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Oh what a list! In 69 I’d go- Catherine Burns We absolutely agree on 75 and 80!!! Eva is brilliant and Ronee is heartbreaking In 85, I’m for Margaret Avery, I’m always curious as to what people see in Oprah, Sofia is such a one dimensional role and outside of that all my life scene she has nothing to do, Shug is such a 3 dimensional character with an actual arc of emotion and Avery is sublime. In 88 I’d go Joan Cusack
Burns was wonderful in a sleeper film. I chose Cusack for In & Out over this film. As for Shug...did you know that Spielberg first wanted Diana Ross or Tina Turner for the role?
Meh. I absolutely adore her (she's perfection in TRT and TLA). She's kinda campy and insincere in Prizzi's. I see the acting. Not so much the character.
Sigourney not winning an Oscar in 1988 was a travesty. She won both the Golden Globe for Lead and Supporting Actress that year but went home empty handed at the Oscars
@@oscarman42 she was the first person in history to have that happen I believe 😫 and sadly was never nominated again. You can tell she was disappointed when Jodie won Best Actress
@@bryanalstoncoxing Yes, yes, and yes! What a dubious honor. And she did not attempt to hide her true reaction when she lost the second time that night (can't blame her).
@@oscarman42 Sigourney was definitely a front runner to win that evening. Jodie Foster was the first person in almost 30 years to win Best Actress as the sole nomination for her movie. And in regards to Supporting Actress, Working Girl was a huge box office hit in 1989 and had 6 nominations including Best Picture. I think Sigourney was in a close second place in both categories and likely lost a few votes to Joan Cusack in supporting
That double win probably helped contribute to her loss lol (more vote-splitting). Plus I vaguely recall hearing something about her being overly campaigned that year.
I thought that Angela Lansbury missing out in 1962 for The Manchurian Candidate would have been worthy of mention. Even though Patty Duke was wonderful in The Miracle Worker, I think Angela Lansbury's portrayal of a woman who was completely evil was chilling, brilliant, and absolutely Oscar worthy.
Interesting choices, regardless of whether o not I agree. I've got quite a few of my own favorites to add, going back a bit farther than you did (in some cases my choice would have been someone not even nominated, but I didn't include those). Not that those who won didn't give fine performances (in most cases), but...: 1942 - Agnes Moorhead (The Magnificent Ambersons) not Teresa Wright (Mrs. Miniver); 1950 - Thelma Ritter (All About Eve) not Josephine Hull (Harvey); 1952 - Jean Hagen (Singin' in the Rain) not Gloria Grahame (The Bad and the Beautiful); 1953 - Thelma Ritter (Pickup on South Street) into Donna Reed (From Here to Eternity); 1956 - Patty McCormack (The Bad Seed) not Dorothy Malone (Written on the Wind); 1962 - Angela Lansbury (The Manchurian Candidate not Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker) [Ms Duke should have been up for Best Actress]; 1963 - Edith Evans (Tom Jones) not Margaret Rutherford (The VIPs); 1966 - Wendy Hill (A Man for all Seasons) not Sandy Dennis (Virginia Woolf); 1968 - Lynn Carlin (Faces) not Ruth Gordon (Rosemary's Baby); 1969 - Cathy Burns (Last Summer) not Glodie Hawn (Cactus Flower); 1970 - Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces), not Helen Hayes (Airport); 1973 - Valentina Cortese (Day for Night), not Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express); 1975 - Diane Ladd (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) not Lee Grant (Shampoo); 1989 - Lena Olin (Enemies: A Love Story) not Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot); 1990 - Annette Bening (The Grifters) not Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost); 1991 - Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear) not Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King); 1993 - Rosie Perez (Fearless) not Anna Paquin (The Piano); 1996 - Marie Jean-Baptiste (Secrets and Lies) not Juliette Binoche (The English Patient); 1997 - Julienne Moore (Boogie Nights), not I'm Basinger (LA Confidential); 1998 - Kathy Bates (Primary Colors), not Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love); 1999 - Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don't Cry), not Anjelina Jolie (Girl Interrupted); 2003 - Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River), not Renee Zellwegger (Cold Mountain); 2004 - Virgina Madsen (Sideways), not Cate Blanchett (The Aviator); 2012 - Helen Hunt (The Sessions), not Anne Hathaway (Les Mierables); 2015 - Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), nt Alcia Vikander (The Danish Girl); 2021 - Judi Dench (Belfast), not Ariana Duboise (West Side Story).
I am fine with Goldie Hawn but if Pamela Franklin had been nominated for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie that might be my choice. I haven’t seen enough for 1975 Margaret Avery for The Color Purple 1980 - Mary Steenburgen for Melvin and Howard . 1988 Sigourney Weaver
I concur completely with your choices of Dyan Cannon and Ronee Blakley (not Blakely)! Not so much with Eva LeGallienne, though...the performance seemed very stagebound and every scene was played exactly the same. And rather than Sigourney, I'd choose Joan Cusack. She made that character come alive and hilarious - something it was NOT on the page. (I was a crew member on "Working Girl.")
If you have any stories you can share, please do! As for LeGallienne, given that she wasn't a film actress, it's no small wonder her performance felt "stagey." Who would have been your choice for 1980?
Yep...agree...I dunno what was so special about her in Working Girl...and I love Weaver...would of been cool if she'd won for Aliens or at least be nominated for The Ice Storm...or Galaxy Quest for goodness sake. Cusack was the better in Working Girl...just as Tilly was more deserving than Weist in Bullets over Broadway, imo
@@oscarman42 These are my personal choices 69-Susannah York: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 75-Lily Tomlin: Nashville 80-Cathy Moriarty: Raging Bull 85-Margaret Avery: The Color Purple 88-Sigourney Weaver: Working Girl
That was a tough category but Oprah easily deserved that award. The transition from beginning to end is outstanding. Angelica was very good but Oprah was miles ahead in my view. Just compare Oprah’s first scene and her last scene. It’s all right there.
Sigourney's crutch-pointing scene is iconic. She lost the Oscar most likely from a split vote since Joan Cusack was also nominated for "Working Girl." Oprah's "I had ta fight" scene is also iconic. Similarly she most likely lost from a split vote since Margaret Avery was also nominted for "The Color Purple."
I just now remembered that Ronee Blakly also possibly experienced a split vote via Lily Tomlin's nomination. Lily's reaction to Keith Carradine singing Oscar's Best Song "I'm Easy" is heartbreaking!@@oscarman42
And Margaret Avery turned off lots of Academy voters with a series of extremely tasteless ads in the trade papers, literally begging for their votes. Which also, more or less, killed off her career in feature films.
I thought Oprah was amazing having really never acted before. I agree with Ronee Blakely for the same reason. However, Sigourney Weaver was so spot on in Working Girl and reminded me of so many women I saw in the corporate world, that I would have given it to her hands down.
Oscarman I agree with you with your choice of Oprah Winfrey she turned in a powerhouse performance I think that year she spilt the vote with Margaret Avery ( a different performance but very good as well) I thought that actress in Nashville was a Loretta Lynn audition.
@@oscarman42 Janet should've won for Psycho in 1960. At least Janet had the consolation of appearing in one of the most Iconic scenes in Cinema history. But my favourite scene in the film is when Marion and Norman are talking in the parlour.
I, too, would have picked Dyan Cannon for "Bob and Carol ..." and Ronee Blakley (cq) in my all-time favorite movie, "Nashville" -- although it's impossible to begrudge Lee Grant the Oscar. But I have no problem with the wins for Mary Steenburgen, Anjelica Huston, or Geena Davis. My complaint is that Sigourney Weaver never won the Oscar, not even for the archetypal role of Ellen Ripley. There's still time.
I’ve never understood why she won for that performance TBH. Prizzis Honor was a very overrated movie in my opinion Anjelica was far better in The Witches and The Grifters
@@bryanalstoncoxing THE GRIFTERS is probably her best work. If you haven't seen it, try and track down THE DEAD, a very good and understated permanence by Ms, Huston
Yeah, maybe could've given her the supporting actress award as she wasn't going home with the Actress for Gorillas. Never really got that nomination to be honest...they should've nominated her for The Ice Storm at least..Bafta did. I think she'll be, alongside Close, always the bridesmaid.
I wondered if there are times when you think that a performance not even nominated for the Oscar should've won over all of the nominees. Maybe it could be another video. For me, even though Thelma Ritter was nominated in 1954 for 'Pickup On South Street,' she should've been nominated and won for 'Rear Window.'
I absolutely do! It's a great topic for a video! There is one coming up soon about performances that should have been nominated, but not necessarily better than the winner - that's up to viewers to decide :)
Yes, recently Vikander for The Danish Girl, Great, but should have been Ex Machina. Stellar in that movie, maybe lead, technically, though. No beating Room though.
Been looking through Wikedpedia Obviously I can only go for films i have seen. I just named my preferances, and not the winners. Hmm, maybe i should have stuck to years, where i have seen all the films. oh well. 1942 Agnes Moorhead (Magnificent Ambersons) 1950. Hope Emerson. (Caged.) 1952. Jean Hagen. (Singing in the Rain.) 1953. Thelma Ritter. (Pickup on South Street. ) 1974. Madeline Khan (Blazing SAddles) 1981 Melinda Dillon-(Absence of Malice) 1987. Anne Ramsey (Throw Momma from the Train)
I agree with Cannon over Hawn and Blakely over Grant (who was MUCH better in Voyage of the Damned). I saw Resurection but only remember Burstyn. Huston gave a wicked performance as Maerose Prizzi (and should've won an Oscar for The Grifters). Agree completely that Sigourney shoud've beaten Geena Davis.
once again-i love this video! omg! omg! yes to Sigourney Weaver in WORKING GIRL. from her first entrance coming into the office, passing Tess at her desk, then her line-"that is a great bunny." as she picks up that toy bunny on the desk! oh! right from the top! the phoniness. the voice that is too professional, too calibrated, slightly too much breath in tone. she killed from her first entrance and she didn't stop delighting me for the rest of the film! Go Mike Nichols! He must have been howling during editing! Weaver getting out of the helicopter with that gorilla. (and sending up her other Oscar nomination that year-heaven!) that faux Warhol of her in her apartment! her phone call with Tess at the ski lodge with the broken leg, and those men with her! and yes!! in the clip here, her using the crutch to point to Tess-J''ACCUSE!! marvelous! weaver's entire performance is so well-crafted and well-observed. and she becomes that marvelous villain we love to hate. (which is kind of a lost art/type these days-). that marvelous condescending tone that is just slightly under the surface in all her dealings with Tess. She thinks Tess isn't smart or cultured enough to see what she is doing. and at first Tess isn't quite, but wow does Katherine underestimate Tess and over-estimate herself. a delicious delicious performance. total Oscar level. but in keeping with my brand-i will say I loved Geena Davis as well. I adored the novel of THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST. it is a favorite. Geena Davis' character in the novel is really original and really thrilling. And I was shocked that Geena Davis' performance was as good as the character had been on the page. I also would have given her the Oscar that year as well. and I love lee grant in SHAMPOO. and could we have a little more love for SHAMPOO in the world? do young people know this movie exists at all?? carrie fisher?? lee grant? Goldie? Julie Christie?? Warren? blow-dryers? the Beatles?? a time when blondes truly had more fun. I mean-SHAMPOO?? that opening with lee grant orgasming! I love Lee Grant in this. and I love that they gave her the Oscar after all of the blacklist crap she went through. but Ronee Blakely-omg-Ronee Blakely. Barbara Jean! wowie wow. "here chick chick chick! here chick chick!" that breakdown scene alone is worth 5 oscars. omg. one of the most incredible moments I have ever seen on film-ever. DEVASTATING. and so real. IT HURTS. it kills us to watch! all of the Barbara Jean scenes in that film are thrilling, leading up to that iconic ending. I remember seeing that ending for the first time, and literally gasping aloud. I couldn't believe it-and yet thought-of course. of course. how could this have gone any other way?? this is actually the MOST poetic ending possible for this film. with Barbara Harris coming in for the win in those last few minutes. omg. now that is a film to me! and Blakely certainly deserves the Oscar for that performance. and she wrote all her songs too?? where did she go ultimately? come back to the 5 and dime Ronee Blakely, Ronee Blakely! I'll stop. apologies. great video! thanks for posting!
WOW! You know your movies! Thank you for such an in-depth analysis of these films! Btw...I also think Shampoo had a great cast, but they were wasted on a so-so script. So much potential there.
@@oscarman42 thank you. and oh god--I promise-i won't be that guy who writes long long why oh why must he keep writing? long comments on your channel. apologies. you are so kind in your feedback to comments. i don't want to overstay any kind of welcome., etc. thanks again. loving your channel.
@@user-kv2tj4du8p There are no limits as to what anyone can write. I have read the replies to your posts and it appears that others also enjoy and respect your commentary, so please continue to contribute!
@@oscarman42 oh my goodness. another kind and respectful comment from you. aw shucks. sometimes there's god so quickly to quote a certain blanche of the white woods. thank you again. so rare to encounter gentleman-like behavior in a RU-vid comments section. you have made my day. thank you again.
What I love is that two of your picks have definitely been dropped on Bob's Burgers - The Ballad of Gayle and Jo-Gene and Work Hard or Die Tryin, Girl.😆
I think at least Brooks will get a nod for TCP next year, maybe Henson too. I'm happy with Huston's win..I love an eccentric or quirky performance, why I like Steenbergen and Davis's wins as well.
the Oscar to Lee Grant and Goldie (as much as I love her) were incomprehensible. The first barely appears and does not stand out, and the second does not go beyond being a nice performance
The clips you chose are the best parts of each of the performances,Gallienne saying goodbye is heartbreaking and the forever underrewarded Weaver using that crutch as an almost weapon never fails to raise a laugh,Dyan Cannon was so good in that therapist scene,I enjoyed Natalie Wood in it to but she's more a Lead,Winfrey's fight scene is strong but also enjoy "Hell No".
I appreciate that very much, because I spend a lot of time searching for clips that I feel best represent the nomination/performance. Thank you for your continued viewership and support.
I wish more stage actors would have done more film and television work. Eva LeGallienne is a great case in point. A legendary stage actress who most of the masses never heard of let alone seen. Early in her career, Maggie Smith said that she took film work for "jam money." I am glad Dame Smith has had a change of heart, even consenting to do television. Not all of can get to New York or London to see a legendary screen performance
So true! Hollywood - going way back - had a propensity of casting their contract players to assume the roles created by stage actors, only occasionally letting the original creator of the role repeat it on film (Shirley Booth, for one - thankfully!).
I disagree on Goldie. She would have been my pick. I thought she was amazing in Cactus Flower, arguably lead not supporting but that's true of Bob Ted Carol Alice too. I havent seen Nashville in a really long time. I remember liking Lily Tomlin but really vague memories so I wont comment too much on that one. I havent seen resurrection. I completely agree Weaver should have won, I dont even like Working Girl (Ive never liked Griffith) but she owned that role. Completely agree on Winfrey too, that was a huge mistake by the Academy.
I love Goldie, but even she once said her performance wasn't exactly "award worthy" (I've searched everywhere for the clip but can't find it). I think she was another "ingenue newcomer" the Academy loves to bestow Supporting Actress upon.
@@oscarman42I really love how she played that last scene with Matthau in the kitchen. There's the sweet naiteve to her performamce but also she is constantly looked down upon but she plays into it but shes not nearly as dumb as they think she is. It reminds me more of a Marilyn performance. I love her in that movie.
@@oscarman42 I am old enough to have watched LAUGH-IN, where Goldie Hawn was the breakout star. (FYI ... Lilly Tomlin replaced Hawn on LAUGH-IN.). IIRC, Hawn was considered to be next Carole Lombard
Loved Lee Grant in Airport 77,Omen II,and of course Valley Of The Dolls.The one you loved to hate.But turned out she had her reasons.* Yep Oprah. I didn't think I'd like her in it,but Angelica and Raul Julia were the perfect Gomez and Tish.
Spoiler*Jennifer North thought her sister in law to be hated her but Miriam knew her brother Tony Polar was sick and she was trying to run Jennifer off so she wouldn't have to bury a husband.
@@oscarman42 She said it in an interview years ago. Dyan's beau Cary Grant got an honorary award that ceremony. I heard some voters were hesitant to give her a competitive one while he had to settle for a lifetime achievement prize.
Thank you so much for mentioning Ronee Blakely a magnificent performance that could have arguably been nominated for lead. The thinking at the time was that she and LIly Tomlin may have split the Nashville vote. Since that is my all time favorite movie I would have had difficulty in picking one over the other. However Lee Grant was strictly a sentimental choice for her nothing special role, just another rich bitch part she could play in her sleep.
It's a shame her career didn't continue after Nashville, as she showed a lot of promise. As for Grant - you are so right! It was definitely an apology from the industry for her years on the blacklist.
Glynis Johns should have won best supporting actress for Mary Poppins. Eleanor Parker should have won supporting for The Sound of Music. Neither of them were nominated.
Good afternoon all Oscarman42, you know how much I respect you but... Rita Moreno in WEST SIDE STORY stole the Oscar from either Judy Garland for JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG or Fay Bainter for THE CHILDREN'S HOUR. Ann-Margaret in CARNAL KNOWLEDGE had her Oscar stolen by Cloris Leachman in THE LAST PICTURE PICTURE; I would have nominated Eileen Brennan instead of Leachman if I had to pick some one from LAST PICTURE SHOW
Always great to read your contributions! I couldn't agree with you less on these particular years, but that's what makes the Oscars so fun to debate. (I would have replaced Burstyn with Brennan, btw.) Your insights are very appreciated.
I respect all your choices, as they are all strong performances, but to my surprise I come out differently on each one. For 1969, in a very competitive, nearly equal race, I bend toward Susannah York in They Shoot Horses, a powerfully emotional turn for her. Her filmography influences me too. In 1975 I go with the Academy and Lee Grant with a role surprising yet made for her. 1980 I get off the Oscar train for some snubbed nominees who are better than theirs: Ann Bancroft or Wendy Hiller in The Elephant Man, that incredibly poignant film from David Lynch. I'm very happy with Angelica Huston's win and yet I think Kelly McGillis in Witness, not nominated,would beat her for me. And lastly, I have said in today's other selection I would support Michelle Pfeiffer or one of the incredible ladies in Woman on the Verge, also not nominated
I enjoy reading other's thoughts and opinions! York was touted as a potential winner that year (since the film was critically acclaimed). I am shocked, though, to see Grant mentioned. Though I like her work, I thought there was nothing Oscar-worthy about her performance in Shampoo (I also believe her win was an "apology" for her years of being blacklisted). On the other hand, I am not surprised to see you mention Hiller :)
@@oscarman42 Since you're shocked, maybe I should revisit Shampoo. I'll admit she's a little hazy, though I know I loved the film and Beatty and Christie. No doubt we agree on the latter. In that period, she had so many wonderful performances.
@@oscarman42 I suspect that Lee Grant was honored for surviving the Hollywood Blacklist.Her Oscar nominated performance as The Shoplifter in DETECTIVE STORY from the early 1950s would have marked her as a rising talent
@@williamreed2558 I never thought the film lived up to all of the hype. I kept waiting for something exceptional to happen. For me, it wasted a lot of talent (Christie, Hawn, Grant, Warden). Grant was a master scene-chewer, but she didn't get the chance. I thought Brenda Vaccaro in that trashy movie was more deserving!
Lee Grant deserves whatever comes her way! Geena Davis is great...Was she great in Accidental Tourist? Not Oscar great. Weaver deserved it..Oprah was robbed!
I agree with Oprah Winfrey for The Color Purple because she is absolutely brilliant in the movie and it's so unforgettable. I am hoping that The Color Purple gets at least one win if it gets nominated for the Oscars
