RipMurdock Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 watch anthing w/harleys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) Here are the 1959 movies I have not seen: The Bridal Path Career Carry On Nurse Carry On Teacher Expresso Bongo General Della Rovere The Ghost of Yotsuya Gidget Letter Never Sent Operation Petticoat Our Man In Havana A Touch of Larceny The World of Apu** (I have this one taped) This is tough. Personally, I love Expresso Bongo. Though it may have worked better way-back-when with Laurence Harvey as the outrageously sleazy talent agent, Johnny Jackson to Bongo Herman's, Cliff Richard. I mistakenly had Our Man In Havana as a 1960 film so I have gone back and added Noel Coward to my 1959 supporting actors. He is a delight in this film. Edited August 31, 2016 by Bogie56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I remember as a kid thinking that General Della Rovere must be about a woman general, like Della Street on Perry Mason. Nobody in my neighborhood had a last name like "Della Rovere." Lawrence, if you have Day of the Outlaw and The World of Apu taped, you're in great shape. I might add Our Man in Havana as one you'd probably like. Alec Guinness pretends to have secret information for the British so that he can pay for purchases of his extravagant teenage daughter. This leads to unintended consequences. Maureen O'Hara makes a lovely romantic interest for Guinness. A scene with Noel Coward in a men's room is full of howling double entendres. Another fine film directed by Carol Reed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Here are the 1959 movies I have not seen: But Not for Me We often talk on these boards about aging studio era male stars being co-starred in their later years with a leading lady who could be his daughter (or, at least, kid sister). But Not for Me has a decidedly paunchy past his prime Clark Gable being pursued by a young Carroll Baker. This is a frothy little romantic comedy, assisted to no small degree by having the Gershwin title song as the film's musical theme. What is refreshing about this film is having Gable's character (who keeps lying about his age) finally acknowledge that he is getting a little long in the tooth (way too long for Baker, certainly). There are a number of age cracks at Gable's expense (a number of them directed at him by ex-wife Lili Palmer) and the actor takes them in good natured stride. At one point, in fact, his character's real age is finally given and it's actually only a couple of years less than Gable's own age (I guess the actor's ego was such that he couldn't quite bring himself to confess his real age on screen). Watching the maturity of Clark Gable admit that he is no longer a young man is the most unusual and gratifying aspect of But Not for Me. But then, what did Gable do in his very next film? It was back to the same old thing for him in It Started in Naples, romancing a young, voluptuous Sophia Loren as if he was still Rhett Butler. Gable was 33 years Sophia's senior when he made that film, and he looked it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The Cow and I (La Vache et le prisonnier) is the most memorable performance by Fernandel, the French comedian with the big teeth. His real name was Fernand Contandin. His nickname Fernand d'elle ("Fernand of her") was given to him by his mother-in-law because he was so loyal to his wife. He spoke with the accent of the Provence in Southern France. In this comedy he plays Charles Bailly, a prisoner of war who tries to escape from Germany to France. He pretends to be a farmer who's leading his cow Marguerite to the meadow. This leads to a succession of comical situations, but also some touching scenes. It's the story of a man in dire circumstances who keeps up his hope. In a nostalgic mood he describes how the French rivers are much more beautiful than the German rivers. There are references to Zeus, who changed himself into a bovine to be with his lover Io. When Marguerite gets lost among a herd Charles wants her back and not another cow. His trip provides some beautiful natural scenery, directed by Henri Verneuil. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 **Announcement** Tomorrow, Thursday, September 1, I will change the thread title to Your Favourite Performances From the 1950's and I will kick things off with a review of all of our number one choices in the various categories for the decade. Then, everyone can post their top pick for the decade in each of the five categories, lead actor and actress, supporting actor and actress and juvenile. Let's say Friday night at 8 p.m., EST is the cutoff then I will do a tally of our favourites for the decade. **New participants are welcome. Even if you have not participated throughout, you are welcome to post your best of the 1950's decade starting tomorrow. The Best of 1960 will then start on Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 A movie from 1959 I like is THE STORY ON PAGE ONE. It has Rita Hayworth as an unhappily married housewife, who has an affair with Gig Young. Young inadvertently kills Rita's husband. Anthony Franciosa is the defense lawyer hired, and Mildred Dunnock plays Young's controlling mother. Good courtroom drama, written and directed by Clifford Odets at 20th Century Fox. Unfortunately, it was overshadowed by the previous year's I WANT TO LIVE and the same year's ANATOMY OF A MURDER, both more sensational and successful films in the genre. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Here we go. Here is the tally of our winners of the 1950’s. All had one vote unless indicated with (). Best Juvenile Performance 1950 Alfonso Mejia, Los Olvidados (2) Dean Stockwell, The Happy Years Bobby Driscoll, Treasure Island 1951 John Charlesworth, A Christmas Carol Billy Gray, The Day the Earth Stood Still Tina Apicella, Bellissima 1952 Brigitte Fossey, Forbidden Games (5) Georges Poujouly, Forbidden Games (2) Elsbeth Sigmund, Heidi 1953 Jon Whiteley and Vincent Winter, The Little Kidnappers Brandon de Wilde, Shane Jimmy Hunt, Invaders From Mars George Winslow, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1954 Sandy Descher, Them! (2) Masahiko Kato, Sansho the Bailiff Tommy Rettig, The Egyptian 1955 Umas Das Gupta, Pather Panchali (3) Subir Banerjee, Pather Panchali Jonathan Ashmore, A Kid For Two Farthings Billy Chapin, Night of the Hunter Sal Mineo, Rebel Without a Cause 1956 Patty McCormack, The Bad Seed (4) Eduardo Nevola, The Railroad Man Pascal Lamorisse, The Red Balloon 1957 Tommy Kirk, Old Yeller (2) Michael Chaplin, A King In New York 1958 Charles Herbert, The Fly David Ladd, The Proud Rebel Felipe Pazos, The Old Man and the Sea June Archer, Innocent Sinners 1959 Jean-Pierre Leaud, The 400 Blows (3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Best Supporting Actress 1950 Thelma Ritter, All About Eve (2) Hope Emerson, Caged (2) Giulietta Masina, Variety Lights Judith Anderson, The Furies Celeste Holm, All About Eve Marilyn Monroe, The Asphalt Jungle Josephine Hull, Harvey Danielle Darrieux, La Ronde Nancy Olson, Sunset Blvd. 1951 Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire (3) Shelley Winters, A Place In the Sun (2) Lee Grant, Detective Story Hildegard Knef, Decision Before Dawn Setsuko Hara, The Idiot Marion Lorne, Strangers on a Train 1952 Jean Hagen, Singin’ In the Rain (4) Colette Marchand, Moulin Rouge Jean Peters, O. Henry’s Full House Maria Pia Casilio, Umberto D. Joan Greenwood, The Importance of Being Earnest Edith Evans, The Importance of Being Earnest 1953 Thelma Ritter, Pickup on South Street (5) Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity (2) Nanette Fabray, The Band Wagon Haruko Sugimura, Tokyo Story 1954 Thelma Ritter, Rear Window (5) Eva Marie Saint, On the Waterfront Brenda de Banzie, Hobson’s Choice Kinuyo Tanaka, Sansho the Bailiff Kyoko Kagawa, Sansho the Bailiff 1955 Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden (2) Birgitte Federspiel, Ordet (2) Betsy Blair, Marty Shelley Winters, Night of the Hunter Evelyn Varden, Night of the Hunter Natalie Wood, Rebel Without a Cause Rosalind Russell, Picnic 1956 Dorothy Malone, Written on the Wind (3) Marie Windsor, The Killing (2) Marjorie Main, Friendly Persuasion Natalie Wood, The Searchers Evelyn Varden, The Bad Seed 1957 Elsa Lanchester, Witness For the Prosecution (2) Isuzu Yamada, Throne of Blood (2) Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara Kay Thompson, Funny Face Bibi Andersson, The Seventh Seal Ruth Attaway, The Young Don’t Cry 1958 Wendy Hiller, Separate Tables (2) Barbara Bel Geddes, Vertigo (2) Deborah Kerr, Separate Tables Athene Seyler, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Naima Wifstrand, The Magician Marlene Dietrich, Touch of Evil 1959 Katharine Hepburn, Suddenly, Last Summer (2) Gusti Huber, The Diary of Anne Frank Edith Evans, The Nun’s Story Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank Haya Harareet, Ben-Hur Shamrila Tagore, The World of Apu Thelma Ritter, Pillow Talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Best Supporting Actor 1950 George Sanders, All About Eve (5) Erich von Stroheim, Sunset Blvd. (2) Sam Jaffe, The Asphalt Jungle Jack Palance, Panic In the Streeets Neville Brand, D.O.A. Anton Walbrook, La Ronde 1951 Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire (2) Peter Ustinov, Quo Vadis (2) James Gleason, Come Fill the Cup Ichiro Sagai, Early Summer Toshiro Mifune, The Idiot Oscar Levant, An American In Paris Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire 1952 Anthony Quinn, Viva Zapata! (2) Donald O’Connor, Singin’ In the Rain (2) Victor McLaglen, The Quiet Man Joseph Wiseman, Viva Zapata! Dick Powell, The Bad and the Beautiful Robert Ryan, Clash by Night Alberto Sordi, The White Sheik 1953 Marlon Brando, Julius Caesar (2) Charles Vanel, The Wages of Fear (2) Frank Sinatra, From Here to Eternity (2) Vittorio De Sica, The Earrings of Madame de… Eddie Albert, Roman Holiday Lee Marvin, The Wild One 1954 Humphrey Bogart, The Caine Mutiny (3) Rod Steiger, On the Waterfront (2) Toshiro Mifune, Seven Samurai Karl Malden, On the Waterfront John Williams, Dial M For Murder Lee J. Cobb, On the Waterfront 1955 Ralph Richardson, Richard III (2) Jack Lemmon, Mister Roberts (2) Sal Mineo, Rebel Without a Cause Robert Mitchum, The Night of the Hunter Akim Tamiroff, Mr. Arkadin Robert Ryan, Bad Day at Black Rock Peter Sellers, The Ladykillers 1956 Anthony Quinn, Lust For Life (3) Robert Stack, Written on the Wind (2) Timothy Carey, The Killing Elisha Cook, Jr., The Killing Henry Jones, The Bad Seed 1957 Sessue Hayakawa, The Bridge on the River Kwai (2) Errol Flynn, The Sun Also Rises (2) Gunnar Bjornstrand, The Seventh Seal (2) David Wayne, The Three Faces of Eve Vladek Sheybal, Kanal 1958 Joseph Calleia, Touch of Evil Marcello Mastroianni, Big Deal on Madonna Street Burl Ives, The Big Country Orson Welles, Touch of Evil Trevor Howard, The Key Duncan Lamont, A Tale of Two Cities Gunnar Bjornstrand, The Magician Errol Flynn, Too Much Too Soon 1959 George C. Scott, Anatomy of a Murder (2) James Mason, North by Northwest (2) Fred Astaire, On the Beach (2) Peter Sellers, I’m All Right Jack Burl Ives, Day of the Outlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Best Actress 1950 Gloria Swanson, Sunset Blvd. (7) Bette Davis, All About Eve (3) Barbara Stanwyck, The Furies 1951 Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire (5) Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen (2) Ida Lupino, On Dangerous Ground Setsuko Hara, The Idiot 1952 Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba (3) Jean Simmons, Angel Face Bette Davis, The Star Maureen O’Hara, The Quiet Man Simone Signoret, Casque d’or Debbie Reynolds, Singin’ In the Rain Joan Greenwood, The Importance of Being Earnest 1953 Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday (3) Jennifer Jones, Beat the Devil (2) Geraldine Page, Hondo Danielle Darrieux, The Earrings of Madame de… Setsuko Hara, Tokyo Story Marilyn Monroe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1954 Giulietta Masina, La Strada (4) Judy Garland, A Star Is Born (2) Ingrid Bergman, Journey to Italy Lucille Ball, The Long, Long Trailer Grace Kelly, Dial M For Murder 1955 Doris Day, Love Me or Leave Me (2) Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo Simone Signoret, Les Diaboliques Julie Harris, East of Eden Umas Das Gupta, Pather Panchali Vera Clouzot, Les Diaboliques Karuna Banerjee, Pather Panchali Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch 1956 Marilyn Monroe, Bus Stop (2) Elizabeth Taylor, Giant Dorothy McGuire, Friendly Persuasion Jane Wyman, Miracle In the Rain Karuna Banerjee, Pather Panchali 1955 Doris Day, The Man Who Knew Too Much Patty McCormack, The Bad Seed 1957 Giulietta Masina, Nights of Cabiria (5) Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve Audrey Hepburn, Funny Face Patricia Neal, A Face In the Crowd 1958 Susan Hayward, I Want to Live! (3) Kim Novak, Vertigo (2) Simone Signoret, Room at the Top Jean Simmons, Home Before Dark Rosalind Russell, Auntie Mame 1959 Audrey Hepburn, The Nun’s Story (3) Marilyn Monroe, Some Like It Hot (3) Lee Remick, Anatomy of a Murder Katsuko Wakasugi, The Ghost of Yotsuya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Best Actor 1950 William Holden, Sunset Blvd. (3) James Stewart, Harvey (2) Humphrey Bogart, In a Lonely Place (2) Toshiro Mifune, Rashomon Gregory Peck, The Gunfighter George Sanders, All About Eve Walter Huston, The Furies 1951 Robert Walker, Strangers on a Train (2) Alastair Sim, A Christmas Carol Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire Robert Ryan, On Dangerous Ground Montgomery Clift, A Place In the Sun Masayuki Mori, The Idiot Farley Granger, Strangers on a Train Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen 1952 Takeshi Shimura, Ikiru (3) Gene Kelly, Singin’ In the Rain (3) John Wayne, The Quiet Man Marlon Brando, Viva Zapata! Clifton Webb, Dreamboat 1953 Montgomery Clift, From Here to Eternity (4) Charles Vanel, The Wages of Fear William Holden, Stalag 17 Jacques Tati, Mr. Hulot’s Holiday Yves Montand, The Wages of Fear Ake Gronberg, Sawdust and Tinsel 1954 Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront (5) Takashi Shimura, Seven Samurai Desi Arnaz, The Long, Long Trailer James Stewart, Rear Window Toshiro Mifune, Seven Samurai 1955 Robert Mitchum, The Night of the Hunter (5) James Dean, East of Eden (2) Laurence Olivier, Richard III James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause 1956 John Wayne, The Searchers (2) James Stewart, The Man Who Knew Too Much (2) James Mason, Bigger Than Life (2) Kirk Douglas, Lust For Life David Niven, Around the World in Eighty Days 1957 Alec Guinness, Bridge on the River Kwai (3) Andy Griffith, A Face In the Crowd (2) Charles Laughton, Witness For the Prosecution Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men Max von Sydow, The Seventh Seal 1958 James Stewart, Vertigo (5) Laurence Harvey, Room at the Top Zbigniew Cybulski, Ashes and Diamonds Youssef Chahine, Cairo Station 1959 Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot (4) James Stewart, Anatomy of a Murder (2) Cary Grant, North by Northwest (2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Everyone is now invited to post their favourites for the decade of the 1950's. Cutoff is 8 p.m., tomorrow, Friday, September 2. Here are my choices for the best of the 1950's.... Best Actor 1955 Laurence Olivier, Richard III Best Actress 1950 Gloria Swanson, Sunset Blvd. Best Supporting Actor 1957 Sessue Hayakawa, The Bridge on the River Kwai Best Supporting Actress 1951 Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire Best Juvenile Performance 1953 Jon Whiteley and Vincent Winter, The Little Kidnappers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thanks for the great work in producing those lists, Bogie. BEST ACTOR (This was the toughest category for me in which to boil it down to one) 1954 Marlon Brando, ON THE WATERFRONT BEST ACTRESS 1950 Bette Davis, ALL ABOUT EVE BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 1950 George Sanders, ALL ABOUT EVE BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jean Hagen, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Many thanks to Bogie for the organization and to everyone who participated. I received many good tips, and already watched some of them. James Stewart and Audrey Hepburn are my favorite actors over the whole decade, but if I have to pick one role for each category it leads to something like this: Actor: James Stewart - Vertigo Actress: Gloria Swanson - Sunset Blvd. Supporting Actor: Gunnar Björnstrand - The Seventh Seal Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters - A Place in the Sun Juvenile: Brigitte Fossey - Forbidden Games 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Just a small comment on selecting the "best" performance of the '50s. I indicated in my post that I had a particularly difficult time when it came to the best actor category, finally going with Brando's masterful sensitive portrayal in On the Waterfront. While I admire Brando's performance, the problem for me was that there are other performances by actors that I actually enjoy watching more. Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Charles Laughton in Witness for the Prosecution and, in a particularly subtle portrayal, James Stewart in Vertigo have all given me some of the greatest pleasures of '50s movie watching. It was really a case of my brain taking a pick over my heart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 1950's BEST ACTOR: Marlon Brando On the Waterfront (1954) BEST ACTRESS: Gloria Swanson Sunset Blvd. (1950) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Timothy Carey The Killing (1956) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Thelma Ritter Pickup On South Street (1953) BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE: Brigitte Fossey Forbidden Games (1952) I'll echo the appreciation for all of your efforts compiling the lists, Bogie. I'd also like to thank everyone for writing so eloquently on your particular picks, and why they mean something to you. You have made many films that wouldn't have crossed my radar sound interesting and worth seeking out. Tom, kingrat, Cora, Swithin, Speedracer and Bogie have all added a lot with their spotlights on performers and films, and I hope to read more in the weeks to come. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 My choices, explanation to follow Actor: James Stewart, Vertigo Actress: Ingrid Bergman, Journey to Italy Supporting Actor: Orson Wells, Touch of Evil Supporting Actress: Barbara bel Geddes, Vertigo Juvenile: Uma Das Gupta, Pather Panchali 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I decided to choose on the basis of "most-loved." That didn't seem to make matters easier, especially when it came to Bette, Ida, or Audrey for best actress. Best Actor: Zbigniew Cybulski, Ashes and Diamonds Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn, The Nun's Story Best Supporting Actor: Burl Ives, Day of the Outlaw Best Supporting Actress: Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden Best Juvenile Performance: Brigitte Fossey, Forbidden Games 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesStewartFan95 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 So many good movies. Best Picture: Witness for the Prosecution Best Actor: James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday Best Supporting Actor: Sal Mineo, Rebel Without a Cause Best Supporting Actress: Eileen Heckart, The Bad Seed Best Director: Alfred Hitchcock, Vertigo Best Juvenile Performance: Patty McCormick, The Bad Seed 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 The 50's seems to contain a great portion of my utmost favorite films. These came mostly naturally to me. Actor: Robert Mitchum - The Night of the Hunter (1955) Actress: Giulietta Masina - Nights of Cabiria (1957) Supporting Actor: Henry Jones - The Bad Seed (1956) [This was the most difficult one to pick. I can't even say for sure that this is my favorite performance from that film! It has four, maybe five perfect performances, all astonishing in their own way; but his creeping, crawling, sneaking, snarling maniacal gardener is still one of the most bizarre creations I've seen on film, and, bizarre characters being one of my favorite movie genres, therefore is singularly close to my heart. In retrospect I think he and Patty McCormack should get a Synergy award for their insane exchanges.] Supporting Actress: Evelyn Varden - The Night of the Hunter (1955) [The kind, maternal and blissfully oblivious Icey Spoon who steals practically every scene she's in, even against the likes of Harry Powell. Whenever I watch his infamous demonstration of the story of love and hate his intensity has me holding my breath, but then the camera cuts to Evelyn Varden's approving face and I have to laugh out loud every time. One little expression and she has the film in her pocket again.] Juvenile: Patty McCormack - The Bad Seed (1956) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 The 1950s are one of my favorite decades of filmmaking with so many amazing performances. It's hard to narrow it down to just one, but if I have to do so, I gotta go with my heart. Lol. FAVORITE FILM: The Long Long Trailer FAVORITE ACTOR: Desi Arnaz, The Long Long Trailer FAVORITE ACTRESS: Lucille Ball, The Long Long Trailer FAVORITE SUPPORTING ACTOR: George Sanders, All About Eve FAVORITE SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Thelma Ritter, Pick Up on South Street FAVORITE JUVENILE PERFORMANCE: Patty McCormack, The Bad Seed 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Before we hit 1960 I would like to mention that I am going with the December 1960 release date for Two Women and not 1961 Oscar contention date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Before we hit 1960 I would like to mention that I am going with the December 1960 release date for Two Women and not 1961 Oscar contention date. I find the number of outstanding performances (I've seen, at least) for best actress in 1961 to be severely limited, certainly compared to 1960, which wasn't a particularly impressive year either, for that matter. To transfer Loren's performance out of an already limited year for actresses makes 1961 seem even more barren. I saw that Two Women was released in the last week of 1960 in Italy, before getting a U.S. release the following year. Because 1961 was, in my opinion, such a relatively weak year for best actresses, I'm going to keep Loren's strong performance there. I would normally want to work in unison with other posters here (assuming others will be going for 1960, too, for Loren) but this time is going to be an exception for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 My choices, explanation to follow Actor: James Stewart, Vertigo Actress: Ingrid Bergman, Journey to Italy Supporting Actor: Orson Wells, Touch of Evil Supporting Actress: Barbara bel Geddes, Vertigo Juvenile: Uma Das Gupta, Pather Panchali OK, the juvenile award is fairly self-explanatory, since she was the one juvenile who actually won an award. The thing about supporting actors is that strong supporting actors can blur with actors. That's true of three of my other choices for this decade (Vanel, Mifune, Mitchum), while one of my choices for actor actually won the oscar for supporting actor (Sanders). This is rarely a problem for actresses, since there are fewer such roles for women period. Bel Geddes was clearly the leading supporting of the decade, the "normal" role that is never close enough to desire. As for actress, Monroe and Swanson are rightfully iconic, but Bergman is ultimately the more complex role. As for Actor, Stewart narrowly beats out Grant, with Kelly and Dean close behind. Tragic roles usually get more respect than comic ones, but in this case Stewart triumphs for being the more unfamiliar role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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