Best Actress 1981

[Wanda Joined: Feb 16th, 2019 Topics: 36 Posts: 2958 View Predictions]

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How would you rank the nominees and what’s your personal lineup?

For me it’s:
1. Diane Keaton – Reds
2. Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City
3. Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond
4. Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh
5. Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant’s Woman

My personal line-up:

1. Isabelle Huppert – Lady of The Camelias
2. Jutta Lampe – Marianne and Juliane
3. Diane Keaton – Reds
4. Sissy Spacek – Raggedy Man
5. Jessica Lange – The Postman Always Rings Twice

Honorable mentions:

Isabelle Adjani – Quartet
Barbara Sukowa – Lola
Isabelle Adjani – Possession
Catherine Deneuve – Hotel America
Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond

I consider Sarandon as 1980 and Smith in Quartet as supporting. Otherwise both could have made it.

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[keithw Joined: Aug 17th, 2012 Topics: 37 Posts: 372 View Predictions]

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At the time I remember that I really wanted Marsha Mason to win for “Only When I Laugh”……now I’m not so sure after having recently seen that film as well as “Reds”, “Atlantic City” and “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” since the pandemic started. “On Golden Pond” is a great film that I’ve seen a few times.

My rankings now would be:
1. Katharine Hepburn
2. Marsha Mason
3. Diane Keaton
4. Meryl Street
5. Susan Sarandon

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[JayDF Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 36 Posts: 17688 View Predictions]

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For me it’s:
1. Diane Keaton – Reds
2. Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond
3. Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City
4. Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant’s Woman
5. Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh

My personal line-up:

1. Sissy Spacek, Raggedy Man
2. Diane Keaton, Reds
3. Judy Davis, Winter of Our Dreams
4. Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond
5. Bernadette Peters, Pennies From Heaven

I also have Sarandon in 1980, but in supporting.

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[Aunt Peg Joined: Dec 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 705 View Predictions]

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1. Susan Sarandon
2. Marsha Mason
3. Diane Keaton
4. Katharine Hepburn
5. Meryl Streep

My personal choices:

1. Sissy Spacek, Raggedy Man
2. Lisa Eichhorn, Cutter’s Way
3. Kate Nelligan, Eye of the Needle
4. Susan Anspach, Montengro or Pigs and Pearls
5. Marsha Mason, Only When I Laugh

**I have Susan Sarandon in Altantic City listed in 1980 selections. But if Atlantic City was a 1981 film she would be no. 1.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 98 Posts: 3273 View Predictions]

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Hepburn or Mason for the win.

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[ArtIsntEasy Joined: Dec 17th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 1017 View Predictions]

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Based on actual nominees:

#1-Sarandon
#2-Keaton
#3-Hepburn
#4-Streep
#5-Mason

My personal lineup:

Isabelle Adjani, Quartet
Isabelle Huppert, Lady of the Camelias
Diane Keaton, Reds
Bernadette Peters, Pennies From Heaven
Sissy Spacek, Raggedy Man

**Sarandon would’ve been a worthy winner in both 1980 and 1981. I, too, have her as my Supporting win in 1980.

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[Wanda Joined: Feb 16th, 2019 Topics: 36 Posts: 2958 View Predictions]

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JayDF wrote:

3. Judy Davis, Winter of Our Dreams
5. Bernadette Peters, Pennies From Heaven

Aunt Peg wrote:

2. Lisa Eichhorn, Cutter’s Way
3. Kate Nelligan, Eye of the Needle

Never heard of these. May take a look later.

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[RobertPius Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 258 Posts: 1745 View Predictions]

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Why do some people consider Atlantic City a 1980 release? It didn’t play in the US until 81 so that is what the Oscars go by.

I just watched it again when it was on TCM. I’d always wondered about Sarandon’s category placement (the story that she voted for herself in supporting etc.)

I think she is definitely a lead. It seemed to me she had almost as much or maybe even more screen time than Lancaster.

My ranking would be

Keaton
Hepburn
Mason
Sarandon
Streep

(and Faye Dunaway should have been a nominee.)

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[arodfan Joined: Mar 25th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 406 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

(and Faye Dunaway should have been a nominee.)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAyes.

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[Aunt Peg Joined: Dec 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 705 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

Why do some people consider Atlantic City a 1980 release? It didn’t play in the US until 81 so that is what the Oscars go by.

(and Faye Dunaway should have been a nominee.)

Some of us go by first commercial release date anywhere in the world, some people go by imdb date and no doubt there are other reasons people make their choices to determine their respective year placements. Though Atlantic City didn’t play in the US until 1981 it opened in France, West Germany, Canada & Italy in 1980.

Faye’s work in Mommie Dearest would have been a great choice too.

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[Aunt Peg Joined: Dec 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 705 View Predictions]

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Wanda wrote:

Never heard of these. May take a look later.

Re: Winter of Our Dreams, Pennies From Heaven, Cutter’s Way & Eye of the Needle.

All those titles are worthy tracking down. Winter of our Dreams & Cutter’s Way are two of the most bleakest films ever made. Pennies From Heaven though a musical is also rather bleak – great stuff.

Bernadette Peters won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her performance.

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[Milk Money Joined: Oct 2nd, 2013 Topics: 0 Posts: 564 View Predictions]

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Faye Dunaway should have been nominated at the very least. Hers is probably still the most talked about from that year.

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[A Single Tear Joined: Aug 14th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 64 View Predictions]

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Meryl Streep is one of the best actresses. I’d vote for her to win everything.

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[RobertPius Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 258 Posts: 1745 View Predictions]

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What category do people think Sarandon belonged in? Lead or supporting?

She famously voted for herself in supporting and was shocked she got a lead nomination. I assume she was campaigned in supporting if that is where she voted for herself.

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[arodfan Joined: Mar 25th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 406 View Predictions]

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1. Keaton

2. Sarandon

3. Hepburn

4. Streep

5. Mason

Keaton definitely deserved Oscar #2 here. She was spellbinding in Reds.  Sarandon is my personal #1 for supporting. Also, Bernadette Peters should’ve been here instead of Mason(who was in a terribly uneven film).

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