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A resounding yes to this. My Best Actress candidates for '64 would have been Geraldine Page "Dear Heart" Catherine Deneuve "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" Bette Davis "Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte" Deborah Kerr "Night of the Iguana" and Monica Vitti "Red Desert" (none of whom were actually...

Big yes for Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, James Mason, Marilyn Monroe, Debbie Reynolds and Jessica Walter. I thought Brian Keith was the acting MVP in "Reflections in a Golden Eye". Marvelous work. And the Gielgud performance I'd have nominated was his supporting turn in "The Loved One". Didn't care...

Michael Moriarty's performance in "Q" seems to elicit passionate reactions - pro and con. Thinking about it puts me in the mood to watch the film again. I remember Candy Clark's contribution with pleasure too. Glad to see we agree on Mimi Rogers in "The Rapture". Admirable work from a gifted...

Lots of interesting choices here. Especially applaud Elaine May, Marilyn Monroe and Shirley MacLaine. And how in the world did Robert Shaw miss a nomination for "Jaws"? That monologue alone is historic.

Couldn't agree more about Kirk Douglas in "Detective Story", a spectacular highlight in a career chock full of great achievements. I would have swapped out all the 1951 Best Actor nominees except Brando in "Streetcar" and replaced them with Douglas, John Garfield "He Ran All the Way", Oskar...

"Jackie Brown" is definitely one of those pictures that's just jammed with nomination-worthy performances. Robert De Niro, Bridget Fonda and Samuel L. Jackson should all have been in the hunt as well. Splendid work from each and every one of them. Glad at least that the Academy did recognize the...

Every year when the Oscar nominations for acting are announced, there’s always an outcry about who got robbed. Of course, with just five slots open, everybody can’t be included. But here – in my opinion – are some fantastic performances that should have cracked that top five (and in many cases...