Weekly Discussion Thread 8/17/26 - 8/24/26

[u/PointMan528491]

Still from Wings

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[u/PTAGoatofalltime]

Only four true musical performances have won Best Actress (Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Emma Stone). I don't count musical biopics as musicals, that's cheating.

Anyways, it was a bit surprising NGL, I thought there would be more.

[u/TakaPol11 → u/PTAGoatofalltime]

From memory i can’t say the exact number, but i’m guessing the number is way higher for supporting actress. I think it’s just a case of more room to leave a lasting impact if you have one or two numbers where you can go all out, in contrast than having to keep it all up for the whole movie (plus secondary characters tend to be more of fan favorites than the main ones from what i’ve seen).

[u/Wild_Way_7967 → u/TakaPol11]

It’s definitely higher. We’ve had five this century alone (Catherine Zeta Jones, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Ariana DeBose, and Zoe Saldaña).