1986 Best Actress

[RobertPius]

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I realize Marlee Matlin was a pioneering win but I still would have loved to see Sigourney Weaver have taken it. What a gonzo gung ho performance. And the physicality she conveyed. I once passed her on the street and she was just a thin normal looking woman not the powerhouse she managed to look like in the film.

I also love Jane Fonda in The Morning After.

My preferences:

Weaver
Fonda
Spacek
Matlin
Turner

voting ranking was probably

Matlin
Turner
Weaver
Spacek
Fonda

Opinions?

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 61 Posts: 6684 View Predictions]

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Matlin was for the novelty. Hollywood being completely unwilling to accommodate disabled performers into superstardom had no hesitation making her an Oscar night Cinderella.

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[Army Of Me Joined: Jan 11th, 2012 Topics: 1 Posts: 220 View Predictions]

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1. Weaver
2. Turner
3. Spacek
4. Matlin
5. Fonda

Honorable Mentions:
Anne Bancroft for ‘night, Mother
Melanie Griffith, Something Wild
Bette Midler, Down and Out in Beverly Hills (maybe supporting)
Chloe Webb, Sid and Nancy

Weaver’s role as Ellen Ripley is iconic and should have been rewarded with this win. Sadly, the nomination for her “action” film was her reward. She was never going to win over something as baity as Matlin. Turner was coming off a hot streak and two back-to-back Globes but I suspect her film was not strong enough to secure the win. Spacek was absolutely hysterical but she wasn’t winning a second for this particular film. Matlin was serviceable but I’ve never been a huge fan of this particular film. Fonda was lucky to have been nominated for such an uneven film.

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[RobertPius Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 262 Posts: 1837 View Predictions]

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Army Of Me wrote:

1. Weaver
2. Turner
3. Spacek
4. Matlin
5. Fonda

Honorable Mentions:
Anne Bancroft for ‘night, Mother
Melanie Griffith, Something Wild
Bette Midler, Down and Out in Beverly Hills (maybe supporting)
Chloe Webb, Sid and Nancy

Weaver’s role as Ellen Ripley is iconic and should have been rewarded with this win. Sadly, the nomination for her “action” film was her reward. She was never going to win over something as baity as Matlin. Turner was coming off a hot streak and two back-to-back Globes but I suspect her film was not strong enough to secure the win. Spacek was absolutely hysterical but she wasn’t winning a second for this particular film. Matlin was serviceable but I’ve never been a huge fan of this particular film. Fonda was lucky to have been nominated for such an uneven film.

Those are some good runners-up you listed. Melanie Griffith is excellent in Something Wild as are Jeff Daniels and Ray Liotta. The whole film is great. Demme was a master.

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[karls Joined: Oct 8th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 166 View Predictions]

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Sigourney Waever- Aliens

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[Milk Money Joined: Oct 2nd, 2013 Topics: 0 Posts: 698 View Predictions]

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Weaver hands down, but I often wonder what would have happed had The Color Purple been released this year?

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[Karofsky Joined: Mar 25th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 12617 View Predictions]

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Sigourney Weaver

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[Sam_Malone]

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I am not sure whether Matlin was considered the frontrunner or just a likely upset to Turner. After two golden globe wins and being quite popular with the public, people thought it was now time to give Turner her dues. It obviously didn’t happen. I always thought that Turner was more popular with the critics, the public than with her peers. It is too bad, she is brilliant in Peggy Sue and would have made a great winner. Not sure what to think of Matlin – for a woman with no speaking part, she was incredibly overacting.

I liked Weaver very much and I think her nomination was deserved; in fact, I also nominate her for the 1st and 3rd installment of Alien. But as others have pointed out, her nomination was the reward; nobody expected her to win the award.

Spacek I like, but the movie is very uneven and I am not sure whether she was the best actress from her film; her role was certainly the most flashy one. You won’t believe it, a win was considered not unlikely as she won the GG and the movie seemed to have been popular (they nominated Tess Harper for crying out loud), in retrospect this seems cringle-worthy.

Jane Fonda’s performance was very popular with critics and it was no surprise she got nominated. She was no contender for the win as the academy is very peculiar when it comes to a third trophy. They hand out two oscars with ease, but seem to be reluctant when it comes to the third one. Add to this, the genre of her movie and they had enough reason not to vote for her.

In my line-up you’ll find Turner and Weaver (1st and 2nd, respectively), then Anne Bancroft for night, Mother, Barbara Sukowa for Rosa Luxemberg and Dorothée Berryman for The Decline of the American Empire.

*Edit*: I like the mention of Bette Midler here, though her performance in Down and Out is probably my least favorite from her productive collaboration with Touchstone. I detest Chloe Webb in Sid & Nancy as much as everybody else love her; not my kind of performance. I must re-visit Something Wild; it has been a while.

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[vlaxym Joined: Dec 29th, 2011 Topics: 19 Posts: 294 View Predictions]

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Of the nominees Weaver, but real best acstress of 1986 is Melanie Griffith for Something Wild. Brilliant film and her performance.

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[ArtIsntEasy Joined: Dec 17th, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 1123 View Predictions]

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This definitely should’ve been Weaver’s Oscar and I would’ve been fine with Turner winning too.

Other than that, I would’ve loved to have seen Bancroft, Griffith, and Chloe Webb…oh and Spacek was more worthy for ‘NIGHT MOTHER than CRIMES.

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[arodfan Joined: Mar 25th, 2020 Topics: 6 Posts: 535 View Predictions]

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Sam_Malone wrote:

Jane Fonda’s performance was very popular with critics and it was no surprise she got nominated.

Yeah. So popular they didn’t give her any of their awards. So unsurprising that the Globes and BAFTAs left her off their lists.

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[RobertPius Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 262 Posts: 1837 View Predictions]

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I also like Farrah Fawcett in Extremeties from this year. It would have been cool to see her progress from Charlie’s Angels to an Oscar nominee.

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[Sam_Malone Joined: Aug 22nd, 2018 Topics: 2 Posts: 203 View Predictions]

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arodfan wrote:

Yeah. So popular they didn’t give her any of their awards. So unsurprising that the Globes and BAFTAs left her off their lists.

You could read the reviews she got; just an idea.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3820 View Predictions]

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Farrah Fawcett was so deserving of a nomination for Extremeties.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3820 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

I also like Farrah Fawcett in Extremeties from this year. It would have been cool to see her progress from Charlie’s Angels to an Oscar nominee.

Her film and TV performances during the 80s were truly remarkable.

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