Best Actress Talk: Past Winners, Nominees, and Snubs

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I was shocked that there wasn’t a thread for the most talked category in award show history (at least on the internet). I think this could be a great place to discuss past winners, nominees, and snubs. This can be a fun place to post our random/unpopular opinions on Best Actress. I will start.

Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, and Ellen Burstyn were all worthy of winning 3 BA Oscars.

Last year’s winner should have been Scarlett Johansson when it comes to the nominees. Hilary Swank deserved both Oscars.

Pam Grier was the best in 1997.

Here is a link to the YouTube channel Be Kind Rewind. She does great journalism work in mostly discussing the Best Actress category.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNiolZNLiJplmCCzqk9-czQ

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[Kelvin Joined: Mar 10th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 461 View Predictions]

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judy holliday deserved her win (and is one of the best best actress winners). she was LEAGUES ahead of bette davis and gloria swanson.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3812 View Predictions]

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Kelvin wrote:

judy holliday deserved her win (and is one of the best best actress winners). she was LEAGUES ahead of bette davis and gloria swanson.

Do you think there was a split in the voting, or do you think Judy was going to win regardless?

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16534 View Predictions]

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ENGLAND wrote:

Last year’s winner should have been Scarlett Johansson and was Reneé Zellweger when it comes to the nominees.

Correct.

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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[Monty Joined: Jan 21st, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 394 View Predictions]

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ENGLAND wrote:

I was shocked that there wasn’t a thread for the most talked category in award show history (at least on the internet). I think this could be a great place to discuss past winners, nominees, and snubs. This can be a fun place to post our random/unpopular opinions on Best Actress. I will start.

Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, and Ellen Burstyn were all worthy of winning 3 BA Oscars.

Last year’s winner should have been Scarlett Johansson when it comes to the nominees. Hilary Swank deserved both Oscars.

Pam Grier was the best in 1997.

Here is a link to the YouTube channel Be Kind Rewind. She does great journalism work in mostly discussing the Best Actress category.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNiolZNLiJplmCCzqk9-czQ

I am interested to know which 3 performance you are referring to conerning those 4 ladies. For me, it would be
Meryl Streep: Sophie’s Choice, A Cry In The Dark, The Bridges of Madison County
Katharine Hepburn: Alice Adams, Philadelphia Story and The Lion In Winter
Ingrid Bergman: Gaslight, Anastasia, Autumn Sonata
Ellen Burstyn: The Exorcist, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Requiem for A Dream

Hilary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry is one of the best win ever in this category.

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[Jazzy Joined: Dec 3rd, 2018 Topics: 3 Posts: 923 View Predictions]

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I would’ve given Meryl a third Oscar for Out of Africa (she totally carried the film on her shoulders) but Geraldine Page was fantastic and nuanced in The Trip to Bountiful. I don’t see Page’s Oscar as a “career Oscar” at all. That was a masterclass from a veteran actress. So she deserved her win.

Hilary Swank rightfully won for two groundbreaking female roles: playing a transman and a female boxer.

Jodie Foster did not deserve either of her wins, but Sally Field did deserve both her wins.

 

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16534 View Predictions]

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Nicole Kidman’s Oscar should have been for To Die For not The Hours.

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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[Kelvin Joined: Mar 10th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 461 View Predictions]

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ENGLAND wrote:

Do you think there was a split in the voting, or do you think Judy was going to win regardless?

i think judy would have won against nearly everybody, she had 3 globes nom that year (including 2 for the same role!!) she just had a lot of support imo

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4072 View Predictions]

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Jane Fonda really should have bagged the award for They Shoot Horses Don’t They. She was just terrific

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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[Wanda Joined: Feb 16th, 2019 Topics: 41 Posts: 3479 View Predictions]

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Just taking a look at the nominees, Meryl deserved three Oscars but not for the performances she won for. She should have won for Silkwood, The Bridges of Madison County and Adaptation.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3812 View Predictions]

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@Monty

I pretty much agree with all your choices.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3812 View Predictions]

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Based on the nominees, here are my 2010’s winners…

2010: Nicole Kidman (The Rabbit Hole)
2011: Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
2012: Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
2013: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
2014: Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
2015: Brie Larson (Room)
2016: Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
2017: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
2018: Olivia Colman (The Favorite)
2019: Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4072 View Predictions]

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My top 10 winners, having watched 55 of the performances

1. Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice
2. Vivien Leigh – A Streetcar Named Desire
3. Jane Fonda – Klute
4. Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
5.  Elizabeth Taylor – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
6. Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
7. Faye Dunaway – Network
8. Katharine Hepburn – The Lion In Winter
9. Kathy Bates – Misery
10. Olivia Colman – The Favourite

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 123 Posts: 3812 View Predictions]

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Kathy Bates should have two wins. Misery and Dolores Claiborne

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16534 View Predictions]

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ENGLAND wrote:

Based on the nominees, here are my 2010’s winners… 2010: Nicole Kidman (The Rabbit Hole) 2011: Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) 2012: Emmanuelle Riva (Amour) 2013: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) 2014: Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) 2015: Brie Larson (Room) 2016: Isabelle Huppert (Elle) 2017: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) 2018: Olivia Colman (The Favorite) 2019: Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)

For me.

2010: Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
2011: Viola Davis (The Help)
2012: Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
2013: Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
2014: Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
2015: Cate Blanchett (Carol)
2016: Natalie Portman (Jackie)
2016: Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
2017: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
2018: Olivia Colman (The FavoUrite)
2019: Reneé Zellweger (Judy)

Edit: In terms of the performances I’ve seen so far in 2020 my favourite is Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman.

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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