Joan Crawford Wins Best Actress For Mildred Pierce | 1946
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- In 1946, Joan Crawford won an Oscar for Mildred Pierce after leaving her home of nearly 20 years, MGM. In this video I explain the evolution of her persona, her relationship to the studio system, and why her Oscar is a great comeback story.
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I'll say it again and again....these videos are incredible. Thank you for making them.
@AndrewHoward YES, INDEED.
Cute
Same here
agree
They are, but she speaks too slow. I had to speed up the video.
Joan Crawford has no bad angles on camera
That's because there were never cameras around when she encountered wire hangers.
MrVidaeverdade The best response ever.
:)
Stunning in her prime.
@gcjerryusc Article from 1960, written seventeen years before Joan Crawford died. Whether the incident with wire hangers was true or not, she was a horrible and (even publicly) cruel mother. www.joancrawfordbest.com/magredbook.htm
I think part of the reason Joan is still talked about today is her ability to transform and change with the times. I’m sure many women who were around her age would have felt that she was a kindred spirit. She was a flapper, a Depression-era worker and a housewife with big aspirations. And I don’t think she was one to rest on her laurels. Say what you want about her, she put in the work, showed up prepared. And the fact that she was brilliantly talented and uniquely beautiful didn’t hurt either.
One of my favorite actresses of all time. Her flapper/Pre-Code movies, Grand Hotel, the Clark Gable romances, the tough working class strivers, the glamour goddess, The Women, Mildred Pierce, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane... I feel sorry for people who think she's a bad actress and discount her career because of Mommie Dearest. She had great range and fought to stay relevant.
@@TheSongwritingCat I don't understand that somebody who watched some of her movies would call her a bad actress. Imo the problem is that so many people can't make a difference between the actress and the private person. Does she look good as an abusive mother? - NO. Was she a good and beautiful actress? - YES. The one doesn't need to exclude the other because it's seldom black and white when it comes to real life and real people.
If Joan could watch this she would be in tears. No one really understands her they just remember the awful rumors. Your videos are Fabulous.
Luke Pearson “awful rumors”?! She abused children she doesn’t deserve a legacy
Dani D I mean she deserves a legacy but she was an addict and abused her two older kids she needed help but that should never tarnish the work she did I personally don’t like her acting and think she was a bitch to lobby against Bette Davis but she was a true star not like the Kardashian’s .
@Luke Pearson
Joan was a wonderful actress and businesswoman who had an amazing work ethic. She had so many admirable qualities. However (IMO), her abusive and impoverished childhood deeply scarred her and, as she aged, she became an angry, abusive, irrational alcoholic who took out her frustrations on the unfortunate Christina and Christopher.
KK and sims 4
Who is “lobby”?
Not really just rumors if it’s a firsthand account from her own child. It probably has validity. But everyone is human and deserves to be looked at from a multi-faceted perspective. We tend to make heroes or monsters out of people, and it reduces them to caricatures instead of living, breathing human beings. She wasn’t just a glamorous movie star and she wasn’t just some abusive monstrous person. There were many parts to her, just like with anyone.
These BKR videos are very refreshing for a film buff like me. I long ago grew fed up with either extreme: the sensationalist scandal-ridden exposes, and the sentimental glorification of old Hollywood. Instead, these videos take a detailed, mature and measured look while still showing affection for the subject. They're not forever pitting actress against actress, or actor against studio. It's a humane, even-handed, cliche-free and grown up look at a complex business and contextualised against the wider backdrop of the times.
Love it.
I couldn’t concur with you more! It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of BKR videos and I’m quite eager to dive into more her content. I subscribed some time ago, but got stuck on another genre.
I’m highly discerning in what I watch, and I’m so pleased to have found your channel.
Thank you for running a great channel!
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I was named after Katharine Hepburn, but my parents forgot the ‘A’ in her name after a difficult labor and delivery, and a nurse put an ‘E’ in my name and birth certificate.
My sister was named after Brooke Shields.
I HATED my name growing up, always wanting to be a ‘Christina’ or ‘Jennifer’- by my, oh my, I’m so grateful my parents named me Katherine.
Thanks Momma & Pop!
I wouldn’t trade it for ANYTHING in the world.
If anyone sees this, do you know or run into many women named Katherine?
I’d love to know!
Thanks dolls! ✨✨✨🌹🌹🌹
Well said. This is well-narrated, too. Many similar vids are kind of slap-dashed together, with voiceovers that sound rushed and are ill-researched. Good job BKR.
Joan never gets praised for just how subtle and understated her performances were. She could convey in a look what would take most actors pages of dialogue to achieve. A genuinely remarkable and under appreciated actress and a wonderful person. The best Hollywood ever gave us.
I agree 100%. Thanks for posting!
That description came from stuff written about Greta Garbo.
Well said, and suited for Crawford as well. That training came from silent movies most likely.
Those eyes tell you everything she's thinking and feeling, no words necessary.
There's men in Hollywood who were terrible people and their legacies are never tested. I'm not giving excuses for Joan Crawford but I'm calling out the hypocrisy
Like Bing Crosby- he treated his kids like dirt and there isn't a melodrama about that. Just his holiday music played ad nauseum.
vincentvangogodancer yup white Christmas is the #1 best selling single in music history no one cannot disrespect his legacy. Some people only uses that "separate the art and the artist" bullshit only to certain artists
Perhaps if a Daddy Dearest movie had been made about Bing his legacy would seem different.
Agreed, For example, Frank Sinatra did some awful things and was known to act like an entitled and bratty diva behind the scenes. However he is still generally held in high regard!
THIS! 👏👏👏
Crawford nailed that part. Many years later Ann Blyth (Veda) who was only 16 at the time said that Joan ‘couldn’t be sweeter. She even apologised during the slapping scene beforehand by saying i’ll try not to hurt you’. One of Hollywoods true greats.
Narcissist's always put their best foot forward in the public! Playing a mind game, "See how good I am? See....." Then the ugly monster comes out at home were no one sees, just their victims!!!!! Crawford was a work alcoholic narcissist!
Elizabeth Anderson
Bingo! My mother is one of those people - a true covert malignant narcissist.
@@EYE_GOTCHA
Mine too! The first time I read the definition for that term, I was aghast at seeing a black and white description of my mother!
As someone who reveres and respects Joan Crawford’s film legacy and jaw-dropping work ethic, I simply cannot thank you enough for making this. The old clippings are brilliant and new to my eyes. Your insights are totally on point and richly woven with the dates and facts. Thank you for doing this for her and her fans. I want to show this to everyone who says “oh yeah, the actress with the wire hangers...”
As Joan would say, bless you.
I would like the extend the same amount of gratitude as Rudy. You have no idea how much I love Joan, and respect her filmography. While it's sad that people overlook her legacy because of a slanderous book and a campy movie, I'm overwhelmed to see videos that celebrate our dear Joanie. And I completely agree with you - that Joan's best works were with Warner Bros. Humoresque has a special place in my heart.
@@kriximae2817 One can admire Joan Crawford's resilience, overlooked acting skills and film achievements and still not call the book her daughter wrote 'slanderous'.
Joan Crawford is so underappreciated. Thanks for the backstory of "Mildred Pierce". Thank you for shedding light on her astounding longevity!
I dare anyone to watch Mildred Pierce and not shed a tear. I can't do it.
@@esmenouvelle9439 It is...EVERYTHING!
it is joan's bitch persona as in real life just missing the wire hangers. underappreciated, my ass. bitch is as bitch does.
Underappreciated????? She was admired allover the world!!
I wait so eagerly for this channel's videos
Maaz Parvez SAME HERE!
I check for new videos every day
Me Too!
"Mildred Pierce" is one of my all time favorite classics. Joan Crawford, in my opinion, never received the recognition she truly deserved. Thank you for this video!
She should have won an Oscar for “Possessed.”
Ericarmts Politemp Absolutely👍
She should have one another for “Trog”!
My favorite classic Actress. So underrated and hard af life she lived.
Joan Crawford is MESMERIZING in Grand Hotel...she should have in the very least been nominated for that role.
Totally agree. She steals that movie!! Robert Osborne said so too. ;)
When it comes to her legendary film career, I do think, that Joan Crawford deserved way more Academy Awards. Her talent was beyond acting. She gave film noir a new meaning and no one can take that away from her. What a remarkable, beautiful and outstanding woman this Lady has been. Will always remember her as an larger than life persona. Bravo, Joan Crawford!
That's why Joan Crawford is the greatest movie star in history. She started at the beginning of Hollywood, and she went successfullly through its greatest decades. And til the end of her days she replied every fan letter with great respect, love and kindness...
I paused the video halfway to finally watch Mildred Pierce and I'm so grateful to you! Such a great movie and the first time I focused only on Joan, will definitely watch more of her work!
Please do Vivien Leigh for Gone with the wind and A streetcar named desire!!!
Vivien Leigh!
WE GOT IT!
Nikola Novkovic and it was so good!
@@reptonplaya but she didnt talk about her performance in Streetcar
@@screenactorsguilable BKR focuses on one win per videos. ASND will be discussed in the future I'm sure
I look forward to a new upload of this channel every week. I love your videos. Some suggestions perhaps:
1. Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice.
2. Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins.
3. Audrey Hepburn for Roman Holiday.
4. Katharine Hepburn winning her 4 Oscars.
5. Vivien Leigh’s 2 for 2 during Gone with the Wind and Street Car.
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i would love to watch anne bancroft's oscar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She already did one on Katharine Hepburn's Oscar when she was tied with Barbra Streinsand. You can find it on her channel.
Mike Smith Yes I’ve already seen it but I guess I just wanted a separate analysis of just Katharine’s entire career for her to win 4 Oscars. Either is fine tbh
vivien!
@@King-hz2uj I want a video just about Katharine too. Also one about Meryl since I'm a big fan of hers
I'm fascinated with your content, Joan Crawford is a star that always caught my attention, since I was a little boy, that passion and sense of reality on their roles, made me realize the hard work behind all the talent and opportunities.
If I ever get a job, then it'll feel like winning an Oscar.
Me too, brother. Me too.
LMAO! This comment is just perfect. And more brilliant in its satire than on first read. The notion of Crawford equating an Oscar win to some glorious aspect of human existence sounds silly in circumspect.
Joan Crawford is the epitome of a classic Hollywood movie star. Stunning, glamorous and talented. To quote Crawford herself: "If you want to see a girl next door, go next door."
I can't explain the excitement I felt when I opened UA-cam and saw that this channel had a new video.
Whenever anyone asks about the difference between dislike and disrespect, I immediately think of that clip of Bette talking about Joan's work ethic and professionalism even if they had bitter personality differences and clashes
HELLO! Joan Crawford!
Love her films!😍
Thanks for doing this video.
Crawford's still underrated, and many of her roles still hold up high to this day, namely in "Sudden Fear".
One of best movies of The Golden Age and nobody could have done it but Joanie!!!!!!
If Joan Crawford saw this video, she would be proud. This video captured her struggles in Hollywood and her ultimate comeback with Mildred Pierce. All the pressure created a diamond.
Thank you. This is an outstanding tribute to a star whose works from the ‘30s can be appreciated thanks to TCM.
As soon as these episodes appear in my feed I click straight away!
Ikr.👈😃
An absolutely compelling and revealing bio of one of Hollywood's greatest. Every note of this bio rings true. Thank you, Crawford♥♥♥ would looooove it
I love this well-rounded review of Miss Crawford's career and highlights of her perseverance and determined hard work along with risk-taking. The low hanging fruit of anyone's life is the rumor and innuendo that is around after one passes away and is unable to defend oneself. Her movies stand for themselves as testimonials of her talents and grit as a woman who worked in Hollywood for decades.
Please don't ever stop posting these videos. They're great!
Joan Crawford not going to the ceremony but winning is such a power move
Thank you for praising her as she deserves it. Not the backstabbing her legacy received from her daughter posthumously.💋
Thank you for your work and effort on this video. You did your research. You painted a well rounded picture of our Joan in a respectful light.
You are very kind to make this! One of the best and thoughtful observations on Joan! Brava!
I love your work so much. Thank you for doing it!
Het performance in Mildred Pierce was Great. She was great in Rain Flamingo Road and Baby Jane. Her reputation muddied her image and ability
I'm so glad you did both a Joan and a Bette video without focusing on their conflict. They were both more than that. Bravo.
Love Joan. She was the longest-surviving film actress &, for a while, was the highest-paid woman in America !
The amount of research and analysis done for this video is amazing.
Halle Berry’s win! Both as the first black female Oscar winner and the Razzie. Please and thank you! Keep up the great work, love this channel!!
That year, I was rooting for Sissy Spacek. I didn't see Monster's Ball until it came on t.v.
mattbernabe GASP! See I didn’t even know who the nominees were. I looooove Sissy!! The more reason I NEED that episode.
@@AlleyCat-bz8hr I do, too. She's one of the greats!
2001 nominees
Sissy Speack - In the Bedroom
Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge
Judi Dench - Iris
Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones's Diary
Yes!! I would love to see one on Halle Berry too
Wyatt Holsapple I just looked it up and Hattie was the first African American to win an Oscar and it was for Best Supporting Actress. It wasn’t until 2001 that Halle was the first African American actress to win an Oscar in the Best Actress category.
There aren't a lot of female video essayists and you provide such an interesting take on the format. Your A Star is Born video got recommended to me and I found myself watching all of your videos. Much love, you're doing a great job!!
Would love to see one about Francis McDormand's two wins. Love your videos to bits!
*three wins
My great aunt use to babysit me as a child, we watched all these old films whenever we were together. Joan Crawford was one of her favorite actresses, and we watched so many of her films. Next to Mildred Pierce, Sadie McKee is my favorite of Joan’s films.
I really wish my great aunt and I could have met Joan to tell her how much her films mean to us...and how her films bonded my great aunt and I.
I knew this video was going to happen! THANK U!
These videos are my favorite. Hoping you eventually do every best actress Oscar haha thanks for your hard work
I am obsessed!!! thank you again for this fantastic video
your work is a masterpiece , please never stop.
I think you captured why I like Joan Crawford as an actor. Also, I am currently watching Feud, and it is not all camp. It touches a lot on what you talk about. Joan Crawford was an excellent actor who did reinvent herself and had a long career worth noting.
This video is what ignited my interest in Joan Crawford. 5 years later, it’s a common joke with my that all I talk about is Joan Crawford. I can’t thank you enough for this video!
THANK YOU! Your videos are fabulous.
Mildred Pierce still holds up after all these years.
I watched it a couple of days ago. Your right it holds up extremely well.
No it doesn't 😅
Once again, brilliant. I just love your videos! I can't wait for the next one!
BKR is the BEST! THANK YOU for your exquisite videos, clear and precise explanations, and stellar narration.
Absolutely awesome. Well-deserved tribute to this beautiful, talented workhorse. Thank you!
It's so valuable when documentaries can separate a flawed individual from their art.
At the end of the day, cinema remains, above all else, a VISUAL medium, and, consequently, part of the great fascination which continues to surround Crawford's mystique 43 years after her death stems from that absolutely gorgeous face of hers. Her stunning beauty and screen presence, especially in the 1930s and 1940s, aided by her enormous talent and her keen sense of 'audience identification,' has become her timeless calling card in modern times, a visual legacy which still transcends space and time and attracts young fans to her persona 116 years after her birth. Very few women, Monroe among them, come close to the kind of legendary visual impact the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Crawford possessed to mesmerize audiences and keep them spellbound for a lifetime. Her acting ability, keen sense of her own trajectory and fan base, as well as her own complicated personal and public life, added additional layers of gravitas to her beauty and ultimately propelled her into iconic status across generations, but it is that perfect Crawford face that continues to draw and enthrall fans.
I love love yer video! Joan is my all time favorite actress! My idol
I'll be watching her films entire weekend. Thanks for this video. Love it!
God I'm so obsessed with your channel. For some reason I can't stop watching it thank you for all you content you really do something that it's worth appreciating and important to look at !!!☺️☺️
I love Joan! And I love these videos! Keep ‘em coming!
Brilliant text by someone who really knows film. Thank you for giving Crawford the respect she deserves.
Do you study in movie history major? This is very detailed.. Can you make videos like this too for the best pictures?
Joan won in 46... but WE ALL win every time Be Kind Rewind makes a new video!
Maybe do one for Whoopi losing to Geraldine Paige in the 1980s. The good thing is that Whoopi was gracious and had kind things to say about her in a Howard Stern interview.
Geraldine Page deserved her Oscar.
Jonny D low key she didn't, a combination of sentimental sympathy and the voters underlined racism is why she won
Have you seen Trip to Bountiful? It's a beautiful movie, and Page was loooong overdue for an Oscar. She was considered one of the greats, but never won. Look into her career. I'm not saying Whoopi didn't deserve an Oscar. I'm saying Page deserved hers. But to be completely frank, Page was a superior actress.
I'll agree that Geraldine Page's performance was very worthy of the win. The fact that she lost several times before sealed the deal of course, but for me that's beside the point. Page was on point and perfection as Carrie Watts.
@@JonathonDenson I saw it and I love her performance but you probably don't know the Oscars that it isn't about performances. At that time they thought it was better her long overdue Oscar
What a great video. Glad a clip of Mommie Dearest brought me here.
I love this channel - thank you for these videos! I have been waiting for one on Joan for ages, loved it!!
OH HELL YEAH NEW VIDEO!
Greetings from Puerto Rico. I really enjoy your channel. Can't wait for more content.
YES!!! Now do how Gloria Swanson and Bette Davis were robbed in 1950
fernando magana Yes, the 1950 Best Actress win was the weirdest outcome in history
@@kevinivers There has been weirder wins since then.
Have you watched Born Yesterday? Judy deserved the win! Although personally I thought Swanson did enough to nab the Oscar.
kevinivers Nope. Judy Garland losing for ‘A Star Is Born’ - biggest robbery ever.
I’ve been waiting patiently for this video and it’s finally here!! Awesome, thank you very much.
Joan Crawford is one of those actresses that is so fascinating. I love her work, but she's scary behind the scenes.
Exactly same perception for me!?
Her story is fascinating but the problem with Joan is that she did not project the hardships into her work. She completely blocked that while Davis and even Stanwyck embraced their backgrounds.
Joan Crawford was beautiful, talented and a true icon. She does not get nearly enough praise for her talent.
Crawford has always been one of my favorite stars from the Golden Age. She had a very understated way of acting, unlike most of her contemporaries, to the point most of Joan’s films still hold up bc of her natural technique.
Your videos are absolutely perfect, my new favourite content creator! Look forward to seeing more 🙏🏻
Your comparison among Hepburn, Crawford, Stanwyck and David is very apt and beautifully written.
No mention of Johnny Guitar! WHAT!!
Great video thank you absolutely loved it 💖🙂🌟⭐👍
While there's very little new in this presentation to this old geezer bear, it makes for a wonderfully comprehensive introduction to Miss Crawford's work and place in American art and culture to those who are only now having the joy of discovering it for themselves.
Thank you, and consider me subscribed.
your videos are amazing! thank you so much for making AND sharing them!
I feel like you are my friend, my biggest interest is female Oscar winners. I don’t even really care about the men, I just look up to these amazing women. I feel so lucky to have found this channel because I literally feel like they’re custom made for me! Please do Marisa tomei and the controversy surrounding her win for my cousin vinny
Raven46288 Why not the male winners?
That was a SUPERB video! It really decribed the TRUE Joan Crawford.
She really was the ultimate movie-star and a fine actress. And how the camera LOVED her!
YES! Finally a portrait of hers that makes sense!
We need a Jessica Lange video now after Joan Crawford!
I second that. So many people are unaware of her magnificent film work!
YES! Very that.
What an insightful profile. Good job! P.S. Here in Kansas City, a friend of mine bought the ruined house that was The Rockingham Academy. Totally restored it. Wood floors for miles...all I could think was: Joan Crawford scrubbed those floors. She was the American Dream in life, and a damn good actress in Hollywoodland.
I have to admit, I was anxiously waiting for Joan Crawford Oscar win to appear in this channel 👍🏽
Also, please do the Bette Davis upset in 1963 for Baby Jane
Great chance for a video but not an upset
YES YES AND YES
I agree, charmingdresden. Davis' gave a marvelous performance but she was never the favorite to win that night. As great a film as it is, Baby Jane was still technically a B- horror film, and Academy VERY rarely gave out Oscars at that time for those types of films. Quite the opposite, The Miracle Worker had everything Oscar loved- challenging material but an uplifting true story, with stage pedigree. I would think it was between Anne Bancroft and Geraldine Page, honestly.
mnmcv1 I disagree, I think her chances were better then you're saying. I think enough people recognized that this was basically a kind of art film masquerading as a cheapie b-movie (Aldrich and Davis elevate the material to stately, artistic levels) and that Davis' work was a masterpiece of acting. Also, it was a box office bonanza, which I'm sure didn't hurt her. I def think people saw merit in both the film and her performance that she was a very possible front runner. I honestly believe she probably would have won if it hadn't been for Crawford's petulant meddling in the voting. She got just enough people to sway to Bancroft and it worked. Joan def believed Bette had a real shot at a third win and she wasn't going to allow that. (11/29/18)
@@mnmcv1 YES! Personally I see Bette at number 4 behind Anne, Geraldine and Lee. I think that Katharine was probably last even though this was one of her greatest performances
I think for us now, it is hard to recall imagine how much it took for women to succeed at that time. Bravo to those women.
This piece on Crawford is very well narrated. We enjoyed listening to the narrator's voice so professional and crisp! The delivery was on point and informative. Well done! 👍🏻
Autumn Leaves is a really good later Crawford.
I am loving this channel and your videos. This was fantastic. Thank you for the insite!
Admittedly, I didn't recognize most of the titles of her movies. However, your narration was, again, compelling and amazing, so another kudos to you for this!
Would love the following:
1966: Julie Christie winning her Oscar, like Leo McCarey's Oscar for "The Awful Truth", for the wrong film (She won it for "Darling" instead for "Doctor Zhivago").
1941: Ginger Rogers beating Katharine Hepburn's comeback role.
1942: Joan Fontaine beating her sister.
So glad I subscribed to this channel
Please do 1950 when Bette Davis lost for "All About Eve" and Gloria Swanson for "Sunset Boulevard"
Mr. Demille I'm ready for my closeup.
Joan Crawford easily should have at least 3 Oscars, no doubt about that, along with nods for supporting roles.
She was an impeccable actress!
Thank you for this insight into Joan Crawford. I learned a lot ⭐️
This video series is excellent. Keep up the good work!!
I actually love a lot of her films. I recently watched her in autumn leaves with cliff Robertson and Harriet Craig which are smaller movies she did in her middle age and was still amazing. You really feel her characters lovable or hateful. She makes you love her and hate her so well. Mildred pierce was a great film ❤️ she may not have been the most amazing person in her personal life and how she handled herself with costars but in she made some damn good movies
Autumn Leaves is a really solid film
Harriet Craig had the potential to be way better than it was but the plot kinda fell apart by the third act. Joan absolutely carried the movie though, and the costumes my gawd-