I thought Newman and Taylor were both incredible in this and deserved thier nominations but where were the ones for Burl Ives, Judith Anderson and Madeleine Sherwood? They delivered some of the very best supporting performances I've ever seen on film. Thier characterizations were brilliant. I enjoyed every second of their screen time.
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First of all, Burl Ives was nominated (and won) for another movie the same year. "Cat" was clearly not held in as high regard then as it is now. The critical judgment of some movies changes over time, with different movies going in opposite directions. This one has seriously stood the test of time, but that doesn't help it win Oscars.
shareAll three definitely deserved nominations. It's too bad Burl Ives had two big triumphs in one year, if one of the movies had just been released a few months earlier or later, he might have won two consecutive Supporting Actor Oscars.
shareFunny, I was gonna post a thread exactly like this one.
AMPAS screwed Judith Anderson here. Too bad. And I will forever remember Ives for his role in this film, not THE BIG COUNTRY.
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Blame the studio. MGM made a faux pas and pushed the whole cast into leading categories, I'm assuming by mistake. This was in the day when it was left to the studio and NOT the Academy which category you were in. In the 70's Paramount put forth that Al Pacino in the GODFATHER would go in the supporting category in order to clear Brando's chances for the win. It was lucky Ives was also in the BIG COUNTRY that year. He may have gotten the Oscar for that film, but I think everybody knew what film he really won it for. Unfortunately, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson and Madeline Sherwood weren't as fortunate.
shareI'm glad you mentioned Jack Carson that man has been overlooked as much as Gooper.
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He shines in that brief scene with Big Mama about Big Daddy being partial to Brick. Gooper is usually played without sympathy, but here, Carson opens up a whole can of worms with the hurt he feels, making Gooper's plight a sympathetic and tragic one. It's only a brief moment, but Carson is incredible here conveying so much in such a short period of time that it briefly shifts audience sympathies away from the main characters.
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