I love Beatrice Straight's performance. However, I applaud Piper Laurie. Let us not forget Piper was in Twin Peaks by David Lynch. Also, she had three Oscar nominations total. She deserved more parts.
Awesome montage. Regardless of all this poointelss banter about if Straight should have won or not, 1976 was a year with allot of great movies and allot of great actors.
My problem with Beatrice Straight's win, and it's evident in this video, is that even in her one big showcasing moment, the camera doesn't even focus on her throughout her speech. It's on William Holden or she's turned around or Holden's stealing the scene or SOMETHING. It loses the impact, for me, of what people wanna call a 'quality over quantity' performance.
They missed the boat, IMO, of honoring a hilariously dark operatic performance in Piper Laurie. That woman was scaling Everest!
Wow, it's a close call between Straight and Laurie. I think, at the time, Straight's performance would have stood out because people can relate to it more. Even today I think the vote would have gone the same way. Carrie and Network are two of my favorite movies to watch just for the acting though.
Piper Laurie has the best scene in this montage. Who should have won? Come on Beatrice Straight deserved hers. It's just that Jodie Foster and Piper Laurie would have been deserving winners too. Doesn't mean Beatrice Straight wasn't great in her own way. These are all different great performances. Stop the competition and cattiness.
All of the actress nominated for this award people with the exception of Straight were people that everyone in Hollywood thought had more screen time and awards ahead of them. Straight was in her 60s, mostly a stage actress, and had been turned down for roles and awards before, but was greatly admired by people in the biz. I think people in Hollywood thought this was her last shot. She really just getting this for her performance but for a body of work.
Straight is effective, but her role is more of a bit part than a supporting one. This clip is nearly the length of her performance. Handily, I think Piper Laurie should have won. Her performance is hammy, but terrific. Also, it's undertones are demonically funny. She absolutely nailed playing a psychotic, fundamentalist Christian mother of a telekinetic teenager. Also, watch her superlative work as Paul Newman's troubled girlfriend in "The Hustler".
There is NO QUESTION in the UNIVERSE that the great amazing PIPER LAURIE should have won the Oscar that year. She was, and still is, incredible. It´s quite unbelievable that she didn´t win the Oscar - it was said it was because Horror films never usually won anything!
See also Piper Laurie in the 1995 movie "The Grass Harp". A performance beyond words - for which she deserved Best Leading Actress Oscar for,
Beatrice Straight does more in that scene than most actors do in an entire film. A whole character's history revealed in nuance and pain. Well deserved!
Piper Laurie so deserved this Oscar that it was a turning point for me in believing that the Oscars were anything more than a variety show. Straight, it turns out, was related to "Network"'s director or the Vanderbilts or both so that probably counted. Piper's performance remains a BSA high mark.
Five great actresses, five exellent performances! In the end I strongly feel The Academy made the right decision with Beatrice Straight. It was a six minute tour de force performance!
Piper Laurie should have won. She gave a magnificent performance in my favorite film of all time, "Carrie".
Jodie Foster also gave an amazing performance.
bradster67 1 week ago
I love Beatrice Straight's performance. However, I applaud Piper Laurie. Let us not forget Piper was in Twin Peaks by David Lynch. Also, she had three Oscar nominations total. She deserved more parts.
ajb1776 2 weeks ago
Awesome montage. Regardless of all this poointelss banter about if Straight should have won or not, 1976 was a year with allot of great movies and allot of great actors.
TonyMaximMuscles 9 months ago
WHY CANT YOU SEE THE OSCARS!
tammyd963 11 months ago
My problem with Beatrice Straight's win, and it's evident in this video, is that even in her one big showcasing moment, the camera doesn't even focus on her throughout her speech. It's on William Holden or she's turned around or Holden's stealing the scene or SOMETHING. It loses the impact, for me, of what people wanna call a 'quality over quantity' performance.
They missed the boat, IMO, of honoring a hilariously dark operatic performance in Piper Laurie. That woman was scaling Everest!
ggfanjase 1 year ago
Piper Laurie - CARRIE
TheKer56 1 year ago
screw Laurie and Straight. JODIE FOSTER SHOULD'VE WON!
PianoMan1191 1 year ago
Wow, it's a close call between Straight and Laurie. I think, at the time, Straight's performance would have stood out because people can relate to it more. Even today I think the vote would have gone the same way. Carrie and Network are two of my favorite movies to watch just for the acting though.
metr0stylin 1 year ago
Piper Laurie has the best scene in this montage. Who should have won? Come on Beatrice Straight deserved hers. It's just that Jodie Foster and Piper Laurie would have been deserving winners too. Doesn't mean Beatrice Straight wasn't great in her own way. These are all different great performances. Stop the competition and cattiness.
Tigerlily21 1 year ago
All of the actress nominated for this award people with the exception of Straight were people that everyone in Hollywood thought had more screen time and awards ahead of them. Straight was in her 60s, mostly a stage actress, and had been turned down for roles and awards before, but was greatly admired by people in the biz. I think people in Hollywood thought this was her last shot. She really just getting this for her performance but for a body of work.
cyberlucy 2 years ago
Straight is effective, but her role is more of a bit part than a supporting one. This clip is nearly the length of her performance. Handily, I think Piper Laurie should have won. Her performance is hammy, but terrific. Also, it's undertones are demonically funny. She absolutely nailed playing a psychotic, fundamentalist Christian mother of a telekinetic teenager. Also, watch her superlative work as Paul Newman's troubled girlfriend in "The Hustler".
jkfromcincty 2 years ago
PIPER LAURIE!!!!!!!
There is NO QUESTION in the UNIVERSE that the great amazing PIPER LAURIE should have won the Oscar that year. She was, and still is, incredible. It´s quite unbelievable that she didn´t win the Oscar - it was said it was because Horror films never usually won anything!
See also Piper Laurie in the 1995 movie "The Grass Harp". A performance beyond words - for which she deserved Best Leading Actress Oscar for,
twintube2009 2 years ago 3
jodie foster hands down!!!
mensahcarrelle 2 years ago
Piper Laurie stood out from the 5
jferkfjkj 2 years ago 2
Wow, in 1976 Robert De Niro was hot. Really hot. Damn.
strato01844 2 years ago
Jodie Foster all the way
vsarab87 2 years ago
Beatrice Straight does more in that scene than most actors do in an entire film. A whole character's history revealed in nuance and pain. Well deserved!
MOKandRIFF 2 years ago 6
Piper Laurie so deserved this Oscar that it was a turning point for me in believing that the Oscars were anything more than a variety show. Straight, it turns out, was related to "Network"'s director or the Vanderbilts or both so that probably counted. Piper's performance remains a BSA high mark.
Glodean6360 2 years ago 17
ah the great piper laurie with her low tones and excting delivery my choice
smokelean 2 years ago 5
Jane Alexander perfomance was solid. I like it.
But Beatrice totally deserved her Oscar. Unfortunately, she doesn`t have the others wins...
CherryDee18 2 years ago
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Jane Alexander's nomination is a MYSTERY to me....did she sleep with someone or just good, no INCREDIBLE LUCK?
TheSuppActress 2 years ago
If you saw All The President's Men, the whole ensemble was an A game of actors.
outinsider 2 years ago
Five great actresses, five exellent performances! In the end I strongly feel The Academy made the right decision with Beatrice Straight. It was a six minute tour de force performance!
JoshFi 2 years ago 6