spence Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 (HAD TO REVISE, DUE TO SOME I CHOSE DID INDEED WIN) Obviously given the fact the 89th Annual *Academy Awards ended less then a week ago, I wanted this crowd-(finest on the net) To cast your vote or votes for the top 5 to 10 if you like, all-time greatest performances-(male & female)performances, works ever on "The Silver-Screen" that were either not even nommed that year, orwere in the race, but LOST??? List as many as you desire, I'll limit mine top 5 myself Plus, limiting myself to just one choice per category) Top (5) Best *Oscar less Performances: (*-& again, still denotes a past or present winner) 1st place *Spencer Tracy in "The 0ld Man and the Sea" (l958) (WB's)-(toss-up between him in this epic & 1960's "Inherit the Wind" (UA)-(TRIVIA: Next time you happen to see the beginning, it's Universal Studios in Burbank & same town square from 1985's "Back to the Future" "Music Man" "Arsenic & 0ld Lace" & many others) (ALSO-RAN: His superbly understated work in same yrs Irish politico "The Last Hurrah")2nd Chaplin in "City Lights" (l93l-UA)3rd Orson Welles in "Kane" (l94l-RKO Radio)4th James Cagney in "White Heat" (l949-Warner Bros.)& 5th place by me *Laurence 0livier in "Richard III"(ALSO-RAN: Humphrey Bogart in "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (l948-WB's) (TRIVIA: "Premiere magazine" (l987-2002) once polled it's editing team, critics,etc on the single greatest performance by anyone in motion picture history & the winner was: Peter 0'Toole in *"Lawrence of Arabia") & to the "Ladies> 1st place Maria Falconetti in "Passion of Joan of Arc" (l928-French)-(WHERE WAS HOLLYWOOD & *THE ACADEMY HERE?) 2nd Greta Garbo in "Camille" (l937-MGM)-(many historians rate her work here as the single greatest ever by an actress) 3rd Meryl Streep in "Ironweed" (l987) 4th Bette Davis, "Pvt. Lives of Elizabeth & Essex" (l939-WB's)& 5th ? TANX AGAIN & PLEASE CASST YOUR OWN VOTES & JUST BECAUSE I ONY INCLUDED 1 PER. IN A CATEGOIRY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO HAVE FUN & DO YOUR OWN THING!!! & to Topbilled, Jakeem, hope to see your ever respected candidates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm001 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 1. Julie Andrews - THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2. Olivia de Havilland - THE SNAKE PIT 3. Kathy Bates - DOLORES CLAIBORNE 4. Julie Andrews - STAR! 5. Patty Duke - ME, NATALIE 1. Jimmy Stewart - IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 2. Dick Van Dyke - MARY POPPINS 3. Van Heflin - PATTERNS 4. Robert Preston - THE MUSIC MAN 5. William Daniels - 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 1. Julie Andrews - THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2. Olivia de Havilland - THE SNAKE PIT 3. Kathy Bates - DOLORES CLAIBORNE 4. Julie Andrews - STAR! 5. Patty Duke - ME, NATALIE 1. Jimmy Stewart - IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE-(as strong as *March was in *"Best Years of 0ur Lives" had it not been for it's timing, *Jimmy probably woulda' taken it again) 2. Dick Van Dyke - MARY POPPINS 3. Van Heflin - PATTERNS 4. Robert Preston - THE MUSIC MAN 5. William Daniels - 1776 Some interesting picks & I thank you How could I neglect to include NATALIE as Deanie in 1961's"Splenrdor in the Grass"-(her favf. role as well) & on that note, I should (revise) a couple of mine, because some I voted for did win *Oscars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacCaulayConnor Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Sidney Poitier. "Raisin In the Sun" Kevin Costner "Bull Durham" Jack Nicholson "Chinatown " Susan Sarandon "Bull Durham" Deborah Kerr " From Here to Eternity " Julie Harris " A Member of the Wedding " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Some interesting picks & I thank you How could I neglect to include NATALIE as Deanie in 1961's"Splenrdor in the Grass"-(her fav. role as well) & on that note, I should (revise) a couple of mine, because some I voted for did win *Oscars KUDOS for citing Van Dyke in "Mary Poppins" nobody else has ever mentioned him & him being a non contender for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 1. Julie Andrews - THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2. Olivia de Havilland - THE SNAKE PIT 3. Kathy Bates - DOLORES CLAIBORNE 4. Julie Andrews - STAR! 5. Patty Duke - ME, NATALIE 1. Jimmy Stewart - IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 2. Dick Van Dyke - MARY POPPINS 3. Van Heflin - PATTERNS 4. Robert Preston - THE MUSIC MAN 5. William Daniels - 1776 Warner Bros. wanted Cary Grant for "The Music Man" but he told them if they didn't cast Preston, he wouldn't even bother to go & see the film) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Sidney Poitier. "Raisin In the Sun" Kevin Costner "Bull Durham" Jack Nicholson "Chinatown " Susan Sarandon "Bull Durham" Deborah Kerr " From Here to Eternity " Julie Harris " A Member of the Wedding " Virtually all the Oscar pundits back then predicted *Jack would win for "Chinatown" but *Art (Norton) Carney won instead for "Harry and Tonto" & to this day *Sarandon says she got into such a funk/depressed about not even being in the race for "Bull Durham" it took her weeks to come out of it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 There is sooo many, what about Dennis Hopper in "Blue Velvet" (l986) he & Lynch created one of cinemas' all-time villians. Something Lynch would further do with others I remember ET was with Hopper when the nominations were announced & he was a bit taken back himself that he was nominated instead for "Hoosiers' that year-(turned out to be his only acting shot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Sidney Poitier. "Raisin In the Sun" Kevin Costner "Bull Durham" Jack Nicholson "Chinatown " Susan Sarandon "Bull Durham" Deborah Kerr " From Here to Eternity " Julie Harris " A Member of the Wedding " Leonard Maltin always votes for *Poitier in "A Raisin in the Sun" as his finest hour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I've long felt that FREDERIC MARCH should have won his 3rd for INHERIT THE WIND. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 thanx to all that voted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 I've long felt that FREDERIC MARCH should have won his 3rd for INHERIT THE WIND. Sepiatone Some actually accused March of overacting, but I certainly don't agree Sure wish TCM would get the rights to his 1951 version of "Death of a Salesman" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Looking over Mr. 0sborne's "The Osbo's" I think he woulda' included Mickey Rooney in "The Human Comedy" (l943-MGM) among others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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