time at bat. No way was the Academy not going to award her (which turned out to be her final nomination).
@@oscarman42 I dont think thats helping her case for me. Susan Hayward was kind of all over the place with quality and I dont think she deserved that many nominations. I mean With a Song in my Heart, she's legit bad in that one. Not mid or fine, she just bad.
So, not on the list, but Whoopie losing to Geraldine Paige was a travesty! The Trip to Bountiful is a beautiful, poignant, heartwrenching movie, and Geraldine truly shone in that role. I cant recommend that movie enough. But it came across very much as a film of a stage play, and Geraldine's performance was no different. Very controlled and calculated. Whoopie, however, was a REVELATION! Her portrayal of Celie is so monumental, I honestly can't even find the words for it. Geraldine gave a great, studied performance. Whoopie gave her soul.
I suspect that Geraldine Page won because it was her eighth Oscar nomination. Ms. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress for GHOST as a consolation prize
Silence was too big a cultural moment to be ignored by voters. Requiem was an art house movie that was barely in theaters and easy to avoid. Plus voters could easily dismiss Ellen for her having won already.@@oscarman42
@@oscarman42 That role was more than just acting. It was like she actually crawled into that character's skin and lived her abominable life. That is SO rare. Burstyn is BEYOND gifted. ❤️
I have not seen Grace Kelly's performance in "The County Girl", but have seen all the other nominees that year. But how can people not realize the award was deserved. SHE WON EVERY AWARD GIVEN THAT YEAR.
Grace was in 5 films that year, including two Hitchcock films. Similar wins have happened like this, with Julie Christie (winning for Darling, but also being in Doctor Zhivago) and Jennifer Lawrence (winning for Silver Linings Playbook while being in the height of Hunger Games fame.) Even with this, Judy's loss is the worst in the Academy's history.
Kelly’s performance doesn’t hold up. It seems stagy and phony. I’ve seen The Country Girl a few times and Garland’s A Star is Born many times and Garland’s performance is in another league. Kelly is indicating the emotions and it looks like acting. Garland is feeling the emotions and it looks like life.
I think Grace Kelly did deserve the Oscar for Country Girl and I think Garland deserved an Oscar for I Could Go On Singing along with Anne Bancroft for the Miracle Worker.
Bette Davis should 've won (a tie with Swanson might've been great, though!), Close definitely was robbed the oscar for her performance in Fatal Attraction and Judy Garland was for A Star is born! Period!
Bette Davis was surprised, disappointed and angry when she didn't win for Whatever Happened To Baby Jane as it would have been her third Oscar. She would have been the first woman to win three. To add insult to injury, Anne Bancroft was unable to be present to receive that Academy Award for The Miracle Worker so Joan Crawford accepted it for her.
Honestly, Bette should have won each 10 nominations this amazing legend received, instead of winning only 2. Bette most certainly should have won the ones for "The Little Foxes", "Now Voyager", "All About Eve" and even more so for "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane".
seriously! Baby Jane for sure, but we were years away from Oscar taking horror seriously. Now Voyager is in my Davis Top 3 and I would've loved her to win for that.
I would have gone with Swanson in 1950; Dandridge, Hepburn, or Wyman in 1954; Hunter in 1987; and Winslet in 1997. I can’t weigh in on 2000 as I’ve not seen “Requiem for @ Dream.”
I'm not quite sure just where the snub was here, but there certainly was one: Bette Davis not getting an official nomination in 1935 for "Of human bondage" (it looks as if the Academy caved an and allowed write-ins, which did place Davis in the running) and her "We're sorry" win the next year for "Dangerous." In my opinion, the 1936 "Best actress" award should have gone to Katharine Hepburn for "Alice Adams."
I would have rather seen Gloria Swanson win than Davis or Holliday for 1950. There are quite a few weaker wins than Roberts for Erin Brockovich. I probably would have voted for Burstyn, but it’s hard to say Roberts’ win wasn’t deserved. And as much as folks hate on Hunt’s win (she was the least deserving of the nominees, definitely), she still gave a more solid performance than the reputation reflects. The movie itself was just cringe as hell and aged terribly. And while I wouldn’t have voted for Cher, I don’t think it was a bad win per se. There are way weaker wins in that category than mentioned in this video: Emma Stone, Luise Rainer’s two wins, Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8, Jessica Lange, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lawrence, Renée Zellweger.
1998 Fernanda Montenegro is simply one of the best performances not only in this award but in the history of cinema , you feel things at all times and she simply in the eyes of the viewer, no longer acts, she is masterful.
Any of the actresses who won an Oscar for a comedic performance should be viewed with high regard. I’m speaking about Judy Holiday and Marisa Tomei. Comedy is hard and at times more difficult than dramatic because making people laugh is not easy. Judy Garland gave one of the greatest one-woman shows ever on screen! Although, Grace Kelly gave a great performance in “The Country Girl”, I think politics and Judy Garland’s reputation prevented some voters from wanting her to win.
I agree specially in Fernanda Montenegro's performance. Here in Brazil she is The one. But in Helen Hunt's matter I Will have to disagree. Yes, Dame Judi Dench is perfect in Mrs.Brown, but Hunt's performance is amazing! She portrays the everyday women Who struggle with tender and joy the misfortunes of life. I find it genious!
Would you consider a list of the Bette Davis films she should have been nominated for i'd pick unless you acknowledge the write in Of Human Bondage,Watch on the Rhine,A Stolen Life,Storm Centre,The Catered Affair,Pocketful of Miracles,Death on the Nile and 1987's The Whales of August.
@@oscarman42 Would love to know some opinions on Whales of August,I certainly didn't feel Bette chewed the scenery she wasn't as capable of that at 79,I would have nominated her in 1987.
I believe that the Oscars have never, ever been about truly good film making regardless of the catagory. I have seen the Oscars as more of a "reward/punish" system for those nominated. And yes, I do agree many "wins" over the years were for great film making or performances, but many more were (in my eyes) simply to promote other agendas rather than true talent being acknowledged. I won't give examples as we all have opinions, but I honestly believe this is true.
A lot of these (ok Cher in Moonstruck was pretty weak and is the exception) in a vacuum, not a bad performance. Its the comparisons that are killing them. I dont begrudge anyone except Cher that nomination. They're all pretty decent performances. It's just man, they're not as good. The Ellen/Julia one hurt me the most. How do you give the award to Erin Brockovich? I also know Im in the minority. I wish Judy would have gotten it. I think Grace Kelly in The Country Girl is still really good though. Had I had a vote, Id have gone Judy, but Im not mad at Grace Kelly winning for Country Girl.
Grace Kelly is a better actress than people give her credit. I would rather have seen her win the Best Supporting Actress Award for HIGH NOON or MOGAMBO
…. Perhaps in a parallel universe but G Kelley is no actress. She’s window dressing and that’s why she was so good and rear window. But in country girl, she was as bland as her make up less face.
Big disagreement I thought grace was a fine actress but not anything remarkable tbh, and in high noon the real best supporting actress was and is Katy Jurado as Helen she stoled the show everytime she appeared in a scene
I have to say that I agree with all the picks. Maybe I'm biased because I'm Brazilian, but Gwyneth's victory that year especially still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. If Cate Blanchett had won, for example, it would be much easier to accept. It's also hard to accept knowing that it had to do with Harvey Weinstein's aggressive campaign for that film, as we came to know in later years.
What most bothers me is that history blurs out most of the achievements of the past. It would be great if the Academy could find a way to draw attention to all the nominated performances in history. Maybe each year they run a clip of a certain year's nominations.
I saw in an interview with Gwen Paltrow that she was using her Oscar as a garden gate door stop. The idea being that she is very aware people largely don't think she deserved it. I thought that was both really funny and sad. I mean, she didn't "do" anything wrong in winning. Apparently, Julie Andrews felt similarly toward hers for years, feeling it was completely a consolation prize for losing the lead in MFL and packed in a box it in attic!
Here is my view: Don't judge a film for being low-budget or term it as an A-lister. The benchmark of greatness for a film is wanting to see it again and again. This is the only way a film can become a super-hit. Glowing reviews and Oscar nods don't necessarily bankroll a producer's next film, if there are not footfalls.
There are a few that I think should get mentioned, but often get overlooked. *Joan Crawford should've won for Possessed, but lost to Loretta Lynn for The Farmer's Daughter for the 1947 Oscars. *Diana Ross should've won for Lady Sings the Blues, but lost to Liza Minnelli for Caberat for the 1972 Oscars. *Bette Midler should've won for The Rose, but lost to Sally Field for Norma Rae for the 1979 Oscars. I agree Sally deserved her Oscar for Places in the Heart. *Michelle Pfeiffer should've won for The Fabulous Baker Boys, but lost to Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy for the 1989 Oscars. *Annette Benning should've won for American Beauty, but lost to Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry for the 1999 Oscars. I do think Hillary deserved her Oscar for Million Dollar Baby.
I like the wins of Cher , Julia Roberts and Judy Holliday. Ellen was good no doubt but Julia is performance made for a grand win. Dear Helen Hunt I really wish it didn’t feel like that was a mistake Obviously Grace Kelly and The Country Girl was more popular then than we can understand now but to be blunt the only best actress win I rank lower is Mary Pickford. My worst ones are in chronological order Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld . My choice Carol Lombard in My Man Godfrey Luise Rainer in The Good Earth My choice Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth or Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle my choice Joan Fontaine in Rebecca Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette my choice Jean Arthur in The More The Merrier Grace Kelly in The Country Girl my choice Judy Garland for A Star Is Botn Ingrid Bergman for Anastasia my choice Deborah Kerr in The King and I Elizabeth Taylor in BUtterfield 8 . My choice Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond my choice Diane Keaton in Reds Geraldine Page in A Trip to Bountiful. My choice Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple Holly Hunter in The Piano . My choice Angela Basset in What’s Love Got To Do With It? Nicole Kidman for The Hours . My choice Salma Hayek in Frida Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby . My choice Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Kate Winslet in The Reader . My choice Meryl Streep in Doubt or Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side . My choice Gabourey Sidibe for Precious or Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia There are a few I didn’t mention because I didn’t have a favorite that year or I could make a case for the winner and another competitor.
Now Glenn Close was good in Fatal Attraction but Cher gives one of the finest romantic comedy performances ever, Close was subbed for her chilling and superb performance in Dangerous Liaisons, her scene in the theater at the end should have won her that oscar
I don’t understand why anyone would bemoan Cher winning either. It was a great performance.
YES! Glenn Close had her best performance in Dangerous Liaisons. A much better movie than the Accused. And Cher killed it in Moonstruck. She deserved that win
In complete agreement about Fernanda Montenegro, her performance in `Central Station` was a knockout portrayal, hugely moving, and filled with subtle insights that I remember to this day. Vinicius de Oliveira, her remarkable young co-star, also deserved an award for contributing to one of the most magical films ever made. A true classic.
Ellen should have not only won for Requiem, but for her performance in The Exorcist as well
Absolutely. Linda Blair also should have won.
That clip of Judy recapping Oscar night is priceless! Thank you. There is no doubt in my mind that her loss to Kelly is the most egregious error the Academy ever made. In the annals of musical comedy and/or drama, it is the best performance ever! My passion also goes to Bette Davis' loss for All About Eve, but it is more understandable since that year any of the five were worthy winners. However, I agree that it's her best work and should have been rewarded.
Thank you for a great year...your input has been invaluable.
@@oscarman42 Thank you! This has become one of my guaranteed daily pleasures. We appreciate all your hard work and remarkable insight
@@williamreed2558 I couldn't do it without all of you!
Eleanor Parker should have won it that year for CAGED. She was outstanding. No one ever mentions her performance. It was a year of great performances.
This is nothing against Reese Witherspoon, who did a fine job that year, but it still pisses me off that Felicity Huffman didn’t win for “Transamerica.” Her performance is note for note perfect.
I thought Witherspoon's performance was wonderful. But was it a lead? And was it Oscar-worthy? Admittedly, she won in a weak year.
Rase witherspoon so bad she was supporting..must win sharlees therron
Forgettable performance. I dont remember one thing from Reese's role beyond her singing that one song that was promoted heavily. She was so much better as Tracy Flick!
I have always thought that. Any actress could have done what Resse did.
Out of the nominees, I would have voted for Knightley with Huffman second. Joan Allen had potential to win, but her studio ran out of money. So, there was no campaign. Ultimately, I don’t hate Witherspoon’s win, but it was not worthy of winning in lead.
I would have given it to Cate Blanchette
She certainly had her share of support as well.
Same
Bette Davis should have one the Academy Award in the 1950 film "All About Eve". Glenn Close was nominated so many times & never won. What a shame!
I think Elizabeth Taylor winning for Butterfield-8 was a travesty
Taylor agreed, saying the film "stinks!"
Have to love that about Taylor she doesn’t even spare herself. Totally agree that should have gone to Shirley.
Elizabeth agreed! I loved that lady. ❤
@@kellie-nd1yp Who later said, "I lost to a tracheotomy!"
I thought Elizabeth Taylor was very good in a mediocre film. I do not feel that was too big a mistake. But I cannot get behind Shirley MacLaine or "The Apartment". I watched it a few times, and can not understand all the love. I think Deborah Kerr should have won for "The Sundowners" and Melina Mecouri the runner up.
What a wonderful video to end the year! Thanks a lot! That last clip of Judy Garland is the cherry on top. Have a great 2024!
Thank you for a great year. Your participation in the channel has been very appreciated! Wishing you the best for 2024!
Thank you for giving Judy her due!
It was a no-brainer!
Had Ann Baxter not insisted to put in the Best Actress category, the Oscar for Best Actress would have probably gone to Bette Davis. Had she accepted being put in the Best Supporting Actress category she definitely would have won in that category.
Why the Academy did not award the Oscar to Judy Garland for A Star is Born was one of the worst slights in Oscar history.
I could see that scenario as a definite possibility.
Anne Baxter once said that the name of the film was "All About Eve," not "All About Margot."
I always thought that since Baxter and Davis would have split the vote, The next logical choice would have been Gloria Swanson. My late husband and I used to argue about this all the time.
That Montenegro performance is one for the ages, such a beautiful display of acting.
I appreciate that you made this video-I'm not sure if I made a comment on one of your past videos but I have many other times when this subject comes up-Ellen Burstyn's performance in Requiem For a Dream is one of the best performances I have ever seen, male or female, in any film. That she didn't receive an Oscar is beyond ridiculous but it's not the only mistake made by the Academy, won't be the last.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Burstyn's performance (and Oscar loss) have been oft-discussed here. Your sentiments are shared by many!
Ellen Burstyn is one of many women who ought to win an AFI Life Achievement Award, including Faye Dunaway, Sally Field, Jessica Lange, and Sissy Spacek.
Totally agree. One of the best I've ever seen as well.
Burstyn was robbed..She went there...and wow, what a ride it was.
Glenn Close should’ve Won for DANGEROUS LIAISONS. // Jodie Foster Won b/c (1.) it proved Jodie could transition from child roles to adult roles. (2.) the rape scene was shocking & that Jodie was in it was even more shocking. (3.) hit the right, timely subject matter bell 🔔 at the right time. - BUT, Close still turned in the best performance that year, a performance that you can always take something new from it each time you see the movie.
I would have picked Meryl Streep to win it that year for A CRY IN THE DARK. Even Jodie Foster admitted in an interview that she was surprised that she beat Meryl Streep that year.
3:24. Burstyn's performance was so powerful, that the camera operator was moved to tears while filming that scene.
I didn't know that!
Judi Dench is one of those actresses who’s too good for not having a best actress Oscar. Ellen Burstyn was so robbed. RFAD was incredible
Toni collette not even getting nominated for an oscar for hereditary is one of the biggest snubs in Oscars history
She should have been nominated and won the Best Actress Oscar for MURIEL’S WEDDING
She's always been fantastic, even in Muriel's Wedding. I agree, the dinner table scene in Herditary was amazing.
Fernanda is awesome! If the nomination happens nowadays she would win for sure!
That final award you mentioned should have gone to Gloria Swanson, hands down. I agree that it was Davis’ signature role but Gloria was the best that year.
I do not disagree. But over the months since the inception of this channel, the majority of viewers stated that Davis should have won.
Any of those five performances were excellent and deserved an Oscar. But, to do comedy as well as Judy Holiday did in thisovie, she deserved the award.
I consider snubs a failure to get a nomination, not a nomination and loss.
I think Swanson had to stretch and act while for Bette it was so on the nose, so true to her life and attitude, that it just doesn’t feel like acting. More like just getting out of her own way and performing.
Swanson was robbed.
Bette should have won her third in 1962 for “…Baby Jane.”
@@paulvoorhies8821 Tomato, Tomahto...
Wonderful video - and I still cannot believe that Judy Garland didn't win for "A Star is Born." Ditto with Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction" - 2 INCREDIBLE performances that deserved the Oscars.
Thank you! It really is almost impossible to imagine that an iconic performance like Close's was not awarded.
@@oscarman42 You are most welcome! And I agree - it is shocking and unforgivable that Glenn didn't win the Oscar for this performance (and I think she deserved to win for Garp and Dangerous Liaisons too).
@@LHSnLA It's shocking and unforgivable that she hasn't won an Oscar to this day! She should have won for her first film (Garp).
AMEN!!!!!@@oscarman42
I blame Anne Baxter. Either she or Bette should have been in the supporting actress category. I vote for Anne. Yes, it was called All About Eve, but it was really All About Margo.
Judy Holliday was a very deserving winner for Born Yesterday despite what everyone else seems to day about it.
Julia Roberts didn't deserve it, but my vote was for Laura Linney.
Linney's performance is one of my favs. I simply love that performance.
Before I forget, I want to wish all my friends a great 2024. Please be safe so we can all spend our Saturdays together comparing notes and debating the finer points of Oscar voting in the new year.
And to you as well. Thank you for a great year of interesting discussions and debates!
I might be one of the few who enjoys and appreciates Helen Hunt's performance in As Good As It Gets. She has an authenticity and humanity in her performances which brings you into the story and the world of the character. Not my favourite film, but Helen Hunt is in my opinion unfairly maligned for her win which I felt was deserved.
It’s not a bad performance. She won though bc she was the only American in the field.
Not sure why she has received such disdain from viewers of the channel. I've heard the same from friends who also really don't like her.
I also think hunt knocked it out of the park. She had a great chemistry with all of her costar and she nailed the comedic timing, as the dramatic parts, too.
Love the movie and Helen Hunt was perfect in the part@@ChrolliForever
I agree…. Hunt was phenomenal!
I think Judy H. won because it was comedic over the other 4, it was a stand-out and having Bette and Anne in the same category (maybe cancelling each other) only helped. Now we have Glenn, so so right in your video, a travesty, a mistake, a heartbreak she lost. It will always be discussed among us for eternity as the biggest flub the academy made. I do not think Cher did a better job, but that Glenn gave us Alex on so many levels, temperaments, going from psychotic to sinister to sweet to even maniacal with so many depths in this character will always outshine the one level character that Loretta/Cher was.
I have always thought that Davis and Swanson canceled each other out, and with Baxter and Parker in the lower rungs of voting, left it open for Holiday to win (and she was great in BY). Unfortunately, I think Cher was a safer choice in a "feel good" film, rather than one with a premise that made, let's say, more than a few male voters uncomfortable.
Everyone talks about how snubbed Glenn Close was for Fatal attraction but I think her biggest lose was for Dangerous liaisions........ That role was way more nuanced and layered and subtle at its finest!
I thought she would win for that performance!
Bette should have won for All About Eve dammit 😂
This is what moves the whole thing. The feeling of injustice or “being robbed” is the fuel. There will always be “unworthy” winners. Because in order to have worthy ones you gotta compare and judge and say someone is better than others. Especially if it is regarding women. Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson, Ellen Burstyn, Fernanda Montenegro, Anne Baxter, Glenn Close… oh my gosh Judy mf Garland. They’re bigger and brighter than the award itself. But we gotta feel bad about something right? So let’s pout.
I'm not sure anyone is "pouting." Rather, viewers are expressing their opinions about competition for film's highest honor. And of course the Academy doesn't always get it right...which is why discussing/debating the Oscars is fun!
Holly Hunter was favored to win the 1987 Best Actress Oscar for “Broadcast News” over both Cher and Glenn Close. Although I do think Cher deserved it and that role in “Moonstruck” is so much more iconic than the others.
I forgot: Watch Holly Hunter’s face when Paul Newman calls Cher’s name. Even she was surprised. 😮
Loved your episode on GG!
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Holly Hunter was my winner for that year, but at least she rightfully won for The Piano.
All About Eve is my all time favorite movie. Although it is one of Bette Davis' best performances, I always felt Anne Baxter was the actress that should have won that year.
You and I are in the minority on this!
I enjoyed Ann Baxter's performance over Bette's as well. I thought Ann's character was more fascinating than Bette's campy Margo. I also liked Celeste Holms naturalness in her character. Loved her laugh.
If Glenn Close had been awarded the Oscar for Dangerous Liaisons instead of Jodie Foster (The Accused) then all would be right in Oscar Land. Foster would have gone on to win the Oscar for Lambs a few years later. Glenn would have her Oscar and Jodie would have an Oscar. 😀
Glenn has been snubbed more than once for the big screen. Lets get her a Kennedy Center nom.
That's a great suggestion! She is very deserving.
I loved Cher’s performance in Moonstruck and Julia Robert’s performance in Erin Brockovich. I did love Glen Close in fatal attraction, and would have been satisfied to have seen her win for it, but it’s not like the winner was a bad pick, either. It’s that the field was highly competitive that year.
Judy was before "my time," but luckily for all of us, she's "timeless." IMHO, she's the only one from both the winners and non-winners who can be so defined. She could sing, she could dance, she could act . . . she could break our hearts.
Julianne Moore losing for “Far From Heaven” to Nicole Kidman for “The Hours” was unacceptable!
The win was for her prosthetic makeup really. Kidman has many fine performances, but this was just in the 'pretty actress makes herself ugly and plays a real-life person' category. Even though Virginia Woolf wasn't ugly.
Bette Davis should have at least been nominated for Of Human Bondage in '34. A year later she won for Dangerous which she didnt care for and considered it a consolation prize for not winning for Bondage the year before. Bette Davis was worthy of most of her nominations. Dark Victory is probably my favorite. The Letter, Foxes, Voyager, Eve and of course Baby Jane.
Her Bondage nomination was considered a write-in, even though it is labeled "Unofficial" on the Oscar website.
Bette is on the Mount Rushmore of actresses. She has two Oscars and could have 2 or 3 more and no one would bat an eyelash
@@oscarman42 Yes, Bette got a write-in for Bondage, and came in 3rd (they announced the order back then). Eventual winner Claudette Colbert was so certain Bette would win for what Life Magazine called the greatest performance ever filmed she got on a train to leave town before the awards (they pulled her off the train!). I maintain this is indeed a nomination, making Bette's total 11 (some say 10). The next year write-ins were allowed for the second (and final) time, and Hal Mohr won cinematography for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The winner's write-in was indeed a nomination, otherwise he couldn't have won, so write-ins for 1934 and 1935 were indeed nominations if you got more votes than the official nominees named a few weeks earlier. Paul Muni came in 2nd for Best Actor for Black Fury for the 1935 Oscars, over the 3 Mutiny on the Bounty Best Actor nominees. Alas Myrna Loy came in 5th in 1934, behind the official 3 nominees and Bette, so I don't think hers counts as a nomination, even though she richly deserved it (and never nominated, hard to believe).
I think the really reason Kelly one the Oscar was because her performance was out of her type or character.
While Judy delivered a mesmerizing “ tour de force”, but it echoed who she always was.
Plus Hollywood politics definitely played a huge role!
Kelly was America’s
Agree with your points. Kelly was the "it" girl that year.
OK.....I can take it they IGNORED Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction in 1988........but.......ignored her in Dangerous Liasons in 1999, it's beyond me.
Oscarman42 -- If the Academy wouldn't give Judy Garland the Best Actress Oscar for 1954, it could have made it up to her by giving her the Best Supporting Actress award for 1961 for JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG. Sorry, I know how much you were impressed with Rita Moreno in WEST SIDE STORY, but she stole Garland's Oscar
If she had won, it would have been a sentimental "makeup" award. Don't you think she deserved better?
@@oscarman42 Yes, she did, but a lot of performers got consolation Oscars -- Joan Fontaine, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, etc.
@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q Fortunately, the Academy and I agreed in 1962😉
Nobody was beating Rita Moreno that year 😏
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Gwyneth Paltrow's win was something worth of a denounce
Though not unexpected. She was the favorite going into the ceremony (yes, for several reasons).
@@oscarman42 for several reasons and none of them because she was worthy of it. Shakespeare In Love will always be the most overrated movie ever. It wasn't worthy of the best picture award, much less with Saving Private Ryan.
@@casckettfriki One of the most hated films/wins according to viewers of this channel.
True Confession time: I don't think much of Ms. Paltrow's acting, but I have had a school boy crush on her mother, Blythe Dancer, since the late 1960s
Dame Dench deserved that oscar rather than her less than 10mins exposure in Shakespeare's in Love for Supporting Actres
For my money, it was Reese Witherspoon in 2006 for Walk the Line that didn't deserve it. I thought her June Carter Cash impersonation was cheesy as all get out. Felicity Huffman in Transamerica would've been a great choice that year.
I liked Witherspoon's performance, but felt she won in a weak year.
If you watch clips of June Carter at the Grand Ol Opry before she married Cash, you will see Witherspoon played the part perfectly.
June Carter, as a comedian on that program was quite funny. She was very good as a side kick. But she was not a great singer. Reese sang better than June.
May I mention another huge Oscar oversight throughout the years? Once in awhile the Academy will nominate an international actress or even give her an Oscar, but this is tokenism. Because, truth be told, if there were fairness, foreign films would overwhelm the acting categories and others. In this category, think of Bibi Andersen and Liv Ullman in Persona, Ingrid Thulin in Through a Glass Datkly, Irene Jacob in Double Life of Veronique and Reds, Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern. That's just a few off the top of my head. The tip of the proverbial iceberg. Complaint registered! lol
Complaint acknowledged! The Academy was slow to appreciate and recognize foreign films, and when they did, columnists (e.g. Hedda Hopper) loudly vocalized their discontent, stating that the awards should go to "Americans"!
@@oscarman42 Yes, it's a kind of Americanism (versus a true patriotism) I despise. Humility makes one greater and not lesser!
Judy Holliday beating Bette Davis is like if Ana De Armas beat Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh
You don't want to know who I voted for at the SAG awards...
Hhhhhhh😂😂😂exactly i can not beleave ( sunsit bulivard ) gloria lose the oscar
With the Paltrow win, most people now realize she won because of Harvey Weinstein. Garland versus Kelly is interested because both were amazing performances by talented actresses. I've seen both performances and I believe Kelly won because hers was more dramatic and she had to change more for the performance. I think it's also interesting to look at how they were perceived then, Garland was known as a wreck who often showed up late or not at all while Kelly was prompt. Both are fascinating for their personal lives as well and how both really were tragic lives. One had a history of substance use and many husbands and died of substances abuse, and struggled with money later on. The other married what was believed at the time a fairy tale but turned into a nightmare with lots of money but reportedly a very unhappy marriage and also alleged use of alcohol. Both died young and both never got to be old. I remember reading ironically that both were planning to have big comebacks near the end of their lives but we will never know for sure what could have happened.
Great analysis! Sadly, external elements have played a part in Oscar voting for decades. If only the performance alone was judged.
@@oscarman42 Thanks. Yeah I wish only the performance was judged but we live in a world where people's personal biases play a part. We all know many have won based on things like being due to win, or whether someone is liked or hated, even who is pushing what movie. I wish it was strictly performance.
@@RadioLaPrincess I could do a multi-part video on that subject!
Same with Jlaw!
@@lalareal180 Agreed, and many more.
Indeed, Gwyneth Paltrow should not have won; Miramax marketed the hell out of her. My choice was Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth). For 1950, it should have been a tie between Bette Davis (All About Eve) and Gloria Swanson (Sunset Blvd).
It only goes to show that the list of Academy Award losers is as impressive as the winners.
As Katherine Hepburn once said, "All 5 nominees should get an Award".
Never an" Award" for just one film but rather an Award for an impressive body of work.
Pam Grier was snubbed for the nom. and win for Jackie Brown. Period.
Thank you for this special episode Michael, loved it (the Judy segment was amazing) and happy new year mate.
Thank you for a great year. I'm so happy you joined us and made this channel so fun and engaging! Best to you in 2024.
Judy had quite the sense of humor and the ability to critique her own experience in a way that’s funny and pointed.
That Oscar that Paltrow won should have gone to Cate Blanchette in Elizabeth
Gloria Swanson should've won for Sunset Blvd & Bette Davis should've won for Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
I agree with you 100% (except, I would have voted for Bancroft).
I would have voted for Eleanor Parker for CAGED.
Oh, another that didn't make the list and I do get why she lost, but darn you Susan Hayward! I like her performance in I Want to Live, she's pretty good.
Rosalind Russell though, that was iconic! I thought for years that she won for Auntie Mame and she cant believe she lost.
Russell would have won the Best Supporting Actress Award in 1955 for PICNIC, but refused to let herself to be nominated. Which is surprising since she lobbied Josh Logan to play Rosemary in the film. I guess if she won the Best Supporting Actress award, she would feel that her days as a leading lady were over
Russell was great but in a very competitive year. Plus, as you well know, this was Hayward's 5th time at bat. No way was the Academy not going to award her (which turned out to be her final nomination).
@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q She would have easily won for Picnic.
@@oscarman42 I dont think thats helping her case for me. Susan Hayward was kind of all over the place with quality and I dont think she deserved that many nominations. I mean With a Song in my Heart, she's legit bad in that one. Not mid or fine, she just bad.
@@swinnie239 Russell was certainly a more versatile actress. I think Hayward deserved it for I'll Cry Tomorrow.
Bette Davis Should Have Also Won for... Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth should have beaten Gwyneth Paltrow.
So, not on the list, but Whoopie losing to Geraldine Paige was a travesty! The Trip to Bountiful is a beautiful, poignant, heartwrenching movie, and Geraldine truly shone in that role. I cant recommend that movie enough. But it came across very much as a film of a stage play, and Geraldine's performance was no different. Very controlled and calculated. Whoopie, however, was a REVELATION! Her portrayal of Celie is so monumental, I honestly can't even find the words for it. Geraldine gave a great, studied performance. Whoopie gave her soul.
Whoppe was grest in color purple the academy snubed her becase she black in leading role
I suspect that Geraldine Page won because it was her eighth Oscar nomination. Ms. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress for GHOST as a consolation prize
Whoopi showed up and showed out in the color purple.
And don't forget Felicity Huffman (Transamerica) inexplicably losing to Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line).
Ellen Burstyn was devastating in Requiem for a Dream. That performance was so real it made it even more disturbing to watch.
And for that very reason is why I suspect she didn't garner enough votes to win (but then there's Silence of the Lambs...).
Silence was too big a cultural moment to be ignored by voters. Requiem was an art house movie that was barely in theaters and easy to avoid. Plus voters could easily dismiss Ellen for her having won already.@@oscarman42
@@oscarman42 That role was more than just acting. It was like she actually crawled into that character's skin and lived her abominable life. That is SO rare. Burstyn is BEYOND gifted. ❤️
I have not seen Grace Kelly's performance in "The County Girl", but have seen all the other nominees that year. But how can people not realize the award was deserved. SHE WON EVERY AWARD GIVEN THAT YEAR.
That's why I mentioned the many precursor awards she had won prior to the ceremony, because it wasn't like she came out of nowhere to win.
@@oscarman42garland won golden globe for a star is born. ( actress in musical or comedy.
I have seen Grace Kelly and she is terrific.
Grace was in 5 films that year, including two Hitchcock films. Similar wins have happened like this, with Julie Christie (winning for Darling, but also being in Doctor Zhivago) and Jennifer Lawrence (winning for Silver Linings Playbook while being in the height of Hunger Games fame.) Even with this, Judy's loss is the worst in the Academy's history.
Kelly’s performance doesn’t hold up. It seems stagy and phony. I’ve seen The Country Girl a few times and Garland’s A Star is Born many times and Garland’s performance is in another league. Kelly is indicating the emotions and it looks like acting. Garland is feeling the emotions and it looks like life.
Appreciate the Judy clip which I have never seen ❤ Agree with all your choices 🎉
It shows her great sense of humor and her ability to laugh at herself.
I think Grace Kelly did deserve the Oscar for Country Girl and I think Garland deserved an Oscar for I Could Go On Singing along with Anne Bancroft for the Miracle Worker.
Though Judy is by far my favorite, I totally agree with your choices.
Bette Davis should 've won (a tie with Swanson might've been great, though!), Close definitely was robbed the oscar for her performance in Fatal Attraction and Judy Garland was for A Star is born! Period!
Totally agree. A Davis and Swanson tie would've been perfect.
Bette Davis was surprised, disappointed and angry when she didn't win for Whatever Happened To Baby Jane as it would have been her third Oscar. She would have been the first woman to win three. To add insult to injury, Anne Bancroft was unable to be present to receive that Academy Award for The Miracle Worker so Joan Crawford accepted it for her.
Fascinatingly depicted in "Feud."
I think a bigger snub for Bette Davis was not winning for Baby Jane. We know why that happened, though. Still, she should have won.
In a separate video, I speculated that she would have won if nominated the following year.
Reece witherspoon should never have won over felicity huffman.
I liked Witherspoon's performance but didn't think it was Oscar-worthy.
Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction (1987)
She's mentioned in the video.
😂😂😮 1:10.... Gwenyth??🕵️.. Who's that? Reverse vowels don't work well 😂😂
L'Oscar de la meilleure actrice en 1998 aurait sans aucun doute dû être remporté par l'actrice Fernanda Monténégro. Grande actrice brésilienne !!!
Honestly, Bette should have won each 10 nominations this amazing legend received, instead of winning only 2. Bette most certainly should have won the ones for "The Little Foxes", "Now Voyager", "All About Eve" and even more so for "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane".
I always thought Baby Jane was her best.
seriously! Baby Jane for sure, but we were years away from Oscar taking horror seriously. Now Voyager is in my Davis Top 3 and I would've loved her to win for that.
Central do Brazil 🇧🇷 is a masterpiece. Can’t even find words to describe how true to reality it is. Y’all should watch it
Do people still believe that any of these awards are given out based on actual merit?
I would have gone with Swanson in 1950; Dandridge, Hepburn, or Wyman in 1954; Hunter in 1987; and Winslet in 1997. I can’t weigh in on 2000 as I’ve not seen “Requiem for @ Dream.”
I agree. Judy Garland was amazing in A Star Is Born. To me. this is the finest version of this film which has been remade at least five times
Ann Baxter did it in for bette she wanted best actress nod in her words the movie is all about eve not all about Margo so they x each other out
Luise Rainer! Darn you Luise Rainer! You took away Stanwyck's award and she needs to give it back!
Knowing how Rainer felt about the Oscars and the industry, she likely would have.
We need to poll that year!!!
@@danginley8802 That can be done!
I'm not quite sure just where the snub was here, but there certainly was one: Bette Davis not getting an official nomination in 1935 for "Of human bondage" (it looks as if the Academy caved an and allowed write-ins, which did place Davis in the running) and her "We're sorry" win the next year for "Dangerous." In my opinion, the 1936 "Best actress" award should have gone to Katharine Hepburn for "Alice Adams."
I would have rather seen Gloria Swanson win than Davis or Holliday for 1950. There are quite a few weaker wins than Roberts for Erin Brockovich. I probably would have voted for Burstyn, but it’s hard to say Roberts’ win wasn’t deserved. And as much as folks hate on Hunt’s win (she was the least deserving of the nominees, definitely), she still gave a more solid performance than the reputation reflects. The movie itself was just cringe as hell and aged terribly. And while I wouldn’t have voted for Cher, I don’t think it was a bad win per se. There are way weaker wins in that category than mentioned in this video: Emma Stone, Luise Rainer’s two wins, Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8, Jessica Lange, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lawrence, Renée Zellweger.
1998 Fernanda Montenegro is simply one of the best performances not only in this award but in the history of cinema , you feel things at all times and she simply in the eyes of the viewer, no longer acts, she is masterful.
Eleanor Parker for me!
She was wonderful in that film, nominated in a very competitive year!
Any of the actresses who won an Oscar for a comedic performance should be viewed with high regard. I’m speaking about Judy Holiday and Marisa Tomei. Comedy is hard and at times more difficult than dramatic because making people laugh is not easy.
Judy Garland gave one of the greatest one-woman shows ever on screen! Although, Grace Kelly gave a great performance in “The Country Girl”, I think politics and Judy Garland’s reputation prevented some voters from wanting her to win.
How can anybody forget Julie Christie winning for Darling. Everybody, "Huh!?"
100% deserved win.
I agree specially in Fernanda Montenegro's performance. Here in Brazil she is The one. But in Helen Hunt's matter I Will have to disagree. Yes, Dame Judi Dench is perfect in Mrs.Brown, but Hunt's performance is amazing! She portrays the everyday women Who struggle with tender and joy the misfortunes of life. I find it genious!
Would you consider a list of the Bette Davis films she should have been nominated for i'd pick unless you acknowledge the write in Of Human Bondage,Watch on the Rhine,A Stolen Life,Storm Centre,The Catered Affair,Pocketful of Miracles,Death on the Nile and 1987's The Whales of August.
Sounds like an interesting poll question!
OF HUMAN BONDAGE!!!! All day, every day OF HUMAN BONDAGE! ❤
In WHALES OF AUGUST, Bette Davis ate the scenery. She was furious when Lillian Gish got nominated and she didn't.
@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q Correction; Ann Sothern was nominated, not Gish.
@@oscarman42 Would love to know some opinions on Whales of August,I certainly didn't feel Bette chewed the scenery she wasn't as capable of that at 79,I would have nominated her in 1987.
Till this day it still hurts in my heart that Emmanuelle Riva hadn't won for Amour, she was totally snubbed 😒
Kelly deserved that Oscar 🤷♂
Happy to see she is getting some support!
I believe that the Oscars have never, ever been about truly good film making regardless of the catagory. I have seen the Oscars as more of a "reward/punish" system for those nominated. And yes, I do agree many "wins" over the years were for great film making or performances, but many more were (in my eyes) simply to promote other agendas rather than true talent being acknowledged. I won't give examples as we all have opinions, but I honestly believe this is true.
Not sure about any "agendas," but I believe several wins were the result of external factors such as studio promotion and sentimentality.
A lot of these (ok Cher in Moonstruck was pretty weak and is the exception) in a vacuum, not a bad performance. Its the comparisons that are killing them. I dont begrudge anyone except Cher that nomination. They're all pretty decent performances. It's just man, they're not as good.
The Ellen/Julia one hurt me the most. How do you give the award to Erin Brockovich?
I also know Im in the minority. I wish Judy would have gotten it. I think Grace Kelly in The Country Girl is still really good though. Had I had a vote, Id have gone Judy, but Im not mad at Grace Kelly winning for Country Girl.
Cher was everywhere that year. Her PR machine was in overdrive (plus, the make-up for "Mask..."). Roberts was at her peak, too. I agree about Kelly.
Grace Kelly is a better actress than people give her credit. I would rather have seen her win the Best Supporting Actress Award for HIGH NOON or MOGAMBO
That's why I featured that clip, as I think it showed her performance had merit.
…. Perhaps in a parallel universe but G Kelley is no actress. She’s window dressing and that’s why she was so good and rear window. But in country girl, she was as bland as her make up less face.
Yes I like Grace in Rear Window but that’s about it. The Country Girl performance seems overly dramatic.
Big disagreement I thought grace was a fine actress but not anything remarkable tbh, and in high noon the real best supporting actress was and is Katy Jurado as Helen she stoled the show everytime she appeared in a scene
If I never hear the words "Oscar snub" or "she was robbed," I'll be very happy.
While I truly like Sandra Bullock, her win for, THE BLIND SIDE baffles me. She's not bad, but that's not an Oscar worthy performance.
If I forgot one, it was her win, which has been mentioned a lot since the inception of the channel. And I agree with you completely!
Sandra Among worst wins ever. Like an Afterschool Special or Lifetime tv movie.
I have to say that I agree with all the picks. Maybe I'm biased because I'm Brazilian, but Gwyneth's victory that year especially still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. If Cate Blanchett had won, for example, it would be much easier to accept. It's also hard to accept knowing that it had to do with Harvey Weinstein's aggressive campaign for that film, as we came to know in later years.
What most bothers me is that history blurs out most of the achievements of the past. It would be great if the Academy could find a way to draw attention to all the nominated performances in history. Maybe each year they run a clip of a certain year's nominations.
That's a really interesting proposition. Sometimes the nominees are remembered more than the winners.
I saw in an interview with Gwen Paltrow that she was using her Oscar as a garden gate door stop. The idea being that she is very aware people largely don't think she deserved it. I thought that was both really funny and sad. I mean, she didn't "do" anything wrong in winning. Apparently, Julie Andrews felt similarly toward hers for years, feeling it was completely a consolation prize for losing the lead in MFL and packed in a box it in attic!
Here is my view: Don't judge a film for being low-budget or term it as an A-lister. The benchmark of greatness for a film is wanting to see it again and again. This is the only way a film can become a super-hit. Glowing reviews and Oscar nods don't necessarily bankroll a producer's next film, if there are not footfalls.
Bette Davis is great in All About Eve, but Of Human Bondage was her best
Gloria Swanson for Sunset Boulevard and Bette Davis All About Eve🎉🎉🎉 nomination for the same year was superb.
One of the strongest Best Actress lineups in Oscar history.
There are a few that I think should get mentioned, but often get overlooked.
*Joan Crawford should've won for Possessed, but lost to Loretta Lynn for The Farmer's Daughter for the 1947 Oscars.
*Diana Ross should've won for Lady Sings the Blues, but lost to Liza Minnelli for Caberat for the 1972 Oscars.
*Bette Midler should've won for The Rose, but lost to Sally Field for Norma Rae for the 1979 Oscars. I agree Sally deserved her Oscar for Places in the Heart.
*Michelle Pfeiffer should've won for The Fabulous Baker Boys, but lost to Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy for the 1989 Oscars.
*Annette Benning should've won for American Beauty, but lost to Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry for the 1999 Oscars. I do think Hillary deserved her Oscar for Million Dollar Baby.
YES on Ross and Pfeiffer!
I like the wins of Cher , Julia Roberts and Judy Holliday. Ellen was good no doubt but Julia is performance made for a grand win.
Dear Helen Hunt I really wish it didn’t feel like that was a mistake
Obviously Grace Kelly and The Country Girl was more popular then than we can understand now but to be blunt the only best actress win I rank lower is Mary Pickford.
My worst ones are in chronological order
Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld . My choice Carol Lombard in My Man Godfrey
Luise Rainer in The Good Earth My choice Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth or Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas
Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle my choice Joan Fontaine in Rebecca
Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette my choice Jean Arthur in The More The Merrier
Grace Kelly in The Country Girl my choice Judy Garland for A Star Is Botn
Ingrid Bergman for Anastasia my choice Deborah Kerr in The King and I
Elizabeth Taylor in BUtterfield 8 . My choice Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment
Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond my choice Diane Keaton in Reds
Geraldine Page in A Trip to Bountiful. My choice Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple
Holly Hunter in The Piano . My choice Angela Basset in What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Nicole Kidman for The Hours . My choice Salma Hayek in Frida
Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby . My choice Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kate Winslet in The Reader . My choice Meryl Streep in Doubt or Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married
Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side . My choice Gabourey Sidibe for Precious or Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia
There are a few I didn’t mention because I didn’t have a favorite that year or I could make a case for the winner and another competitor.
Wow - what a list! Pickford's win is notorious, but history provided an explanation as to how she got it.
I haven’t really had any issues with more recent wins which is surprising.
Pickford win is rather notorious.
@@kellie-nd1yp She was the first to "campaign"!
IMO..Julia Roberts and Cher winning were well deserved and both performances still hold up today having recently re-watched both films.