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So, Constance Ford wasn't nominated for an Oscar for this film?

posted 15 years ago by logandarko
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The Academy should be ashamed. REALLY ASHAMED, because her performance is extraordinary, terrifying. One of the great villains of the decade. People should discover her in this.

[–] Blondfashionisto 14 years ago

I know, right? I was thinking the very same thing after seeing this movie - Constance made a wonderful, dramatic villainess and her performance was truly enthralling.

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[–] Venus-25 14 years ago

Don't worry; somebody with an equally toxic mother will have the lightbulb moment.

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[–] preppy-3 14 years ago

I agree--Ford WAS great but some people dismissed this as trash when it first came out (remember--this was 1959). Maybe that worked against her. Also the fact that her character was SO incredibly vile might not have helped either. I don't know about anyone else but I wish Molly had just laid back and slapped her once. She deserved it!

[–] hka-3 11 years ago

You're right, she should've been nominated. It's one of the most convincing performances, ever.

[–] mickeymyhorse 11 years ago

I agree w you. Superb acting. I certainly wanted to smash her face. When an actor/actress can invoke those feelings from the viewer, that's some great acting. She hit it out of the ball park imo.

[–] first-things-first 11 years ago

I thought the young man was going to lose his cool and slap her myself during the scene where the mom is looking for her daughter.

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[–] mark.waltz 10 years ago

Quite a contrast to her role of matriarch Ada on "Another World", tough but loving, the heart and soul of Bay City and the one person who could see the best in less than noble characters. Villains rarely got nominated for Oscars during the golden age of Hollywood, exceptions being Barbara Stanwyck in "Double Indemnity" for Best Actress and occassional tour-de-force performances like Gale Sondergaard in "Anthony Adverse", Judith Anderson in "Rebecca" and Angela Lansbury in "Gaslight" and "The Manchurian Candidate". While I certainly wouldn't want her for my mother, I find everytime I see this, I just can't take my eyes off of her and wish she was in more towards the end.

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