Top 10 Acting Oscar Wins of the 1970s

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  • What are the top 10 acting Oscar wins awarded between 1970 and 1979? Here is my ranking! #oscars #academyawards #topten #bestactor #bestactress #brianrowevideo
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  • @fanorama1
    @fanorama1 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The 1970s were an amazing time for movies and acting. So many memorable performances.

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  • @Jared_Wignall
    @Jared_Wignall ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Jack Nicholson’s performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is his best performance imo. He was at his best and just truly incredible.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed!!

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  • @italovg
    @italovg ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Network is my favorite film of all time, so it´s so great to see the three winning performances on this list. Such a great decade indeed.

    • @bbcbbc1717
      @bbcbbc1717 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same, network and cuckoos nest are my top films - love 70s movies.

    • @bryanalstoncoxing
      @bryanalstoncoxing ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep! A pitch perfect film with some of the best acting and writing I’ve ever seen

    • @josephjasem7926
      @josephjasem7926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is also one of my favorite films ever, but I can’t find myself strong enough to watch it because it leaves me exhausted and depressed.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yay, I’m so glad!! It’s one of my favorites too!

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  • @LoDy1996
    @LoDy1996 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    i.. never realized Cloris was an Oscar winner!! i'm so used to know her as a TV/comedy actress!

    • @raymondtitano3819
      @raymondtitano3819 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know that feeling every few years when I'm reminded that Vicki Lawrence recorded a #1 single.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She’s amazing in Last Picture Show!

  • @raymondtitano3819
    @raymondtitano3819 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Probably an unpopular opinion but here goes - After re-watching Cuckoo's Nest a couple years ago, I didn't find Nurse Ratched to be a completely evil villain. She wasn't a sympathetic character, but much of her behavior and attitude were defense mechanisms for working day in day out with her wards.

    • @bafbaas1210
      @bafbaas1210 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always thought that too, like she is brought up in a society that still judges mental patient very harshly and her treatment is very clearly a defence mechanism but there is also clearly a part of her that is just a narcissism loving the control.

    • @timseemann5142
      @timseemann5142 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The main thing that makes her so evil is just how cold she is, she acts like she does no evil but she constantly makes her patients feel bad about themselves and keeps them below her, she definitely isn’t over the top evil like many, but her realism and coldness is what makes her one of the greatest villains of all time

    • @richardevans9003
      @richardevans9003 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I've felt the same way about Mary Tyler Moore in "Ordinary People". She's been "trained" to behave a certain way and cannot allow other people to get in the way of her self control and reserve

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good point! Thanks for watching!

    • @theprinceoftides6836
      @theprinceoftides6836 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactamundo. So true. I thought she was hot as well. RIP Louise.

  • @juandavidgomezcaycedo7899
    @juandavidgomezcaycedo7899 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1. Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cucko´s Nest
    2. Jane Fonda, Klute
    3. Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
    4. Marlon Brando, The Godfather
    5. Faye Dunaway, Network
    6. Peter Finch, Network
    7. Liza Minnelli, Cabaret
    8. Robert DeNiro, The Godfather Part II
    9. Cloris Leachman, The Last Picture Show
    10. Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cucko´s Nest
    Deservers:
    1. Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under the Influence (Best Actress, 1974)
    2. Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon and Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cucko´s Nest (Best Actor, 1975)
    3. Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver (Best Actor, 1976)
    4. Gena Rowlands, Opening Night (Best Actress, 1977)
    5. Jane Fonda, Klute (Best Actress, 1971)
    6. Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata (Best Actress, 1978)
    7. Klus Kinski, The Wrath of God (Best Actor, 1972)
    8. Malcom McDowell, A Clockwork Orange (Best Actor, 1971)
    9. Liv Ullmann, Face to Face (Best Actress, 1976)
    10. Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter (Best Supporting Actor, 1978)
    Runners-up:
    11. Faye Dunaway, Chinatown (Best Supporting Actress, 1974)
    12. Hannah Schygulla, The Marriage of Maria Brown (Best Actress, 1979)
    13. Marlon Brando, The Godfather (Best Supporting Actor, 1972)
    14. Cloris Leachman, (Best Supporting Actress , 1971)
    15. Sissy Spacek, Three Women (Best Supporting Actress, 1977)

  • @RichYouTube
    @RichYouTube ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love that Network features so many times on this list

  • @fanorama1
    @fanorama1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The entire cast of The Last Picture Show was Oscar-worthy. And Ben and Cloris both won for basically one scene.

  • @ahnmensch3115
    @ahnmensch3115 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great decade for acting!

  • @siracenola8826
    @siracenola8826 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great Video!!!!
    RIP to the sublime Ms. Louise Fletcher! ❤️🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @poett8875
    @poett8875 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Another really great list. Maybe for one of your upcoming lists you could do “Best Oscar nominated performances that didn’t win” (I hope you don’t mind my suggestions)
    My List (2010’s)
    1. Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
    2. Margot Robbie (I,Tonya)
    3. Denzel Washington (Fences)
    4. Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
    5. Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
    6. Michael Keaton (Birdman)
    7. Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
    8. Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out)
    9. Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
    10. Emma Stone (Birdman)
    (Honorable mentions)
    Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water)
    Judi Dench (Philomena)
    Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
    Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
    Bruce Dern (Nebraska)

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love that idea!

    • @reinebautistamercado4286
      @reinebautistamercado4286 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth not being there says a lot about your taste. Lol

    • @poett8875
      @poett8875 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@reinebautistamercado4286 you not being able to see that I only put performances from the 2010’s says a lot about your reading comprehension skills. Elizabeth was in the 90’s dumbass😂😂

    • @reinebautistamercado4286
      @reinebautistamercado4286 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@poett8875 That reply says a lot about your emotional intelligence. Insecurities haunt you, huh? Lol.
      And you clearly edited that comment. It's very easy to see, you know. TH-cam marks it as 'edited'. Lol. Anyway, I pity you for not recognising the talent that is Cate Blanchett. Bye!

  • @jhhone
    @jhhone ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Leachman told Bagdanovich she wanted to do another take she felt she could do better. He told her she couldn't do any better he said she would win an Oscar and sure enough she did!

  • @bliss66
    @bliss66 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video! So many great performances to choose from. Well done!

  • @paulvoorhies8821
    @paulvoorhies8821 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m afraid I can’t get behind Burstyn for the Alice win, because….Gena Rowlands. I think her performance in A Woman Under The Influence was one of the Top 5 of the decade. Just breathtaking work! I suspect Ellen won because of her largesse and nomination for The Exorcist the year prior. I love Burstyn, though, and would have given it to her for Requiem For A Dream.

  • @alisdairmckenzie
    @alisdairmckenzie ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a great video. This one doesn't just show some great performances but contains such iconic ones as well. Thank you for including Cloris's win, so well deserved, such an awesome and heartbreaking performance. Love love Cloris. Would've been great if De Niro had won for Taxi Driver too...talk about great and iconic as well.

  • @cam21333
    @cam21333 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great list, I thought Liza would be number 1, but Nicholson is an equally great choice! Also, love the editing in these videos.

  • @monicamerle1417
    @monicamerle1417 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When people ask me who's your favorite actor I say Tom Hanks, which is true, only because I think of who is my favorite actor not retired. My favorite actor of all time is Jack Nicholson..perhaps I should start asking people to be more specific 😁. Now Jack wasn't nominated or didn't win for roles he should have, but this first win was the most deserving out of the 3 he won

  • @jhhone
    @jhhone ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ellen Burstyn commented at the time of the defenency of female roles in cinema that a supporting role wins for lead actress in regard to Fletcher's win. I believe Burstyn said it to Variety or Hollywood Reporter.

  • @ChrolliForever
    @ChrolliForever ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great List, but I was a little bit suprised not to see DeNiro in Deer Hunter or Taxi driver included. Also Gena rowlands and al pacino (godfather and especially Dog day afternoon), BUT I love that you included all 3 network acting wins. I think all were very deserved, especially beatrice straight.

    • @joem5909
      @joem5909 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Best wins, not nominations.

  • @jeffreytaddeo6245
    @jeffreytaddeo6245 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Brian!

  • @lanalou77
    @lanalou77 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg! The 70s! What a decade for great movies! ❤️

  • @kdavies3105
    @kdavies3105 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would have definitely had Christopher Walken in my top 10, his role as Nick in The Deer Hunter is sublime, heartbreaking & educated me on how a performance could be both enjoyable & not enjoyable at the same time.
    It's a movie not so much about war, but the aftermath of war & friendship & Walken's performance displays this perfectly.

  • @telaxonu
    @telaxonu ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Would love to hear ur thoughts about this: There are actors who didnt win an oscar because it’s too soon since their last win, despite giving another (if not better) Oscar-worthy performance. Im thinking Jodie Foster in Nell, Tom Hanks in Cast Away, Denzel in Malcolm X, etc

  • @gabrielcastaneda9700
    @gabrielcastaneda9700 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My top 2 of the 70’s are
    Liza Minnelli
    And
    Fay dunaway
    For lead actress
    Actor
    Peter finch
    Marlon Brando
    Also RIP Louise fletcher

  • @kenanderson9673
    @kenanderson9673 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I know it’s not a popular choice but Maggie Smith in California Suite is a performance I can watch over and over again. I’m also biased.

  • @Tacho99
    @Tacho99 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My list:
    1. Jack Nicholson in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
    2. Louise Fletcher in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
    3. Marlon Brando in "The Godfather"
    4. Robert de Niro in "The Godfather: Part II"
    5. Maggie Smith in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"
    6. Faye Dunaway in "Network"
    7. Richard Dreyfuss in "The Goodbye Girl"
    8. Cloris Leachman in "The Last Picture Show"
    9. Tatum O'Neal in "Paper Moon"
    10. Jane Fonda in "Coming Home"
    HM. Christopher Walken in "The Deer Hunter"
    HM. Liza Minelli in "Cabaret"
    HM. Art Carney in "Harry and Tonto"
    HM. Jon Voight in "Coming Home"
    HM. Gene Hackman in "The French Connection"

  • @Jimmersaunt
    @Jimmersaunt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    By the way I was pleased to see Brad Dourif was nominated for playing Billy Bibbit in Cuckoo’s Nest-his performance was outstanding especially for a first time performance!

  • @josephjasem7926
    @josephjasem7926 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh how I miss Jack’s screen presence and charisma😢. I just want one more new performance from Nicholson.

  • @dantedion9307
    @dantedion9307 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glenda Jackson in Women in Love. Love her, director Ken Russell and writer Larry Kramer!

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great performance!

    • @morriscaudill9744
      @morriscaudill9744 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glenda's was the best Oscar winning best actress performance of the decade!

  • @blaz5210
    @blaz5210 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great list again, pretty much agree with the names and the placements. I would perhaps replace the honourable mentions for Tatum and Beatrice (i love this performance, wish she had one or two more scenes though to include here on this list). I'd replace them with both spouses Kramer - though i know you consider those as 1980 wins). I also have to say i still have not seen any of the Glenda Jackson's wins... looking forward to your 1960s list :))))

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

    • @michaelverbakel7632
      @michaelverbakel7632 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have seen Glenda Jackson's both Oscar winning performances for Women in Love and A Touch of Class, maybe just once or twice each film. In my opinion she did not deserve either one.

  • @zacharyantle7940
    @zacharyantle7940 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @Ahn Mensch great decade for movies in general! I really miss the era of director driven movies about personal character based stories, but that’s also an era where audiences had an appetite for stuff like that and studie heads knew that’s what made money, and I hope we see a time like that again someday…

  • @gstone8255
    @gstone8255 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yayy another Network 😄❗️👏

  • @bilaalbadurdeen2733
    @bilaalbadurdeen2733 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Meryl Streep in Kramer vs Kramer 🔥💯

  • @frankmorelli9366
    @frankmorelli9366 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great job as always. I’m amazed George C. Scott didn’t make the cut. I thought he was amazing! Granted, there are many of these performances you mentioned I have not seen yet, but here’s my list currently:
    1. Marlon Brando-The Godfather
    2. Robert De Niro-The Godfather Part II
    3. George C. Scott-Patton
    4. Jack Nicholson-One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
    5. Louise Fletcher-One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
    6. Diane Keaton-Annie Hall
    7. Richard Dreyfuss-The Goodbye Girl
    8. Sally Field-Norma Rae
    9. Faye Dunaway-Network
    10. Christopher Walken-The Deer Hunter
    HM: Peter Finch-Network, Gene Hackman-The French Connection, Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep-Kramer vs. Kramer

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว

      Good picks!

    • @GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc
      @GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      George C. Scott refused his Oscar for Best Actor from the movie, Patton. He compared the Oscars to a meat parade.

    • @frankmorelli9366
      @frankmorelli9366 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc Yeah, I know he didn’t care about them at all. He still won though. So, I was surprised he wasn’t here.

  • @luisvaldes1568
    @luisvaldes1568 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dunaway was hot in the 70's. Also in a lot of good movies.

    • @harty4653
      @harty4653 ปีที่แล้ว

      She was incredible

  • @paulsuchy6210
    @paulsuchy6210 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good choices. Thanks for including Cloris Leachman in your top 10; that performance will stay with me always. Question: have you sped up the clips because you want to tighten your running time, or is there another reason?

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can only show a few seconds before getting a copyright strike. Thanks for watching!

  • @joshuabell7761
    @joshuabell7761 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this. Have you ever considered doing other categories? I know that there are only ten winners in each category per decade. But what if you did the best nominees in the directing, writing, picture, editing etc. categories per ten years regardless of whether or not they actually won?

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, I’m going to do two more top tens about actors, then I’ll dive into other categories!

  • @bryanalstoncoxing
    @bryanalstoncoxing ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Faye Dunaway in Network is my favorite of that decade

    • @slc2466
      @slc2466 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hard to see anyone else making the role work the way Faye did- I love how she finds moments to instill humor in the character, and how she is completely present/in-the-moment during each scene.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว

      Love that performance!!

  • @bondisteve
    @bondisteve ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great list. Love the love for the Network performances. What a decade!

  • @andreiiliepopescu6393
    @andreiiliepopescu6393 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    40 people did not win the 40 trophies, because some people won the Oscar twice in the 1970s: Jane Fonda, Glenda Jackson, Jason Robards. And there were not ties in a category. But "around 40 people won" does not have the same ring to it, I guess.

    • @slc2466
      @slc2466 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good call- can't think of anyone outside of the three you mention (Maggie Smith comes closest, as she technically won two during the 1970's, but of course the first one is for 1969 work awarded in 1970), so I'm guessing it's 37 for the decade.

  • @niccage6375
    @niccage6375 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If he did win, I would've put Alex Guinness from star wars in the top 5

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว

      That would’ve been awesome! Thanks for watching!

  • @orpheus9037
    @orpheus9037 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly, I don't think much can compare with the seventies in terms of the impact of the films, the actors, the directors - it is a watershed period for American films, if not an embarrassment of riches: Cabaret, Network, The Godfather I & II, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, Dog Day Afternoon, Star Wars - these (as well as others) are all landmark films that set high water marks in their respective genres, if not templates for the industry that have yet to be bettered. In terms of sheer cultural influence, the gravitational pull of the films from the 70s remains undiminished, as relevant today as when they first appeared. We really can't that about any other decade. Sure, there are great films in every decade, but the seventies served 'em up on a platter. Utterly amazing!

  • @Kevin-rg3yc
    @Kevin-rg3yc ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love Lisa in cabaret I would’ve to see cicely Tyson to win for sounder but in todays landscape she would’ve probably nominated/won in the supporting actress category otherwise Liza deserved her Oscar her performance in cabaret is one of the greatest Hollywood musical performances of all time

  • @marcor7044
    @marcor7044 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RIP Louise Fletcher

  • @jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719
    @jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jack Nicholson knew, the year before, the he had that trophy in the bag for Cuckoo's nest. He even said so the Oscar night 1 year prior. He steam rolled!!

  • @BFA100
    @BFA100 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Top Ten Acting Oscar Winners of the 1970's from 1970-1979
    1. Marlon Brando (The Godfather)
    2. Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
    3. Liza Minnelli (Cabaret)
    4. George C. Scott (Patton)
    5. Faye Dunaway (Network)
    6. Jane Fonda (Klute)
    7. Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II)
    8. Sally Field (Norma Rae)
    9. Peter Finch (Network)
    10. Cloris Leachman (The Last Picture Show)
    My Top Five Honorable Mentions
    1. Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
    2. Tatum O'Neal (Paper Moon)
    3. Gene Hackman (The French Connection)
    4. Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter)
    5. Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore)

  • @davidao2551
    @davidao2551 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I couldn't believe I was seeing Marlon Brando in The Godfather land at #4!!! I swore he was gonna be #1 as always
    I can't believe Ellen Burstyn isn't here either!!!

  • @keithbrown8490
    @keithbrown8490 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1971'a winner GEORGE C. SCOTT in 1970's PATTON did not even get a mention !!! He should have been top three at least !!!!

  • @RobertBurns71405
    @RobertBurns71405 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great list, I would have had Joel Grey at Number 1

  • @robfuzz
    @robfuzz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All choices that are hard to argue with but one is sorely missing and that's Sally Field for Norma Rae. Naturalistic, non-showy and so raw.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She won in 1980, so she’s in my ‘80s video 😀

  • @keshavchunylall3867
    @keshavchunylall3867 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Agree!

  • @giovannyespinoza6013
    @giovannyespinoza6013 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My list (leading categories)
    1. Marlon Brandon for The Godfather
    2. Liza Minelli for Cabaret
    3. Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
    4. Jane Fonda for Klute
    5. Louise Fletcher for One Flew Over the Cuckos Nest
    6. Sally Field for Norma Rae
    7. Faye Dunaway for Network
    8. Peter Finch for Network
    9. Diane Keaton for Annie Hall
    10. Dustin Hoffman for Kramer vs. Kramer
    Supporting categories:
    1. Cloris Leachman for The Last Picture
    2. Maggie Smith for California Suite
    3. Christopher Walken for The Deer Hunter
    4. Robert De Niro for The Godfather part II
    5. Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer
    6. Joel Grey for Cabaret
    7. Vanesa Redgrave for Julia
    8. Tatum O'Neall for Paper Moon

  • @harshwardhankakkar
    @harshwardhankakkar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great one Brian. However, I feel (in my opinion), the following should’ve been included:
    Helen Hayes for Airport
    Meryl Streep for Kramer V/s Kramer
    Glenda Jackson for A Touch of Class
    Vanessa Redgrave for Julia
    Job Voight for Coming Home

  • @joshuaroberts6937
    @joshuaroberts6937 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I would have loved to see Sally Field on this list for "Norma Rae."

  • @Jimmersaunt
    @Jimmersaunt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I lived through the 70’s and the only one of these I saw was One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest. Of course, I was only a child so I probably needed an adult’s permission and they were not at the top of my list for watching when I was old enough.

  • @juanpablogonzalezlacava
    @juanpablogonzalezlacava ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After watching network, I actually went to my window and scream I'm mad as hell and I won't talk it anymore

  • @paulvoorhies8821
    @paulvoorhies8821 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still can’t believe that Rocky beat Network. Really??

  • @frankthomas6842
    @frankthomas6842 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After watching 10-2 I was ready to accept Beatrice Straight as #1. Would have been more fitting than the also rans.

  • @BeckyLStoutWriter
    @BeckyLStoutWriter ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Would love to hear your thoughts about the apparent, shall we say, "trend" I've heard about where people win Oscars and then follow that up shortly thereafter with releasing the worst movie of their career. Yes, I know they probably have already made the movie before getting the award, but it does seem quite coincidental. Just wondering.

  • @timgriffin3368
    @timgriffin3368 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ms Fletcher was one rare breed in that she could have went supporting (these days would be easy) but she went lead as she Was lead, had not too many lines and Still won. Side note, her competition was weak, cough, like Bullock on her year.

  • @heathi51
    @heathi51 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what's going on with the pickford/percentage joke in nicholson's speech at the end there?

    • @martinsorenson1055
      @martinsorenson1055 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because she asked for a percentage of the movie's box office take. Before that, they just got a flat salary. Jack's movies made money and so he was getting a good chunk of that money plus his flat salary.

  • @garymeise673
    @garymeise673 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Milos Foreman, one flew over the cookoos nest, Woody Allen, Annie Hall, Francis Ford Coppola, The godfather movies, the writing of Paddy Chayefsky, Network. Literally does not get better than this in the history of Cinema. In these tremendous acting performances which were just unbelievable are a complete credit to these amazing directors and writers.

  • @juanraymondo6042
    @juanraymondo6042 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great list. but "Patton" ´s George C. scott should have been there somewhere.

  • @paulvoorhies8821
    @paulvoorhies8821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve actually never seen The Last Picture Show. 😮

  • @gnosis6656
    @gnosis6656 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dunaway in Network is great, but I’d be hesistant about calling it “a performance of a lifetime.” Performances in Chinatown, Bonnie and Clyde, Thomas Crown Affair, and even the over-the-top Mommie Dearest, make that claim too hard to make definitively.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True, she’s been great in other films, I just find her work in Network particularly special.

  • @tofansultani8472
    @tofansultani8472 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Al Pacino should have been in that list if only he would won for godfather… would he be in your list if he was the winner? Also I think Sly should have won for Rocky instead of Peter Finch.

  • @cooperwesley1536
    @cooperwesley1536 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have always had a love-hate relationship with Nicholson, but I do agree that he should be #1 on this list.
    My footnote, however, is that he's been playing that same character ever since. He's often very good, but I never get passed the fact that I'm watching Jack giving us yet another Jack.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว

      True, but he never did it better than in Cuckoo! Thanks for watching!

  • @BFA100
    @BFA100 ปีที่แล้ว

    The French Connection was a crime drama film and Klute was a mystery film.

  • @bigneon_glitter
    @bigneon_glitter ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jack Lemmon in _Save The Tiger_ makes my list. A complex tour de force. Same for Ellen Burstyn in _Alice._
    And Jill Clayburgh was robbed in '79.

  • @johnrandall9935
    @johnrandall9935 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sally Field for Norma Rae should be on this list. Three performances for Network in the top ten is excessive.

  • @tammylynnbeatricedoyle4500
    @tammylynnbeatricedoyle4500 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jack Jack Jack ❤

  • @poihpioakarp8845
    @poihpioakarp8845 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know how I never took note of the fact that Cloris Leachman is an Oscar winner 🤔

  • @andreiiliepopescu6393
    @andreiiliepopescu6393 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am amazed that Glenda Jackson did not make the list, as she won two best actress Oscars in the 1970s, just like Jane Fonda. It's probably because Glenda doesn't beat her own drum like Jane did.

    • @giovannyespinoza6013
      @giovannyespinoza6013 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my opinion her Oscar for A Touch of Class is so underserved. Ellen Burstyn should've won that year for The Exorcist

    • @andreiiliepopescu6393
      @andreiiliepopescu6393 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@giovannyespinoza6013 It could be. I wish someone did a video essay about that Oscar. (Wink, wink)
      It's possible Ellen Burstyn's role just got overshadowed by Linda Blair's turn as Regan.

    • @andreiiliepopescu6393
      @andreiiliepopescu6393 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@giovannyespinoza6013 Have you seen A Touch of Class? It is so very funny and so very 70s.

    • @ikurrinegartzia5487
      @ikurrinegartzia5487 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lerda

    • @martinsorenson1055
      @martinsorenson1055 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am a huge fan of Women in Love - I think it's a marvelous adaptation. However, I've never understood why Glenda Jackson won a Best Actress Oscar. She was good. But was she spectacular? I don't think so.

  • @xtradelite903
    @xtradelite903 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You left out Geraldine Page in 1978’s Woody Allen’s “Interiors”, nominated for the Oscar’s Best Actress. She did win the BAFTA Award, though.

  • @55hivealive3
    @55hivealive3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Poor Louise Fletcher, the original "Whoopi" curse. After oscar noms/wins was relegated to a series of subpar films

  • @Dennisanyone-
    @Dennisanyone- ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My 10. In no order of favorites lol just listing them. 1. Jane Fonda Klute 2. George C Scott 3. Beatrice Straight 4. Jack Nicholson 5. Sally Field 6. Meryl Streep 7. Diane Keaton 8. Glenda Jackson WIL 9. Maggie Smith CS 10. Robert DeNiro.

  • @kellie8468
    @kellie8468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not easy to rank them it could come in a different order because the performances are equally strong and memorable.
    1. Liza Minnelli Cabaret
    2. Joel Grey Cabaret
    3. Sally Field Norma Rae
    4. Cloris Leachman The Last Picture Show
    5. Peter Finch Network
    6. Jack Nicholson One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
    7. Jane Fonda Klute
    8. Robert DeNiro The Godfather part II
    9. Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
    10. Louise Fletcher One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
    Honorable mentions
    Beatrice Straight Network
    Faye Dunaway Network
    Meryl Streep Kramer vs Kramer
    Christopher Walken The Deer Hunter
    Ben Johnson One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว

      Lovely list, thank you!

    • @kellie8468
      @kellie8468 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok obviously I meant The Last Picture Show for Ben Johnson.🤣
      I found his performance particularly moving. He had an impact on them even if he couldn’t really change anything.

  • @MuleKickMo
    @MuleKickMo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jane Fonda Klute yes, this list is spot on Brian.

  • @WilAdams
    @WilAdams ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am sorry, but while I do agree that Miss Dunaway is a talented actress, her turn in Network was awarded simply because--like Bette Davis and other other actresses before her--it was a 'make up' award because she did not get the award years earlier for Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde. I am not claiming that Miss Dunaway did not do a great job in Network, she did, but Sissy Spacek nailed the role of Carrie White in her hit film Carrie of the same year. Sissy was by turns vulnerable and strong, showing a strong transformation from punching bag into a strong woman of purpose. What is more Sissy was so good in the role she actually took what was essentially a 'school shooter' by today's standards and making the audience forget at the end of the film that she was a mass murderer, and giving her the sympathy of the audience.

    • @TheAwardsContender
      @TheAwardsContender  ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed, I looooove Spacek in Carrie, that would’ve been an all-timer win!

    • @jadadams1
      @jadadams1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Diana Ross in Lafy Sings the Blues was pretty phenomenal for a first performance...bravo, I say.

    • @WilAdams
      @WilAdams ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jadadams1 I agree her performance was good, there was no way in 1972 that it was in the top five for females. While Liza won for the juggernaut film Cabaret the other nominees like Cicely Tyson (SOUNDER) and even Maggie Smith in her film that year put in better performances. I urge you to watch each of these films to judge that for yourself.

  • @paulvoorhies8821
    @paulvoorhies8821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I personally don’t think Fonda was that great in Klute.

    • @martinsorenson1055
      @martinsorenson1055 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She must have been doing something that was so subtle a handful of us couldn't see it.

  • @SoulKnightKing
    @SoulKnightKing ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Unpopular opinion. I re as lly think 1973 Oscar shoukda went to Cicely Tyson for Sounder instead of Liza Minelli. Tyson was such a legend. Beyond brilliant. Even Diana Ross seemed more deserving to Many people. So it's hard to put Minelli such a high rank for me if I knkw Tyson (imo) did better.

  • @HeelPower200
    @HeelPower200 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry but placing Annie Hall over Burstyn is flabbergasting. Its putting one of the weakest and most forgettable wins over one of the absolute greatest.

  • @JoaoPedroCanhenha
    @JoaoPedroCanhenha ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite performance of the 70s was that of Al Pacino in "The Godfather Part II". Other remarkable ones include:
    Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
    Jane Fonda in Klute
    Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (and Manhattan)
    Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man
    Nastassja Kinski in Tess
    Christopher Walken in Deer Hunter
    Sissy Spacek in Carrie (and Badlands)
    Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (and Serpico)
    Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H.
    Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence
    Gene Hackman in The French Connection
    Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (and Badlands)
    Sigourney Weaver in Alien
    Sally Field in Norma Rae
    Peter Finch in Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • @TheActuJosephMother
    @TheActuJosephMother ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She looks a lot like Toni corlette here 1:27

  • @gambasTV
    @gambasTV ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Liza Minelli GOAT

  • @khan.2705
    @khan.2705 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1st