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What I mean is like an undeniably Oscar worthy performance that is hated because of either how that nomination was obtained, who got nominated, or (in the case of winners) who won over better performances.

Andrea Riseborough is incredible in To Leslie, she deserved the nomination, even if the campaign could be considered questionable.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (1974)

WINNER - ELLEN BURSTYN for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

NOMINEES - DIAHANN CARROLL for Claudine, FAYE DUNAWAY for Chinatown, VALERIE PERRINE for Lenny, GENA ROWLANDS for A Woman under the Influence

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (1974)

WINNER - ART CARNEY for Harry and Tonto

NOMINEES - ALBERT FINNEY for Murder on the Orient Express, DUSTIN HOFFMAN for Lenny, JACK NICHOLSON for Chinatown, AL PACINO for The Godfather Part II

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Winners for 1970: Lead Actress - Glenda Jackson for Women in Love (A.W. Glenda Jackson for Women in Love), Lead Actor - George C. Scott for Patton (A.W. George C. Scott for Patton), Supporting Actress - Karen Black for Five Easy Pieces (A.W. Helen Hayes for Airport), Supporting Actor - Chief Dan George for Little Man (A.W. John Mills for Ryan Daughter)

Winners for 1971: Lead Actress - Jane Fonda for Klute (A.W. Jane Fonda for Klute), Lead Actor - Gene Hackman for The French Connection (A.W. Gene Hackman for The French Connection), Supporting Actress - Cloris Leachman for The Last Picture Show (A.W. Cloris Leachman for The Last Picture Show), Supporting Actor - Gene Wilder for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (A.W. Ben Johnson for Fiddler on the Roof)

Winners for 1972: Lead Actress - Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (A.W. Liza Minnelli for Cabaret), Lead Actor - Marlon Brando for The Godfather (A.W. Marlon Brando for The Godfather), Supporting Actress - Cicely Tyson for Sounder (A.W. Eileen Heckart for Butterflies Are Free), Supporting Actor - Joel Grey for Cabaret (A.W. Joel Grey for Cabaret)

Winners for 1973: Lead Actress - Tatum O'Neal for Paper Moon (A.W. Glenda Jackson for A Touch of Class), Lead Actor - Al Pacino for Serpico (A.W. Jack Lemmon for Save the Tiger), Supporting Actress - Linda Blair for The Exorcist (A.W. Tatum O'Neal for Paper Moon), Supporting Actor - Christopher Lee for The Wicker Man (A.W. John Houseman for The Paper Chase)

Winners for 1974: Lead Actress - ? (A.W. Ellen Burstyn for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), Lead Actor - ? (A.W. Art Carney for Harry and Tonto), Supporting Actress - ? (A.W. Ingrid Bergman for Murder on the Orient Express), Supporting Actor - ? (A.W. Robert De Niro for The Godfather Part II)

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List of Winners: Acting Quartets

Previous Post: Tatum O'Neal (Paper Moon) & Al Pacino (Serpico) win for Best Actress and Actor. Who should have won Best Supporting Actress & Actor in 1973?

Now it's time for part 2 of the Best Actress overhaul series: We're picking up where we left off with the 90s and completely redoing the 2000s now.

Same three rules as always:

1. You have to change EVERY SINGLE WINNER, even the ones you like as is. I know, I hate to change those Aileen Wuornos and Edith Piaf wins too, but the rules are the rules.
2. You have to STICK TO THE NOMINEES from those years, so I'm afraid that means NO Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive for 2001. I don't care how much you love that performance, it was not nominated, and thus is not a valid choice for 2001.
3. Ties are allowed, but try to use them sparingly.
4. And you know what? I'm adding a fourth rule for this lineup in this decade only: You can only choose Meryl Streep ONCE this decade if you so choose. I know how popular her performances in The Devil Wears Prada and Doubt are, seeing as she won for both of them in that u/Legitimate_Welcome14 "who should have won" game. But this is MY game, and I wanna see y'all be more creative and spread the love beyond her. You can only choose Meryl ONCE for 2006 or 2008. Or 2009 if you really like her in Julie & Julia. But NOT both or all three. Kapeesh?

With those four rules in mind, picking up where you left off with your new 90s, 2000s and 2010s Best Actor winners and your new 90s Best Actress winners, what does your new 2000s Best Actress lineup look like?

Here's mine:

1. Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream (2000)
2. Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge! (2001)
3. Renee Zellweger, Chicago (2002)
4. Naomi Watts, 21 Grams (2003)
5. Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake (2004)
6. Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice (2005)
7. Kate Winslet, Little Children (2006)
8. Julie Christie, Away from Her (2007)
9. Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married (2008)
10. Helen Mirren, The Last Station (2009)

As a reminder that year’s actual nominees were:

Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies

Sylvester Stallone - Creed

Tom Hardy - The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight

Christian Bale - The Big Short

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As a fun spinoff from Legitimate_Welcome14’s “Who should have won?” game - let’s now find out who would have made the lineup each year.

Lineups so far for 2004:

Actor:
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
Jamie Foxx - Ray
Paul Giamatti - Sideways (winner)

Actress:
Julie Delpy - Before Sunset
Nicole Kidman - Dogville
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake (winner)
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Click here to see previous lineups!

PLEASE NOTE: THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN HOW THE VOTING WORKS - FROM NOW ON, IT IS NOT MEASURED IN UPVOTES, BUT IN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF TIME THAT SOMEONE IS MENTIONED. YOU CAN HAVE FOUR NAMES IN YOUR LINEUP AND THE VOTING WILL BE BASED ON HOWEVER MANY TIMES A NAME IS COMMENTED.

We know that Rachel McAdams and David Carradine have already won!

Comment away!

People nominated in real life:

Actor:
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
Alan Alda - The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
Jamie Foxx - Collateral
Clive Owen - Closer

Actress:
Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
Laura Linney - Kinsey
Virginia Madsen - Sideways
Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman - Closer

As a reminder that year’s actual nominees were:

Adrien Brody - The Pianist

Nicolas Cage - Adaptation

Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt

Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York

Michael Caine - The Quiet American

What lineup was entirely, or almost entirely, composed of five relatively young actors or actresses?

I think 1999 Supporting Actress has gotta be it, or at least close to it.

At the time of the 72nd ceremony, March 26, 2000:

• Toni Collette was 27
• Angelina Jolie was 24
• Catherine Keener was the oldest nominee at 41, having turned 41 that day.
• Samantha Morton was 22
• Chloe Sevigny was 25

That's an average age of 27.8 per nominee.

John Williams Score for Disclosure Day was excellent. But I don’t know what his chances are. But I hope he wins his 6th Oscar. He is Obviously gonna get nominated because he always gets nominated like The Dial Of Destiny. Love John Williams. he is the Goat. He makes a great and wonderful score including E.T, Raiders, Star Wars, and Jaws. Do you think he could possibly win his 6th and final Oscar for Original Score?