tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3324145283096922454..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1974SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15807658153266174892021-12-09T13:00:12.858-06:002021-12-09T13:00:12.858-06:00True--but much more true for men than women. True--but much more true for men than women. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-43208078029208287662021-11-26T13:16:28.585-06:002021-11-26T13:16:28.585-06:00The Academy usually love portrayals of disabled, d...The Academy usually love portrayals of disabled, disturbed or otherwise troubled characters. Rowlands is right down that lane. Huge surprise she did not win <br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10863015017655984912018-02-24T17:09:16.091-06:002018-02-24T17:09:16.091-06:00It's not one I've seen. 1974 is an off yea...It's not one I've seen. 1974 is an off year for me in that respect.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-14495969268232420122018-02-24T11:55:17.272-06:002018-02-24T11:55:17.272-06:00Another performance that belongs in the conversati...Another performance that belongs in the conversation is Goldie Hawn in The Sugarland Express. She literally drives that film's madness.aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26275493270424891172018-02-24T09:48:26.688-06:002018-02-24T09:48:26.688-06:00I think I can make a strong case for Brigitte Mira...I think I can make a strong case for Brigitte Mira, perhaps to replace Valerine Perrine who, as you say, was much more suited for being nominated in a supporting role. <br /><br />This was the hardest one of these I've done in a long time. While I don't like all of these movies, I genuinely like all five of the performances and think all five deserved to be nominated in some respect. I think I can make a case for the top three if I had to. I went back and forth a lot here. Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway, and Gena Rowlands all spent time in first, second, and third place in my head. Admittedly, Rowlands didn't spend a great deal of time in third or much in second, either.<br /><br />It's a cliche, but these are the kinds of problems you <i>like</i> to have. It's so frustrating to have years where it feels like none of the nominations belong. To have a year where you can talk about how good all of the nominations are (even if they're not all in the right place) is such a treat.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-833141009708796822018-02-23T19:14:00.771-06:002018-02-23T19:14:00.771-06:00I can't quibble with any of this.
Chinatown ...I can't quibble with any of this. <br /><br />Chinatown is the best film of the year and Dunaway is a tremendous part of that but....her role could almost be considered supporting but either way she is outstanding and I wouldn't have carped had she won. <br /><br />Speaking of supporting work that truly is where Valerie Perrine should have been placed and had she been I think she could have won. She's great and the role and performance are flashy so in a year where the nominees weren't terribly strong-though Valentina Cortese is excellent in Day for Night-it's a shame she was nominated in lead where she didn't have a prayer. <br /><br />I didn't like Claudine much but Diahann Carroll was very affecting especially when you consider she took the role with minimal time to prepare since she stepped in when original star Diana Sands die suddenly. She deserved her nom but she's be towards the bottom of my list.<br /><br />Agreed that Ellen Burstyn is one of the great actresses of her generation and she has given many award worthy performances and Alice is deserving of her nomination but if Faye was lead than Ellen would come in third.<br /><br />Which leaves the woman who I think it is now universally agreed should have won this year. Woman Under the Influence isn't designed to be liked on an entertainment level, it's an agonizing study of a tumbledown person and I squirmed in discomfort and sadness frequently while watching but I couldn't turn away because Gena Rowlands was just too riveting to take your eyes off of her. As you said it doesn't feel like acting she just IS Mabel. She's been deserving of a win other years but this year there just was no other option. The only reason I can think of that she didn't take the prize is because the voters were unsettled by her work. I saw an interview with Ellen Burstyn a few years ago and she was talking about the frustration of awards and how deserving work goes unrewarded and specifically mentioned this film and performance. She said something along the lines of "Look at Gena Rowlands in Women Under the Influence! That's an Oscar winning performance!! Not MY Oscar you understand...but it deserved to win one." The humor of the statement made me like her even more but she's so right.<br /><br />As to who is missing I don't really have anyone, for once the awards committee picked wisely. I've heard Charlotte Rampling mentioned for The Night Porter and while I love her I detested the film and wasn't overly bowled over by the performances. The women in Young Frankenstein were all brilliant but supporting and I haven't seen the ones you mention.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com