tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4571177033868784360..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1964SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69716172343891689322017-09-10T23:55:20.833-05:002017-09-10T23:55:20.833-05:00I have to say, I kind of love that as a metric. Ho...I have to say, I kind of love that as a metric. However, based on that same idea, I don't know that anyone could have done <i>Seance on a Wet Afternoon</i> better than Kim Stanley. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56330406136073796252017-09-10T22:41:00.543-05:002017-09-10T22:41:00.543-05:00In my book, if Barbara Stanwyck could have played ...In my book, if Barbara Stanwyck could have played any part better than a nominated actress, they don't deserve to win as she never did. I don't believe Barbara could have been a better Mary Poppins, so Julie deserved the award.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16930743319038643122017-09-09T11:30:26.239-05:002017-09-09T11:30:26.239-05:00This is exactly the reason that I put her as high ...This is exactly the reason that I put her as high as I did despite not liking the movie or the role that much. It's so completely tied up with her that I don't know that anyone can ever really play the role again. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-46533856336317865972017-09-09T10:05:41.863-05:002017-09-09T10:05:41.863-05:00Could anyone else have played Mary Poppins with th...Could anyone else have played Mary Poppins with the same impact in the film? Well, I guess we will find out if Julie Andrews deserved her win on 12/25/18 when "Mary Poppins Returns." And judging by the official Disney teaser, Julie Andrews needn't worry about Emily Blunt usurping her portrayal of the iconic character.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83467912574990037622017-09-09T09:49:35.061-05:002017-09-09T09:49:35.061-05:00I love Julie Andrews and I'm glad she has an O...I love Julie Andrews and I'm glad she has an Oscar I just don't think she won for a particularly challenging role especially in a year when there were those kind of roles among the nominees.<br /><br />Gertrud is stagy and a bit stiff at times but I thought Nina Pens Rode's performance compensated for its shortcomings, at least for one view.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-23122561761085846462017-09-08T20:24:00.291-05:002017-09-08T20:24:00.291-05:00Honestly, I figured I was setting myself up for so...Honestly, I figured I was setting myself up for some hell by not putting Julie Andrews at the top. I know I like the film a lot less than most people do. <br /><br />Ultimately, I'm in a position here where I like one of these movies (<i>Marriage, Italian-Style</i>), love one (<i>Seance on a Wet Afternoon</i>, and genuinely dislike the other three. It makes them much harder to judge in general and in terms of performances overall. <br /><br />I have seen <i>Gertrude</i>. Again, it's one of those films that I didn't like so much, which makes it more difficult to judge. Nobuko Otowa in <i>Onibaba</i> is one I actually missed, and it is a miss on my part. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59391939392372934612017-09-08T18:32:46.588-05:002017-09-08T18:32:46.588-05:00A very, very strong year for lead actresses and I’...A very, very strong year for lead actresses and I’m a fan of all five women who made the lineup but three don’t belong here, Debbie, Julie and Sophia. <br /><br />I think when you reviewed Molly Brown I mentioned that like you I’m not a fan of the film and it’s unfortunate Debbie with several other worthier performances received a nod for this one. <br /><br />It’s not quite the same situation with Sophia. She’s good and the film fine but I never saw anything when I watched that made me think “This is Oscar or even nomination worthy”.<br /><br />I love Mary Poppins for what it is, a bright shiny entertainment with a very talented woman at its core surrounded by other gifted performers. But there isn’t a great deal of emotional depth to Mary Poppins and though Julie plays her better than anyone else could she gave a more varied, deeper performance in The Americanization of Emily this same year. The problem there is that the role skirts being supporting to James Garner’s character. A great deal of her winning can be tied to her loss of Eliza Doolittle when My Fair Lady was transferred to the screen.<br /><br />That leaves Kim and Anne. I’m in complete agreement that Kim Stanley should have made more films, apparently a preference for the stage, emotional problems and a messy personal life limited her output. She is marvelous in Séance and of the nominees my runner up but whether I like her film or not (I didn’t love it) Anne Bancroft is to me the only choice for The Pumpkin Eater. Always a fierce presence her complex work in this is my favorite of any she ever did. <br /><br />Now we come to who should have been here and there is much room for improvement. This year really was packed with worthy work and the most glaring omission to me is Catherine Deneuve for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. She’s as brilliant as the rest of the film. After her Nina Pens Rode absolutely should have been included for Gertrud (if you haven’t seen it I highly recommend doing so). Then there was Geraldine Page in Dear Heart (a personal favorite), Deborah Kerr in The Chalk Garden and maybe Shirley MacLaine in What a Way to Go! <br /><br />I haven’t seen two that are often mentioned as misses, Monica Vitti in Red Desert and Nobuko Otowa in Onibaba. There’s also the strange case of Maria Casares in Les dames du Bois de Boulogne which came out in France in 1945 but didn’t premiere in the States until 1964, which I guess would make it viable for consideration. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com