Geena Davis' win of the 1988 Best Supporting Actress Oscar was one of the first times it dawned on me that the Oscars really aren't about "the best". When I caught up with this fillm and performance (I forget when, but I didn't see it in the theater) I found her to be irritating, and guilty of doing a stunningly poor job of making us understand some of her key behaviors - which is especially odd since she's in so much of the movie and really isn't "supporting". It was one of those early, key "what were they thinking?" revelations. Happily the Smackdowners have smacked her down good and awarded their 1988 prize to Sigourney Weaver instead. She deserved the prize soooooooo much more. But then that could be said of all 4 ladies nominated alongside Davis (and I didn't even like Michelle Pfeiffer that much).
Posted by armand at July 29, 2007 07:43 PM | TrackBack | Posted to MoviesGiven that she's now shilling for direct tv in character from aliens, I protest that decision.
Posted by: binky at July 29, 2007 08:00 PM | PERMALINKOh she's got a full 10 years of love from me from Tadpole alone (so she's good until 2012 on that score), and throw in Galaxy Quest, Ghostbusters, Death and the Maiden, The Ice Storm, Dave and more and I'll overlook her decision to make a buck from a character that's already pretty well commercialized.
Posted by: Armand at July 29, 2007 08:24 PM | PERMALINK