And the nominees are:
Charol Channing - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mildred Natwick - Barefoot in the Park
Estelle Parsons - Bonnie and Clyde
Beah Richards - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Katharine Ross - The Graduate
What are your predictions for my ranking? How would you personally rank the nominees?
I'm really looking forward to these reviews, probably because I am so unfamiliar with most of these performances (and I don't really remember Estelle Parsons and Beah Richards enough to rate them fairly, but I think both were 3s for me.).
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3. Natwick
4. Channing
5. Richards
1. Ross
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3. Channing
4. Natwick
5. Richards
Have only seen Parsons, Ross and Richards, who I'd give a 4.5, 2, and 2.5 respectively (I'm not a big fan of Bonnie and Clyde and quite dislike Guess Who's Conming to Dinner). Just for referecence:
The Graduate
Hoffman: 5
Bancroft: 5
Ross: 4.5
Bonnie and Clyde
Beatty: 2.5
Dunaway: 4
Hackman: 3.5
Parsons: 2
Pollard: 2.5
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Poitier: 3
Tracy: 3.5
Hepburn: 3.5
Glenn: 3
Everyone else: 2 to 2.5
Well I like Bonnie and Clyde much more than you do, but I agree about Guess Who's Coming to Dinner which I like just fine but it's really quite dated. I can't give you my ratings on the cast of The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde as they were all nominated, but as for the un-nominated cast of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner:
EliminaPoitier - 3
Glenn - 3
Sanford - 3
Houghton - 1
As for 1967 overall, just for fun my award choices
RispondiEliminaBest Picture
1. In the Heat of the Night
2. Le Samourai
3. The Graduate
4. Wait Until Dark
5. In Cold Blood
Best Director
1. Melville
2. Nichols
3. Jewison
4. Boorman, Point Blank
5. Young
Best Actor
1. Poitier, In the Heat of the Night
2. Delon, La Samourai
3. Steiger, In the Heat of the Night
4. Hoffman, The Graduate
5. Blake, In Cold Blood (all 5's)
Best Actress
1. Bancroft, The Graduate (5)
2. Hepburn, Wait Until Dark (4.5)
3. Evans, The Whisperers (4.5)
4. Christie, Far From the Madding Crowd (4.5)
5. Dunaway, Bonnie and Clyde (4)
Best Supporting Actor
1. Arkin, Wait Until Dark (5)
2. Stamp, Far From the Madding Crowd (5)
3. Bates, Far From the Madding Crowd (4.5)
4. Attenborough, Dr Dolittle (4.5)
5. Oates, In the Heat of the Night (4)
Best Supporting Actress
1. Ross, The Graduate (4.5)
2. Delon, Le Samourai (4.5)
3. Rosier, Le Samourai (4)
4. Dean, In the Heat of the Night (4)
5. Dickinson, Point Blank (4)
I really like In the Heat of the Night but it probably wouldn't be my Best Picture winner, I probably prefer The Graduate, Cool Hand Luke and Bonnie and Clyde. Poitier is great in that movie though (a 4.5 for me probably). I wasn't very impressed by Dean in that movie but I thought Lee Grant was very good and made the most out of her screen-time. Arkin is terrific in Wait Until Dark although he too is "only" a 4.5 for me. I'd probably nominate Jo Van Fleet in Cool Hand Luke for supporting, and Audrey Hepburn (Two for the Road) and Shirley Knight (Duchtman) for leading. Also, I believe Bancroft is supporting in The Graduate.
EliminaI could easily move Bancroft into supporting, in which case Hepburn would be a double nominee for me in Lead.
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3) Parsons
4) Channing
5) Richards
1. Ross
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3. Channing
4. Natwick
5. Richards
1.Ross
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3.Natwick
4.Channing
5.Richards
I'd be interested to see what you think about Estelle. She's the only one of this bunch I've seen--and I definitely thought she was jarring to say the least.
RispondiEliminaI can't say what I think of her yet but your complaints are definitely understandable. It's indeed a very divisive performance and winner.
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