Josh R has a list of 20 superb performances that were overlooked by the Academy Awards. I agree with some of his comments/choices (I'd say The Last Hurrah is Tracy's best work). In fact I'm delighted by some of them. I wouldn't have thought of the Robert Walker or Shelley Winters selections, but they are great picks. And I am floored to be reminded of the fact that Cary Grant never won a competitive Oscar race. That is so very, very wrong. Really the Academy should disband itself in shame over that.
Oh, out of these specific performances who do I think was most deserving/snubbed? As much as I love Walker in Strangers on a Train and Katharine Hepbrun in Bringing Up Baby, I've got to say the most shameful miss was not honoring Ingrid Bergman in Notorious. She was amazing.
Posted by armand at August 19, 2006 12:59 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies