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Post by quetee on May 16, 2024 17:38:49 GMT
Flipping channels the other day and landed on My Cousin Vinny.
There is that controversy with Marisa's win, so I started thinking: who was the stats queen that year? Who did the stats project as the winner?
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Post by stephen on May 16, 2024 17:44:34 GMT
It was a fairly even split.
Plowright won the Globe. Miranda Richardson won NYFCC but it was for all three films she had that year. Richardson also won the BAFTA, but it was after the Oscars in those days so it doesn't count as a precursor (she was also the only Supporting Actress nominee that year from the Oscars recognized at BAFTA). Judy Davis had LAFCA, NBR and NSFC, but there was some bad press around Husbands and Wives due to the acrimonious break-up between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow that likely overshadowed a lot of that film's run.
Tomei was a veritable wildcard that year. She didn't show up at the Globes and was only recognized by one critics' award (Chicago). But her film was a surprise smash hit at the box office, she was a veritable scene-stealer, and I just don't think there was a strong favourite outside of her to rally around.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 16, 2024 17:53:00 GMT
It was a fairly even split. Plowright won the Globe. Miranda Richardson won NYFCC but it was for all three films she had that year. Richardson also won the BAFTA, but it was after the Oscars in those days so it doesn't count as a precursor (she was also the only Supporting Actress nominee that year from the Oscars recognized at BAFTA). Judy Davis had LAFCA, NBR and NSFC, but there was some bad press around Husbands and Wives due to the acrimonious break-up between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow that likely overshadowed a lot of that film's run. Tomei was a veritable wildcard that year. She didn't show up at the Globes and was only recognized by one critics' award (Chicago). But her film was a surprise smash hit at the box office, she was a veritable scene-stealer, and I just don't think there was a strong favourite outside of her to rally around. Always odd to me that the bs rumor that Palance read off the wrong name usually cited Vanessa Redgrave ( Howards End) as the "rightful" winner despite her having won nothing of note in that race. |
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Post by stephen on May 16, 2024 17:57:20 GMT
It was a fairly even split. Plowright won the Globe. Miranda Richardson won NYFCC but it was for all three films she had that year. Richardson also won the BAFTA, but it was after the Oscars in those days so it doesn't count as a precursor (she was also the only Supporting Actress nominee that year from the Oscars recognized at BAFTA). Judy Davis had LAFCA, NBR and NSFC, but there was some bad press around Husbands and Wives due to the acrimonious break-up between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow that likely overshadowed a lot of that film's run. Tomei was a veritable wildcard that year. She didn't show up at the Globes and was only recognized by one critics' award (Chicago). But her film was a surprise smash hit at the box office, she was a veritable scene-stealer, and I just don't think there was a strong favourite outside of her to rally around. Always odd to me that the bs rumor that Palance read off the wrong name usually cited Vanessa Redgrave ( Howards End) as the "rightful" winner despite her having won nothing of note in that race. That's because Rex Reed is a crabbed and bitter sack of shit. He started that rumour thinking that Jack Palance was either drunk, stoned or in the end stages of dementia because how the fuck could an ingenue in a comedy performance beat four British/Australian titans, three of whom were Oscarless? Thankfully, history was borne out Tomei's bonafides, and I would say My Cousin Vinny has far and away endured the test of time better than her fellow nominees' movies, and the La La Land/Moonlight snafu showed us that the Academy will swiftly correct a mistake. |
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Post by TylerDeneuve on May 16, 2024 18:03:09 GMT
stephen - I think My Cousin Vinny is definitely more popular than all of the other actresses' films save Howards End - widely considered one of Merchant/Ivory's best productions, plus Emma Thompson's Best Actress Oscar win - it received a 4k restoration and a theatrical re-release not too long ago.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 16, 2024 18:04:30 GMT
stephen - I think My Cousin Vinny is definitely more popular than all of the other actresses' films save Howards End - widely considered one of Merchant/Ivory's best productions, plus Emma Thompson's Best Actress Oscar win - it received a 4k restoration and a theatrical re-release not too long ago. I like Howards End but My Cousin Vinny laps it several times over in terms of popularity. |
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Post by TylerDeneuve on May 16, 2024 18:08:45 GMT
stephen - I think My Cousin Vinny is definitely more popular than all of the other actresses' films save Howards End - widely considered one of Merchant/Ivory's best productions, plus Emma Thompson's Best Actress Oscar win - it received a 4k restoration and a theatrical re-release not too long ago. I like Howards End but My Cousin Vinny laps it several times over in terms of popularity. I guess "popularity" wasn't necessarily the right word to use... "Held in high esteem" I think would work better. Edit: Also, to answer quetee 's original question - I think people thought Judy Davis would win? |
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Post by Brother Fease on May 18, 2024 16:40:09 GMT
Flipping channels the other day and landed on My Cousin Vinny. There is that controversy with Marisa's win, so I started thinking: who was the stats queen that year? Who did the stats project as the winner? The win was controversial because she wasn't nominated for the Globe or BAFTA, and didn't win any critics prizes. But to fully answer your question:
Joan Plowright - Globe Miranda Richardson - BAFTA, NY
Judy Davis - Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, LA, NBR, NSFC, Southeastern Film Critics
However, these awards predated the Critics Choice awards and the SAG awards.
Jack Palace's joke hinted on why she won. Maybe because she was the only American nominated.
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Post by quetee on May 24, 2024 17:35:34 GMT
I'm thinking if something did happen, it was Vanessa Redgrave.
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