Oscar Nominees:
Ellen Burstyn … Resurrection
Goldie Hawn … Private Benjamin
Mary Tyler Moore … Ordinary People
Gena Rowlands … Gloria
Sissy Spacek … Coal Miner’s Daughter
Mazur Nominees:
Ellen Burstyn … Resurrection
Catherine Denueve … The Last Metro
Gena Rowlands … Gloria
Sissy Spacek … Coal Miner’s Daughter
Lily Tomlin … 9 to 5
Oscar Winner: Spacek, deserving and triumphant, but in my estimation, Sissy is, if you can even believe this, more deserving and triumphant in her other work. For a look at PopMatters Performer Spotlight on Sissy Spacek, please go here.
Mazur Winner: I’m going with Burstyn on this one. Resurrection is her finest acting performance. Period. For a look at PopMatters Performer Spotlight on Ellen Burstyn, including a discussion of Resurrection, please go here.