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Throughout this month, just like I did last year, I have decided to do a series of Oscar-related articles in anticipation to the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, which will be held on March 4. Last week, I told you my top 10 favourite Best Supporting Actor-winning performances , so today I thought I would do the same, but for Best Supporting Actresses. Once again, please bear in mind that this is my own personal opinion, which is limited to the films I have seen so far. 10. Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind (2001)   Alicia Nash (Jennifer Connelly): I need to believe that something extraordinary is possible.     9. Teresa Wright in Mrs. Miniver (1942) Carol Beldon (Teresa Wright): I know how comfortable it is to curl up with a nice, fat book full of big words and think you're going to solve all the problems in the universe. But you're not, you know. A bit of action is required every now and then.     8. Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946) Sophie Nel...

Throughout this month, just like I did last year, I have decided to do a series of Oscar-related articles in anticipation to the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, which will be held on March 4. To start things off, today I am sharing with you my top 10 favourite Best Supporting Actor-winning performances. Please bear in mind that this is my own personal opinion, which of course is limited to the films I have seen so far.     10. Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts (1955) Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver (Jack Lemmon): Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinkin' palm tree overboard! Now what's all this crud about no movie tonight?     9. Jack Nicholson in Terms of Endearment (1983) Garrett Breedlove (Jack Nicholson): If you wanted to get me on my back, all you had to do was ask me.   8. Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire (1996) Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.): Anyone else would have left you by now, but I'm sticking with you. And if I have to ri...

Clark Gable is undoubtedly one of the most iconic actors of the Classic Hollywood era. With or without moustache, he captivated audiences as a leading man for three decades and continued to do so even after his death. From his Oscar-winning role in It Happened One Night (1934), to his dashing Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939) and his aging cowboy in The Misfits (1961), Clark Gable established himself as «The King of Hollywood.» But like every self-made king, he had to fight a few battles in order to win the throne. Clark Gable is often referred to as «The King of Hollywood.»   William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in the small coal-mining town of Cadiz, Ohio. His father was William Henry «Will» Gable, a tall and good-looking oil-driller and wildcatter, with a reputation as a womanizer and a boozer. His mother was Adeline «Addie» Hershelman, a striking dark-eyed brunette plagued by a mysterious illness. Both Will and Addie's ancestors had migrated from Germany...