My Ranking of all Best Supporting Actress winners

 

Effectively, time to shift on...with my private ranking of all supporting actress winners. I have to warn you right now that my taste in this group is, in some elements, instead various from the normal views so get ready for some fairly unpopular alternatives...

Listed here are the women wating to be rated:

Gale Sondergaard in Anthony Adverse (1936)

Alice Brady in In Previous Chicago (1937)

Fay Btainer in Jezebel (1938)

Hattie McDaniel in Absent with the Wind (1939)

Jane Darwell in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Mary Astor in The Geat Lie (1941)

Teresa Wright in Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Katina Paxinou in For Whom the Bell tolls (1943)

Ethel Barrymore in None but the lonely Heart (1944)

Anne Revere in Countrywide Velvet (1945)

Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946)

Celeste Holm in Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Claire Trevor in Crucial Largo (1948)

Mercedes McCambridge in All the King's Males (1949)

Josephine Hull in Harvey (1950)

Kim Hunter in A Streetcar named Wish (1951)

Gloria Grahame in The Undesirable and the Beautiful (1952)

Donna Reed in From Listed here to Eternity (1953)

Eva Marie Saint in On the Waterfront (1954)

Jo Van Fleet in East of Eden (1955)

Dorothy Malone in Created on the Wind (1956)

Miyoshi Umeki in Sayonara (1957)

Wendy Hiller in Separate Tables (1958)

Shelley Winters in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Shirley Jones in Elmer Gantry (1960)

Rita Moreno in West Aspect Story (1961)

Patty Duke in The Miracle Employee (1962)

Margaret Rutherford in The V.I.P.s (1963)

Lila Kedrova in Zorba, the Greek (1964)

Shelley Winters in A Patch of Blue (1965)

Sandy Dennis in Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Estelle Parsons in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Ruth Gordon in Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower (1969)

Helen Hayes in Airport (1970)

Cloris Leachman in The Last Photo Present (1971)

Eileen Heckart in Butterflies are Free of charge (1972)

Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)

Ingrid Bergman in Murder on the Orient-Convey (1974)

Lee Grant in Shampoo (1975)

Beatrice Straight in Network (1976)

Vanessa Redgrave in Julia (1977)

Maggie Smith in California Suite (1978)

Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Mary Steenburghen in Melvin and Howard (1980)

Maureen Stapleton in Reds (1981)

Jessica Lange in Tootsie (1982)

Linda Hunt in The Year of Residing Riskously (1983)

Peggy Ashcroft in A Passage to India (1984)

Anjelica Huston in Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Dianne Wiest in Hannah and her Sisters (1986)

Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck (1987)

Geena Davis in The Accidental Vacationer (1988)

Brenda Fricker in My Still left Foot (1989)

Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost (1990)

Mercedes Ruehl in The Fisher King (1991)

Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Anna Paquin in The Piano (993)

Dianne Wiest in Bullets above Broadway (1994)

Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

Juliette Binoche in The English Individual (1996)

Kim Basinger in L.A., Confidential (1997)

Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Enjoy (1998)

Angelina Jolie in Woman, Interrupted (1999)

Marcia Homosexual Harden in Pollock (2000)

Jennifer Connelly in A Stunning Mind (2001)

Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002)

Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)

Cate Blanchett in The Aviator (2004)

Rachel Weisz in The Continual Gardener (2005)

Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)

Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton (2007)

Penélope Cruz in Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008)

Mo'Nique in Cherished: Dependent on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

Melissa Leo in The Fighter (2010)

Number 08: Schindler's Liste (Best Picture Ranking)

This is possibly the most difficult film to decide in this rating because it is not possible to individual the concept of Schindler’s Listing from the high quality of the film by itself – is Schindler’s Checklist truly a fantastic film or does it only appear like a fantastic film simply because it deals with best criminal offense in the historical past of mankind? Due to the fact, sure, there are some flaws in this film – Schindler’s Listing occasionally characteristics that undeniable ‘Spielberg-touch’ that attempts to manipulate the viewers as considerably as achievable even with the reality that a motion picture like this certainly would not have needed any manipulation. It also tends to oversimplify certain elements (like the scene of Amon Göth determining to forgive the men and women in the camp right up until he basically decides to forgive himself so he can maintain killing). And I cannot deny that 1 critic was right when he wrote that only Spielberg could do a Holocaust-movie with a happy ending – simply because by concentrating on a certain group of men and women (the Schindler Jews) he results in a connection between them and the viewers and to see these individuals saved at the end somehow does evoke a sensation of relief. But in the stop, I really do not consider that these flaws issue simply because Schindler’s Listing is a film that is not made more effective by its topic but alternatively achieves the practically not possible – telling a tale that appears impossible to notify. Even the most gruesome images in Schindler’s Checklist even now really don't look capable to truly seize the horror and the terror of the Holocaust but even if it might target on the continuous escape of the Schindler Jews, it even now evokes, like virtually no other motion pictures about this subject, a experience of hopelessness, of continuous hazard, of the ever-current emotion of risk that dominates the existence of all the people that the Nazis identified unworthy to reside in the course of the darkest time in the background of mankind.

Schindler’s Listing utilizes the indicates of cinema and combines them with an practically documentary-like presentation of the crimes of the Nazis. The character of Schindler, his dedication to conserve as numerous people as possible, follows the principles of the cinema and the audience which expects a plot to comply with. The character of Amon Göth and the terror of the camps intervenes with this plot to make the unimaginable happen in front of our eyes.

In Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg results in some of the most horrifying images in film history – horrifying simply because we know that they tell the reality and even much more horrifying due to the fact we know that they really do not even present 50 % of the crimes. But what Spielberg also reached is to make Schindler’s Checklist entertaining – I know this might seem awful but I believe he accomplished the not possible to develop a movie you truly want to see and that in fact involves you. A by no means-ending sequence of murders might have turned a lot of viewers off just as a slender and undeveloped plot may possibly have but Spielberg did manage to make a motion picture that captivates you just as significantly as it shocks you.

From the detailed art direction to the outstanding black-and-white cinematography correct to John William’s unforgettable score, Schindler’s Listing reaches perfection on each and every degree. And also the solid was much more than up to the job. In the central position, Liam Neeson fortunately never ever tried out to switch Schindler into a saint but rather showed that a lot of flaws that formed his character. Ralph Fiennes is also good for words as a single of the most terrifying people in film heritage and the complete supporting cast labored fantastic, too.

From the liquidation of the Ghetto in Krakow to the separation of the kids from their parents and to the scenes in the shower in Auschwitz, Schindler’s Record is a film that deservedly turned the cultural phenomenon it is nowadays.

Number 75: Gloria Grahame as Rosemary Bartlow in "The Bad and the Beautiful" (Best Supporting Actress Ranking)

Gloria Grahame is the very first member of a club that I like to phone ‘I’m glad this actress has an Oscar but why did it have to be for this film?’

Nicely, the simple fact that she experienced been in 3 massive motion pictures that yr, The Poor and the Beautiful (winner of 5 Oscars, such as Miss Grahame herself), Unexpected Worry (nominated for Very best Actress: Joan Crawford) and The Best Present on Earth (winner of the Award for Very best Photo) certainly helped her to get the Oscar property. But even now – a mix of a pair of good performances need to not be enough to win an Oscar if none of these performances would be value it by itself. She would even have been much more deserving for The Best Display on Earth – the problem with her work in The Bad and the Beautiful is not that Gloria Grahame is undesirable but instead the fact that her element is so amazingly negligible without any emphasize in any perception that it’s surprising that sufficient Academy members even remembered her in this.

In The Undesirable and the Beautiful, Gloria Graham performs the bored, southern-belle spouse of a successful creator who would like practically nothing more than a journey to Hollywood and some enjoyment. The motion picture tells a few stories from a few points of views. The 1st a single from the position of a director, the 2nd from the stage of an actress and the 3rd from the position of a writer. Considering that Gloria Grahame plays the wife of this writer, her character doesn’t enter the film until the 3rd story, that signifies her first appearance comes about 80 minutes following the motion picture began and about 10 minutes later she’s presently long gone again. I know that this is the supporting category and dimension does not issue but what does make a difference is good quality and you simply won’t discover it listed here.

During her 10 minutes on the screen, Gloria Grahame gives, no question about that, an entertaining performance. Each time her husband sits down to start to compose some thing, she will come in and disturbs him. She’s a charming minor creature and I actually give Skip Grahame some credit score for creating Rosemarie so charming since she is actually really bothersome. At the exact same time it’s tough to imagine that her partner would really settle for all her behaviours and attributes – the chemistry in between the two actors is unfortunately non-existent.

At a lot of times, Gloria Grahame also looks misplaced with the kind of roles she plays – the male-hungry, lusty but at the same time standard and devoted Southern bell-spouse is a character that cannot function in these kinds of a limited time and it’s evident from the composing that nobody ever predicted her to perform. Gloria Grahame herself adds to these misfires by missing too a lot individuality in this part – her line-delivery is almost certainly meant to be lovable but she also often seems as if she is looking through from a teleprompter.

It is a nothing at all-function that most likely wouldn’t have authorized any actress to impress – and that’s why it’s just unattainable to link this functionality with the word ‘Oscar'. She finds some excellent times, like her youngster-like pleasure when she sees film star Lana Turner in the bungalow subsequent doorway and her previous scene is also very excellent, when she and her spouse are possessing a struggle and she tells him: ‘James Lee Bartlow, you get a great seem at yourself in that mirror. You’ve transformed because you’ve arrive to Hollywood, and I do not mind telling you, it’s no chance for the better.’ But…one line is just not enough.

Gloria Grahame is neither a scene-stealer nor is her character an unforgettable creations – at the end of the movie, you have almost certainly neglected her once more. I truly feel sorry for putting this proficient actress at the last place but it’s just not feasible to arrive up with even a single explanation why this is an Oscar-deserving efficiency.

Number 07: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Best Picture Ranking)

I have to be truthful and say: I really don't treatment about fantasy videos. Never ever have. Nor do I treatment about fantasy guides. I attempted to read through The Lord of the Rings three occasions already but in some way I can in no way provide myself to go on simply because I just don’t care…but someway Peter Jackson completely won me more than with his motion picture variation of Tolkien’s trilogy about Hobbits, Orks and the One Ring. It looks nearly not possible to separate the three motion pictures from an additional and perhaps the substantial position for the final installment is a testament to the whole series but I truthfully only tried to think of The Return of the King and not the two predecessors even though I decided the place in this position. And considering that I personally think that the third of the three movies is also the ideal, this situation seems justly earned.

I consider that, of all the Very best Photograph winners, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King includes my single most preferred scene.

‘Arise! Arise, Riders of Theoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword working day... a purple day... and the sunlight rises! Trip now!... Trip now!... Journey! Journey to destroy and the world's ending! Loss of life! Death! Death!’

This is a scene that, no subject how many instances I observe it, constantly will take my breath absent. It’s a pitch-ideal mixture of plot, cinematography, enhancing and rating. Possibly it’s since I am constantly overcome by scenes in which new fighters be part of a struggle to aid the loosing facet but I basically contemplate this 1 of the biggest times in motion picture heritage.

But apart from this scene, The Return of the King has much much more to offer. It has introduced a new indicating to the phrase ‘spectacle’ and the truth that Peter Jackson was in a position to provide this gigantic tale to the screen without having any noticeable compromise is absolutely a beautiful achievement. I think The Return of the King is my preferred of the a few since it a) brings everything to a finale and b) advantages the most from the aged good vs. evil concept with the struggle of Minas Tirith, the character of Gollum and the tale of Frodo and Sam who ultimately arrive in Mordor. Someway, almost everything that you have waited for for the duration of the 1st two areas finally transpires and The Return of the King does not disappoint. And it thankfully is also never just a pure fantasy story but alternatively makes use of its very own themes to existing a timeless tale and fills it with very believable and a few-dimensional figures.

It is no surprise that The Return of the King did not acquire a single performing nomination since it’s a very clear ensemble with no actual standout but absolutely everyone even now does superb operate nonetheless. Viggo Mortenson provides the right volume of power to this part, Ian McKellen is yet again a graceful Gandalf, Elijah Wooden and Sean Astin are outstanding (even though a bit bothersome sometimes) as Frodo and Sam, Miranda Otto almost steals the show even though Andy Serkis is fantastic as Gollum.

The Return of the King manages to overwhelm the viewer yet again and yet again and, in spite of the duration, never gets to be unexciting at any second. Sure, the ending may possibly be way too much for some but for me, it performs just fine – I have put in so considerably time with these people that I do not truly feel the need for a quick departure.

I have a sensation that it will grow to be much more and more well-liked to criticize the Lord of the Rings-collection as the several years go on but individually, I will forever cherish Peter Jackson creation which is a single of the handful of moments that a motion picture like this truly blew me away.

Number 06: Lawrence of Arabia (Best Picture Ranking)

Virtually at the beginning of Lawrence of Arabia, one character tells T.E. Lawrence, the title character of the tale, that only Bedouins and Gods can appreciate the desert – at the stop of the film, T.E. Lawrence will come to feel like the two.

Lawrence of Arabia is the 2nd Oscar-winner in David Lean’s filmography and it even tops his presently outstanding The Bridge on the River Kwai. It is a masterful tale of a guy who gets involved in Globe War I in Arabia and later on turns into obsessed with his personal doings and environment. Just as you would assume from a film by David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia is these kinds of a visible masterpiece that it places virtually all other epics to disgrace. It is virtually not possible to realize how he can locate so many breathtakingly beautiful pictures of the desert – but he can. Supported by one of the most majestic scores in motion image history, the camera in Lawrence of Arabia catches so many small miracles that even two viewings don’t seem to be adequate to uncover them all.

In the title role, Peter O’Toole provides a single of the most mesmerizing efficiency at any time caught on the monitor. He is flamboyant, he is down-to-earth, he is arrogant, he is humble, he carries this massive epic on his shoulders and does so with out any flaw. All the male supporting players (are there even any girls in this movie?) does fantastic operate, also, from Omar Sharif to Anthony Quinn to Alec Guiness and Arthur Kennedy and absolutely everyone else.

And also like most other David Lean videos, Lawrence of Arabia takes its time (actually, a great deal of time) to develop alone and tell the primary story – but it is advised so magnificently that it could have even taken a handful of more hrs and I would not have minded. From T.E. Lawrence’s 1st arrival in the desert to the journey to Aqaba for the duration of which Lawrence returns to discover a misplaced gentleman only to have fate switch its back again on him some time later on in a really chilling scene and appropriate up to the ultimate moments of the tale, David Lean exhibits his expertise as a storyteller of highest top quality.

The attack on Aqaba by itself it shot absolutely thrillingly and the subsequent scenes of Lawrence trying to attain the Suez Canal and afterwards getting rid of manage more than himself, getting to be a lot more and far more obsessed which his personal impression hold the viewers’ attention the entire time.

At some level Lawrence asks 'Do you consider I'm just any person?`- the same way Lawrence of Arabia could request 'Do you believe I'm just any motion picture?' and the answer would be a huge 'No, you might be really one of a type!'

Here they are once again...

So, all the films have been ranked. When yet again, listed here they are:

eighty three. Cavalcade

eighty two. Cimarron

81. Rain Gentleman

80. Going my Way

79. The Broadway Melody

78. The Best Show on Earth

seventy seven. Terms of Endearment

seventy six. Forrest Gump

75. Grand Hotel

seventy four. Gladiator

73. Rocky

72. A Beautiful Mind

seventy one. Chariots of Fire

70. Crash

sixty nine. Braveheart

sixty eight. Patton

67. The Audio of Music

sixty six. Around the World in 80 Days

sixty five. Kramer vs. Kramer

sixty four. Marty

sixty three. Mrs. Miniver

62. Gentleman's Agreement

61. The Sting

60. Driving Skip Daisy

59. The Excellent Ziegfeld

fifty eight. Tom Jones

57. An American in Paris

fifty six. A Male for all Seasons

fifty five. The Lost Weekend

54. The French Connection

fifty three. Ben-Hur

fifty two. The Lifestyle of Emile Zola

51. Gigi

fifty. Out of Africa

forty nine. You Can't Take it With You

forty eight. Slumdog Millionaire

forty seven. Wings

46. In the Heat of the Night time

forty five. Dances with Wolves

44. The Departed

forty three. Mutiny on the Bounty

42. The King's Speech

41. Titanic

forty. How Environmentally friendly was my Valley

39. Oliver!

38. Regular Individuals

37. Platoon

36. Hamlet

35. All the King's Guys

34. My Honest Lady

33. No Country for Aged Gentlemen

32. Million Dollar Child

31. From Right here to Eternity

30. The Deer Hunter

29. The Greatest A long time of our Lives

28. Chicago

27. The Final Emperor

26. All about Eve

twenty five. Gandhi

24. On the Waterfront

23. The Hurt Locker

22. It happened 1 Evening

21. West Aspect Tale

20. The Silence of the Lambs

19. A single flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

18. Shakespeare in Enjoy

17. The Condominium

sixteen. Unforgiven

15. The Bridge on the River Kwai

14. Midnight Cowboy

13. Annie Hall

twelve. Rebecca

11. Amadeus

ten. American Beauty

09. Casablanca

08. Schindler's Liste

07. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

06. Lawrence of Arabia

05. The Godfather: Element II

04. Long gone with the Wind

03. All Peaceful on the Western Entrance

02. The Godfather

01. The English Individual

Number 05: The Godfather: Part II (Best Picture Ranking)

The eternal issue amid motion picture enthusiasts looks to be: The Godfather or The Godfather Portion II? As you can see, my response would be The Godfather but taking into consideration that the sequel is also in my Leading five in this ranking, each movies can contemplate themselves to be amid the best at any time (at minimum in my viewpoint).

The brilliance of The Godfather Component II lies in its mixture of two key storylines – one particular of Michael Corleone and his steps as head of ‘the family’ and a flashback that tells how his father, Vito Corleone, arrived to New York and established the Corleone crime family members. Each story itself does not reach the identical degree of excellence that the plot of The Godfather reached but every single time 1 of the story is in danger of dropping some of its brilliance, The Godfather Part II alterations its target to the other story and captivates the viewer after again.

Individually, I prefer the plot relating to Michael Corleone a little bit far more given that it is an wonderful screen of the electricity of cash and corruption, of concerns relating to morality, loyalty, adore and friendship and because Al Pacino provides a spectacular performances for the ages that is entirely deserving of its famous standing. But, of training course, the solid close to him does incredible function, also. Diane Keaton offers an unforgettable supporting efficiency and her confrontation scene with Al Pacino concerning her being pregnant is possibly the very best minute of the whole movie. Talia Shire obtained an Oscar nomination for her small part as Michael’s sister and although it can be argued if she was truly value that nomination, her plea for Michael’s brother Fredo is a quite relocating and honest minute. Talking of Fredo, John Cazale is the unsung hero of this piece and his characterization is pitch-perfect and his scene with Al Pacino in Cuba, when Michael tells him that he broke his heart, is one more emphasize in a motion picture full of them.

In the flashback-tale with regards to Vito Corleone, Robert De Niro received himself an Oscar and he definitely captured the spirit that Marlon Brando had created two a long time before perfectly. It’s thrilling to see how the gentleman who would later be Don Corleone lived before these times, how he arrived to New York as a little boy, how he commenced a family members and later joined the world of criminal offense.

I do not consider it’s actually needed to create any longer – definitely all people is aware this motion picture and its reputation so it need to be no shock that I place it on amount 5 in my position.