A new review: https://deadline.com/video/the-wife-review-glenn-close-christian-slater-jonathan-pryce/

How come Sidney Poitier was snubbed for both In the Heat of the Night & Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in 1967? I guess he is more supporting in the latter, but still…

Bancroft in 1985 was category fraud, Jane Fonda was the actual lead…

Is The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) any good?

I think Sophie’s Choice is kind of a bad movie but of course Meryl’s performance is the gold standard nonetheless.

I read several comments here that A Man for All Seasons is among the worst best picture winners so would that qualify here?

How did Glenda Jackson win anyway? There were two other past winners and two relative newcomers. She was good in A Touch of Class but not really an inspired win in my opinion.

I don’t think this is a really good example, 2001 and 2002 were more competitive in best picture in my opinion.

Ah, another huge fraud in the works then, I always said Nicole Kidman/Julianne Moore from The Hours is the worst of them all.

I thought she was just trying to channel Blanchett there… Not really impressed by the trailer but then again I always thought this one is being overrated in awards predictions here.

Counted the votes:

1. Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple
2. Bette Davis – All About Eve
2. Meryl Streep – Doubt
4. Glenn Close – Dangerous Liaisons
4. Ellen Burstyn – Requiem of a Dream
4. Viola Davis – The Help
4. Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl

Does the delay mean anything?

Not long before his downfall, Weinstein talked about this over at Deadline. I think the “dressed up as a boy” theme also helped her win.

From the previously mentioned years I like 1978, 1988 and 2001 the most, plus 2008 was notable as well. Haven’t seen Tom and Viv but I also like the 1994 lineup.

Interesting. Which one is your favourite performance of hers?

Wasn’t Winslet getting nominated as lead for The Reader a result of the Academy not buying into category fraud? It was fraud only to have her nominated for two movies, basically the same as Julianne Moore in 2002 but either the Academy disliked Revolutionary Road that much, either they wanted to avoid negative press about Winslet going supporting.

Guess I agree with this, RR is so much better than The Reader plus her performance is light years ahead. Not to mention the ridiculous category-fraud everywhere else.

As for Hunter, that performance towers over most, if not all the lead actresses who have won since then!

Emma Thompson for Carrington & Sense and Sensibility

Cannot see Vanessa Redgrave in this kinda role at all.

Huh? I don’t get it.

Anthony Hopkins for The Remains of the Day & Shadowlands (1993)