Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

What a great year for awesome parts for women!
Well, Anne split the vote between her and Davis by not taking a supporting nom instead. Bad move on her part. OR the vote may have been split between Swanson and Davis. Interesting.

Well, I expect Baxter and Davis cancelled one another out. Baxter had already won a best supporting Oscar if I am not mistaken and was likely not after another suporting nod. She had won for the always reliable former good girl who goes bad and ends up not only a drunk but a prostitute after family tragedy in The Razor's Edge. You know, the sentimental actress choice, she's so out of character as a drunk, much like Claire Trevor's win in Key Largo.

Holiday was such a breath of freshness, and it was a damned good part. She'd won a richly deserved Tony for the role on Broadway. Yeah, she died young. But, I really think it shoulda been Swanson's year, it was her last great film role and I guess it cut just a little too close to home for some Academy members.

Pretty silly, I'm still arguing with myself over this and I was not even there when this happened!