Best Actress 1973: Liza Minnelli wins for Cabaret

In 1973, Liza won her Oscar for portraying Sally Bowles. While she had history on her side (in addition to her great performance), the other nominees had history working against them.
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[@bkrewind]

*EDIT* Yes, I know I said Disco instead of Motown. You don't need to tell me in the comments. Apologies to Ms. Ross.

[@RaymondHng]

and to Donna Summer.

[@supremes1964]

LOL DISCO in 1972-73? you're a genius ......that she would be in 1976 with LOVE HANGOVER #1! now what are the future lotto numbers?

[@bkrewind]

Agree! Cabaret is one of my favorite movies!

[@kholitar5452]

Wait does Blade not exist why act like no one belieeved in black superhero before blackpanter, it was markted that way but Blade existed before hand that prove in the first 2 parts it can work .

[@MarvinParksAmericanJazzSinger]

Knowing the music of the era, I understood. Donna Summer is the queen of disco, though. lol

[@TimeIdle]

Thank you for giving Cicely Tyson her due.

[@binaryvoid0101]

Same. Mad respect to the narrator. People will often downplay or avoid discussing the reality of racism because it makes them too uncomfortable. But I can respect any White person who can talk openly and honestly about systematic racism against African-Americans (and other people of color) without being riddled with guilt and dodging the topic entirely.

[@DandyLion662a]

@The Pasty British Guy From Wonderwoman - Both were worthy performances. No scandal that Liza won but likewise, there oughtn't to have been any scandal had Cicely won.

[@prousaburttly1577]

@William Brynn , Diana Ross Lady sings the Blues, seeing her as an Herion Addict shocking ,, The the first 3min She sold Us......

[@tiffsaver]

Liza Minelli was BORN to play Sally Bowles in "Caberet." It is the performance by which others are judged.

[@markofcain2761]

She ruined that part for every other actress ever. Who the hell is going to attempt to top her......yes......no one.

[@broadwaygodess630]

tiffsaver Liza was actually rather miscast for Sally. In both the short story (by Isherwood), the play (I Am a Camera), and original musical Sally is supposed to be a pretentious no-talent hack who doesn’t care about performing, but rather enjoys the attention it brings her. Liza was far for talented for this role, and in playing her transformed the character into a star waiting to be discovered. That being said, despite drastically changing the character, Liza’s performance was stunning.

[@gauravw6947]

TaylorQ I don't think that would be called as miscast, what you say is the script/screenplay problem..

[@Advent3546]

Same goes for Joel Grey as the Master of Ceremonies. Though, Alan Cumming comes very close to matching him.

[@stvp68]

TaylorQ Agreed. Liza is far too good a singer to be Sally.

[@georgevyvyan1865]

And now Cicely is getting an honorary Oscar!!!! FINALLY!!!!

[@jaidenlawrence3746]

I wouldn’t have won’t it cause it’s like a little to late like why didn’t u give it to me in my prime you know

[@jessica_jam4386]

@@jaidenlawrence3746 understandable. The Acadamy is notorious for giving people lifetime achievement oscars after snubbing them for years. They did the same thing to Alfred Hitchcock. They’ll snub actors, actresses and film makers who don’t fit into their perfect Hollywood box and then give the lifetime award many years later. I think the same thing happened with Carey Grant too. I’m glad Cicely finally got and Oscar statue, but wish she would’ve won for Sounder.

[@MasseurDavis]

She was a brilliant actress, longevity, may she rest well.

[@CeliniacForLife]

Yeah, but it wasn’t a competitive Oscar. It’s unforgivable that she isn’t a Triple Crown of Acting winner. She should’ve gone Supporting for Sounder.

[@thecinematicmind]

@@CeliniacForLife Still baffled how Criterion haven’t pick Sounder for a release

[@markofcain2761]

I love Cicely and Dianna, but Liza was on fire. Liv Illman is my favorite actress as I am a big Ingmar Bergman fan, but after seeing Cabaret, I felt as though I had seen the obvious combination of her parent's genes fused into a supernova on screen right before my eyes.

[@GaGaBjork1996]

her performance is truly mind blowing... singing, acting, and dancing all at top notch. what a talent

[@CashelOConnolly]

Mark of CAIN have you seen the stage version? It’s much sadder

[@oliviakirby1409]

Thank you. To place Minnelli over Tyson this year is not unfair and by saying that I'm in no way underplaying the role of institutionalized racism that was endemic in Hollywood for decades. But Minnelli in Cabaret was one of those rare performances where the actress becomes a channel for something other (sorry that's really cheesy, but it fits.) She had that kind of magnetism that old stars used to have, she emitted light - that performance was a force of nature. You can ask was that only because Liza Minnelli is Sally Bowles and vice versa - but it doesn't matter; when you put all the performances side by side you have the pretty awful, Smith, to the brilliant - but Minnelli that year was something other. Can I tell you what also pisses me off about the race baiting of the moment, especially Black Panther based, they've just written Wesley Snipes out of the narrative and timeline with Blade, and all the brilliant performances by great actors, the two time Oscar brilliance of Washington.

[@sandrasanders706]

@fittallgayblond sadly I think that is the case I don't think it was so much more racism was that Cabaret was such an unbelievably brilliant Musical. And if you want to know about racism in films when they begin to shut out films like The Color Purple for is really stupid reasons they know something is really really wrong with the academy.

[@beatnikrn2945]

Sandra Sanders: That is a textbook example of the Oscars being too white! One could argue that Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery May have cancelled each other out in the best supporting category, but there is no explanation for Whoopi’s loss. None. And I think from that era on, the Oscar has become less and less a real standard of greatness. It is now too full of politics and money.

[@bringiton5282]

That shot of Liv Ullman standing in front of a burning house is breathtaking. It's poetry, her eyes are striking.

[@155gerard]

Yes and Liv Ullman was not a long shot. Liv Ullman won The New York Film Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance in Norwegian director Jan Troel"s "The Emigrants". The movie was also nominated for The Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. Liv Ullman went on to win a near record three New York Film Critics Awards for Best Actress. In 2022 Liv Ullman received an honorary life time achievement Oscar.

[@scattysafari7742]

Has Maggie Smith EVER been young??

[@dtsotm]

ScattySafari that’s exactly what I thought when her clips came up 😂

[@collinsje5]

She was born 45 and has aged slowly since.

[@Advent3546]

The youngest I ever saw her was in The Prime of Miss Brodie Jean, where she looks hardly younger than 35. She is still beautiful though

[@AmaraEmme]

ScattySafari young maggie smith is stunning

[@Noworwhenever55]

She was wearing make-up here to make her appear older.

[@junegiovanni6475]

Omg Cicely Tyson looked so young when they showed her as the runner up in 1973 Oscar's. She is now 93 years old. So was Diana Ross.

[@stepawayful]

Omg really? She's 93? In my memory she's always been around, and since I'm approaching 60 (gulp) I guess she has. And as @bekindrewind stated, one of the greatest actresses of our time.

[@richardbullis6263]

I like Liza but I love Cicely Tyson that Oscar should have been hers. Liza Minnelli is a talented actress and singer but 1973 was Cicely Tyson all the way.

[@prousaburttly1577]

@Fly by night AGREED!

[@tiffsaver]

I've seen many versions of "Caberet," including on Broadway. It's interesting to watch other actresses take on Sally Bowles. Some were darker, others not, but NO ONE did it better than Liza, along with the great Joel Gray as the Master of Ceremonies. This was a pairing made in heaven. I only wish that her mother could have been alive to witness this moment...

[@marcusvonhohenlohe]

If a remake of CABARET is in the can, LADY GAGA as Sally Bowles and BILLY PORTER as the Emcee would really duplicate another OSCAR win in the making!

[@tiffsaver]

@@marcusvonhohenlohe Lady Gaga could NEVER replace Lisa... no one can. I've seen two others on Broadway, and although they were all good, none could compare. Same thing with Joel Gray.

[@marcusvonhohenlohe]

@@tiffsaver Just my sentiment after all, the juries of these award-giving bodies consists of a diverse group of critics none of us can be a part of, just sayin’.

[@tiffsaver]

@@marcusvonhohenlohe I NEVER listen to critics. I saw both Natasha Richardson, Michelle Williams, and Alan Cumming as the M.C. All were good, but Minnelli is still my favorite, and always will be. She owns the role.

[@marcusvonhohenlohe]

@@tiffsaver I respect your opinion, but that’s just yours, others may have their own too.

[@josephrocha142]

Liza deserved that Oscar. She gave an unforgettable performance.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

it's a joke liza has an oscar but JUDY GARLAND doesn't!!!!!

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

​@@melisagalvalizi6982 She has a Juvenile Oscar for the Wizard of Oz. But she should have absolutely won for A star is born. Grace Kelly for country girl was so not deserved.

[@representationmetaphorique]

Damn, I’ve never even seen Sounder and that reuniting scene made me tear up

[@DandyLion662a]

No kidding. Aside from the passion of the reunion, there was a dog, two kids and a crutch. They pulled every heartstring they could think of.

[@DandyLion662a]

@Michael Freed - Hah! On crutches and sporting an eye-patch.

[@DandyLion662a]

@Michael Freed And the one kid in leg braces is leading the other kid who uses a white cane.

[@HoldenNY22]

@@DandyLion662a I read the Book sounder in HIgh SChool. It was a number of years ago, but I didn't it was a great book like Of MIce and Men, Catch-22, Grapes of Wrath. Those books I remember. Not Sounder. I didn't think the movie was that great either. That Movie isn't really talked about much like Cabaret or The GodFather, etc.

[@beatnikrn2945]

Diana deserves the award for best Poker Face when the winner is announced.

[@blippp4082]

I really like the way you cover not only the person who ended up winning the oscar, but also the other nominees and what their situations were like. It really paints a clearer picture of what happened.

[@ipsilonia]

CANNOT thank you enough for talking about how black actors have historically been treated in the industry

[@oof-wi7hp]

@rana pipien lmaooooo are you proud of this take

[@rpatricknabors]

As of May 2020 only ONE Asian woman has ever won an acting award and Asian actors are often overlooked.

[@oof-wi7hp]

@@rpatricknabors which is tragic but what does that have to do with the comment you are responding to? - sincerely, an asian

[@katherinemorelle7115]

rana pipien and yet, have only received around 2% of the best actress nominations, and ONE best actress Oscar. Your stats are shitty without context.

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

Now its gone totally the other way around. If a black doesn't get the Oscar because maybe they just didnt truly deserve it they are "WAAYCIST"

[@MrQbenDanny]

BRAVO! Great post. Liza definitely earned the Oscar, that said, Cicely TYSON destroyed me in Sounder, I have never cried so deeply watching a film. Liza was extraordinaire in the forgotten, neglected, "The Sterile Cuckoo". That scene on the phone is classic.

[@collinsje5]

When I got married in 1971, the theme music for The Sterile Cuckoo was our processional.

[@MrQbenDanny]

@@collinsje5 BRAVO! Beautiful choice.

[@corlenajames1381]

Omg, that was my favorite Liza Minelli film😍❤

[@petulajoan]

@MrQbenDanny Yes ! The amazing phone scene

[@AnnabelleCharrier]

I love The Sterile Cuckoo but that stupid song that plays through out is pretty grating.

[@xxxyorks]

... and maybe The Academy was making up for the fact that her mother didn't get the Oscar for ASIB in 1954.

[@abc92800]

Lol this reach

[@xxxyorks]

It was rightly Liza's night though irrespective of my earlier comment. Joel nearly stole the film from her IMO (yes, I know he got an Oscar too).

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

I don't know, there were plenty of old dinosaurs near death voting who might have felt they were too hard on the old girl years before. @Linda Kilbride

[@goldenglove4663]

xxxyorks I feel the same way that the Oscar was definite for her since her mom did not get the well deserved oscar for ASIB.

[@branagain]

I agree. Like how Jane Fonda won before her father did.

[@richardmcleod5967]

If ever the right person was picked for the role in Cabaret, Liza Minnelli definitely earned this Academy Award! There was really no other choice for another winner. The movie was great, the dancing was great in other words it was just great all around! Liza pulled out ALL THE STOPS for this excellent movie and earned an Oscar Best Actress Award!

[@collinsje5]

In a year with lesser competition, Tyson would have won. She was extraordinary. It is hard, though. to deny that Minnelli richly deserved the 1973 Best Actress Oscar for her defining role in Cabaret.

[@maxalberts2003]

It must have been a difficult year for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. So much talent on movie screens that year.

[@pampoovey6722]

Sally Bowles-Liza Minnelli. One of the few times the academy just 'got it'.

[@r.d.493]

Cicely Tyson said in an interview years after "Sounder" was released that after her audition for the film, she felt so positive the role was hers that she began preparing for it immediately. When her agent informed her she had the role weeks later, her response wasn't one of excitement. Her agent asked her why and Cicely said that she just knew it was hers.

[@SallyWilliams]

Liza as Sally Bowles is the performance of a lifetime, so epic. She really deserved that

[@HOOG00]

Sally Bowles is a generic persona role, the only thing that makes her a shoe in is that it’s because of the musical numbers. The character is actually really boring tbh.

[@SallyWilliams]

@@HOOG00 To each his own opinion. All the awards she earned for this role, all the people who love this film, and the fact that it's one of the great classics show that you are in the minority.

[@rbfrondoso320]

Just to add about Diana's loss, Gordy's campaign was so extreme that the voters hated it. She could have won that year by performance alone, Gordy was her jinx.

[@ethannielson942]

Peter Griffin I remember very well Berry Gordy’s over zealous campaign for Diana Ross prompted a real backlash in the Academy with serious complaints being lodged against aggressive campaigning. This prompted the Academy to institute a series of rules on what and what was not allowed in campaigning for the Oscar.

[@orpflo4845]

It’s funny because nowadays that’s all the campaigns are over the top you basically know every winner before they touch the stage.

[@forreal245]

Nahhhh. Hands down, Liza earned the oscar.

[@kellyrobinson6543]

@@forreal245 she won by default

[@mokakolami8235]

I remember the full page in the LA Times' Sunday Calendar section. It was something that we the general public didn't see unlike today where there's FYC billboards and ads all over town.

[@AllenMQuinn]

Liza deserved that Oscar, hands down.

[@claranism]

To be fair. Liza does indeed deserve the win, due to her magnetic performance and memorable tunes, but also due to the fact that the Oscar wanna make up the snub to her mother in 1955, which it received ALOTSA backlashes ever since.

[@terrygrant3467]

I totally agree, Judy won this Oscar for Liza. Liza truly didn't deserve it and she knew it. That's why she kept say she earned it.

[@caseymck]

Did you not watch until the end? She gives plenty of credit here to Minnelli's performance.

[@JordanjamesX]

I agree Liza got the Oscar because her mother lost out in 1954. But ms. Tyson deserved the Oscar.

[@terrygrant3467]

Giving Liza the Oscar doesn't in any way make-up for Judy getting hosed. All it did was take it away from someone else who should have won.

[@gauravw6947]

Terry Grant Anybody who has studied filmmaking and acting can vouch for the fact that Liza TRULY DESERVED the oscar for her performance, which is one of the best performance by a leading actress ever in cinema.

[@joeburinskas8672]

Liza gave one of the best performances ever

[@benjamintillema3572]

It'd be interesting to compare Lady Sings the Blues (1972) and The United States vs. Billie Holliday (2020) and their depictions of the iconic singer, especially because they were made decades apart.

[@richardmcleod1930]

Liza Minelli was a born talent and this is perfectly shown in her Cabaret performance. The film was insightful but most of all very meaningful. Who can ever forget Sally Bowles as played by Liza Minelli. Her hair style was based on that of Louise Brooks and suggested by her father Vincent Minelli. The style worked very well for Liza Minelli. Cabaret should have won the Best Picture Award that evening, as it is the best remembered film from that night. It won practically all the other Awards. This Best Actress Award was no accident as many have been in the past.

[@samph3315]

You forgot to add that when Rock Hudson introduced clips of the nominees, he made a reference to Liza's bloodlines and compared her to a race horse! When she gave her acceptance speech she said "thank you for giving this award to me." Is was her that gave the performance, "bloodlines" be damned. She understandably felt insulted that with her second nomination they were implying that she owed her career to her parents.

[@terrygrant3467]

She did. I'm not a fan. Judy was the most talented person in the history of show business, and the most magnetic. But, the thing that people always seem to bring up is her addiction, an addiction she DIDN'T CAUSE. But, Liza seems to get a pass on her addiction that SHE DID CAUSE. I don't understand it. And Lorna did drugs, that one I really don't understand.

[@mckenzie.8653]

Her mother was Judy Garland, a movie legend. Her father was Vincent Minnelli, a Hollywood director. She was on television performing with her world famous mother before she was 21. You mean to tell me her family connections had NOTHING to do with her win? Hard to win an Oscar if you can’t even get into the audition room. She was born with her foot already in the door. It takes nothing away from her talent to say she had it VERY easy compared to most hard working, just as talented performers.

[@sandrasanders706]

Wow..Hudson said that? And I watched that night..I must have missed that

[@ericplunder2744]

@@mckenzie.8653 connections may get you in the door, but something has to keep you in the room.

[@saintmichael1779]

"Cabaret" is my favorite movie of all time. I saw it when it first came out at least 15 times. It was in an old movie house dating from ca. 1950. Just the place, old and stuffy, recalling past glories of cinema history.

[@brian7593]

I've been using your channel as a solo film club during the pandemic, watching your essays and then watching the films. It's been so lovely, and I've found a love for older films that I didn't know I had. Cabaret is a gem I didn't know I missed.

[@balesjo]

'Cabaret' is still my all-time favorite movie musical. The combination of great musical numbers directed and choreographed by the great Bob Fosse and a powerhouse singer and actress in Liza Minnelli as well as great supporting cast, the movie is a classic over fifty years later.

[@Little-Dude]

What I love about these videos is because it's not about who "earned" or "deserved" the Oscar more - like the comments tend to battle over. In fact, they often argue the point that most of, if not all, the nominees earned the chance to win it. What these videos are really about is looking into the mentality of society, the academy, and the public at the particular time and what factors play into why someone may or may not have won the Oscar. They are such strong, focused, and objective videos and are so smartly made and written. Bravo, and I'm excited for many more.

[@richardkennedy8481]

Cabaret was magnificent. Liza was magnificent in it. That is why she won.

[@abc92800]

Richard Kennedy um it's not Just about the quality of the performances. you're clearly missing the point of the series. she also talks about NARRATIVES and campaigns, which is the most important part in winning. ugh, the newbies in here...

[@JordanMagill]

She doesn't disagree with you, that's a huge part of why she won. But not the whole story (it never is with the Oscars). Have you watched this or any of her videos?

[@guysimchony309]

But that's completely beside the point. We'd never get anywhere if we just talked about quality, because that's a completely subjective, personal thing. This series is about examining the societal context and industry buzz that led to certain women taking home the gold.

[@jefferyjones8399]

"Black Panther, oh a black superhero movie won't sell" I mean, considering how big it was, it's laughable but even more so when you remember that Blade was a huge success and basically kicked off the recent superhero craze. Yeah, Spider-Man and X-Men solidified it but we can't discount Blade's success.

[@samuelchristie570]

It’s almost like, and no one tell Hollywood this, but if you make an entertaining movie people will see it.

[@jefferyjones8399]

@@rosselliswilkinson I wouldn't go that far. You're sounding a little conspiratorial.

[@jefferyjones8399]

@@samuelchristie570 Not necessarily. Good movies bomb all the time.

[@jefferyjones8399]

I'd like to reiterate that my comment was more directed to studio execs who still weren't convinced in black superhero or even female led superhero films until recently.

[@richardmcleod1930]

Liza Minelli was the perfect choice for the Best Actress Award. She was delightful and came from Hollywood royalty, but earned this Award for Best Actress on her own talents.

[@reng935]

That Cicely Tyson reunion scene is so powerful.

[@ethannielson942]

I have always felt if there was ever a way that Liv Ullmann, Cicely Tyson and Liza Minnelli could have shared the Oscar that year, it would have been true justice.

[@deejayfikes]

Its unforrunate that Ms Ross didn't act much after this. She is very charasimatic in front 9f the camera. I thought she gave a solid performance in her film Mahogany as well.

[@charlesfosterkane1966]

No disrespect, but I think Ms. Ross was a magnificent entertainer and singer, but very weak actress. Just my opinion :)

[@wonderboyjoy]

@@charlesfosterkane1966 in out of Darkness, Diana is brilliant.

[@matthewcooper3535]

Shit material after LSTB

[@orpheus9037]

Interesting thing about Cicely Tyson, who was absolutely lovely in Sounder, is that her career, now spanning almost seven decades, is largely concentrated in television. Theatrical films provided occasional acting gigs, but series work, guest appearances and television films were Tyson's bread and butter - and to a large degree, still are. More important, back in the 70s, television and film work were rigidly demarcated: one was either a film actor or a television actor, but rarely both. ( A bit of a pecking order system, I think.) That distinction has largely eroded with the advent of cable and streaming outlets, and nowadays actors go wherever the good roles are, but I have to wonder if back in the 70s the perception that Tyson was more identified with television ultimately counted against her. Regardless, there's something else worth noting here: roles - and particularly good roles - for black women in American films may have been few and far between throughout most of the 20th century, however, television fielded vastly more opportunities for black actresses, suggesting it was a much more egalitarian and inclusive medium than films ever were (and that extends to the present). Tyson was able to do some great work on TV, most notably the legendary TV film "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." Of course, some years later, Sally Fields was able to break out of the straight jacket of 'TV actress' and go on to win 2 Oscars.

[@Sandra-wj4on]

Thank you for an insightful, unbiased and uplifting commentary. I love these videos because afterwards I feel as if I'd just watched a true documentary.

[@heaintloveu]

I love when they’re showing the nominees in the little squares right before they announce the winner. Cicely Tyson was so cute!

[@amandikai8618]

Cicely Tyson would've been my personal pick,still cant deny that Liza delivered a powerhouse performance and her Sally Bowles is truly iconic.

[@meeeka]

Diana Ross wasn’t “Queen of Disco” then, but pop R&B, then called “Motown.” Part of “Lady Sings the Blues” was filmed at my school; I was there the day she and Barry Gordy were there to walk there campus. She was so much like the girls, waiflike, mincing, fashionable with attitude, that we thought she was a potential new girl looking the school over with her dad. And by then she had to be at least 10 years older than we were, at least, closer to 15. Needless to say, she got heckled and even more needless to say, we were shocked into silence once we realized who she really was!

[@beatnikrn2945]

That’s an incredible story! As a child of the 70’s, Diana Ross is so iconic to me - one of the first singing voices I remember as a child. When I first heard “Beat It” on the radio, I remember arguing with my mom bc I was convinced that was Diana Ross singing! Lol. I adored her and still do! I would love to have seen her in person!! Especially back then when she was the Beyoncé of the 60’s/70’s/80’s!!

[@newbeginxyz]

Yes Michelle: Sounds like you and like most black females, were natural born bullies. Even in 2019 all one has to do is look at KZbin videos and you can see and smell the sheer jealousy and hatred that so many young black females have for other female members of their own black race.

[@mustaphaabozaid5655]

Kathy Bates in 1991 deserves a video soon

[@kimquinn7728]

Thanks so much. Really loved Cabaret and Liza. Also, found your manner of giving info to be informative and enjoyable where so many other narrators are obnoxiously loud and in competition with their own information they speak of. Iconic ladies, all.

[@amiralcherani2662]

If Cicely was competing in the supporting actress section, she would've easily won

[@edwardprice140]

2024 Yet one of the best movies ever, timeless.

[@lovelydia101]

Ok good video but I kinda feel you didn't give blaxploitan enough credit. If someone isn't that familiar with underground cinema, no blaxploitation are not films exploiting black people but is a term for films that rely entirely on their genre to make money. Blaxploitation were often independent and were created and funded mostly by the black community. Although the violent themes did have some backlash from civil rights groups it also still gained alot of praise from the community for its anti-establishment message and culturally relevant themes. These films mostly just offered a way for black representation in a time where it was still very limited.

[@iamcasihart]

I love Blaxploitation films as much as anyone & yes, A LOT of effort was put into those films from black people. However, you are misinformed that most of these movies were funded, written, produced & directed by all or even mostly black people. That isn't true. Many of these films were backed, financed, produced & written by white men. These films were done on a low budget & they turned a nice profit in theaters. A lot of smaller time business men wanted in on it, so they often put up the money to produce said films.

[@karlalagunas9962]

Here after hearing of the death of Cicely. What a talent.

[@JordanjamesX]

You got to make a Dorothy Dandridge video.

[@flower_girl4983]

She did. It's called oscars so black. She also did one on Dorothy

[@AlexandreDiLolli]

“a black superhero movie cannot sell” really? I’m old enough to remember the Blade movies had a black hero…

[@LandoHendrix444]

This is the greatest lineup for BA in my opinion.

[@markallen4356]

One of the very rare instances where I agree with the academy.Minnelli was a worthy winner.Ross in my opinion is like most singers in that her acting ability is only so so.

[@joeburinskas8672]

Exactly. Too many people mistakenly think pedophile fan Ross was anything more than adequate

[@summerholliday44]

I thoroughly enjoyed that thank you I like the breakdown of all the actresses Donna Summer is the queen of disco of course

[@dionisiusnudyanto4714]

Thanks God. This Year 2018, Cecily Tyson has won an Oscar from Governor Awards

[@howdy4504]

I had absolutely no context for the reunion scene you showed but it's so good, even without sound, that I felt emotional watching it. That's talent

[@georgebeech-bank]

Just came across this channel randomly and I can say I’m definitely a fan. Great video.

[@Gertyutz]

Cicely Tyson was a supreme actress, and the world is a sadder place since she passed.

[@WikeddTung]

Awesome. Two things though: There's only one "the" in Lady Sings the Blues and Diana Ross was not the Queen of Disco in 1972/3. She was the Queen of Motown (or R&B). She didn't record a disco tune before Love Hangover in 1976.

[@33Jenesis]

I hope Hollywood won’t do a Cabaret film remake (the shudder!)

[@imnotpaulavery7608]

Jen 33 god just the thought of them doing that makes me want to jump out a window

[@franohmsford7548]

Isn't Chicago basically a Cabaret remake?

[@33Jenesis]

Have you watched both films?

[@imnotpaulavery7608]

Fran Ohmsford woah, not at all, they’re completely different. The only similarity is that they sing music on a stage and not randomly

[@amandalopez7572]

Fran Ohmsford I had the pleasure of seeing both Chicago and Cabaret (Chicago first) on stage and going in i thought the same I hadn't heard anything about Cabaret before this just that Liza won the Oscar for the movie. Safe to say i definitely don't think these two musicals are the same .. at all. lol

[@justsayin1643]

IMHO Diana Ross’ performance introduced me and I’m assuming others to Billie Holiday.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Right.... Lady Day wasn't known.

[@noeldunsky]

Thank you for a fascinating review! Cabaret for me is a top-10 movie of all time and now I shall also look into Sounder :)

[@moviemikesa]

Really good take. I love Sounder.

[@janetduncan87]

I've always liked Liza... unique beauty, and so talented.

[@karasays01]

Thank you for being so analytical in your descriptions in the video.

[@andytaylor5476]

Donna Summer will always be the Queen of Disco! Ms. Ross never had a chance.

[@collinsje5]

True, but at least Ross has class and didn't turn on her fan base the way Summer did.

[@andytaylor5476]

@@collinsje5 Oh please, get over it, most of us have.

[@Danlovar]

She did a disco album in 1979 called The Boss

[@MrRickyMoody]

Ross is Queen of Motown. A more socially enjoyed category.

[@maxalberts2003]

I saw Liza Minnelli on "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" a few years ago.Now, I've never been one of her major fans although I've always thought of her as a powerhouse, but her guest performance on "Law and Order: C. I." stunned me with its brilliance. Minnelli made the show's regulars look like high school amateurs and I realized what all the fuss is about. She's a fantastic performer.

[@toddbroadfoot4330]

Liza gave an absolute brilliant almost schizophrenic performance. No one will ever inhabit Sally Bowles the way she did .

[@abc92800]

Todd Broadfoot This video is about the context of the year and the other nominees too.....

[@toddbroadfoot4330]

@@abc92800 im aware of that

[@dylancarnahan1697]

Yes good analysis

[@chuckcissel1106]

Because that is the way Liza is in real life. It was her with songs. Not that much acting actually. Ross should have won.

[@K01-q3b]

This channel is amazing! It’s so interesting to see each persons story reaching their win for the academy award. This is such a new idea for a channel and I can’t wait to see more videos like this

[@samkoseff5796]

I just binge-watched all your videos as can I just say I can wait till you post another one!

[@abouttravel-fantastic]

Excellent, just found your channel & love the content in your videos! Thanks for highlighting Cicely & Diana's acting chops. Especially Cicely, underrated by Hollywood for too long.

[@Aster_Risk]

I forgot that I watched Sounder in school until that reunion scene came up. I just started crying at my desk at work. She should have won. But I do love Liza, and I'm not angry about her win.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Not to carp, it's Lady Sings The Blues....no 'The'. And it was The Berlin Stories not Diaries which first was a non musical play by John Van Druten titled I Am A Camera. But excellent vid, thanks!

[@jlscoyserney]

This channel is such a great find.

[@corfan99]

I believe, Liza, in her acceptance speech, says "...Thank you for giving ME this award..." I believe she was implying that she was honored for her work in the film and not because she was the daughter of Judy and Vincent.

[@SoundBlackRecordings]

How could Diana Ross be typecast as a Queen of Disco when it wasn't even a thing in 1973?

[@richardmayora5310]

Disco? Someone did not do their research.

[@Marina-rh2jc]

This video was smart, fair and very engaging. I am a big fan of the 3 films: Lady sings.., Sounder and Cabaret. Loved the background info and wanted all three of faves to win as you presented them. Obviously we all came here for Liza and agree it was her destiny to win, but know I also have a sad pang for the Diana Ross and Cicely Tyson, whom I adore and admire greatly as well. good Job!!I

[@RLucas3000]

Marina I know releasing the vote totals could embarrass the losing actresses, but i feel that Cicely and Liv both must have been close. A three way tie would have been history. I don’t think Diana would have had as many votes because of how strongly Berry Gordy campaigned. I do want to see travels with my aunt now, to see how good, bad, or good-bad it was.

[@markperkins5626]

Agree with you and all of the definitive comments/observations. However, Diana Ross’s performance (her first film) left me spellbound and awed. 45 years later, still potent and powerful acting. LOVE this channel!

[@geocyo8835]

I'm little late here, but Cleopatra Jones was portrayed by Ms. Tamara Dobson, not "Robson".

[@jillkoop5682]

Liza Minelli is one of the most talented performers the screen has ever seen and I do not think she has received enough credit through the years. She was amazing! ❤

[@mungrafm]

I just saw one scene, Cecily brought tears to my eyes.

[@lukethomas658]

I don't envy the voters trying to decide between Ms. Ross, Ms. Tyson, and Ms. Minnelli, those are all impressive performances.

[@michaelcallas9463]

Your videos are so well made. I have to also add that I vehemently agree with your view of Ms. Tyson. What a genius she was.

[@michaelberry7450]

Great video , very informative and entertaining. One little tiny quibble Diana Ross was not the Queen of disco . Donna Summer was the Queen of disco. I never understood how people keep mixing these two women up but as I said a small gripe

[@patgreene7753]

I remember my mother took me to see it. I was maybe 16 and felt so adult. Brilliant film. Brilliant performance.

[@kikikiwi9990]

As of 2021 the Oscars has again nominated two black actress in the lead actress category! Just pointing out the fact. It’s not a cause for praise to the academy but it’s wonderful it happened again and they deserved their nominations! This needs to continue to happen with even more diversity and WINS for POC who deserve it!

[@nealgellaco]

I’m only discoevering this channel now and omg I’ve missed so much of this amazing content ❤️

[@jlopink]

My favorite channel ever! This should be on Netflix!

[@mariafernandarogani3094]

Amazing video!! Amazing channel

[@joseciriglianoarte]

Liza the best!!!( Liza la mejor)

[@tcbailey]

I am obsessed with this series!!!

[@zentraveler1834]

Another great video. However, I would take pause in the proclamation of Diana Ross as the “Queen of Disco”, that title would rightfully belong to the late Donna Summer. Ms.Ross, while not taking anything away from her legend, had her hits, Donna Summer defined an era.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

and Gloria Gaynor.

[@secretfigs1932]

i love this channel sm

[@josephpanzarella1417]

I agree with everyone who uses the word "guilt". Her peers never gave Judy Garland a competetive Oscar and now it was too late. They could pat themselves on the back for giving an Oscar to her daughter. Of course that takes nothing away from Liza's performance. But as we all know, when the academy members cast their ballots there's a lot more going on than what's onscreen.

[@caseymck]

Thank you for this series! I'm loving it, and will use your anecdotes in teaching my film class, for sure. Small point: Cabaret's based on a novel from Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin, which is usually grouped with Mr. Norris Changes Trains in a collection called The Berlin Stories.

[@lapismarshall1035]

I need many , many , many , many more video like these ones . Make them for me please

[@letmetellyousomething123]

Really love these reviews of classic films and their stars.

[@themarquis336]

No one deserved an Oscar, or any accolade for that matter, more than Liza Minelli...

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Thoughtfully done!

[@lizzieallen3473]

It is sad that neither Diana Ross & Cicely Tyson had productive careers in Hollywood after their 1972 Best Actress nominations, but neither did Liza Minnelli & she won! Hollywood just wasn't kind to African American female stars or stars of musicals. Bette Midler found this out later in the decade for The Rose. The Hollywood studios should have been queuing up to make movies with Ross, Minnelli & Midler, all larger-than-life, gorgeous & wonderful movie stars. Ross should have followed Lady Sings the Blues with the Josephine Baker story. But it was not to be. In less than a decade Diana ended up singing the title song of a movie starring a white actress (It's My Turn, 1980: Jill Clayburgh), Liza ended up in a couple of Arthur nonsense movies. Only Bette managed to revive her movie career in a big way, but not until 1986 & with very few musicals. Thank goodness for her TV movie version of Gypsy!

[@supremes1964]

Lol does anyone really remember diana ross "it's my turn". ROSS was leaving MOTOWN and Berry Gordy refused to promote it. Berry would have none of that.. song lyrics sounding direct to him..... It peaked @#9 pop charts

[@PhoebeFayRuthLouise]

supremes ballard Promoted or not, yeah, some of us definitely do remember the song ‘It’s My Turn”! It was one of my favorites!

[@supremes1964]

sure, if you were/are a Diana Ross fan........even Ross said Motown did nothing to promote the song knowing it was divorce song with motown and berry. peaked at #9 .....should be #1 or top 5

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Lizzie Allen What the fuck are u talking about? Cicely Tyson won a fucking Emmy Award for 'Jane Pittman' way after the Oscars and she was in the biggest TV series of the 1970s called 'Roots'. Diana Ross continued to work in Hollywood doing films and network tv specials until the mid 1980s.. Its much harder to cast women such as Liza and Diana in movie roles because each were huge stars outside of movies.. Neither were hurting for work, Liza was also in Victor Victoria on Broadway. Liza has done so many stage shows that I can't keep up.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Lizzie Allen Bette Midler ruined her initial Hollywood career by being a bitch on set and no one wanted to work with her after.