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How did Gloria Swanson NOT win Best Actress...

posted 4 years ago by sut6432 (2910)
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She was phenomenal in this film, a truly legendary performance! One of those performances you can’t take your eyes off.

Granted I never saw the Judy Holliday performance that beat her, but man, I can’t imagine Holliday topping this performance.

It’s the same way I feel about Robert Shaw with Jaws...how he was ignored for Best Supporting Actor is one of the greatest mysteries in the history of film to me.

...and this was back when The Oscars actually meant something.

[–] redban (6574) 4 years ago

I saw this movie for the first time in 2021. My impression is that her performance was really extravagant & over-the-top (thought she was likely following instructions; her character was supposed to be an over-the-top figure). I could see how the Academy with another choice for winner

[–] liscarkat (18919) 6 days ago

Of course she should have won. But the Academy Awards have always been internally political, more of an industry popularity contest than based on objective merit. Today they are also woke and almost entirely based on ideological vetting. Totally full of shit and meaningless.