Naomi Watts should have definitely been nominated for 'Mulholland Drive,' the actual best performance of that year. In 2011, Kirsten Dunst gave the best performance of the year in 'Melancholia,' so should've been nominated. At least she got the Palme d'Or.
I’ll add another Kirsten Dunst performance. She should’ve been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Interview with the Vampire. It was a more impressive child performance than Anna Paquin’s in The Piano, and she won the year before.
Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz. It an outrage that she didn't receive a supporting actress nomination. That character stays with you throughout the film.
This will go back to as far as the very 1st Oscar for Renée Jeanne Falconetti's performance in The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). It's often cited as one of the finest ever and when I finally got a chance to see it then it became clear why. Can't believe it was from almost 100 years ago! So quiet, so nuanced even by today's standard - just her facial expressions and her eyes and that's it, everything felt so real it didn't even feel like that was an acting.
Admittedly I am not well versed on those early years. I looked up the film, and though the movie was panned in the States by Variety, it is, as you stated, now considered a classic. Thanks for an interesting mention!
It's definitely a polarizing one. I can understand why many feel negatively about it, but I think that has more to do with the film overall and its treatment of the actress.
1940. Rosalind Russell - his Girl friday 1943. Ida Lupino - The Hard Way 1944. Tallulah Bankhead - Lifeboat 1948. Joan Fontaine - Letter fron an Unknown Woman 1974. Liv Ullmann - Scenes from a Marriage 1975. Karen Black - The Day of the Locust 1977. Gena Rowlands - Opening Night 1980 - Judy Davis - My Brilliant Career 1994. Linda Fiorentino - The Last Seduction
Lupino was underrated, and Lifeboat was likely Tallulah's best film role. I thought Black would get nominated that year (she once claimed she missed by 5 votes, but without proof).
The only one, off the top of my head, that I would add is Debbie Reynolds for1952's Singin' in the Rain, which was over looked in probably up to 10 categories.
Reynolds hasn't been mentioned previously in any video, which is a shame, as she was so talented. She learned to dance for that film - alongside Kelly and O'Connor, no less!
@@oscarman42 Reynolds in "Mother" would've been a nice late-career comeback nomination as well, but at least as a presenter on the Oscars that year she got to make fun of missing out on a nod, and kind of stole the show IMO.
In 1974, Liv Ullmann gave a staggering performance in Ingmar Bergman’s “Scenes from a Marriage.” The Academy, however, overlooked it, probably because although the film had been released as a motion picture in the US, it was originally made in Sweden as a television mini-series.
I would like to suggest Jean Simmons, twice: "Young Bess" (1954) and "Elmer Gantry" (1961). Here in 2023, looking at these two performances (Princess Elizabeth in the former; Sister Sharon in the latter), I once again amazed by her riveting, finely-nuanced work in two very different roles.
I would add mentions to Nicole Kidman in To Die For, Jennifer Jason Leigh in Georgia, Jane Horrocks in Little Voice, Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin, Evan Rachel Wood in Thirteen and Amy Adams in Arrival.
I know this is out of left field, but I feel that Elizabeth Taylor's performance in "Giant" should have at least gotten a nomination. She played that part perfectly - and her character had to age 25 years as well. (and she was only 23 at the time).
I disagree with this and I believe she was miscast as shug. That role required much more charisma than taraji has. Shug is the desired by Celine and mister and every other man in town. Take a look at the original and you will get it. Or the source material for that matter
One performance I always thought should have been nominated is Anne Bancroft in Garbo Talks (1984). She was very funny and had a moving monologue toward the end.
If I may, a comment on Miss Dunaway and "Mommie Dearest": On the rare occasions that she spoke of the movie, she expressed regret over the harsh tone of her portrayal, and she pointed out that the truth of what happened between mother and daughter is known only to them and to God. That strikes me as a helpful thing to keep in mind when viewing biopics.
Three diverse choices here, personal favorites but one that I think can be substantiated: Deborah Kerr in "Black narcissus" (1947), Ava Gardner in "Night of the iguana" (1964), and Patty Duke in the little-remembered "Me, Natalie" (1969). (With regard to "Iguana," it's possible that Gardner and Deborah Kerr cancelled each other out, come nomination time.)
Of those mentioned, I think Kerr had the strongest chance. Duke was wonderful (as always) and she did win a Golden Globe, but somehow didn't make the cut.
@@oscarman42 I'm still going back and forth in my mind about Ava Gardner in "Night of the iguana": I believe she deserves a nomination, but her role might be better suited to the "Supporting actress" category (which would have put her in competition with Grayson Hall). However, at that time (1964), top-lined stars were apparently not considered for the "Supporting" categories.
@willyboy3581 I think Ava was a hip-swinging delight in this movie, and I wanted this woman to serve me a rum/coke, gratis. I also think Kerr primed-and-propered her way out of this one; the old dude babbled so much so he didn't have to listen to her! And didn't Richard Burton play the ex-debaucher to perfection- in the dictionary, under 'torn', is a pic of Father Shannon. SHANNON, SHANNON!! This was my father's favorite movie- I'm not sure what this says about him, even if it doesn't have to??
Gene Tierney three overlooked performances that should’ve gotten an Oscar nomination Laura (1944) the nomination would’ve probably been for best supporting actress, The Razors Edge (1946) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) best actress
@jgg59 I agree with you on the last one- 'The Ghost and Mrs.Muir' was a wonderful romance of the spirits, and Gene Tierney was superb! It was so sad, seeing her wait for the Captain to come back, and she died waiting for her true love- heartbreaking.
@oscarman42 She didn't stand a chance, for one reason- she LOST the man, in the end, no forever-after for her. They don't generally give Oscars to losers!!
Very nice video! My only recommendation with these types of suggestions is that if you put that person in the Oscar category one of the nominees has to come out. This is because there are years where the category is super stacked and someone has to get left out. For example in 2018, I feel Toni Collette should have been nominated for 'Hereditary'. It's so sad that the Academy has a strong horror bias? I would've put her in and taken out Yalitzia Aparicio in 'Roma'. So the question is for every person you felt got overlooked by the Academy who would you replace them with? Who would you take out so that each one of these ladies can get in? That makes it a whole lot more interesting!
What happened this year earlier to Danelle deadwyler and viola Davis for the woman king and till was insanity especially considering who they were overlooked for. Andrea riseborough in to Lelise was really good and had such an amazing transformation but the way she got nominated will always be suspicious idc and while she was great it wasn’t the same as not only viola and Danielle but even other better female leading film performances (Mia goth in pearl, taki wang in decision to leave, Regina hall in honk for Jesus, Margot Robbie in Babylon), Ana de Armas in blonde surpassed my expectations and the lackluster of the film’s direction and screenplay and truly earned her respect as a actress but she still suffered from the lack of dynamics and wide range of emotions for the Marilyn Monroe she portrayed, and Michelle Williams in the fablemen Michelle did fine and had some great moments but that was clearly a supporting role not a co lead let alone full frontal lead, straight up category fraud I would move her to the best supporting actress category. It’s bad enough they were coming into Oscar nominations being the sole nominations for their films bc till and the woman king deserved more nominations but it was much worst that they were snubbed I also think of Lupita Nyong’o in us, Toni Collette in hereditary, Amy adams in arrival, taraji p Henson in hidden figures, Rita Hayworth in glida, Pam Grier in jackie brown, Judy garland in the wizard of oz, Barbra Streisand in yentl and Marilyn Monroe in the misfits
That's quite a diverse list. I finally watched To Leslie and now understand the nomination (though a few rules had to be bent to get it). Ana de Armas was my favorite performance among those nominated this year.
Deborah Kerr, for perhaps her greatest performance in The Innocents. Not even nominated, despite columnist Joe Hyams crediting her with her 7th nomination on the eve of the nominations. Deborah remarked : 'if I can't win one without begging ,then I don't want one at all.' This was in response to the huge amounts of money stars and studios put into Oscar campaigning.
@@oscarman42 : in Australia’s only ‘official’ National Oscar poll (conducted by the long-defunct magazine New Screen News) in 1964, Deborah was awarded a Best Actress Oscar for The Night of the Iguana. Years later, I wrote and told her about this and she replied : ‘At last! I accept it with no modesty and much glee!’ What a wonderful woman she was.
Also, too bad that the academy doesn't acknowledge horror: -Toni Collette: hereditary -Lupita Nyong'o: us - Elisabeth Moss: the invisible man. Also for her smell, non horror performance, she's such a great actress ignored by the academy
Heartbreaking Masina..My pick is the hard to find Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) with Maggie Smith, giving yet another gut wrenching performance.
Great episode sir, thank you for sharing. My number one nomination snub will always be Irene Jacob... twice: The Double Life of Veronique 1991 and Three Colours Red 1994 (which she should've won).
It’s her best most complex portrayal of a character. She was nominated for a Golden Globe, but should have gotten an Oscar nomination as well. She should’ve taken the place of Jane Fonda in The Morning After.
I'd add up Michelle Yeoh for her portrayal as Aung San Suu Kyi in "The Lady". Despite the low rates given for the film for its screenplay and directing, Michelle actually gave an emotional performance as a lady who was incarcerated during her active years as a mother and civil right activist in Burma. I even cry watching scene where she listened through the radio over the nobel peace awarding speech delivered by her son on her behalf
Bette in "Of Human Bondage" is very reminiscent of the magnificent Eva Green. Same wild expressions and mannerisms. Maybe Eva was inspired by Bette? It seems evident when watching some of Eva's performances in "Camelot", "Liaison" and "Penny Dreadful".
@@oscarman42 Columbia (who released the film) pushed for Julie Harris in the Best Actress category & she did receive the nomination, richly deserved too. Ethel was top billed (over Julie) but could have been a Supporting Actress contender but Columbia couldn't be bothered to promote her. It was a very sad situation. In spite of her magnificent performance, Ethel never had another great role in a Hollywood movie. In my imagination she played the Lillian Gish role in The Night of the Hunter & the matriarch (Sidney Poitier's mother) in A Raisin in the Sun. If only it were true.
1961 Oscars should have included Jean Simmons (as Sister Sharon Falconer) for "Elmer Gantry." Co-star Burt Lancaster won Best Actor and Shirley Jones won Best Supporting Actress.
Excellent video and commentary. What a list of outstanding performances. Esp Ruth Gordon and Cher's work. But, as I said in today's poll, Audrey Hepburn by a mile ! You picked the exactly right scene. Pauline Kael said it was one of the best acting moments in film history(and she didn't like the movie). Btw MFL won 8 Oscars
@@williamreed2558I knew you would be very happy when I included Audrey. I actually auditioned for a game show pilot called "Savants," and at the run-through, the producers asked, "How do you KNOW all of this?!" Unfortunately, the show wasn't picked up.
@@oscarman42 I think the problem is that so many people were familiar with Julie's stage performance in the same role, and they found it superior to Hepburn's work in the movie. In the first half of the movie Hepburn's Eliza seems like a silly character, one who is cute and very funny but not serious. Andrews showed us an impoverished woman who yearned for a better life, one where she wasn't cold at night. th-cam.com/video/yMNPD0MZD2I/w-d-xo.html
A couple not mentioned that would have made my list. Ingrid Bergman for Casablanca, Naomi Watts for Mullholland Drive, Catherine Deneiuve for Belle du Jour (I know its harder to get a foreign film nominated, she was brilliant), and Mia Farrow for Purple Rose of Cairo (I was so sure for years she was nominated for it and remain mystified as to why she was not, I always knew that Rosemary's was brilliant but was a harder sell as a horror film but I thought she had a Purple Rose nom).
@@oscarman42 Mia was brilliant is Rosemary's Baby, absolutely. The combo of how much stronger the 1968 best actress race was (Hepburn for Guess Who's, Bancroft for Graduate, Dunaway for Bonnie and Clyde, Evans for Whisperers and Hepburn for Wait until Dark, that's one of the best rosters Ive ever seen) how much worse the 1985 was (Sally Fields "you really like me" year). I was just so convinced in my head she was nominated for Purple Rose. Its the kind of performance and film the academy loves a lot of the time. It just seems to fit. If I had to pick between the 2 which is better, Rosemary. Which one do I think slotted in more easily and she should have gotten nominated for Purple Rose.
I thought I was the only one that thought Faye Dunaway wasn’t all that bad in mommy dearest she kind of reminded me a little bit of jack, Nicholson, in Hoffa the reason why I compared it is because even though the movie wasn’t all that great, the performance was
Amazing video. The first performance though that comes to mind not being nominated is definately Roddy McDowall in Cleopatra for Supporting Actor in 1963. He was simply stunning and from what I have seen in a coverage of his life it was the Studio that made a mistake and nominated him in the leading category
Thank you! And you're correct - the thinking was that he had a strong chance to win in Supporting. Only thing is, the Actors branch determines category placement, not the studios or production companies. That said, perhaps the suggestion of him being a Lead caused confusion, and his nominations split, resulting in being shut out.
Juliette Binoche - Copie conforme Toni Collette - Hereditary Vera Farmiga - Down to the bone Kate Winslet - The dressmaker Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina Jennifer Lawrence - mother! Just to name a few :D:D
Rosalind Russell for THE WOMEN (1939). Some would say that hers is a supporting role, but her name is above the title. Joan Crawford was pretty good in that movie too
It's a shame Russell never won a competitive Oscar. She had it in the bag for "Picnic," but refused to accept a Supporting nomination (the Academy should have just nominated her anyway - she wouldn't have turned down the statue!).
I don't know why the Academy didn't nominate both Davis and Crawford for best actress in Baby Jane and then have a tie as with Hepburn and Steisand. I'm sure that could have been arranged 😉
One of your best videos - promoting overlooked performances that should be seen. There's always more to add - Hepburn in Long Day's Journey into Night - but your list is fantastic.
Audrey Hepburn was solely punished because of the politics involving Jack Warner for overlooking Julie Andrews, and the lip-synching scandal. This might be an unpopular opinion, but I would watch Jayne Mansfield’s performance in “Single Room Furnished”. There is a scene during the second act where she gives a 4-5 min monologue and it’s devastating to watch.
Poor Jayne...she just couldn't get a break. I did see that film, and she tried so valiantly to be taken seriously. Unfortunately, her self-exploitation destroyed any credibility she may have established.
@@oscarman42 She had so much potential and it’s unfortunately somewhat her doing for always exploiting her body rather than focusing on her acting skills.
Completely agree about Ruth Gordon in Harold & Maude. That movie was so ahead of its time that neither the studios nor audiences knew what to make of it but her performance is wonderful. I would also suggest Lillian Gish in Night of the Hunter (such a gutsy performance) and Sissy Spacek as the daughter in The Straight Story, she was so good.
Gena Rowlands in Another Woman is transcendent. That line "I wonder if a memory is something you have or something you've lost" has stayed with me for years. One of Woody's best dramas.
Oscarman you are right about Marilyn Monroe its it's a very good performance but I think in those days I don't think the Academy thought much about her because she WAS Marilyn Monroe. another performance that should have been nominated is Rita Hayworth in Gilda she was superb a casino owner wife who sees her old flame she was mesmerizing on screen you cannot take your eyes off her I don't know 5 performances that was better than this one.
I agree - Monroe began a phase in her career where she was trying to be taken seriously as an actress, and while her reviews were glowing, I don't think the industry was going to acknowledge her then (or ever). Hayworth was iconic in that role.
Two back-to-back Natalie Wood knockout performances in not-so-good films: 1965 "Inside Daisy Clover" and 1966 "This Property is Condemned." The former featured a stunningly raw looping session to the song "The Circus is a Wacky World" while Christopher Plummer eggs her on to a complete breakdown inside the recording booth.
I agree, completely. Though both "Inside Daisy Clover" and "This property is condemned" are flawed films (though they both look a lot better today than when they were first released), there is nothing flawed about Miss Wood's performances.
@@oscarman42 She certainly was. Due to personal problems, she dropped out of acting for a few years; by the time she resumed her career, the film industry had changed radically and she seemed to have trouble fitting into the "new Hollywood."
@@willyboy3581 That's an interesting point. I can understand why she would have been looked upon as "Old Hollywood" even though she was still relatively young.
@@oscarman42 In both Gavin Lambert's and Suzanne Finstad's biographies of Natalie Wood, the duality of wanting to be a Big Glamorous Movie Star (as defined by the studio system, in which she was raised) and yet to grow as an actress, is explored.
I'd like to have seen one of my favorites, Dorothy Malone, gain a Best Actress nod for "The Tarnished Angels," maybe her best work IMO. I saw someone mention Doris Day possibly took Marilyn Monroe's slot for 1959, but I think Day also took her own slot for "It Happened to Jane," wherein she is wonderful. Ida Lupino in "The Hard Way" won the NYFC award for 1943, and it would've also been nice to see that result in an Oscar nom for her.
The disdain for horror as a genre by the Academy is truly disappointing. Toni Collette should have been awarded an Oscar for her thoroughly provocative performance in Hereditary. She was truly robbed that year.
Good one you for mentioning that excellent Gena Rowlands performance. And of course, Bette Davis should have won that for Of Human Bondage. That Audrey Hepburn movie..not my thing.
Toni Colette, in Hereditary, and Toni Colette and Muriel’s Wedding. Giulietta Masina in Le Notti di Cabiria, which won Best Foreign Film, so the movie was on the Academy’s radar.
Ingrid Bergman for THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS ... Patricia Neal for A FACE IN THE CROWD (much better than her performance in HUD) ... if I may I would like nominate two performance from a very small independent film: Brenda Vaccaro and Ryan Cannon for the BOYNTON BEACH SOCIAL CLUB
As far as Stevie was concerned, it was it's release date which was the problem. I believe that it was released a year later than it was in Brittain, and according to Academy rules was intelligible. Both she and Mona Washburn were cited by the NYFC.
Ruth Gordon should have been nominated for Harold and Maude. Juliette Binoche for Blue. Julie Delpy for Before Midnight. Maria Falconetti for The Passion of Joan of Arc. Judy Garland for The Wizard of Oz and Kristen Scott Thomas for I've Loved You So Long.
Good video. I think Marilyn Monroe's best performance was in "Some Like It Hot," and that's what I would have picked. But she's exceptional in just about everything, including "Bus Stop."
Isabelle hupert for the piano teacher, a very disturbing performance. Danielle deadwyler was completely robbed when they nominated Andrea Riseborough instead of her performance for till.
I second your recommandation of The Godess. Theresa Russell in Whore. Elizabeth Taylor-The Taming of The Shrew. Joanne Woodward-The effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds.+The Fugitive Kind.
@@oscarman42 If you are a fan of Kim Stanley, I would also recommend Seance on a Wet Afternoon. Not sure where I first heard about The Goddess, but it was a film i would have not seen until a long time after I was first aware of it.
for me the performances that should be get an Oscars Best Actress nominations are Toni Collette for 'Hereditary' Danielle Deadwyler for 'Till' Emily Blunt for 'A Quiet Place' Lupita Nyong'o for 'Us' Daniela Vega for 'A Fantastic Woman' Alyssa Sutherland for 'Evil Dead Rise' Jaclyn Jose for 'Ma Rosa'
Love Hepburn and much of her performance in MFL. But she is heard in only very few moments of Eliza’s songs, the majority dubbed by Marni Nixon - and it is a musical. Seems to me that a performance in a musical to qualify for awards consideration should include the fact that you can sing in the Final Cut onscreen.
Unfortunately, she was pretty much panned, with the NY Times writing her performance was ""uncomfortably complicated and alien to the lowly locale." Did you know Reynolds said she hated making the film?
@@oscarman42 Saw Reynolds one year at the TCM festival stating Richard Brooks gave her a hard time, but Davis was wonderful, with Reynolds concluding she thought she was good in the movie (so did the National Board of Review, who gave Reynolds their Best Supporting Actress award for the film, so there, Mr. Brooks!).
@@oscarman42 I think that what makes the film work. Kit and Mille have a love/hate relationship and the audience can fell the tension between the two actresses. If you can, track down the film, it is a lot of fun to watch
While I agree that Cher's performance in Mask is by far her best, I'm astonished that you didn't mention the most obvious Best Actress snub for what was her most brilliant acting of her career: Amy Adams in Arrival. It's still hard for me to believe that she wasn't even nominated for that role.
Naomi Watts for Mulholland Drive, Pam Grier for Jackie Brown, Joan Fontaine for Letter from an Unknown Woman, Toni Collette for Hereditary, Kathy Bates for Dolores Claiborne, Isabella Rossellini for Blue Velvet.
Seriously? Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady? First off, it is not a very good film to begin with, and, Hepburn gave what might be her worst ever performance in that movie. I am shocked to read in your video that her "snub" is considered one of the worst in Academy history. Not a snub to leave a sub-par performance off the ballot. I think the reasoning was that My Fair Lady was a musical and Hepburn had all her songs dubbed. Had the filmed Pygmalion instead, I still don;t think she'd be considered - but that one factor alone virtually guaranteed a lack of a nomination.
I recently saw “Suddenly, Last Summer”. Elizabeth Taylor’s performance was, in my mind, brilliant. I think it’s on pare with Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”.
I'm a firm believer that no performer should receive an acting nomination let alone an award for not performing the entire role in a musical film--acting, singing and dancing. While Audrey Hepburn is an excellent actor, she did only perform part of the role of Eliza in "My Fair Lady." Further, this role in particular is demanding vocally, which easily accounts for more than 1/3 of the performance. This was given by Marni Nixon.
Malcolm McDowell A CLOCKWORK ORANGE; Dirk Bogarde DEATH IN VENICE Both 1971 The nominations in the Best Actor category that year were pleasant but not particularly outstanding...Walter Mathau in KOCH?
Here here!!!! Halle Berry did a phenomenal job in that role. It was a silly film, but she formed Nisi into a three-dimensional character. Hell, she was better in that than Monsters Ball.
@@oscarman42 I think I saw the film on American Movie Classics back in the day ... or maybe Turner Classic Movies. Some might consider the ending of THE SILVER CORD to be politically incorrect
These have all been really excellent videos that I've watched that you've made. I'm sure you'll be a 20,000 in no time
Wow - thank you so much! I sincerely appreciate your viewership and support.
Naomi Watts should have definitely been nominated for 'Mulholland Drive,' the actual best performance of that year. In 2011, Kirsten Dunst gave the best performance of the year in 'Melancholia,' so should've been nominated. At least she got the Palme d'Or.
I’ll add another Kirsten Dunst performance. She should’ve been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Interview with the Vampire. It was a more impressive child performance than Anna Paquin’s in The Piano, and she won the year before.
Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz. It an outrage that she didn't receive a supporting actress nomination. That character stays with you throughout the film.
It's a shame because her performance remains iconic.
Or Judy Garland, for that matter. Much better than Greer Garson that year.
This will go back to as far as the very 1st Oscar for Renée Jeanne Falconetti's performance in The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). It's often cited as one of the finest ever and when I finally got a chance to see it then it became clear why. Can't believe it was from almost 100 years ago! So quiet, so nuanced even by today's standard - just her facial expressions and her eyes and that's it, everything felt so real it didn't even feel like that was an acting.
Admittedly I am not well versed on those early years. I looked up the film, and though the movie was panned in the States by Variety, it is, as you stated, now considered a classic. Thanks for an interesting mention!
1957 - Marlene Dietrich in "Witness For The Prosecution."
I consider Toni Collette's performance in "Hereditary" a major snub since she was beyond fantastic in a genre film about a grieving mother.
Watch for tomorrow's poll...
So glad that you mentioned Dunawsy’s performance. Truly underrated.👏🏿
It's definitely a polarizing one. I can understand why many feel negatively about it, but I think that has more to do with the film overall and its treatment of the actress.
Kathy Bates in Dolores Claiborne; Judy Parfitt should have been nominated in the supporting category that year as well.
10000% agree!
I always felt Annette Bening should have been nominated for 20th Century Women. She was superb in that role.
Totally agree. That was acting.
1940. Rosalind Russell - his Girl friday
1943. Ida Lupino - The Hard Way
1944. Tallulah Bankhead - Lifeboat
1948. Joan Fontaine - Letter fron an Unknown Woman
1974. Liv Ullmann - Scenes from a Marriage
1975. Karen Black - The Day of the Locust
1977. Gena Rowlands - Opening Night
1980 - Judy Davis - My Brilliant Career
1994. Linda Fiorentino - The Last Seduction
Lupino was underrated, and Lifeboat was likely Tallulah's best film role. I thought Black would get nominated that year (she once claimed she missed by 5 votes, but without proof).
I would say Liv Ullman for anything she wasn't nominated for that wasn't made in Hollywood.
Letter from an Unknown Woman is arguably Joan Fontaine's finest performance. Sadly, the film appeared to disappear upon release.
Joan Crawford Humoresque, Sudden Feàr and Obsession
@lynntownsend4457 She was nominated for Sudden Fear.
I agree. Marylin's performance in "Bus Stop" was magnificent!
Very underrated!
Marilyn in Bus Stop has always been my favorite of all her films.
Michelle Pfeiffer for The Age of Innocence. She should have won for Dangerous Liasons.
Sigourney Weaver should have been nominated for her performance in Death and the Maiden. Isabelle Adjani should have been nominated for Possession.
She should have been nominated for The Ice Storm too.
Madonna deserves a nomination for Evita
The only one, off the top of my head, that I would add is Debbie Reynolds for1952's Singin' in the Rain, which was over looked in probably up to 10 categories.
Reynolds hasn't been mentioned previously in any video, which is a shame, as she was so talented. She learned to dance for that film - alongside Kelly and O'Connor, no less!
@@oscarman42 Reynolds in "Mother" would've been a nice late-career comeback nomination as well, but at least as a presenter on the Oscars that year she got to make fun of missing out on a nod, and kind of stole the show IMO.
In 1974, Liv Ullmann gave a staggering performance in Ingmar Bergman’s “Scenes from a Marriage.” The Academy, however, overlooked it, probably because although the film had been released as a motion picture in the US, it was originally made in Sweden as a television mini-series.
You're correct. It was deemed ineligible for Best Foreign Film.
Cher was memorable in Come Back To The Five And Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
Yes, but I thought Karen Black gave the film's best performance.
@@oscarman42 I think both are nomination-worthy, and Sandy Dennis is also up there (but for Best Actress). Memorable film and performances, for sure.
@@oscarman42Only Karen Black could have made that part work.
I would like to suggest Jean Simmons, twice: "Young Bess" (1954) and "Elmer Gantry" (1961). Here in 2023, looking at these two performances (Princess Elizabeth in the former; Sister Sharon in the latter), I once again amazed by her riveting, finely-nuanced work in two very different roles.
I would add mentions to Nicole Kidman in To Die For, Jennifer Jason Leigh in Georgia, Jane Horrocks in Little Voice, Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin, Evan Rachel Wood in Thirteen and Amy Adams in Arrival.
Definitely Kidman, and Adams was a strong contender that year.
For the longest time I thought that Nicole was nominated for to die for
@@samj5183 She should have been.
I know this is out of left field, but I feel that Elizabeth Taylor's performance in "Giant" should have at least gotten a nomination. She played that part perfectly - and her character had to age 25 years as well. (and she was only 23 at the time).
It's hard to understand why she wasn't nominated for "A Place in the Sun," either.
Taraji P. Hensen not getting a nomination for “Hidden Figures” was a travesty
Looks like she's going to get shut out again this year, based on the precursors so far.
I disagree with this and I believe she was miscast as shug. That role required much more charisma than taraji has. Shug is the desired by Celine and mister and every other man in town. Take a look at the original and you will get it. Or the source material for that matter
Maureen O'Hara in The Quiet Man. A tremendous performance in a legendary movie that generations of families still watch together.
One performance I always thought should have been nominated is Anne Bancroft in Garbo Talks (1984). She was very funny and had a moving monologue toward the end.
I think the film's less-than-enthusiastic reception torpedoed Bancroft's chances that year. Still, a great actress.
If I may, a comment on Miss Dunaway and "Mommie Dearest": On the rare occasions that she spoke of the movie, she expressed regret over the harsh tone of her portrayal, and she pointed out that the truth of what happened between mother and daughter is known only to them and to God. That strikes me as a helpful thing to keep in mind when viewing biopics.
I always saw Joan Crawford as being "always on and never off" so Faye Dunaways performance was spot on and electric.
Three diverse choices here, personal favorites but one that I think can be substantiated: Deborah Kerr in "Black narcissus" (1947), Ava Gardner in "Night of the iguana" (1964), and Patty Duke in the little-remembered "Me, Natalie" (1969). (With regard to "Iguana," it's possible that Gardner and Deborah Kerr cancelled each other out, come nomination time.)
Of those mentioned, I think Kerr had the strongest chance. Duke was wonderful (as always) and she did win a Golden Globe, but somehow didn't make the cut.
I believe that Patty Duke won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy for ME, NATALIE
@@oscarman42 I'm still going back and forth in my mind about Ava Gardner in "Night of the iguana": I believe she deserves a nomination, but her role might be better suited to the "Supporting actress" category (which would have put her in competition with Grayson Hall). However, at that time (1964), top-lined stars were apparently not considered for the "Supporting" categories.
Yes Deborah Kerr in BN !
@willyboy3581 I think Ava was a hip-swinging delight in this movie, and I wanted this woman to serve me a rum/coke, gratis. I also think Kerr primed-and-propered her way out of this one; the old dude babbled so much so he didn't have to listen to her! And didn't Richard Burton play the ex-debaucher to perfection- in the dictionary, under 'torn', is a pic of Father Shannon. SHANNON, SHANNON!! This was my father's favorite movie- I'm not sure what this says about him, even if it doesn't have to??
Gene Tierney three overlooked performances that should’ve gotten an Oscar nomination Laura (1944) the nomination would’ve probably been for best supporting actress, The Razors Edge (1946) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) best actress
Many here have stated that she should have won on her one nomination, for Leave Her to Heaven. What do you think?
As good as that performance was, Joan Crawford's performance as Mildred Pierce was iconic.
@@thomasdonio2129 If you haven't yet, check out my video featuring her win on Oscar night 1946.
@jgg59 I agree with you on the last one- 'The Ghost and Mrs.Muir' was a wonderful romance of the spirits, and Gene Tierney was superb! It was so sad, seeing her wait for the Captain to come back, and she died waiting for her true love- heartbreaking.
@oscarman42 She didn't stand a chance, for one reason- she LOST the man, in the end, no forever-after for her. They don't generally give Oscars to losers!!
Very nice video! My only recommendation with these types of suggestions is that if you put that person in the Oscar category one of the nominees has to come out. This is because there are years where the category is super stacked and someone has to get left out.
For example in 2018, I feel Toni Collette should have been nominated for 'Hereditary'. It's so sad that the Academy has a strong horror bias? I would've put her in and taken out Yalitzia Aparicio in 'Roma'.
So the question is for every person you felt got overlooked by the Academy who would you replace them with? Who would you take out so that each one of these ladies can get in? That makes it a whole lot more interesting!
Colette is coming in a few days...stay tuned!
@@oscarman42 Yayy! 😀
@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 Her performance has been mentioned so often on this channel, so I want to see how she does in the poll.
What happened this year earlier to Danelle deadwyler and viola Davis for the woman king and till was insanity especially considering who they were overlooked for. Andrea riseborough in to Lelise was really good and had such an amazing transformation but the way she got nominated will always be suspicious idc and while she was great it wasn’t the same as not only viola and Danielle but even other better female leading film performances (Mia goth in pearl, taki wang in decision to leave, Regina hall in honk for Jesus, Margot Robbie in Babylon), Ana de Armas in blonde surpassed my expectations and the lackluster of the film’s direction and screenplay and truly earned her respect as a actress but she still suffered from the lack of dynamics and wide range of emotions for the Marilyn Monroe she portrayed, and Michelle Williams in the fablemen Michelle did fine and had some great moments but that was clearly a supporting role not a co lead let alone full frontal lead, straight up category fraud I would move her to the best supporting actress category. It’s bad enough they were coming into Oscar nominations being the sole nominations for their films bc till and the woman king deserved more nominations but it was much worst that they were snubbed
I also think of Lupita Nyong’o in us, Toni Collette in hereditary, Amy adams in arrival, taraji p Henson in hidden figures, Rita Hayworth in glida, Pam Grier in jackie brown, Judy garland in the wizard of oz, Barbra Streisand in yentl and Marilyn Monroe in the misfits
That's quite a diverse list. I finally watched To Leslie and now understand the nomination (though a few rules had to be bent to get it). Ana de Armas was my favorite performance among those nominated this year.
DANIELLE DEADWYLER IN "TILL"
Deborah Kerr, for perhaps her greatest performance in The Innocents. Not even nominated, despite columnist Joe Hyams crediting her with her 7th nomination on the eve of the nominations. Deborah remarked : 'if I can't win one without begging ,then I don't want one at all.' This was in response to the huge amounts of money stars and studios put into Oscar campaigning.
Good for her. Classy lady, and she should have won at least one competitive Oscar during her career.
@@oscarman42 : in Australia’s only ‘official’ National Oscar poll (conducted by the long-defunct magazine New Screen News) in 1964, Deborah was awarded a Best Actress Oscar for The Night of the Iguana.
Years later, I wrote and told her about this and she replied : ‘At last! I accept it with no modesty and much glee!’ What a wonderful woman she was.
@@melodramaboy What a great anecdote!
Also, too bad that the academy doesn't acknowledge horror:
-Toni Collette: hereditary
-Lupita Nyong'o: us
- Elisabeth Moss: the invisible man.
Also for her smell, non horror performance, she's such a great actress ignored by the academy
Heartbreaking Masina..My pick is the hard to find Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) with Maggie Smith, giving yet another gut wrenching performance.
Masina was so wonderful. Smith's performance in Hearne has been mentioned by others as well.
Great episode sir, thank you for sharing. My number one nomination snub will always be Irene Jacob... twice: The Double Life of Veronique 1991 and Three Colours Red 1994 (which she should've won).
Thank you, friend. I'm not familiar with those films - will have to look them up!
Barbra Streisand in 1987’s Nuts
I think she was considered in the running that year, and did gain a Golden Globe nomination.
I was thinking of the same actress -- but in "Yentl." She was great in "Nuts," too.
I would definitely have nominated her for "Yentl" and also for her brilliant comic performance in "The Owl and the Pussycat. "
Ruth Gordon definitely should have been nominated
Harold and Maude is one of my favourite films
Today she probably would have been.. Back then. the film was too odd for many Academy members.
Julie Andrews in "DUET FOR ONE." (1986). Andrews delivers a tour-de-force performance in a drama. Film finally released on Blu-ray in 2023.
I don't remember that film.
Where is it on Blu-ray?
It’s her best most complex portrayal of a character. She was nominated for a Golden Globe, but should have gotten an Oscar nomination as well. She should’ve taken the place of Jane Fonda in The Morning After.
I'd add up Michelle Yeoh for her portrayal as Aung San Suu Kyi in "The Lady". Despite the low rates given for the film for its screenplay and directing, Michelle actually gave an emotional performance as a lady who was incarcerated during her active years as a mother and civil right activist in Burma. I even cry watching scene where she listened through the radio over the nobel peace awarding speech delivered by her son on her behalf
She gets enough praise.
I'm not familiar with the film - thanks for mentioning.
Bette in "Of Human Bondage" is very reminiscent of the magnificent Eva Green. Same wild expressions and mannerisms. Maybe Eva was inspired by Bette? It seems evident when watching some of Eva's performances in "Camelot", "Liaison" and "Penny Dreadful".
Excellent choices here. My choice is the great Ethel Waters in The Member of the Wedding (1952).
I'm surprised she did not receive a supporting nomination for that film.
@@oscarman42 Columbia (who released the film) pushed for Julie Harris in the Best Actress category & she did receive the nomination, richly deserved too. Ethel was top billed (over Julie) but could have been a Supporting Actress contender but Columbia couldn't be bothered to promote her. It was a very sad situation. In spite of her magnificent performance, Ethel never had another great role in a Hollywood movie. In my imagination she played the Lillian Gish role in The Night of the Hunter & the matriarch (Sidney Poitier's mother) in A Raisin in the Sun. If only it were true.
1961 Oscars should have included Jean Simmons (as Sister Sharon Falconer) for "Elmer Gantry." Co-star Burt Lancaster won Best Actor and Shirley Jones won Best Supporting Actress.
Whose nomination would you have substituted Simmons for that year?
MELINA MERCOURI
Never on Sunday@@oscarman42
Excellent video and commentary. What a list of outstanding performances. Esp Ruth Gordon and Cher's work. But, as I said in today's poll, Audrey Hepburn by a mile ! You picked the exactly right scene. Pauline Kael said it was one of the best acting moments in film history(and she didn't like the movie). Btw MFL won 8 Oscars
Thank you! And ai yi yi - how could have I gotten the total wrong?! I should kick myself off my own channel!
@@oscarman42 Not at all. Happens to all of us. I'm a My Fair Lady super fan so the gears screeched when I saw that. Your knowledge is amazing
@@williamreed2558I knew you would be very happy when I included Audrey. I actually auditioned for a game show pilot called "Savants," and at the run-through, the producers asked, "How do you KNOW all of this?!" Unfortunately, the show wasn't picked up.
@@oscarman42 Oh, thank you. The connection to Audrey is deep. That doesn't surprise me about Savants. In this Oscar web world, you're outstanding.
@@oscarman42 I think the problem is that so many people were familiar with Julie's stage performance in the same role, and they found it superior to Hepburn's work in the movie. In the first half of the movie Hepburn's Eliza seems like a silly character, one who is cute and very funny but not serious. Andrews showed us an impoverished woman who yearned for a better life, one where she wasn't cold at night. th-cam.com/video/yMNPD0MZD2I/w-d-xo.html
I would add Lillian Gish for her powerful role in Night of the Hunter.
Lillian was not even nominated? INCREDIBLE!!
A couple not mentioned that would have made my list. Ingrid Bergman for Casablanca, Naomi Watts for Mullholland Drive, Catherine Deneiuve for Belle du Jour (I know its harder to get a foreign film nominated, she was brilliant), and Mia Farrow for Purple Rose of Cairo (I was so sure for years she was nominated for it and remain mystified as to why she was not, I always knew that Rosemary's was brilliant but was a harder sell as a horror film but I thought she had a Purple Rose nom).
Bergman was definitely on the short list. As for Farrow, I was thinking of Rosemary's Baby.
@@oscarman42 Mia was brilliant is Rosemary's Baby, absolutely. The combo of how much stronger the 1968 best actress race was (Hepburn for Guess Who's, Bancroft for Graduate, Dunaway for Bonnie and Clyde, Evans for Whisperers and Hepburn for Wait until Dark, that's one of the best rosters Ive ever seen) how much worse the 1985 was (Sally Fields "you really like me" year). I was just so convinced in my head she was nominated for Purple Rose. Its the kind of performance and film the academy loves a lot of the time. It just seems to fit. If I had to pick between the 2 which is better, Rosemary. Which one do I think slotted in more easily and she should have gotten nominated for Purple Rose.
Ingrid Bergman (one of, if not, my favorite actresses) was nominated in 1943 for FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS but CASABLANCA is better remembered.
@@ANDREandTheOscars Watch the video...
Let me also add Sigourney Weaver for the Ice storm (supporting actresss role).
Guillietta Massina is unforgettable in La Strada, which for me is one the best of all time!!!
It's a wonderful film and performance!
I thought I was the only one that thought Faye Dunaway wasn’t all that bad in mommy dearest she kind of reminded me a little bit of jack, Nicholson, in Hoffa the reason why I compared it is because even though the movie wasn’t all that great, the performance was
I think there are a few of us out there!
Jean Haven for Singing in the Rain as Best Supporting Actress. She was brilliant.
HaGen was nominated in the Supporting category (Which seems correct). The only actor from Singing in the Rain to be nominated.
Complete agreement on Jean Hagen. Still my most favorite character in the film.
Amazing video. The first performance though that comes to mind not being nominated is definately Roddy McDowall in Cleopatra for Supporting Actor in 1963. He was simply stunning and from what I have seen in a coverage of his life it was the Studio that made a mistake and nominated him in the leading category
Thank you! And you're correct - the thinking was that he had a strong chance to win in Supporting. Only thing is, the Actors branch determines category placement, not the studios or production companies. That said, perhaps the suggestion of him being a Lead caused confusion, and his nominations split, resulting in being shut out.
Juliette Binoche - Copie conforme
Toni Collette - Hereditary
Vera Farmiga - Down to the bone
Kate Winslet - The dressmaker
Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina
Jennifer Lawrence - mother!
Just to name a few :D:D
Have heard of a few of those...🙂
Rosalind Russell for THE WOMEN (1939). Some would say that hers is a supporting role, but her name is above the title. Joan Crawford was pretty good in that movie too
It's a shame Russell never won a competitive Oscar. She had it in the bag for "Picnic," but refused to accept a Supporting nomination (the Academy should have just nominated her anyway - she wouldn't have turned down the statue!).
@@oscarman42 Agreed all county. Ms. Russell did receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy
@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q She accepted it graciously, but still should have had at least one for a performance.
Crawford for The Women. Rosalind Russell definitely deserved Academy Gold for acting. My favorite is Sister Kenny
I don't know why the Academy didn't nominate both Davis and Crawford for best actress in Baby Jane and then have a tie as with Hepburn and Steisand. I'm sure that could have been arranged 😉
One of your best videos - promoting overlooked performances that should be seen. There's always more to add - Hepburn in Long Day's Journey into Night - but your list is fantastic.
Thank you! This list is definitely not comprehensive (FYI...Hepburn was nominated for that performance 😉).
Audrey Hepburn was solely punished because of the politics involving Jack Warner for overlooking Julie Andrews, and the lip-synching scandal.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I would watch Jayne Mansfield’s performance in “Single Room Furnished”. There is a scene during the second act where she gives a 4-5 min monologue and it’s devastating to watch.
Poor Jayne...she just couldn't get a break. I did see that film, and she tried so valiantly to be taken seriously. Unfortunately, her self-exploitation destroyed any credibility she may have established.
@@oscarman42 She had so much potential and it’s unfortunately somewhat her doing for always exploiting her body rather than focusing on her acting skills.
@@fitnessfreak7851 If you haven't yet, check out "The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield" and "Mansfield 66/67," two interesting documentaries.
@@oscarman42I’ll check it out. I love watching stuff on old Hollywood.
Completely agree about Ruth Gordon in Harold & Maude. That movie was so ahead of its time that neither the studios nor audiences knew what to make of it but her performance is wonderful. I would also suggest Lillian Gish in Night of the Hunter (such a gutsy performance) and Sissy Spacek as the daughter in The Straight Story, she was so good.
Gillian Anderson for The House of Mirth
Gena Rowlands in Another Woman is transcendent. That line "I wonder if a memory is something you have or something you've lost" has stayed with me for years. One of Woody's best dramas.
Oscarman you are right about Marilyn Monroe its it's a very good performance but I think in those days I don't think the Academy thought much about her because she WAS Marilyn Monroe. another performance that should have been nominated is Rita Hayworth in Gilda she was superb a casino owner wife who sees her old flame she was mesmerizing on screen you cannot take your eyes off her I don't know 5 performances that was better than this one.
I agree - Monroe began a phase in her career where she was trying to be taken seriously as an actress, and while her reviews were glowing, I don't think the industry was going to acknowledge her then (or ever). Hayworth was iconic in that role.
Two back-to-back Natalie Wood knockout performances in not-so-good films: 1965 "Inside Daisy Clover" and 1966 "This Property is Condemned." The former featured a stunningly raw looping session to the song "The Circus is a Wacky World" while Christopher Plummer eggs her on to a complete breakdown inside the recording booth.
I agree, completely. Though both "Inside Daisy Clover" and "This property is condemned" are flawed films (though they both look a lot better today than when they were first released), there is nothing flawed about Miss Wood's performances.
Wood was overlooked a lot in her career.
@@oscarman42 She certainly was. Due to personal problems, she dropped out of acting for a few years; by the time she resumed her career, the film industry had changed radically and she seemed to have trouble fitting into the "new Hollywood."
@@willyboy3581 That's an interesting point. I can understand why she would have been looked upon as "Old Hollywood" even though she was still relatively young.
@@oscarman42 In both Gavin Lambert's and Suzanne Finstad's biographies of Natalie Wood, the duality of wanting to be a Big Glamorous Movie Star (as defined by the studio system, in which she was raised) and yet to grow as an actress, is explored.
I'd like to have seen one of my favorites, Dorothy Malone, gain a Best Actress nod for "The Tarnished Angels," maybe her best work IMO. I saw someone mention Doris Day possibly took Marilyn Monroe's slot for 1959, but I think Day also took her own slot for "It Happened to Jane," wherein she is wonderful. Ida Lupino in "The Hard Way" won the NYFC award for 1943, and it would've also been nice to see that result in an Oscar nom for her.
Lupino never got her due from the Academy,, or from the industry at large for her directorial work.
House of gucci! Nahhhhhh it's must be Isabelle Huppert in The piano teacher
Faye Dunaway was Iconic in “Mommie Dearest”, it’s still being discussed to this day.
It definitely is!
Yes, for the joke that it is.
The disdain for horror as a genre by the Academy is truly disappointing. Toni Collette should have been awarded an Oscar for her thoroughly provocative performance in Hereditary. She was truly robbed that year.
Be sure to check out the polls early next week!
I check daily! 😂☺@@oscarman42
No more wire hangars ever”!!!!!!!!!!!! Kim Stanleyin The Goddess,is that the same Kim Stanley that played Pancho Barnes in The Right Stuff””””
Yes - that was her!
I agree as Dunaway deserving oscar for Mommie Deearest and talking about Crwford she deserved in 44 for a Womans face, much more than for Mildre
Jennifer Jason Leigh in Georgia and Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
There is many!
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Dr
Toni Colette - Herederity
Pam Grier - Jacquie Brown
Amy Adams - Arrival
Emily Blunt - Sicario
Natalie Portman - Léon : The Profesional
Good one you for mentioning that excellent Gena Rowlands performance. And of course, Bette Davis should have won that for Of Human Bondage. That Audrey Hepburn movie..not my thing.
Rowlands has been so underappreciated. She is always excellent.
@@oscarman42 I agree.
Toni Colette, in Hereditary, and Toni Colette and Muriel’s Wedding. Giulietta Masina in Le Notti di Cabiria, which won Best Foreign Film, so the movie was on the Academy’s radar.
Ingrid Bergman for THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS ... Patricia Neal for A FACE IN THE CROWD (much better than her performance in HUD) ... if I may I would like nominate two performance from a very small independent film: Brenda Vaccaro and Ryan Cannon for the BOYNTON BEACH SOCIAL CLUB
I think I saw it but I don't remember the film. But love both actresses!
Sophie Marceau in 1997's "Anna Karenina." She was amazing in the role.
Toni Collette - in Hereditary (though consistently excellent in many films. Hard to believe she only ever received one nomination.)
Diane Keaton in “Shoot the Moon” and Glenda Jackson in “Stevie.”
In a weaker year Keaton could have gotten in. Jackson got several kudos/nominations for that performance, but the year was pretty strong.
I forgot one of my favorites: Kathleen Turner in "The War of the Roses."
As far as Stevie was concerned, it was it's release date which was the problem. I believe that it was released a year later than it was in Brittain, and according to Academy rules was intelligible. Both she and Mona Washburn were cited by the NYFC.
Ruth Gordon should have been nominated for Harold and Maude. Juliette Binoche for Blue. Julie Delpy for Before Midnight. Maria Falconetti for The Passion of Joan of Arc. Judy Garland for The Wizard of Oz and Kristen Scott Thomas for I've Loved You So Long.
Several of those have also been mentioned by others, including Falconetti. A few I'm unfamiliar with.
You should check them out if you can find those movies somewhere. Especially Harold and Maude.@@oscarman42
Garland and Gordon - I agree.
Olivia De Havilland-My cousin Rachel, Rosamund Pike-I care a lot, Marlene Dietrich-Witness for the prosecution
Good video. I think Marilyn Monroe's best performance was in "Some Like It Hot," and that's what I would have picked. But she's exceptional in just about everything, including "Bus Stop."
Streisand for Yentl
Olivia Hussey for Romeo and Juliet
Madonna for Evita
Toni for Hereditary
Isabella for Blue Velvet
Julie Andrews in Duet For One. I think her best performance. IMHO because of Hollywood’s disdain for its producers Golan-Globus it was over looked.
Isabelle hupert for the piano teacher, a very disturbing performance.
Danielle deadwyler was completely robbed when they nominated Andrea Riseborough instead of her performance for till.
I second your recommandation of The Godess.
Theresa Russell in Whore.
Elizabeth Taylor-The Taming of The Shrew.
Joanne Woodward-The effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds.+The Fugitive Kind.
I'm so glad you know about The Goddess (I thought I was the only one!).
@@oscarman42 If you are a fan of Kim Stanley, I would also recommend Seance on a Wet Afternoon. Not sure where I first heard about The Goddess, but it was a film i would have not seen until a long time after I was first aware of it.
@@irish66 I've seen portions of Seance but not from start to finish. I'll have to watch next time it's on!
for me the performances that should be get an Oscars Best Actress nominations are
Toni Collette for 'Hereditary'
Danielle Deadwyler for 'Till'
Emily Blunt for 'A Quiet Place'
Lupita Nyong'o for 'Us'
Daniela Vega for 'A Fantastic Woman'
Alyssa Sutherland for 'Evil Dead Rise'
Jaclyn Jose for 'Ma Rosa'
Guilietta Messina in LA Strata is a spectacular performance
Yes! She is so moving in the film, though I know many either haven't seen it or heard of it. I wish she had been nominated.
Love Hepburn and much of her performance in MFL. But she is heard in only very few moments of Eliza’s songs, the majority dubbed by Marni Nixon - and it is a musical. Seems to me that a performance in a musical to qualify for awards consideration should include the fact that you can sing in the Final Cut onscreen.
Good afternoon friends...I would nominate Bette Davis for A CATERED AFFAIR, (1956) she said that the role the Bronx housewife was one of her favorite.
Unfortunately, she was pretty much panned, with the NY Times writing her performance was ""uncomfortably complicated and alien to the lowly locale." Did you know Reynolds said she hated making the film?
@@oscarman42 No, I didn't ...I learn something every day. TH-cam has the television version posted; Thelma Ritter did the role for television
@@oscarman42 Saw Reynolds one year at the TCM festival stating Richard Brooks gave her a hard time, but Davis was wonderful, with Reynolds concluding she thought she was good in the movie (so did the National Board of Review, who gave Reynolds their Best Supporting Actress award for the film, so there, Mr. Brooks!).
Ethel Waters in Cabin in The Sky will be the one I will always shout to the rooftops. If things were fair in 1943, she would've been nominated...
Miriam Hopkins for OLD ACQUINTANCE (1943) and to a lesser extent Bette Davis for the same film
I didn't see the film, but I did hear Davis talk about her intense dislike for Hopkins.
@@oscarman42 I think that what makes the film work. Kit and Mille have a love/hate relationship and the audience can fell the tension between the two actresses. If you can, track down the film, it is a lot of fun to watch
Very surprised with the omission of Mia Farrow, Rosemary's Baby (1968) from this video.
Angela Bassett-Waiting To Exhale
Viola Davis- The Woman King
Michelle Yeoh- Croaching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
While I agree that Cher's performance in Mask is by far her best, I'm astonished that you didn't mention the most obvious Best Actress snub for what was her most brilliant acting of her career: Amy Adams in Arrival. It's still hard for me to believe that she wasn't even nominated for that role.
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women.
Lee Remick, Anatomy of a Murder
Vivien Leigh, Roman Spring of Mrs Stone
Julie Andrews in STAR! and yes I know that was the year of the tie (hepburn/streisand)AND Julie in Duet for One.
Naomi Watts for Mulholland Drive, Pam Grier for Jackie Brown, Joan Fontaine for Letter from an Unknown Woman, Toni Collette for Hereditary, Kathy Bates for Dolores Claiborne, Isabella Rossellini for Blue Velvet.
Quite a list!
Julianne Moore for 'Map to the Stars' 2014 - what a performance! Brave, terrifying and also full of pathos.
You know how I feel about Bette's Special Mention!
That one was dedicated to you!
Seriously? Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady? First off, it is not a very good film to begin with, and, Hepburn gave what might be her worst ever performance in that movie. I am shocked to read in your video that her "snub" is considered one of the worst in Academy history. Not a snub to leave a sub-par performance off the ballot.
I think the reasoning was that My Fair Lady was a musical and Hepburn had all her songs dubbed. Had the filmed Pygmalion instead, I still don;t think she'd be considered - but that one factor alone virtually guaranteed a lack of a nomination.
I recently saw “Suddenly, Last Summer”. Elizabeth Taylor’s performance was, in my mind, brilliant. I think it’s on pare with Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”.
She was nominated for that role as was Katharine Hepburn.
@aries7839 Taylor was awesome in this ridiculously far fetched movie- Hepburn sucked!!
I'm a firm believer that no performer should receive an acting nomination let alone an award for not performing the entire role in a musical film--acting, singing and dancing. While Audrey Hepburn is an excellent actor, she did only perform part of the role of Eliza in "My Fair Lady." Further, this role in particular is demanding vocally, which easily accounts for more than 1/3 of the performance. This was given by Marni Nixon.
Danielle Deadwyler’s performance in “Till” still remains an egregious Oscar snub! She should’ve been nominated instead of Anna DeArmas for “Blonde”!
Malcolm McDowell A CLOCKWORK ORANGE; Dirk Bogarde DEATH IN VENICE Both 1971 The nominations in the Best Actor category that year were pleasant but not particularly outstanding...Walter Mathau in KOCH?
BJORK - DANCER IN THE DARK
HALLE BERRY - BAPS
You don't hear B.A.P.S. and the Oscars mentioned in the same sentence too often.
Here here!!!! Halle Berry did a phenomenal job in that role. It was a silly film, but she formed Nisi into a three-dimensional character. Hell, she was better in that than Monsters Ball.
Laura Hope Crews for THE SILVER CORD (1933) and Irene Dunne for LIFE WITH FATHER (1947). Dunne co-starred with Crews in THE SILVER CORD
I'm unfamiliar with The Silver Cord. But Love Aunt Pittypat!
@@oscarman42 I think I saw the film on American Movie Classics back in the day ... or maybe Turner Classic Movies. Some might consider the ending of THE SILVER CORD to be politically incorrect