Best Actress 1957
It's true, the 50s had the best shot at being the next decade picked-up. 1957 is a rather... eccentric choice as I have to admit that at the time of the lottery I had only seen 1 (!!!) of the 5 nominated performances; that's Lana Turner in Peyton Place. I love that each of the 5 actresses has a distinctive fame; they're all well-known: one was a blonde sex symbol, one was a serious Oscar-winning Italian actress, one was a frigid-looking British sensation, one that would marry Paul Newman and do less glamorous projects and a child-star grown up that would become an icon of the 20th century.
I give you the 5 ladies that Oscar had chosen for 1957:
from left to right, I have the pleasure to introduce:
- Lana Turner, in Peyton Place
- Anna Magnani, in Wild Is the Wind
- Joanne Woodward, in The Three Faces of Eve
- Elizabeth Taylor, in Raintree County
- Deborah Kerr, in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Joanne will be first.
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ReplyDeleteGracias :)
ReplyDeletelord, I've seen none of these!! *is ashamed* I'm gonna go with elizabeth taylor though...just because :D
ReplyDeleteand what you said on my blog about dorian gray - I'm not saying he'll be any good (need to watch the film first obviously) but ben barnes is freakin' gorgeous. I don't think the problem lies in that department :P xx
hmmm, I wasn't impressed by him. I think the role required a more... exotic touch, not like the "ordinary" beautiful, but still gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen any of these movies yet, but need to. I hope you do a recap of all Best Actress nominees - please do! You're on a roll here!
ReplyDeleteOf course I will. :) But I still have 2 performances left.
ReplyDeleteTom, thanks for visiting