TopBilled Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Britbox created a special theme for Olivia Colman today. All 19 episodes of her sitcom Rev are available, along with a season 12 episode of Midsomer Murders in which she appeared...plus a season 2 episode of The Office. If you click on the theme, it says "Congratulations Olivia Colman! Celebrating our favorite actress Olivia Colman's big Oscar win, here's some of her earliest comedic works..." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 No matter how powerful here work in THE FAVORITE it was still a massive stunning upset Another thing of handicapping is that it's more difficult overall for a 1 nominated film & role to win vs that BP pull Close still doesn't have the losing recrd for a performer, that honor "ridiculously" still goes to fellow Irishman Peter 0'Toole-(l932-2013) with (0 for 😎& Burton is also (0 for 7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Markoff Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 errm...who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Terrific AVATAR, Donlevy-(despite always being included among Hollywoods most loathed actors) was superb as Markoff & earned his one Oscar bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Did she gain weight for the role?? I hardly recognized her at the awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Hibi said: Did she gain weight for the role?? I hardly recognized her at the awards. Maybe her appearance is different because of a current or upcoming role...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 19 hours ago, spence said: No matter how powerful here work in THE FAVORITE it was still a massive stunning upset You make it sound like Glenn Close was cheated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I wouldn't call it a stunning upset. It seemed like Close may have had the edge, but Olivia was right up there too. Not like she was a dark horse or anything. And her film was seen by a lot more people than The Wife... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 The entire concept of an upset is folly. Unless one has polling data (e.g. there was a random poll taken of Academy voters done before the ceremony and one nominee had a 10% 'point' lead), how does one know there was an 'upset'? That calls for the knowing how others would vote which is impossible without data. So to me 'upset' is all in one's own mind (and this applies to the media and those that wrote the articles that say a specific actor is going to win, for-sure). I.e. it wasn't an upset; their prediction of how others would vote were just incorrect. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Hedda Hopper picks out her own "Superlative Academy Awards", March 1941 Best All Around Man: Clark Gable Best All Around Woman: Roz Russell Handsomest Man: Bob Taylor Thinks he is: Errol Flynn The Prettiest: Victor Mature Most Beautiful Woman: Hedy Lamar Thinks she is: Madeleine Carroll Most Talked About: Paulette Goddard Most Talked Against: Paulette Goddard Most Respected Man: Bing Crosby and you all know why Best Performances, Male or Female: Thomas Mitchell, Angels Over Broadway, The Long Voyage Home Treats Fans Best: Joan Crawford Treats Fans Worst: Virginia Bruce Best Lover: Charles Boyer Thinks He Is: Ray Milland 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said: The entire concept of an upset is folly. Unless one has polling data (e.g. there was a random poll taken of Academy voters done before the ceremony and one nominee had a 10% 'point' lead), how does one know there was an 'upset'? That calls for the knowing how others would vote which is impossible without data. So to me 'upset' is all in one's own mind (and this applies to the media and those that wrote the articles that say a specific actor is going to win, for-sure). I.e. it wasn't an upset; their prediction of how others would vote were just incorrect. I agree. Plus we don't know how far Glenn Close lagged behind in the voting. She could have tied for second with one of the others, or even been third. We have no idea how the votes were actually cast. It's not like this was Close's last chance for an Oscar. It's an "upset" because some people had pre-determined an outcome that was obviously not in tune with the reality of this year's voting. In the meanwhile it's not fair, not right, to undermine Colman's own achievement. They (whoever they are) did this in 1989 when Daniel Day-Lewis upset Tom Cruise. Fortunately Day-Lewis earned more accolades and ended up outshining Cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 That's for sure! No comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drednm Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 She reminds me of Frances de la Tour.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinemaInternational Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 hours ago, drednm said: She reminds me of Frances de la Tour.... The other night, when she won, I thought she looked a little like Kirsten Scott Thomas...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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