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19 February 2009 5:55 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

There's a better than average chance that Kate Winslet will pick up an Academy Award Sunday night for The Reader. It's neither my favorite performance in that category, nor is it her best work, but at 33, she's already something of an Oscar spinster, having been nominated six times with no trophies to show for it.

Among actresses, Winslet is tied for the most nominations without a win. Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter have six, too, and curiously, all of them were sandwiched in a short amount of time, like Winslet. Kerr amassed six nods between 1949 and 1960, while Ritter did her damage between 1950 and 1962. Kate has lost for Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, Iris, Eternal Sunshine, and Little Children.

The record for no wins, at least among actors, is the legendary Peter O'Toole, who it goes without saying is among the greatest of all time. Eight nominations with no gold. And they »

- Colin Boyd

16 February 2009 6:55 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

A list like this is highly subjective; there's no way around it. But I think we can all say that some bests are better than others. How many of us would argue that Rex Harrison gave one of the greatest performances ever in My Fair Lady? Exactly. Don't make me bring up Roberto Benigni...

So ranking the best Best Actors involves an awful lot of conjecture. There are a couple on our list that might not be as high on your list and vice versa, but the real question is how well this year's winner - whether it's Sean Penn or Mickey Rourke - stacks up against the others. On first glance, I've gotta say the advantage goes to history in this case.

1 - Robert De Niro - Raging Bull (1980)

Without a doubt, this is the most significant performance in one of the most significant acting careers of the 20th century. »

- Colin Boyd

2 articles from 2009