I have been following Nathaniel Rogers’ wonderful Oscar smackdown series for YEARS. He was one of the first film bloggers I discovered, back in the dark ages of time, so it’s super fun that I finally get to participate in this series I’ve been following since the beginning. Rogers picks a year, picks an Oscar category, and then has a bunch of panelists weigh in on each nominee. It’s a SMACKDOWN, people. It’s a RE-COUNT. With the readers being the sixth panelist, so if you want to participate follow the link below for your own ballot.
Nathaniel asked me to participate in the “Supporting Actress Smackdown”. The year in question? 1984.
The nominees:
Christine Lahti for Swing Shift
Lindsay Crouse for Places in the Heart
Peggy Ashcroft for Passage to India
Glenn Close for The Natural
Geraldine Page for The Pope of Greenwich Village
It had been a long time since I had seen any of these films. It was so much fun to re-visit.
The Smackdown will start on Wednesday, August 31st. With a podcast to follow.
