tony curtis' oscar nom

i just watched the movie again - for the first time in at least 40 years
i remembered it slightly from seeing it as a kid
all i could recall was poitier's 'bowlin' green sewin' machine' singing

reading an imdb review afterwards the reviewer wrote tc earned a best actor oscar nomination for the role and that poitier earned another as well
that they prolly split the vote giving david niven the coveted statuette

the reviewer makes mention that tc carries a grudge at not having won
no offense intended as it is an oscar nomination deserving performance certainly
but poitier's tops tc's in my view so if anyone got wienied out of oscar
(sorry lame pun) it was sidney p not tony c

but a resume having 'some like it hot', 'the defiant ones' and 'sweet smell of success' is without question stuff for legend

still as much as a hollywood legend tony curtis deservedly is i believe it is more for his matinee idol good looks and so readily imitatable (sp?) voice&mannerisms rather than unforgettable acting skills

i think tony curtis should have been thankful to have received the accolade an oscar nomination is and left it at that

holding your own against screen presences like poitier, lemmon, and lancaster took some major doing and tony curtis certainly did

i hope he lives long enough to get a well deserved lifetime achievement oscar
he is or seems to be one of the last living links to hollywood's golden age
and the films mentioned above are all classics without question