Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1954

The Contenders:

Dorothy Dandridge: Carmen Jones
Grace Kelly: The Country Girl (winner)
Jane Wyman: Magnificent Obsession
Audrey Hepburn: Sabrina
Judy Garland: A Star is Born

Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1954

The Contenders:

The Caine Mutiny
The Country Girl (winner)
Rear Window
Sabrina
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1954

The Contenders:

George Seaton: The Country Girl
William A. Wellman: The High and the Mighty
Elia Kazan: On the Waterfront (winner)
Alfred Hitchcock: Rear Window
Billy Wilder: Sabrina

Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with Audrey Hepburn?

Film: Sabrina (1954)
Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen.

The 1954 Sabrina is one of those cases where I’m far more familiar with the remake than with the original. I’ve seen the 1995 version of Sabrina a couple of times, but have never seen the original until today. The remake is extremely accurate to the original, which says a lot for it. I like the remake quite a bit. It’s cute. Then again, the original has Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. It’s hard to compare anything to that cast.

On Long Island sits the estate of the Larrabee family. The Larrabees are a business family with dozens of interests. Father Oliver (Walter Hampden) and mother Maude (Nella Walker) are retired, leaving the business in the hands of elder son Linus (Humphrey Bogart). Linus is all business, letting up for nary a moment. All of his free time is thus taken up by his younger brother David (William Holden), a thrice-married playboy and polo player who has never done a serious day’s work in his life.