At 20:33 -0800 26/03/99, Erika wrote: >Re: Dame Dench. While I loved her humble acceptance speech, I'd have to >agree with her: 8 minutes of screen time, despite her talents, should >not have garnered her a supporting actress Oscar... This only goes to prove my two-years theory: any time an actor is nominated for an Oscar two years in a row, and is given the Oscar in the second year, they are invariably actually being awarded for work done the first year, as the Academy suffers a fit of guilt over their failure to recognize the work the first time. Look for a Cate Blanchett Best Supporting Actress award next year. K. *********************** Kathleen Fitzpatrick Department of English Media Studies Program Pomona College [log in to unmask] *********************** ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html