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.

Consider: Emma Stone for Magic in the Moonlight

Stone is the highlight of Allen's critical flop.

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

Reconsidering My Acting Winners

Philip Seymour Hoffman finally gets a win!

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 Supporting Actress: 2000s

2000: Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream

Oscar winner: Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock

Was she nominated?: No

Best Supporting Actress: 1990s

1990: Annette Bening, The Grifters

Oscar winner: Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost

Was she nominated?: Yes

Best Supporting Actress: 1980s

1980: Charlotte Rampling, Stardust Memories

Oscar winner: Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard

Was she nominated?: No

Best Supporting Actress: 1970s

1970: Bibi Andersson, The Passion of Anna

Oscar winner: Helen Hayes, Airport
Was she nominated?: No

Best Supporting Actress: 1960s

1960: Janet Leigh, Psycho

Oscar winner: Shirley Jones, Elmer Gantry

Was she nominated?: Yes

Best Supporting Actress: 1950s

1950: Josephine Hull, Harvey

Oscar winner: Josephine Hull, Harvey

Best Supporting Actress: 1940s

1940: Ruth Hussey, The Philadelphia Story

Oscar winner: Jane Darwell, The Grapes of Wrath

Was she nominated?: Yes

Best Supporting Actress: 1930s

I almost skipped the 1930s because I have not seen very many supporting performances of note. It was tough to come up with winners from what little I've seen. Of course, I'll come back and edit these once I see more performances from this decade.

1930: Marie Dressler, Anna Christie