Best Actress of 1966
The nominees for Best Actress of 1966 were…
Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier, a young widow who falls in love with an also-widowed race car driver in “A Man and a Woman”.
Ida Kaminska as Rozália Lautmannová, a Jewish shop owner trying to survive the WWII era “Aryanization” of occupied Czechoslovakia in “The Shop on Main Street ”.
Lynn Redgrave as Georgina Parkin, a young working class London girl with a serious inferiority complex in “Georgy Girl”.
Vanessa Redgrave as Leonie Delt, a young upper class London girl trying to get away from her insane gorilla-obsessed ex-husband in “Morgan!”.
The winner was Elizabeth Taylor as Martha, a
If I chose the Oscars, these would be the results…
The nominees are…
Bibi Andersson as Sister Alma, a Swedish nurse taking care of a mute actress in “Persona”. Out at a seaside summer home, Sister Alma spends several days and nights keeping a mute woman company. This involves much talking, the telling of many stories progressing into the disclosure of intimate secrets. Her stories eventually become a deep self-analysis that leads her near nervous breakdown. Bibi Andersson seemed to truly lose herself in this character. Despite my inability to understand Swedish, I was captivated as I watched her (subtitles helped). The National Society of Film Critics called her the best actress of the year, but she was snubbed by the Academy. I wouldn’t have given her the prize, but she deserved the nomination.
Julie Andrews as Jerusha Bromley Hale, a well-to-do New Englander who marries a Calvinist missionary on his way to convert the natives in “
Lynn Redgrave as
Liv Ullmann as Elisabeth Vogler, a Swedish actress gone mute sent to a secluded summer home with a nurse to rest and recuperate in “Persona”. Liv Ullmann doesn’t speak a single word throughout the majority of this film, but her reactions, facial expressions, and body language raise this performance amongst the finest of the year. While I don’t rate her as highly as her co-star, she left a strong impression on the movie. She became Bergman’s muse and as she continued working with him, her future roles took her to even greater acclaim, including a pair of Oscar nominations. The Academy didn’t recognize her this year, but I believe she deserves this nomination.
And the Oscar goes to…
Elizabeth Taylor as Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Miss Taylor’s portrayal of Martha in this film was mind-blowing. It was like nothing ever seen in a major
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