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Great video and great choices, I agree with most of them. But with Cate Blanchett I honestly don't know wich one to choose. With her performance as Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator was so charming and so hypnotic. She had a wonderful energy. But with her Blue Jasmine performance she was so funny and so hateful at the same time. I didn't know if I should be sorry for her or angry with her
Thank you! I agree...I also think she was excellent in The Aviator (you and I appear to be in the minority based on the comments here). And the mixed feelings you have about her in Jasmine perfectly sums up the complexity of that character!
@@oscarman42 I supose that It depens on personal tastes. I think The Aviator is one of the first films I've seen of her and it really hypnotized me. And yes, the Blue Jasmine character was made to be like that. I completly understand and agree on the fact that she won every possible award
@@oscarman42 That's impressive. Not a lot of people can say that. Actually, most of people can't say they have won 25 awards during all their career. Cate Blanchett really is a living legend. Can't wait for her next movies
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I agree with you on Jessica Lange. Her performance as Joan Crawford in Feud was amazing. Almost made me forget the campy disaster that was Faye Dunaway.
I was blown away by her portrayal. Yes, she neither looked nor sounded like Crawford, but she captured her essence beautifully...and she actually made me feel compassion for her!
Joan Crawford's grandson from one of the twins she adopted fully supported Lange's portrayal saying this was the woman he knew not Faye Dunaway's performance.
I agree with all of your choices except DeNiro. I just love Raging Bull. But, I understand anyone who chooses the Godfather 2. Some of these were "consolation" awards for having lost for a better or more deserving performance (e.g. Denzel in Training Day, Lange in Tootsie, Renee in Cold Mountain). Wonderful video! Please do the triple winners.
Thank you! Great point about those 3 "consolation" winners. I'll try and think up an idea that incorporates the triple winners in a different way...time to do some research!
I liked Smith best in A Room With a View. If she had not won twice before, she could have won a third trophy. I think she should have won regardless. Lemmon deserved Oscars for Some Like it Hot and The Apartment. And The China Syndrome! Definitely a three Oscar talent.
It's interesting to note the other, "better" performances that these talented actors should have won. The Oscars have proven it's all about timing...sometimes a great performance is overlooked, while a so-so one gets rewarded.
Denzel definitely won for training day bc he lost back to back for malcom x and the hurricane as well as being snub for a nomination for Philadelphia. He was really good in the role but that was definitely a consolation prize, Side note: have you ever thought about a video on actors with multiple Oscar nominations and haven’t won but there was one year they could’ve won, I’m thinking of Glenn code for fatal attraction, Amy adams for the fighter, Peter o’toole for the lion in the winter and Deborah korer for from here to eternity
I, too, thought Denzel should have been nominated for Philadelphia (I thought he gave the better performance). Thank you for the suggestion - it's a worthy one!
Love it!!! Great work as always. I'm actually rewatching Feud: Bette and Joan atm. I agree with all choices... 10/10... including your abstaining of Hayes... had to be done.
@@oscarman42 Easily one of the best mini series I've seen. Sarandon was faultless and beyond perfect but Lange was something else entirely (despite criticisms about the pitch of her voice) she gave, what I believe, an honest reflection of Joan Crawford. Superb supporting cast too (I'm 50/50 about Zeta Jones). However, the real star was Ryan Murphy, it was how it was delivered, the writing, the episode focus. The fact that this not Bette and Joan telling the story, but their friends, colleagues and rival's makes it much more entertaining as the story is comprised facts but also gossip and rumours. It so perfectly blends fact and a bit of fiction to make a great story. The Oscars episode is my favourite but the hallucination scene in the final episode brought tears to my eyes (Lange did this to me with her role of Sr. Jude Martin in AHS Asylum too), as did her moment with Cathy and her grandchildren as she talked about Christina's book (which she respectfully leaves it open to interpretation). Only Jessica Lange can turn what the world believes to be a villain.
Oh, best scene... The Oscar leading/supporting argument that leads into Bette's rant about how she should already have had a third Oscar and was robbed because of "that bitch Ann Baxter worming into my category and splitting the vote". And Joan's response "It was Gloria Swanson who was robbed in 1950, not you, bitch".
@@danginley8802 OMG - I originally used the hallucination scene in this video, as I thought it was Lange's best moment - but got a copyright claim because of the music so had to remove it!
My favourite performances of Jessica Lange’s are “Frances” as well as in AHS “Freak Show”. I also agree with the praise for her work in “Fued”. Also, though I loved her in “Tootsie”, Terri Garr should have won as it was a true supporting role. ❤
"Men Don't Leave" starring Jessica Lange...a great little gem of a movie and she was so nuanced in it, while surrounded by some pretty good actors who almost steal the film away from her...This has nothing to do with your fun video here, but wanted to put my 2 cents in for a Lange performance that is often overlooked.
Lots of commenters have suggested alternate performances that were more deserving that those which won - it's what makes the Oscars fun to discuss - and debate!
Dame Maggie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, one of the most surprising and deserving Oscar wins ever. Movie and performance should be better known. One of Oscar's proudest moments.
Maggie Smith - California Suite. I still don't "get" her performance in Jean Brodie. Robert De Niro - Raging Bull definitely. Again, i don't get why his performance in GF2 is so acclaimed! Love the movie though. Renee Zellweger - Judy definitely, though I also like her performance in Cold Mountain. Jack Lemmon - Haven't seen both movies Jessica Lange - Haven't seen Blue Sky - It seems she won the Oscar for Tootsie for just being beautiful and confident in the movie. There was no "performance" in the movie that I can recall. Denzel - Glory. His win for Training Day was puzzling to me. I don't think he himself would have anticipated it. Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine - OMG what a performance! You had the best shot in your video. Her performance in Aviator was anchored in Katharine's mannerisms and felt ummmm cartoonish. But that being said I still like it. Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects Helen Hayes - Haven't seen Madeline Claudet. Her win for Airport was a complete fluke. Gene Hackman - Both great movies but I have to choose French Connection. It was such a crackling performance!
I LOVE Smith and I'm with you..I don't get her in Jean Brodie as well...also, California Suite for that matter...Funny, yes...Oscar worthy? Not so sure
I absolutely loved Helen Hayes in Airport and made that movie watchable but then again one of my favorite movies is 'The Happening' so take it for what it's worth.
Even though you didn't choose for Streep, Nicholson & Bergman I would pick Sophie's Choice, One Flew Over The Cukoos Nest & Casablanca(although she didn't win for it). I don't get the hate for Training Day. It's a great performance & my favorite Denzel Washington performance. I would've picked The Usual Suspects for Spacey but I think the Academy should've put that role in Best Actor category. Of all these actors performances the hardest one for me to choose from was Gene Hackman. Taxi Driver is best DeNiro performance.
DeNiro in Taxi Driver is the best of all the DeNiros. Lemmon in either The Apartment or Days of Wine and Roses (I can't decide) is the best of all the Lemmons. Hackman in The Conversation is the best of all the Hackmans. And, as I'm sure I've made it abundantly clear, Dame Maggie rules them all.
The very first thing that pops into my head when I hear Jessica Lange's name is KING KONG. I admire her for learning her craft as and not giving up as an actress. While I disagree with the Academy for giving her two Oscars, she has earned the respect of her peers in taking -- and succeeding -- in challenging roles in various media
The back story of 1976's KING KONG is nuts (imo). Unknown at the time, Streep was brought in to audition for the lead "beautiful blonde bombshell" She had never done a movie before. When Dino De Laurentiis saw her he said out loud in Italian that this nobody was: "too ugly for King Kong." saying this in his native language he figured she wouldn't know what he said, but it was one of the languages she studied in college and she both understood AND spoke it, fluently. She looked him in the eyes and said she was "very sorry to have disappointed him" before walking out, leaving him stunned. But... there's more. Lange got the part and this was her first film as well. It was a huge, surprise, smash hit at the box office, NOT with critics. Finding it loud, too long, an insult to the 1933 classic and a screenplay with some of the worst dialogue they ever heard. Some lashed out at Lange. One review read (paraphrasing slightly) "..and as far as the new, blonde lead we're "introduced" too...great...another Hollywood, blonde, beauty who can't act."😖 When her name came up, it was mostly brutal, sexist (EVEN for the time) and flat-out mean😠. To be fair, SOME gave her a chance, with one saying that having dialogue like: "LET ME GO, YOU MALE, CHAUVINIST PIG-APE!!" is difficult for even a seasoned actress and if she's afforded another role, perhaps she'll shine." But those, kinder reviews were few and far between. Streep's cruel dismissal and the critics harsh words gave both actresses slight pause, with both thinking they would just keep acting on the stage, it was far less harsh. Thank GOD they were both much stronger than that🤩!!
Deniro in raging bull i would regard as one of the greatest best actor wining performances, i would only rank brando in on the waterfront ahead of him. Id agree with all your other choices. Great video today.
Thank you! Yes, I gave Raging Bull a lot of consideration...but I remembered appreciating De Niro's work in GPII and how it impacted the entire film (at least for me).
@@oscarman42yes, deniros shows vito corleone to have been a man of great integrity with his interaction with signor roberto, as much as brandos vitos refusal to get involved with sollozzos drug business, but his revenge on don ciccio has to be applauded.
Good afternoon, all: Just some random thoughts, 1) Maggie Smith said that she does money only for "jam money," She considers herself a stage actress. 2) I never understood the love for RAGING BULL. It bored me to tears. 3) I don't remember SAVE THE TIGER or BLUE SKY playing any theater in my area. 4) I agree that Jack Lemmon did his best work in THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES. 5) I think Denzel Washington's best work was for MALCOLM X. Years ago, MALCOLM X was being shown on cable while, at the same time, PBS was showing a documentary on Malcolm X. The only reason you could know that they were two different films was that the PBS documentary was in black-and-white and the theatrical film was shot in color. I almost couldn't tell the difference between Washington's performance and the actual man. 6) Like Ms. Smith, Helen Hayes was primarily a stage actress. For various reasons, AIRPORT holds a very special place in my heart and I wish people would stop attacking the film. Yes, Maureen Stapleton should have won the Oscar over Ms. Hayes. I think Ms, Hayes gave one helluva supporting performance opposite Ingrid Bergman in ANASTASIA.
It is indeed highly unlikely that Blue Sky played in a theatre near you, as confirmed by Lange in the video. Save the Tiger was not widely-seen during its release despite the acclaim for Lemmon. It's a forgotten film in his repertoire.
@@oscarman42 I read somewhere that Robert Duval won his Oscar for TENDER MERCIES was due to the fact that the film was playing on one of the cable channels during the Oscar voting period and very few people saw the movie in a theater
@@user-dm1vn1ug5c Yes - back in the day, Century Cable was huge in the Los Angeles area. They would screen nominated movies (after their run in theatres) to subscribers, so lots of voters got to see it. Now, of course, they watch them digitally at home.
Maggie Smith The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie over California Suite Robert DeNiro -The Godfather Part II over Raging Bull Renee Zellwger Judy over Cold Mountain .There are a few scenes in Judy she really gets to me .The scene when she has to leave her kids is the one that stays with the most .She doesn't want to leave them and they don't want her to go but instead of crying (she probably felt like it ) or telling them to deal with it she makes a game of it saying maybe she could live in the wardrobe and no one would find her (my mom would have handled like that ) it rings ture of what she and her kids have said about their relationship. Jack Lemmon - Save The Tiger but I love both performances Jessica Lange Blue Sky over Tootsie Denzel Washington -Glory over Training Day Cate Blanchett Blue Jasime over The Aviator although I far prefer The Aviator as a film Kevin Spacey -a toss up Helen Hayes -Airport but neither are good wins Gene Hackman - Unforgiven although I think he goes a little over the top. My favorite overall are the two Jack Lemmon wins . He may be the only person I would give and Oscar to for all of his nominations .
Of these I particularly admire Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine, Robert de Niro in Godfather 2, Kevin Spacey in American Beauty and Gene Hackman in French Connection. I must admit I looked at alot of these and thought, I should review their competition. Surely there were better performances lol. I know, ouch !
It's Lange's two that hurt because she is a phenomenal actress but Tootsie was a consolation for Frances that same year (her career best... curse Meryl Streep In Sophie's Choice) and just look up her competition for 1994 and you'll laugh and see why she won, though we have both previously advocated for the un-nominated Irene Jacob that year in Red but as you've said many times, this is Oscar land.
@@danginley8802 Lang was certainly the best American actress in 1994 but, as you so rightly say, move over for Irene Jacob in Red. I greatly admire Lang in Frances yet I think Sophie's Choice is still Streep's best performance. Absolutely devastating! I would question some of Streep's nominations, but her two wins for Kramer v Kramer and Sophie's Choice I wouldn't. Maybe we respectfully disagree here. And btw I can't wait for Lang in the upcoming Long Day's Journey into Night. That could be a career best
Zellweger WAS Judy Garland. I'm old enough to remember Judy, much less see most of her films. You forgot Renee was acting and that is the ultimate compliment for an actor. Wish you had mentioned Lange's nominated, haunting performance as Frances Farmer. A cautionary tale if ever there was one.
I don't know of the two for each actor is best. It captures them at different times in their careers. Preferably, I would go with Denzel Washington in Training Day. It was such a departure for him, to play a "bad guy." He did such an amazing job of it. But also, he deserved a Best Actor Oscar before, long before 2002. He should have gotten it for Malcolm X. I'd say my close second is Jessica Lange. I think if her work wasn't already respected in the industry, she wouldn't have gotten Best Actress for Blue Sky in 1995. Maggie Smith is a powerhouse performer, and having Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars seamlessly speaks so well of her talent. Zellweger's Oscars are interesting- Best Supporting for not playing the usually affable rom com lead, but a strong character. Best Actress for a performance to show she could get it without Harvey Weinstein's help. I liked Helen Hayes' Best Actress win. I haven't seen it in a while to know whether it aged well or not from my last viewing. Hayes perpetuated the "mother sacrificing it all trend" that the Academy favored since Marie Dressler that was very popular in the 30s and 40s. Overall, I don't think Hollywood knew what to do with the First Lady of the American Stage. Her second Best Supporting Actress win for Airport, while also a winsome performance, just felt like a "we didn't forget about you" win. Not saying it wasn't deserved, but it wasn't fitting for her talents, I felt. I would have more thoughts, but I think the interview clips do capture my feelings for the rest of the winners, including the impression of Jack Lemmon.
In a video I posted a couple weeks ago, there is a clip of an interview where Hayes said exactly what you wrote. Her Best Actress performance is in a film that is a representation of its time, so the melodramatic aspect, for me, is dated (no fault of hers). Film proved not to be her best medium (though two Oscars was nothing to sneeze at).
@@oscarman42 It reminds me of how the Oscars are direct and indirect recruitment tools in a way. There's a few Oscar wins that are pretty much the U.S. film industry saying "we recognize your talent, work with us more." but the talent may not like business practices or how they are treated and what's available to them. They still do amazing work, but have every right to be wary. I think of Glenda Jackson here a lot in that frame of mind. Most recently, Olivia Colman.
@@oscarman42 true, but they are the best and I wish the whole fandom around the ceremony itself had more actors not too into the fandom. This is why I didn't like another Oscar analysis RU-vid video on Glenda Jackson. That RU-vidr didn't understand the mentality, nor how common it actually was in Hollywood before today. That RU-vidr isn't you though.
With your choices here, DW was phenomenal in Glory, but in TD it was a bit over the top for me. For JL, loved her in Blue Sky, but so so in Tootsie. DeNiro, Hackman & Blanchette are excellent in everything they put on the screen and are real & true actors IMO. Not a fan of JL, but admit his Oscar winning performances were deserved. I know some some here will disagree on Hayes winning for Airport, but I felt her comedy/drama in this role were satisfying. This was a fun video, thanks for posting.
Thank you, as always, for your viewership and great comments. It's been fascinating for me to read so much support for Hayes' win, even though I don't agree.
@@oscarman42 I know, you and Andre have said this in multiple comments about HH's win for Airport, which is why I added that little comment in my posting!
You forgot to mention at the beginning that Daniel Day-Lewis, Frances McDormand and Walter Brennan have also won 3 Oscars. Where’s Emma Stone, Christoph Waltz, Vivien Leigh, Mahershala Ali, Hilary Swank, Dustin Hoffman, Dianne Weist, Sir Michael Cain, Sally Field, Marlon Brando and Tom Hanks? I thought Swank’s Oscar winning performance in Boys Don’t Cry was one of your favorites. Stone just won her second Oscar for Poor Things two months ago.
You need to re-watch the video - those triple winners were mentioned at the very beginning. And this video is about winners of BOTH Lead and Supporting (check the video's title).
With Kevin Spacey I’m surprised they put his performance in American Beauty higher. It has not aged well. Whereas people still reference his character in The usual suspects today.
Smith-Lead, DeNiro-Supporting, Zellwegger - Lead, Lemmon-Lead, Lange-Lead, Washington - did not see either film, Blanchett-Lead, Space-Lead, Hayes-Lead, Hackman-Lead
@@oscarman42 I agree the movie itself is outdated, her performance was one of the best of the 30's and is perhaps in my top 15 of female screen performances.
They won for lesser performances because the Academy missed the boat on their better roles - as they always do. Maggie Smith should've been nominated and won for The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. It puts her Oscar win for California Suite in the bargain basement bin.
Not my favourite performances of Maggie Smith or her best imo. She was a bit too theatrical in both roles. I think Cates Oscar for playing Hepburn was a consolation prize for losing for Elizabeth. Again not her best role. Denzel the same for Training Day after losing for The Hurricane and Malcolm X which he deserved the Oscar for more.
@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 She was brilliant in the Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne for which she should have received an Oscar nomination at the very least.
@@oscarman42…. I don’t! That was Jean Brodie. You may not have had a teacher bigger than life but I remember one who was a bit theatrical, in real life. And we have some politicians ….. no, I won’t go there.
I think Mr. Roberts is better known (maybe not by modern audiences), but Save the Tiger was not widely seen at the time of its release, nor is it broadcast today.
Maggie best California Suite De Niro best Raging Bull Renee best Judy Lemmon best Save The Tiger Lange best Tootsie Washington best Glory Blanchett best Blue Jasmine Spacey best American Beauty Hayes best Airport Hackman best he's brilliant in both,almost can't choose but by a hair The French Connection It is notable that some these wins were definitely for the wrong role/performance,Lemmon should have won for The Apartment,Lange should have won for Frances,Renee should have won forChicago,Washington is better in Cry Freedom,Flight,The Hurricane and Malcolm x,Hackman should have won in 74 for The Conversation.
I'm not a fan of any of these performances except DeNiro. Love Maggie but neither performances was Oscar worthy. Zwelliger only won for Cold Mountain because she didn't win for Chicago. She was unwatchable in Cold Mountain.
Sorry Mr. Oscarman but I have a couple of gripes here... Why the "abstention" over Helen Hayes? Even if you dislike both performances, surely you can choose which one is better than the other. Personally I love her as the (not so) sweet old lady in Airport. The second is Jessica Lange. Of all her wonderful performances over the past forty-plus years you choose Feud as the best? Feud was such a disappointment. It was 75% pure invention. Lange gave a so-so performance but I don't think she got the essence of Crawford, none of her grandiosity or latent madness. Sarandon, meanwhile, was just woeful as Davis. Not only was she far too soft with no trace of Davis' tough, mean-spirited front, she didn't even make any attempt to mimic Davis' very distinctive voice and instead just used her own.
Why all this criticism and tomato throwing at Renée Zellweger‘s performance in cold Mountain? I’ve never seen the movie because it’s not my cup of tea, but my goodness! Out of the short clip presented here, I can see that her eyebrows are a little too styled in order to be a mountain woman. Is that it?
I think the derision stems from her "over the top" performance that stands out in a film which doesn't call for it. But mostly, it's the nature of her win, which many (myself included) believe was a consolation prize for "Chicago" the year prior.
@@oscarman42 …. Oh no, I’m not going to fall into that trap again. What do people mean by over the top? Yes, I do know what it means but it’s really becoming a criticism that I don’t think is deserved in many cases. Especially in the case of Maggie Smith being too theatrical which can also be called over the top (Jean Brodie). Maybe Zellweger is acting? Maybe she’s doing a performance that is appropriate to her interpretation of the character? Maybe the other actors are not pulling their weight and stepping up and acting? Oh well, I’ll have to watch that movie someday and see what all this hubbub is about regarding poor Renee.
Ooof that is brutal, I'm not a Zellwegger fan either (worst supporting win ever but Judy is a deserver). Helen Hayes is dead last for me (both terrible wins).
A couple of more things to add: 1) I don't get the love that THE APARTMENT gets. Lemmon and MacLaine were good but both did better work. To me, THE APARTMENT is a good film but there were better films released in 1960, such as ELMER GANTRY 2) Is the performance of Helen Hayes in AIRPORT any worse than the performance of Ruth Gordon in ROSEMARY'S BABY. After AIRPORT, Ms. Hayes went on to play a series of sweet little old ladies in film and television while Ms. Gordon went on to play annoying little old ladies in film and television . Yeah, I am a cinematic heretic, I know
Or rather, you are a cinema fan who enjoys sharing his thoughts here, which is exactly the purpose of this channel. Hayes and Gordon played their fair share of dotty old ladies (Gordon was more off center while Hayes was sweet), yet each performance has its legion of admirers. Again, I will state that Hayes is fun to watch in Airport - it's just not a performance I would award with an Oscar.
Prior to her stellar movie work, Maggie was Desdemona to Olivier's Othello. Supposedly he gave her elocution lessons (!) Can't imagine how that sat. One time she went into his dressing room and he was naked, in "blackface" all over his body. Her comment? "How now brown cow?" With pointed delivery, I'm sure.
