Definitely object to the lack of Emil Jannings for Faust. Whether you want to consider him lead or supporting, it's the best male performance of 1926 either way.
Hey, Erik Beck of the Boston Becks — how're you doing? Since blogspot ate all my links, I don't get over to your blog (or anybody else's) as often as I would like. I hope you're still keeping the faith.
You're probably right about Emil Jannings. From roughly The Last Laugh to The Blue Angel, he was about the best actor working. I think here I thought his performance in Faust was supporting and that rather than squeeze one of the other three out of the only nominations of their careers, I'd let Jannings sit this one out.
But that's the alternate Oscar business for you — fix one problem and create two others.
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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Definitely object to the lack of Emil Jannings for Faust. Whether you want to consider him lead or supporting, it's the best male performance of 1926 either way.
Hey, Erik Beck of the Boston Becks — how're you doing? Since blogspot ate all my links, I don't get over to your blog (or anybody else's) as often as I would like. I hope you're still keeping the faith.
You're probably right about Emil Jannings. From roughly The Last Laugh to The Blue Angel, he was about the best actor working. I think here I thought his performance in Faust was supporting and that rather than squeeze one of the other three out of the only nominations of their careers, I'd let Jannings sit this one out.
But that's the alternate Oscar business for you — fix one problem and create two others.
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