Apologies for the Momentary Lull.
Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 9:05AM Dear readers, We apologize for the lack of the normal volume of writing/updates. There have been significant unavoidable struggles off site. Because life is life, these are naturally paired with other time-consuming things that are entirely unrelated like moving apartments in a couple of weeks plus festivals (NYFF screenings begin today and then Middleburg). While we collect ourselves check out the updated Oscar charts for Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, International Film, Screenplays, Visuals, Sound if you haven't yet. More soon.
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Reader Comments (19)
Just want to acknowledge the death of Louise Fletcher. She may be a one-hit wonder, but her one hit has guaranteed her immortality. Justifiably.
And along with her Best Actress Oscar, she deserves the Oscar for Best Acceptance Speech of all time. Only competition: Peter Finch's widow.
Obviously it’s way too early to start predicting winners, but I have to think Sarah Polley has an advantage in the Best Director category just in that if Women Talking does end up being a frontrunner, the opportunity to have a third consecutive year with a female Best Director winner could be a big story.
Also just some trivia, IF Michelle Williams can win Best Actress, I believe that would make Spielberg only the fourth (unless I’m forgetting someone?) director to direct a winning performance in each of the four acting categories.
Edwin -- love that trivia! Good point about Polley, too, in that would they really feel the need to give Spielberg a third Directing Oscar... even if they love The Fabelmans.
Amy -- yes Fletcher's speech is one of the history books. I am less thrilled about the win though given her competition (mostly Adjani and Kane who were both brilliant that same year)
Nat you updated the charts thank goodness,I don't feel the seasons begun until those are done
Here's my predictions
Actor Butler,Fraser,Farrell,Nighy and Tom Cruise which is a real wildcard or Jackman
Actress Williams,Robbie,Ackie,Blanchett and either Yeoh or Colman
S Actor Whishaw,Hirsch,Dano,Gleeson and either Quan or Hopkins
S Actress Curtis,Foy,Buckley,Hoss and either Smart or Condon
Isn't like the whole point of The Fabelmans to get him that third?
@Edwin
Four directors have directed a winner in all four categories.
William Wyler (at least two wins in each category)
Elia Kazan
Martin Scorsese
Hal Ashby
Active directors with three category wins:
Woody Allen (missing Actor)
Spielberg (missing Actress)
Clint Eastwood (missing Supporting Actress)
David O. Russell (missing Actor)
James L. Brooks (missing Supporting Actor)
Robert Benton (missing Supporting Actor)
No one else has more than two
@Ben Jack Nicholson won supporting in 1983,did you mean supporting actress cos no-one from his films have won there despite a few nominations.
Ben:
Fred Zinnemann directed winners in all 4 categories
Sidney Lumet has 3 (missing Supporting Actor)
David Lean has 3 (missing Actress)
John Huston has 3 (missing Actress)
John Ford has 3 (missing Actress)
Sam Wood has 3 (missing Supporting Actress)
Victor Fleming has 3 (missing Supporting Actor)
And (whoda thunk it?) ...
the immortal George Seaton !!!
Actress: Grace Kelly
Supporting Actor: Edmund Gwenn
Supporting Actress: Helen Hayes
And if his 2 co-director credits with Jerome Robbins count, Robert Wise has 3 (Missing Actor)
hope everything is alright, nathaniel!
I hope everything is okay! Would pay good money to see the end of the smackdown series on whatever platform :)
I also love Adjani and kane, but Nurse ratched is so iconic and Fletcher is so fierce/chilling that I can not say that her win was undeserved. Without her commitment and restraint the movie would not work at all. And I have to admit that Nurse ratched is the only character to ever cause me a nightmare. I still remember waking up sobing after being sent to electroshock by her in my nightmare!
@Amy Camus
I give up. Who won Best Actress in a Fred Zinnemann-directed film?
oh shit. I just realized Jane Fonda didn't win for Julia. My bad
Jonathan Demme also belongs to the 3-winners club (missing Supporting Actor)
I was just mentioning the active directors
Just stay healthy, Nathaniel. You are loved.
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