Best Picture
1. Lawrence of Arabia
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Sundays and Cybele
8. The Exterminating Angel
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Best Director
1. David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia
3. Masaki Kobayashi, Harakiri
5. John Ford, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
6. Luis Buñuel, The Exterminating Angel
7. Françoise Truffaut, Jules and Jim
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Best Actor
1. Peter O'Toole, Lawrence of Arabia 3. Tatsuya Nakadai, Harakiri 4. James Mason, Lolita 6. Hardy Krüger, Sundays and Cybele 7. James Stewart, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8. Alan Bates, A Kind of Loving 9. Tom Courtenay, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 10. John Wayne, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | 
Best Actress
1. Leslie Caron, The L-Shaped Room
2. Katharine Hepburn, Long Day's Journey Into Night
6. Lee Remick, Days of Wine and Roses
7. Bette Davis, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
8.Anna Magnani, Mama Roma 9. Anna Karina, Vivre Sa Vie 10. Irene Papas, Electra |
Best Supporting Actor
1. Peter Sellers, Lolita
2. Claude Rains, Lawrence of Arabia 3. Robert Ryan, Billy Budd 4. Omar Sharif, Lawrence of Arabia 5. Lee Marvin, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 6. Brock Peters, To Kill a Mockingbird 7. Tatsuya Nakadai, Sanjuro 8. Tom Bell, The L-Shaped Room 9. Mickey Rooney, Requiem for a Heavyweight 10. Jose Ferrer, Lawrence of Arabia | 
Best Supporting Actress
1. Angela Lansbury, The Manchurian Candidate
2. Cicely Courtneidge, The L-Shaped Room 3. Shelley Winters, Lolita 4. Thora Hird, A Kind of Loving 5. Nicole Courcel, Sundays and Cybele 6. Patricia Gozzi, Sundays and Cybele 7. Jane Fonda, Walk on the Wild Side 8. Susannah York, Freud 9. Lilli Palmer, The Counterfeit Traitor 10. Julie Harris, Requiem for a Heavyweight |
Best Original Screenplay: Luis Buñuel, The Exterminating Angel Best Adapted Screenplay: Robert Bolt & Michael Wilson, Lawrence of Arabia Best Ensemble Cast: Lawrence of Arabia Best Cinematography: Vadim Yusov, Ivan's Childhood Best Film Editing: Anne V. Coates, Lawrence of Arabia Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre, Lawrence of Arabia Best Original Song: "Le Tourbillon" from Jules and Jim Best Art Direction: John Box & John Stoll & Dario Simoni, Lawrence of Arabia Best Costume Desgin: Phyllis Dalton, Lawrence of Arabia Best Visual Effects: R.A. MacDonald, The Longest Day |
Very fine list although I have to admit I haven't seen Laurence of Arabia yet. We agree with our choices for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, but my personal pick for Best Actress is Lee Remick, I find her astonishingly raw and heartbreaking. Geraldine Page is terrific (the year itself is amazing for leading actress) but of the actual nominees she might be my least favorite (but they're all amazing). What did you think of Shirley Knight in Sweet Bird of Youth? I like her performance quite a bit. Also, although I have to rewatch The Miracle Worker, I remember thinking that Duke was supporting - she had a very prominent role but she was always seen from Bancroft's perspective. She really is on the border though.
ResponderExcluirThank you for commenting!
ExcluirWell Remick is easily my least favorite out of the nominees, I feel her part could be played by another great actress the same way (or even better), but I didn't feel the same way about the other nominees.
My top 5 Best Actress is extremely strong, I could switch my winner any day (mostly because The L-Shaped Room and Leslie Caron's performance grow on me everyday).
I don't think too much of anyone else besides Page in Sweet Bird of Youth, the supporting cast is fine enough, but not very interesting in general.
I see The Miracle Worker as a depiction of the relationship between Sullivan and Helen Keller, so I can put none of the actresses in the supporting category.
Actually I sort of agree with you about Davis, Bancroft, Page and Hepburn being perfect for their role and that no one else could have played the role while Remick's role could have been played well by other actresses, but still her performance had a greater effect on me. It's true that the other actresses were so fitting for their roles that it's impossible to think of someone else, but the other four roles are also much more theatrical while Lee Remick's Kirsten could be a person you meet everyday. She feels real and I think she's devastating.
ExcluirI've yet to see Caron by the way, sounds like a performance I'd like a lot.
I look forward to covering this year some day. Definitely an amazing lineup, and I find that a lot of different folks prefer different ladies for their winners.
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