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- Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:40 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actress 1956
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2916
Re: Best Actress 1956
I will not be afraid to admit that I voted for Nancy Kelly. I felt that this came down between her and Bergman and Bergman's performance, while, great, was essentially thirty minutes of her acting delirious and unknowing and the rest of the time was more whining. You might wonder why I'm not saying ...
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:34 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Supporting Actress 1988
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6634
Re: Best Supporting Actress 1988
I accidentally voted for McDormand, and I'm kicking myself for it now. Who I really meant to vote for was Michelle Pfeiffer. None of the other roles are extraordinary and most (i.e. Weaver) seem to fit the actress's own persona. As I'm hoping most of you know, virtuousness is one of the most difficu...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:59 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actor 1972
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4614
Re: Best Actor 1972
Marlon Brando gets ruled out of this because, clearly, his Oscar was a sentimental win (Oscar was soooo sentimental in the '70s and '80s) as a sort of welcome back award. This brings us to Paul Winfield. He brought a powerful performance but Caine, Olivier, and O'Toole far outshine him. This brings ...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:53 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actor 1952
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3580
Re: Best Actor 1952
I voted for Kirk Douglas for good reason. He is absolutely fantastic in that role whereas, in all its iconicness, I saw nothing special about Gary Cooper in 'High Noon.' José Ferrer was a throwaway vote. A nomination for a good actor at the time who gave a decent performance with nothing electric in...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:48 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actor 1956
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3353
Re: Best Actor 1956
I had to give this one to Olivier. His Richard III is iconic in the Shakespearean world. Yul Brynner's performance was nothing special. This is really a contest between Olivier and Douglas but I came away from Lust for Life feeling that Anthony Quinn stole the spotlight from Kirk Douglas while Olivi...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:36 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actor 1948
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3443
Re: Best Actor 1948
Without a doubt in my mind, this belongs to Sir Laurence Olivier. His Hamlet is different and entirely original from other versions we've seen on stage and film. His brilliance in directing choices such as keeping some of the monologues in his head as a voice-over and the way he dictates it with suc...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:32 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actor 1949
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2189
Re: Best Actor 1949
This was a tough pick for me but I went with Kirk Douglas in 'Champion.' Absolutely riveting. John Wayne's performance was good but not anywhere near deserving of an Oscar. Broderick Crawford was good but I don't feel his performance was worthy of the Academy Award. My personal list would be _______...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:24 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actor 1946
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3263
Re: Best Actor 1946
This belongs to James Stewart and that's coming from a Fredric March fan and a huge Sir Laurence fanboy. Whereas both Olivier and Stewart's performances in these films are iconic, Stewart's rises above as possibly the best (or second-best) of his career. My own personal list of nominees would be the...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:18 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actor 1944
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4087
Re: Best Actor 1944
I'll give this to Boyer hands-down from this list of nominees. My own personal list would be _______________________________ Humphrey Bogart - To Have and Have Not Charles Boyer - Gaslight Bing Crosby - Going My Way Cary Grant - Arsenic and Old Lace Fred MacMurray - Double Indemnity I'd give it to C...