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Funny oscar fact ...

posted 11 years ago by ElMaruecan82
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In 1974, in "A Woman Under the Influence", Gena Rowlands gave one of the most extraordinary female performances ever as a well-meaning woman totally alienated by her desire to please everyone, yet she lost the Oscar to Ellen Burstyn who played a struggling mother in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore".

In 2000, in "Requiem For a Dream", the same Ellen Burstyn gave one of the most extraordinary female performances ever as a well-meaning woman totally alienated by her desire to please everyone, yet she lost the Oscar to Julia Roberts who played a struggling mother in "Erin Brokovich".

Weird how the Oscars go ... well, it's not that I think Julia Roberts didn't deliver a fine performance, but I felt, despite some great moments, there were some parts of her characterization too distracting from the serious material the film dealt with. I didn't know how to put it, until I read Roger Ebert's review, and I thought the late critic was dead-on regarding Julia Robert's performance.

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/erin-brockovich-2000

What do you think?

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[–] suziequzie61-1 11 years ago

I know people that know Erin(Hinkley folks) and said that's EXACTLY how she dressed & acted,at least at that time. I'm glad Roger saw her on Oprah, but she apparently didn't dress in her normal fashion or use her Sailor vocabulary on national television.

[–] MrDKillian 11 years ago

Robert Ebert was an ass, HE was distracted by Julia. If they had changed Erin's personality, it wouldn't have been the correct portrayal.

[–] howardkoor 10 years ago

Loved the movie! Loved Julia in it. You can read the screenplay on line. It reads beautifully.