This is Oscar.

I asked who you felt deserved the Best Supporting Actress Oscar back in 1989.

And the results of this were hardly surprising:

5) With 4% of the votes we have Angelica Huston – “Enemies: A Love Story”
Tied with
5) With 4% of the votes we have Lena Olin – “Enemies: A Love Story”

3) With 8% of the votes we have Julia Roberts – “Steel Magnolias”

2) With 32% of the votes we have Dianne Wiest – “Parenthood”

1) With a 53% we have Brenda Fricker – “My Left Foot”

No one could really vote against Christy Browns Mum could they.
She became the eventual Oscar winner for her portrayal of a mother who’s strong will never allowed her to give up on her son who was born with crippling cerebral palsy never gives up.
She was up against much bigger names, but in the end the performance won out.

However, poor Brenda never did go on to make many other films of great note. Always getting the small roles of either wise old woman (“Home Alone 2: Lost In New York”) or Irish Ma (“So I Married and Axe Murderer” and “Veronica Guerin”) or any other old mother/grand ma role going.

I think it is about time for a comeback! Someone cast her and prove this was no fluke.

For my next poll we will be looking ahead in the Best Actress category, 1990.
The women you have to choose from are:


Kathy Bates - Misery
Anjelica Huston - The Grifters
Julia Roberts - Pretty Woman
Meryl Streep - Postcards from the Edge
Joanne Woodward - Mr. and Mrs. Bridge

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