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FRANCHOT TONE (February 27, 1905 — September 18, 1968) Actors suffer from being half narcissistic and half self-critical.

Throughout this month, I've decided to do a series of Oscar-related articles in anticipation to tonight's 89th Academy Awards ceremony, which I'm going to see live on television. Yesterday, I presented you my top 15 favourite Best Actor-winning performances , so today I thought I would do the same, but for Best Actress winners instead. As I've said before, please bear in mind that this is my own personal opinion, which of course is limited to the films I've seen so far.     15. Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce (1945) Mildred Pierce: I was always in the kitchen. I felt as though I'd been born in a kitchen and lived there all my life, except for the few hours it took to get married.       14. Joan Fontaine in Suspicion (1941) Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: I must go now or I'll be late to luncheon. Anyway, if my father saw me come in both late and beautiful, he might have a stroke.   13. Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Ma...

Throughout February, I have decided to do a series of Oscar-related articles in anticipation to tomorrow's 89th Academy Awards. Last week, I told you my top 10 favorite Best Picture winners from 1929 to 1969 and from 1970 to 2015 , and today I am sharing with you my top 15 favorite Best Actor-winning performances. Again, please bear in mind that this is my own personal opinion, which of course is limited to the films I have seen so far.       15. Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Ron Woodroof: Let me give y'all a little news flash. There ain't nothin' out there can kill fuckin' Ron Woodroof in 30 days.     14. Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (1954) Terry Malloy: You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it.     13. William Holden in Stalag 17 (1953) Sergeant J. J. Sefton: There are two people in this barracks who know I...

Every «Film Friday» throughout February I wrote about a Best Picture winner or nominee in anticipation to the 89th Academy Awards. However, since I didn't have the time to prepare a decent article for today, this week's «Film Friday» is a compilation of all the Best Picture winners and nominees I've written about since starting this blog.   All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Directed by Lewis Milestone | Starring Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim and John Wray All Quiet on the Western Front is widely regarded one of Hollywood's most durable and unforgettable testaments of the cruelty of war. Based on the controversially famous novel of the same name by German author Erich Maria Remarque, it follows a group of young soldiers as they struggle with extreme physical and mental stress during World War I. The film, produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. for Universal, was uniformly acclaimed upon release, winning Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director for Lewis Milestone, hims...