Top 10 Favorite CinSpec Acting Classes

Ingrid Bergman is in two of my favorite classes.

10 Actors Who Won Oscars for the Wrong Performances

Kate Winslet was a deserving winner, but she was better elsewhere.

Social Media on the Oscar Race (Guest Post by Spencer Blohm)

Reconsidering My Acting Winners

Philip Seymour Hoffman finally gets a win!

Best Actress Winners Video

Here's a video of my current Best Actress winners from 1930-2013. I should have more written posts next week.

10 Acting Contenders We Might Be Overlooking for Oscar

How will actors respond to The Book Thief?

Will any of the following fringe contenders be nominated? Probably not, but they could make some noise in the precursor awards.

Oscar Oddity #16: Two Acting Nods in the Same Year

Sigourney Weaver: The first loser in both acting categories.

Oscar Oddity #14: One-Time Acting Lineups

Cathy Moriarty: Never nominated again.

The Academy loves to nominate a certain group of actors many times. It's always been that way, and it will likely never change. However, five acting lineups have actually featured first-time nominees and (to date) no return nominees. In other words, all of the actors in these five lineups have never been nominated again (so far). Check out the lineups below.

Oscar Oddity #13: One Film with Multiple Acting Wins Streak

Network was part of a special acting winners streak in the late 1970s.

Acting Oscar wins are interesting to analyze, as they often go to four different films. However, some films have managed to win two or three acting awards. Not only have they won, but certain films have been part of a streak of consecutive years. For instance, Mystic River (2003) won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, and Million Dollar Baby (2004) won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor the next year.

Acting Winner Stats

Since my acting winners have all been posted, here are some fun stats on them. (Winners from 2010 and 2011 are listed as a reminder after the cut, and they can be found on my ballots here and here, which are also linked on the Yearly Top 10 page.)

Best Actress: 2000s

2000: Björk, Dancer in the Dark

Oscar winner: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich

Was she nominated?: No

Best Actress: 1990s

1990: Laura Dern, Wild at Heart

Oscar winner: Kathy Bates, Misery

Was she nominated?: No

Best Actress: 1980s

1980: Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter

Oscar winner: Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter

Best Actress: 1970s

1970: Liv Ullmann, The Passion of Anna

Oscar winner: Glenda Jackson, Women in Love

Was she nominated?: No

Best Actress: 1960s

1960: Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment

Oscar winner: Elizabeth Taylor, Butterfield 8

Was she nominated?: Yes

Best Actress: 1950s

1950: Gloria Swanson, Sunset Blvd.

Oscar winner: Judy Holliday, Born Yesterday

Was she nominated?: Yes

Best Actress: 1940s

1940: Vivien Leigh, Waterloo Bridge

Oscar winner: Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle
Was she nominated?: No
 

Best Actress: 1930s

1930: Marlene Dietrich, The Blue Angel

Oscar winner: Norma Shearer, The Divorcee ('29/'30)

Was she nominated?: No