Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 _______...

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...

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...