tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7522864655126128122..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1963SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66685393833938041702018-03-13T21:23:18.326-05:002018-03-13T21:23:18.326-05:00Winter Light might have been worth a mention above...<i>Winter Light</i> might have been worth a mention above. It's a good thought.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11448277942374189072018-03-13T14:42:38.176-05:002018-03-13T14:42:38.176-05:00Haven't seen most of these but have a couple o...Haven't seen most of these but have a couple on my watchlist. I agree Poitier is instantly likeable in Lilies of the Field. The Servant I found a bit slow going but Dirk Bogarde's performance was indeed really good. Bergman's Winter Light (1963) had a strong lead performance if I recall.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-35777208098542589212018-03-13T13:51:02.459-05:002018-03-13T13:51:02.459-05:00My guess is that The Servant will only make this a...My guess is that <i>The Servant</i> will only make this a harder choice for you. James Fox is very good. Dirk Bogarde is amazing.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49114200829511525712018-03-13T12:46:43.666-05:002018-03-13T12:46:43.666-05:00I was having trouble picking somebody, and then Bi...I was having trouble picking somebody, and then Billy Liar was mentioned. And then High and Low! And that just makes it TOO HARD!<br /><br />I haven't seen Billy Liar for quite a while. It's great! If you haven't seen it, consider it a major Blind Spot!<br /><br />And as for High and Low ... well, Kurosawa is my favorite filmmaker. I've seen all but three of the movies he made after 1945. Yojimbo is my favorite, and High and Low is second. <br /><br />Mifune and Courtenay would certainly be contenders.<br /><br />I guess I should add that I haven't seen The Servant, but I plan to watch it within the next few weeks.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28236736074522321032018-03-13T06:56:33.059-05:002018-03-13T06:56:33.059-05:00Harris is transcendent. He's like a caged tige...Harris is transcendent. He's like a caged tiger in human form, a man whose entire existence is a constant scream and a clenched fist.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38113226362499722442018-03-13T06:24:49.939-05:002018-03-13T06:24:49.939-05:00Of the nominees I have only see Paul Newman. Harri...Of the nominees I have only see Paul Newman. Harris must have been truly awesome to be better than Newman.<br />As much as I did not like The Leopard that much I do agree Burt Lancaster deserved a nomination and for me he would be in contention.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-8200337379992419212018-03-12T17:44:06.328-05:002018-03-12T17:44:06.328-05:00I wouldn't have a huge issue with Bogarde winn...I wouldn't have a huge issue with Bogarde winning this. Had he been nominated, I'd fit him in between Newman and Harris, and I think he'd be closer to Harris. Any of those three would have been dandy winners and while my heart will go to Harris on this one, I wouldn't complain about any of them walking off with the statue.<br /><br />Your gaps are mine--as are a few of your mentions toward the end. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86160066058607965382018-03-12T17:08:56.727-05:002018-03-12T17:08:56.727-05:00Well first off though Harrison was quite good in t...Well first off though Harrison was quite good in the overblown pageant that is Cleopatra he's more of a supporting actor so out he goes. <br /><br />Lilies of the Field annoyed more than it charmed me and while I didn't think Poitier was bad he shouldn't have won for it, he's been better elsewhere. <br /><br />The Academy was so in love with Tom Jones this year nominating it right, left and center for anything at all, it's three Supporting Actress nominations are silly stupid, that I'm rather shocked that Finney didn't win. He does carry the film effortless and is very engaging and at one time I probably would have nominated him but he'd come in about sixth for me now. <br /><br />So that leaves Newman and Harris neither of whom played people that you'd want to spend much time around but do so beautifully. I lean more towards Newman but wouldn't have been upset if either had taken the top prize of the nominees. <br /><br />But out of the entirety of available work for the year my choice would be Dirk Bogarde who is amazing in The Servant. <br /><br />Even though he's my choice there was much left out that could have taken three of the spots. I didn't care too much for The Leopard but thought Lancaster was dynamite in it. Then there's Tom Courtenay in Billy Liar, James Fox in The Servant, Dean Martin was very good in Toys in the Attic but he takes a back seat to Geraldine Page and Wendy Hiller and Sellers who is just comic gold in Pink Panther. <br /><br />There are two from this year that I've heard praised to the skies but that are still gaps in my viewing Maurice Ronet in The Fire Within and Toshiro Mifune in High and Low.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com