Geraldine Page Wins an Oscar, The Color Purple Doesn't

[@eily_b]

The best actress Oscar may have belonged to Geraldine Page but 11 nominations and no win for Color Purple? Come on....

[@gabelogan5877]

Eily Bergin Racism.

[@beethovensfidelio]

Steve Urkel Exactly. “The Color Purple” (a movie with an *all-black cast)* lost the “Best Picture” Oscar to “Out of Africa”, which is a movie about *white people* in Africa.

[@gabelogan5877]

Beethoven’s Fidelio Driving Miss Daisy being nominated and winning over classic Do the Right Thing. Green Book winning over Black Panther and BlackKKlansman.

[@dtoudassous]

@@beethovensfidelio And not only is it a film that literally romanticizes colonialism, it's also just a very forgettable movie.

[@SDoesNotKnow]

I don't mind that The Color Purple lost 11 Oscars because IMO only the soundtrack, the cinematography, and Whoopi were contenders out of any of its nominations. However, Out of Africa? That movie was so 1980s Oscar fare and NOT in a good way. It makes Green Book's win much better in comparison and I hated Green Book's win over the likes of so many more worthy films including but not limited to Blackkklansman. I use Blackkklansman as an example because to me, it was like the complete opposite of what Green Book was about and much more on point than Green Book regarding America and racial relations. The only saving grace of Green Book winning was that it stopped 4-time Oscar winner and absolutely horrible movie Bohemian Rhapsody from winning. I was seriously getting scared about that winning after it won it's 4th Oscar of the night.

[@adagiobreeze8493]

The Color Purple losing to Out of Africa is like the Academy version of Separate but Equal politics. It’s like the the academy was saying “ You have our attention but not our admiration”

[@HEllis-qu5nn]

BOTH movies were incredible. I think that is a legit win. Out of Africa was EPIC

[@heywoodjablome7535]

@@HEllis-qu5nn Not even close imo. The Color Purple was much better than Out of Africa, and plenty movies that weren’t even on the table that night, namely “Back to the Future” and “Come And See”, blew Out of Africa outta the park.

[@songbirdy]

@@HEllis-qu5nn I agree.

[@takemyhand1988]

@@heywoodjablome7535 but wasn't back to future not critically acclaimed at the time?

[@heywoodjablome7535]

@@takemyhand1988 Nah it was popular an well liked, maybe not seen as high art of anything but people liked it

[@MustaDujak]

"...and Joan Crawford showed up out of the kindness of her heart to accept the award on her behalf..." I just rolled out laughing! I love your videos!

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

Mustafa Dujak It's nothing but trash talk. Joan did not campaign against Davis no proof and the show Feud ain't it.

[@michaelbaughman8910]

@@Garsons-oq4lh never the less I am team Bette.

[@Nobody123]

@@Garsons-oq4lh Feud is it, remember, it's fictionalized

[@newbiechu7024]

Oh please, those two old broads are a bad example of egos ruling your head.

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@Giovanna R. The Oscars were in April 1963 and Joan delivered it to Bancroft some two weeks later. So not a year. Poor bitter mangled Bette. She made those statements long after Joan was gone and couldn't defend herself.

[@jetcarddude]

I always thought that the "It was their time" nonsense always cheated the rest who should be awarded for current work. That is why there is a lifetime award.

[@oof-rr5nf]

I agree!!!

[@Nobody123]

That's essentially a deathbed award, and is perceived to have less honor and prestige by default

[@SabrinaRina]

The issue is that you have to end the chain so that people aren't overdue or getting a makeup award. I'm relieved that in general we can at least recognize an amazing film in history even if it doesn't have that preface to its title.

[@SabrinaRina]

@The Pasty British Guy From Wonderwoman I'm saying the general chain of people not getting for one performance really deserving and sometimes getting it for a less deserving later on. Directors or actors (most other categories don't get this unless it's more about rewarding a director or actor). Not just this particular.

[@leahjurgens2657]

Again with this same logic. Even though I don't wholeheartedly agree with overdue Oscar, I think part of the reasons is because they at least gave win worthy performances several times in the past. For example, Geraldine should have won for Sweet bird of youth, Interiors and Pope of Greenwich. Likewise, Close should have won for Garp, Fatal attraction and Dangerous liaisons. There have been atrocious wins in the past, so why not give these proven talented actress award recognition at last? On the other hand, winning an Oscar so early in the does not always guarantee a fantastic career (Halle Berry, Hilary Swank,etc) so an Oscar in this case can be a waste. Also as the above user suggest, lifetime achievement award is basically "we know you are about to die but we won't forget you" award and it would be unfair to those excellent actors not getting proper recognition (believe me but this phenomenon is much more common than you are indicating here)

[@emanibrahim5356]

i didn't like whoopi finally getting her oscar for a stereotypical sassy black lady in "ghost." not to mention that people nowadays don't think of her as a dramatic actress at all. it kinda pisses me off

[@Starkardur]

Finally? It was her 2nd nomination, 5 years in the business

[@emanibrahim5356]

@@Starkardur i don't mean it in terms of how long she was in the business. I mean it took her taking an arguably demeaning role to actually get the recognition of an academy award.

[@Starkardur]

@@emanibrahim5356 demeaning? She was pretty much the hero of the movie

[@emanibrahim5356]

@@Starkardur more bad word choice on my part lol

[@lustforchanel3051]

Well it’s her own damn fault for making a fool of herself on the view and souring her image by saying stupid stuff constantly

[@rebekahp4083]

“Loses to Joan Crawford’s campaigning skills.” OOF

[@lonellfletcher]

That was brilliant!!!

[@austindevine3883]

we need that video on 1962 asap

[@rebekahp4083]

@@lonellfletcher And absolutely true!!

[@rebekahp4083]

@@austindevine3883 I cannot wait to see how bananas everyone subscribed to this channel goes when she finally covers that one

[@carljcreighton]

not true

[@jovanym2931]

Hard to believe since color purple is still praised to this day. At the end of the day it isn’t like Whoopi Goldberg is salty every morning she wakes up

[@dtoudassous]

It's funny how often the film that gets snubbed is the one that stays in peoples minds. Barely anyone talks about the films that competed against Color Purple any more while that film is rightly considered a classic.

[@heaintloveu]

It’s like she said in the video here - Out of Africa is good but formulaic - Color Purple is remembered because it was different

[@EvaSofie]

J P Out Of Africa has certainly impacted popular culture, some of the lines, the fashion, and Taylor Swift’s music video for Wildest Dreams has OOA written all over it.

[@danielebowman]

@@dtoudassous So is Out of Africa. I don't think either is major influence today really. However look in context, The Colour Purple isn't rated close to Spielberg's best.

[@nataliefreeman5237]

EvaSofie not really.

[@andrerb370]

You're officially a youtuber when you can say "I've made a video about it" on a new video. Congrats, girl!

[@kevlow9494]

Haha I thought the same thing

[@wilmafistfit4788]

Surely they were one before that

[@xtradelite903]

The Color Purple is one of those rare movies wherein the entire audience cries no matter what country you see it in.

[@prashantsingh9068]

Xtra Delite you mean only black people? Because outside America nobody gives a fuck about Color Purple.

[@KnowledgeSeeker78491]

I cried when I seen it and I was around 7 years old

[@MRG09100]

@@prashantsingh9068 I am a white guy from Poland. I watched "The Color Purple" for the 1st time around 1990 when it was run on tv and I cried like a baby. At the re-run I recorded it to VHS so I could watch it (and cry) over and over again. Since the soundtrack was not available in my country, I spent a (then) small fortune to get the CD from the US and even listening to some particular tracks made me cry. It still does to these days. Believe me, I know lots of non-American, non-black people who consider this movie one of the greatest films of all times, which it undoubtedly is. It may have lost the Oscars, but it has won so much more: a special place in the millions of movie lovers' hearts. And nearly 35 years after its release we still discuss it.

[@aa.4639]

@@prashantsingh9068 Not true. I'm from Europe and the movie is amazing. And well known

[@viemarch3516]

I really wanna know the reaction of African about this movie, because in Asia nobody knows about this movie's existence.

[@autumnhomer9786]

I was today years old when I heard of ,”Out Of Africa.”

[@JeantheSecond]

Lucky you. I was dragged to the movie by my parents when I was a kid. I can’t talk about it’s quality because I was way too young and way too ADHD for it. I didn’t see large chunks of it because I was wandering around the theater lobby. I have no interest in trying again now that I’m an adult, though.

[@themormah]

The Color Purple is a better movie compared to Out Of Africa.

[@knightfly28]

You missed nothing. Long and boring.

[@IllumiNatetheOracle]

Yeah, its a bit tragic considering how much "The Color Purple" has stood the test of time, and ignited whole careers that it walked away with 0. And the ones that walked away with awards aren't even remembered today.

[@erinlevere6881]

Actually out of Africa was a good movie but color purple was way better.

[@crispyorsmthnidk5314]

“Loses to Joan Crawford’s campaigning skills” lol

[@MrHeyBradley]

Crispy or smthn idk THE SHADE

[@ms.rstake_1211]

😏

[@Bklynxrage]

I had to pause the video because I was laughing so hard at Joan Crawford’s campaigning skills!

[@RobertoLorenzPianist]

Despite being a huge Bette Davis Fan I gotta admit that Anne Bancroft was brilliant in "The miracle worker"! She had good chances to win even without Joan Crawford's campaign.

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@@RobertoLorenzPianist Joan Crawford did not campaign against Bette Davis. No proof whatsoever. And the show Feud doesn't count as an accurate representation.

[@champagnesocialist3716]

I audibly gasped when I got this notification! I love your channel and all that you do!!❤️

[@bashful_michael]

J S Same!

[@jaydas8976]

The fact that the color purple didn’t win any oscars but had 11 well deserved nominations is actually beyond me. That film deserved to win at least one

[@Tolstoy111]

The protests by the NAACP scared voters away. Whoopi Goldberg think so to this day.

[@LAR-hs2qt]

I absolutely agree, The Color Purple deserved no recognition, due to being a deliberate psychological (Trojan horse) hit-job on the Black family--full of perverted self hate. The Maxist-Faminist author, Alice Walker and rogue film maker Steven Spellsberg--along with the entire cast--should hang their heads in shame.

[@Wh4L205]

Should’ve won: Steven Spieldburg Whoopi Oprah Director of photography Costume

[@neptune5728]

Although I'm Danish and think that Out of Africa was a great film adaptation of Karen Blixen's novel: had the choice been only between Meryl Streep and Whoopie Goldberg, I would definitely have chosen Whoopie Goldberg.

[@prausmedia9874]

I've been waiting for this one! I did a college paper on The Color Purple's loss of all 11 of its nominations. I agree with everything you said. I do also believe that a film that focused almost solely on female protagonists didn't stand a chance with Academy voters.

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

Yes, 11 nominations for Color Purple and no wins racist and sexist.

[@MayISpeak]

Black female protagonists at that!

[@wylier]

Well, "All About Eve" was a very female-centric movie that won 6 oscars, including Best Picture.

[@andrewbloom7637]

@@wylier Yes, but the actresses in "All About Eve" were WHITE. The actresses in "The Color Purple" were black.

[@zahemi914]

Wowe I never knew we can write a paper discussing on the film matter like that. Is your paper/article published in any search engine website? Would love to read it.

[@mirrors.1728]

It's insane how much studio politics play into the race for an Oscar! Glad this channel dives into the details thoroughly from a lot of different angles :)

[@smurfyboy92]

Can you do a video on how both Beatrice Straight & Judi Dench won Oscars with less than 10 minutes of screentime

[@kostajovanovic3711]

First go best actress

[@Tinymoezzy]

I'd love a video on actors that won with the shortest screen time.

[@philipc67]

I can understand the Judi Dench win but not the totally unremarkable Beatrice Straight, or for that matter Lee Grant, Miyoshi Umeki (Sayonara 1957, one never noticed she was there) or the Patricia Neal Lead Actress win for Hud (1963) with just 22min of screen time.

[@wellesradio]

philipc67 Shakespeare in Love stole 3 Oscars. That must be some kind of record.

[@philipc67]

Mr. W Well I certainly did not agree with Gwyneth’s win and definitely preferred Cate Blanchett in the Elizabeth film. Both movies of course were fictionalized with many glaring historical inaccuracies

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Whoopi should of truly become the first black actress to win this category for the color purple. Its unfair bc the color purple is a classic today

[@subsistence73]

Exactly and I still have no clue who the other lady is or the movies she played in lol

[@nariwashere8549]

She wouldnt be the first Black Actress that wins the Oscar, even she had won

[@nariwashere8549]

Hattie McDaniel was the first African American that won a Oscar

[@myytchanneldinakoha8498]

Nari Was Here Malcom said *this category, if that means anything to you. Hattie Mcdaniel did not win in *this caregory.

[@JonnyMason]

@@nariwashere8549 She would have been the first African American to win Best Actress, Hattie won for supporting, not lead.

[@akisok0311]

And i whoop-

[@susanalopez5052]

arlind koci bruh😂😂

[@maggieverschut8872]

Oh honey noooo don't make me spit out my tea😂😂

[@JeffTheGent]

The NAACP was so hypocritical about “The Color Purple.” When it came out, the organization complained that it portrayed black men as violent toward women. Then the group publicly railed against the Oscar losses. What’s the happy medium? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@rafie281]

The Color Purple: an all time classic and one of my favorites. Out of Africa: who???

[@MercuryBubble]

I remember Oprah saying that someone in association with the Oscars told them at the Oscars that "The Color Purple" will not win a single oscar that they should be honored just to be there. I wish I could find that interview

[@songbirdy]

Seems that would have made headlines if that was an exact quote. Perhaps that is how they were made to feel but to say it out loud and no one raised a voice? I wish you could find that interview.

[@peacekeeperbabe]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ope5nX5rbb-gY8k&feature=share (ta-da!!.) If u fast-forward to 23:38, Oprah states the prediction and names who tells her!

[@Wh4L205]

I just seen that interview today, they also told Oprah to take one of the rolls from Oscar dinner and have it bronzed. Oprah still have it today,

[@Wh4L205]

@@songbirdy it was a exact quote by someone close to Oprah and the cast. It was simply the truth

[@Squrtile101]

Geraldine Page was also blacked list after Hondo, for ties to communist sympathizes that jeopardized her career in film for ten years.

[@kkandsims4612]

I mean in theory being a communist sounds kinda great equality for all but I mean in all honestly Someone is benefiting from making the majority of people equal it’s like all things in moderate dosages it’s good

[@laniejean6618]

Your videos are always beautifully done, and well worth the wait. Clearly, you understand the meaning of quality over quantity!

[@MaisahElysiumDevi]

I second this 🙌🏻

[@ticoangelo]

preach!

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Seeing those Black women smile when they spoke of Whoopi warmed my heart 💛

[@os_boy8745]

I remember seeing "The trip to bountiful" as a little kid in the 80s on like HBO. I had such an intense emotional reaction to Geraldine's performance that even my parents could not console me and I ended up crying myself to sleep. Though I remembered the experience of the movie, I could not remember the name.

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

I’d love to see you cover two Best Supporting Actresses: Marisa Tomei for “My Cousin Vinny” (and the controversy surrounding it) and Kim Basinger for “L.A. Confidential”, who served as an important comeback and the narrative to that.

[@ronnykmarshall]

Marisa was fantastic in "My Cousin Vinny" one of the funniest performances ever.

[@PrincessSybilla77]

UGH That Vanity Fair guy was just awful

[@shawndemetrios7899]

He was absolutely sickening to watch and listen to. I wonder what hes doing now.

[@averyj5446]

His name is Stephen Schiff he is now is an American screenwriter, producer, and journalist, it is the like of him that stop people progressing in their careers

[@benaustin6361]

Right? I mean he is no Adonis and he's saying Whoopi "could never be beautiful." What an a-hole.

[@raaid22]

It's funny the legacy of the color purple compared to out of Africa. The color purple is a movie that so many black house holds have watched repeatedly. It's a movie that the black community, to this day still quotes. Out of Africa has been largely ignored by the general public.

[@EvaSofie]

Raaid Cotman-El Not really, Out Of Africa has certainly impacted popular culture, some of the lines, the fashion, and Taylor Swift’s music video for Wildest Dreams has OOA written all over it.

[@camiieec]

No. This is overly broad and insulting insinuation that 'The Color Purple' is...some cultural touchstone, for Black Americans, as opposed to to the invaluable contributions of our parents/grandparents, and our actual cultural/ancestral firmament. Stop telling Black folks what to think, and STFU, presumptuous asshole. Could you be more reductive and stereotypical. Yes, and Black folks love watermelon and chicken. Just STFU, piece of shit.

[@JLDReactions]

@@camiieec Calm down. I'm black too, and you know good and well that this movie is considered a classic by most Afro-Americans. He said nothing that wasn't true. You're overreacting.

[@JLDReactions]

@@camiieec Oh please. Everyone knows that certain generalizations are true. You're just so angry and ready to explode for nothing. I know without a doubt that most Afro-Americans would agree with me. You've allowed racism to become the focus of your life. I agree racism exists, but you clearly have an obsession with it. You can continue to find offense with everything, but eventually you will burn out. Not everything has to be a struggle. Save that energy for the important times. Travel. Expand your mind. The world is much bigger than the U.S.

[@raaid22]

Well, who thought this would be so controversial. Well at least in my experience and what I have observed. The color people is one of those movies that is still regulary watched. It's become a classic like the wizard of Oz or the sound of music. It's ubiquitous. Out of Africa is not on that same level. Out of Africa isn't even a touchstone in the careers of the actors who were in it.

[@paint9er]

Can't wait in a decade when retrospectives ponder why tf "Green Book" won Best Picture over masterpieces like "The Favourite" & "Roma." Love your videos as always!

[@rickardkaufman3988]

Roma and BlackkKlansman was better than Green Book.

[@sphaleriteme]

Very true. It's sad the Hollywood press chooses to patronize rather than recognise and award hard work. Throws me off as a POC and is ultimately insulting. POC's do not want hand-outs. Award POC's for their commendable work not because the climate demands it. Just like the 2021 Emmy's gave POC's the most awards ever because it's Covid season and no-one really cares. This mentality and attitude needs to change.

[@mariammasanja4106]

Do I smell a rat?

[@Ed-iz4wm]

The Color Purple is still one of my all-time favorite movies. What a great story......

[@tfaddict8254]

And Geraldine Page is my favorite actress. Her performance in Interiors was... beyond incredible!!

[@AirQuotes]

It'd never heard of her until today

[@aeromundos]

In Interiors she was amazing.

[@bernadettesandoval3990]

Look up her performance in Pope of Greenwich Village on youtube. She's amazing

[@eamonndeane587]

I wish she had her Oscar for that Film instead.

[@sandrasiaudvytyte7186]

“Joan Crawford’s campaigning skills”😂

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Right I hope she does a video on this campiganing skills 😂😂😂😂

[@sandrasiaudvytyte7186]

Malcolm 1097 Yes me too!

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

Joan Crawford did not campaign against Bette Davis. Yes she offered to accept for those not present and was lucky that Bancroft won but there is no proof that Joan pointedly asked any of the nominees or Academy members please do not vote for Davis. And the show Feud is not proof. It is twisted fantasy.

[@Teezer44]

I’m a black man and very sensitive to the unconscious racial biases in Hollywood movies..but Geraldine Page gives one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen on film in Bountiful. There was no question she is the greater actress and performance. Well deserved.

[@noname-by3qz]

Thank you. I can't imagine deciding which actress to choose out of all those. They were all great! But Page's character really got to me. Many of us have beautiful places and times in our hearts, that are gone forever, and it hurts.

[@carolsmart238]

Sophia was outstanding in “Two Women”!!!

[@noname-by3qz]

@@carolsmart238 That film was 1960. This is about the 1985 Oscars.

[@SLam-ve3yp]

I remember how some black activists were pissed at Color Purple.

[@SamAdamsDesigns]

It is absolutely insane that the color purple didn’t win any oscars.

[@SamAdamsDesigns]

@@actuallicensedteacher1846 I don’t know what that is.

[@kkandsims4612]

When out of Africa did yet they color purple legit had people from outta Africa in it 🙄 the Acadamy fucked themselfs

[@delusionsofgrandeur1330]

The Color Purple is still one of my favorite movies

[@nigelhenriques1893]

I legit just made homemade crossants in the oven(using my own pastry dough) and I think thats worthy enough of eating whilst watching this video. I havent even started it and im excited.

[@nigelhenriques1893]

I loved the analysis, but it amazes me about the longevity of actresses like bancroft and page at that point of time. It goes to show their talent, rather then simply being a beauty prop.

[@michaelreilly3513]

And I just legit, heated shop bought croissants in the oven and spread them liberally with peanut butter and ate them while watching this video.

[@JaiProdz]

I may be weird, but I love cozy little stories of how people enjoy KZbin videos haha. I'm sure your croissants were delicious. What did you spread on them?

[@nigelhenriques1893]

@@JaiProdz my homemade ricotta cheese, with steamed spinach mixed! I have to say tho, my croissants didn't rise too well :(

[@cliffgaither]

@@nigelhenriques1893 *_::_* _you tried buddy ! even if they didn't rise too well, you got us thinking about croissants instead of hollywood ; it was worth the effort !_

[@katherinemorelle7115]

The Color Purple really was robbed. I do also wish I could see Whoopi in more dramatic roles these days. Get off daytime tv talk shows, and take a meaty role again! (And yes, I am somewhat sick of Whoopi’s hot takes)

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

agreed i said the same thing when i watched for colored girls, even the film and the director, tyler perry, got a lot of problematic points, whoopi was raved in that film, along with the other female cast

[@Aster_Risk]

It sounds like you want her to stop speaking her mind and go back to acting.

[@anaiglesias9972]

She has, she got a role for the new adaptation of the stan by Stephen King.

[@amirriddle]

@@Aster_Risk yea it’s not even that. Whoppi is a more gifted actress than a talk show host. I said the same thing about Raven back when she a talk show host. . Raven is too talented at singing and acting to just be doing tv talk IMO

[@kkandsims4612]

Slot of people where robbed requiem of a dream the mom should have defiantly one over Julia Roberts 🙄

[@alpe1987]

Whoopi Goldberg should’ve won for THE COLOR PURPLE as Viola Davis should’ve won for THE HELP. I always found interesting that while they both lost in the best actress category and won in supporting roles in GHOST and FENCES.

[@danielebowman]

This has happened to multiple actresses, Cate Blanchet, Kate Winslett, Juliette Binoche, Judy Dench. ALl got Supporting Actress Oscars a few years after they were believed to be Snubbed for outstanding performances or a string of them.

[@danielebowman]

ihsan x ah, my mistake. Just the rest then.

[@kristopher1799]

I certainly agree that Viola Davis was robbed!!! I was so angry to see Streep win...

[@Nobody123]

Viola regretted doing The Help, so maybe it was for the best that she didn't win

[@alpe1987]

If only Meryl could’ve phoned it in.

[@Kimteach2011]

There will always be a dark cloud over the Oscar for shutting out "The Color Purple". It made no sense then and it makes no sense now, especially since TCP has GROWN and has become apart of America's heritage and most classic films in the same way as "Gone With The Wind". G. Page put in a great performance for "The Trip to Bountiful" but W. Goldberg's performance was greater and definitely more memorable. G. Page died 2 years after her win, so I am not as hostile about her win. I can think of two other films of when G. Page should have won an Oscar but not for this win. The fact Hollywood doesn't like to talk too much about 1986's Oscar these days is proof they know they messed up and it will forever be a black eye on it's legacy.

[@maddog2439]

how are your videos free? these are such high quality and its so apparent how much time and energy goes into these videos. seriously dude, you deserve the world! great job!

[@michaelreilly3513]

She gets paid by advertising dollars, if one didn't use an adblocker one would have seen the ads at the beginning of her video. :)

[@noah9369]

every single time you post my day gets 1,000,000 times better thank you for blessing me today

[@TheGreenhat2000]

You remain one of my favorite channels on KZbin. Godspeed

[@emdash1000]

"She can't play a beautiful woman" UUHHMM? I'm sorry? WHAT? Wow... what a... wow.

[@feliciaw.9248]

Thank you for acknowledging whoopi and the color purple! We rewatch and quote it all the time! I do the patty cake scene with friends 😄 and RIP to Ms. Page. How prophetic was the timing of her win. Would've loved for another tie for that year.

[@tfaddict8254]

I still think that it was criminal that The Color Purple did not win one Oscar... and yes I think Oprah was robbed!

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

If we look at awards season, I think everyone had Oprah and their second choice. I would love to see how many votes each actress got, but I'm sure Oprah was very close to winning, as well as Miss Goldberg

[@mcgoofwise7595]

The Color Purple should have won every award it was nominated for that year.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

I'm going to be a devil's advocate here, the two standouts in the film were Quincy Jones' soundtrack and Allen Daviau's cinematography, and they both got robbed like nobody's business. .

[@AllGreyEverything]

Anjelica Houston won for a movie that isn't very good, imo. She had Hollywood legacy on her side. Half the academy knew her father and had basically watched her grow up.

[@SDoesNotKnow]

@@AllGreyEverything I don't think Prizzi's Honor was a classic or anything, but it was a whole lot better than The Color Purple. Anjelica Huston's win was backed up but hundreds of critics awards who awarded her prior to the Oscars. I admit, I watched all of the Best Supporting Actress nominees from that year and at first I was like "that's all the screen time she had?" expected a much more boisterous performance for all the awards she won that year for it. But then out of all the nominees, Huston's performance was the one that stayed with me the most. I still don't know why, but it did. Maybe it was John Huston's masterful directing and the way he lit her. I think Huston captured his daughter better than Spielberg did with both Avery and Oprah (who IMO I still don't think did that great of an acting job. Provided very little nuance or subtext to the character of Sophia).

[@kvn365]

Yaaass. Now looking forward to Jlaw vs Jessica chastain and Emmanuelle Riva or Penelope Cruz vs viola davis.

[@juniorpereira200]

I think the video for JLaw winning is basically the same video about the Gwyneth Paltrow/Harvey Weinstein winning. Sadly.

[@143supertiffany]

@posao 555 he admitted about JLaw but not with Paltrow? And you are believing a serial nyphomaniac Harvey? Questionable intention, one thing for sure Weinstein wants to prove that he is the reason for this generation's biggest paid actress to win an Oscar despite the fact that he only worked with her once. Not even before Silver Linings and not even after. To add JLaw already had an OSCAR nomination before she met him, had 2 successful franchise under her name, HUNGER GAMES and XMEN series before she met him. Became the biggest paid new actress before she met him. All of that before she met him. And why would JLaw not admit she was harassed by Weinstein when it will benefit her through public sympathy. The admittance of Weinstein will benefit him. Thats it.

[@143supertiffany]

@posao 555 clearly you dont know what you are talking about JLaw got her FIRST OSCAR nomination before she even got FAMOUS Which part of that sentence dont you understand? Do you understand. So clearly its not her fame that got her OSCAR recognition 2nd her actings skills is praised by: JESSICA CHASTAIN JODIE FORSTER CHARLIZE THERON DONALD SUTHERLAND Make sure you know how to read before you share wrong information.

[@143supertiffany]

@posao 555 calling her performance in winters bone as an OK performance. Will an OK performance from an indie movie from an UNKNOWN actress get an OSCAR nomination. Its you who is delusional. Not discrediting harvey in her oscar win but again she got her first oscar nom BEFORE harvey and in xmen and hunger BEFORE harvey.

[@143supertiffany]

@posao 555 you really are stupid. lol. Being known by the casting directors will NOT get you an OSCAR especially if you are a UNKNOWN star from a low budget indie movie. By the way, calling someone dumb wont make you smart. Start studying because the manner you construct your thoughts is incoherent and illogical and it seems you are the one that's dumb.

[@Zeldarw104]

Well done! "I know I did a good job!" Geraldine Page. 🙂 Smiles. Rest IN Peace -🌹😑

[@kevlow9494]

Speaking of William Hurt, I look forward to your analysis of Marlee Matlin's win, whenever that may be. I'm HIGHLY curious how the reception and articles and journalists were when she won.

[@Multifandom_mess12]

Kev Low I look forward to screaming at my screen at the inevitable ableism that’s going to shown

[@aagold76]

if you watch the announcement- Whoopi was one of the first people up, giving Page a standing ovation. There was no grimace to smile moment for her- she was genuinely thrilled for Page.

[@livingabstraction2206]

Glad to see another great video from you. Been wondering about the situation with The Color Purple.

[@bonesgrey]

Honestly your channel became so quickly one of my favorites. Keep up the amazing work.

[@champagnesocialist3716]

I think we can all agree that Geraldine was long overdue an Oscar but this was whoopi’s year

[@HelgaCavoli]

Yes, it's that simple/obvious.

[@prashantsingh9068]

J S Cicely Tyson still talks about Geraldine Page's magnificent performance in that film. Cicely, after she saw the film, wanted to do a film and role like that of Geraldine Page's and she did that on Broadway by playing the same character in it's stage version. Geraldine Page is a very underrated actress and that's why nobody talks about her. She was a character actress and not a Box Office Star with blockbusters to her credit. While Whoopi is always on TV and black people are always playing victim/whining about this film. Outside US, nobody gives a fuck about Color Purple.

[@SDoesNotKnow]

I think the only ones who agree are those who fall for the propaganda as if it was absolute truth and didn't see Page's performance (or any of the other performances). Whoopi was amazing and would have been a worthy winner. However, Page was also a worthy winner and deserved her award as well.

[@bluedasher74]

No, watch The Trip to Bountiful AND Out of Africa. Either Geraldine or Meryl should've won that year, not Whoopi.

[@rodrigodias4328]

I wonder if this will happen next year between Jennifer Hudson and Glenn Close

[@pablofrank2466]

Fantastic video. Geraldine Page totally deserved to win for The Trip to Bountiful. Trivia: Anne Bancroft was nominated for a role in Agnes of God that Geraldine Page originated on Broadway and garnered her a Tony nomination. Page wasn't even offered the film role.

[@ninethreefivesix]

Geraldine Page in Interiors still haunts me. One of the performances in film for sure.

[@eamonndeane587]

She should have won her Academy Award for that instead.

[@jaygarcia8508]

It was Oprah Winfrey that was robbed of her academy award that year. Her performance was absolutely legendary & flawless in every way. It breaks my heart that this powerful & beautifully made film was not recognized by the academy with one single award. This entire movie was robbed.

[@gpad1772]

Geraldine won for her Long career BUT Whoopi should have won that Oscar.

[@Zeldarw104]

I was kind of disappointed when Whoopi didn't win but Geraldine Page had been nominated so many times it was definitely her year to win/shine. But... 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@kevintan1104]

@Michael Freed Not for Katharine Hepburn and Barbara Streisand.

[@gpad1772]

@@Zeldarw104 Yeah and she died 2 years after that so in a way I'm glad she had her moment. And over the years The Color Purple has aged really well among new audiences unlike The Trip to Bountiful

[@SDoesNotKnow]

@@gpad1772 Not this millennial that movie gets worse as I get older and watch more films to refine my taste . Anyway whether something "ages well" depends on how many people keep promoting propaganda to market films way after release v. those who don't have those resources. Most people who claim that Goldberg deserved it never watched The Trip to Bountiful. That's because The Color Purple had much bigger and powerful people behind it to keep it going. The Trip to Bountiful was a small independent film based on an Off-Broadway play. Of course it couldn't compete against the likes of Spielberg and Quincy Jones and Alice Walker. The Trip to Bountiful still had legs though as it was revived on Broadway with Cicely Tyson who won a Tony Award for it which inspired a tv movie adaptation where Tyson was nominated for an Emmy. I swear, people like David v. Goliath stories, but only selectively. Here, The Color Purple is Goliath. Anyway, I think those black critics who didn't like The Color Purple were right on the money. It took a great book and turned it into a sentimental immature cartoon. Only Goldberg's performance saved it.

[@huangec]

@@SDoesNotKnow I agree. While I did not see Geraldine's film, I did watch The Color Purple and found it overly slick to be properly engaging. Typically Spielberg I suppose. That final scene with her children in the distance having their colourful shawls blowing in the wind was the final cringe-worthy straw that just broke my patience.

[@cj4607]

Well written and edited! I loved the end when Page said she did a good job!

[@DavidN369]

Lovely essay, as ever. One correction: Geraldine Page didn't do "A Trip to Bountiful" on Broadway; that was, as in the Golden Age teleplay that actually initiated the property, Lillian Gish (with Eva Marie Saint in the Rebecca DeMornay role).

[@angelcitygirl]

Glenn Close is a powerhouse and it is a damn shame that she has never won.

[@themormah]

She should have won for Fatal Attraction

[@nicole71047]

Themba-Tshepo Mahlalela I would not be ignored Dan...

[@GMAMEC]

Great point!

[@johndewittwalsh7765]

Since she didn’t win for The Wife, I imagine this will be a Geraldine Page repeat with Glenn winning Best Supporting Actress for Hillbilly Elegy.

[@garyhunt8067]

She was robbed by Olivia Coleman.

[@johnstevenson4611]

You are amazing! Your videos are like Oscar worthy documentaries.

[@angelacarleton9575]

Geraldine deserved that Oscar she was brilliant in her performance of a vulnerable soul that had nothing in the present and was seeking the past as a warm setting what her life was filled with love with family. I was hesitant to see this film but came out crying my eyes out for her incredible performance that no- other actresses could perform this part so well. Love her for this movie, "Trip to Bountiful"

[@queenb7013]

Please talk about Viola Davis losing to Meryl Streep at the 2012 Oscars!

[@andreiiliepopescu6393]

Or Glenn Close losing to Meryl Streep in 2012.

[@Kashdro17]

Diego Pisfil A beautiful mind won Best Picture that year

[@keeganthorpe]

I get such a rush of excitement when your videos appear! They’re always great. Keep ‘em coming!

[@JoelWelter]

I really dislike when two or three really good movies wind up in the same Oscar class. Some years have multiple "winners" that deserve to be awarded. Maybe they should change the rules?

[@karmicobsession1636]

Then that kind of makes the whole thing redundant

[@maurinet2291]

Isn't there the rare tie for categories? Not sure though.

[@wylier]

@@maurinet2291 that can happen, but rarely does. The last tie in a major category was Best Actress in 1969.

[@JordanjamesX]

Black women are segregated in the best supporting actress category. Women of color not getting the leading lady roles. Can the lady who made this channel make a video about that.

[@angieo.588]

She talks about this in her video "Oscars so white". It's really good.

[@cam21333]

Haha loved the Joan Crawford comment!Another brilliant vídeo. This is easily my favorite YT channel.

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

Carol Saint Martin I'm sure you and everyone else did but there is no proof that Joan campaigned against Davis. No where did she pointedly ask any Academy members or nominees to please not vote for Bette. And the show Feud does not count as an accurate reference.

[@totheworkshed7915]

The Color Purple is so underrated

[@anthonytaylor7928]

If its soo underrated why all of the nominations also turned into a broadway play

[@cyandamadlala9610]

Its overrated

[@darnellmajor9016]

What??? 😆

[@peacekeeperbabe]

Leonardo DiCaprio has mentioned ‘The Color Purple’ is the movie that made him want to become an actor/there are 2 sequels to the book and yet neither one has been made into a movie. It’s success/existence has been…acknowledged; but not duplicated or celebrated (hence lack of sequel movies).

[@deannarothschild7846]

Whoopi didn’t need an Oscar, her performance was *everything*

[@corgeousgeorge]

I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it, the attention to detail, historical references, the careful research and archival research and painstaking care that are put into these videos is incredible and the humor is pitch perfect and placed so well without taking away from the more academic style of the information being given. One of my favorite youtube channels, always so excited when new content comes out and am perfectly content waiting for it as the quality of the content is just so well produced. Kudos!

[@noix666dezephir]

I get so excited each time you post a new video

[@ArianaGRamirezM]

What I love about these videos is there's always, or you always find, an explanation behind the winnings. Sometimes we caught up with 'is a stunt publicity' or 'is a consolation prize', but no, there are reasons. And it's nice to know it. Wonderful job!

[@LYBism]

A win should be based on who was the best in the year that is being judged, period.

[@phillinsogood]

“She can play a pretty woman but she will never be one” that was so racist he should’ve got fired for that comment

[@tesse2481]

AnHeC you understand you can get fired for your own “opinions”. Why do you think so many racist assholes get fired when they’re exposed?

[@benaustin6361]

Thank you for the review of 1986. I ended up here because Whoopi was discussing the win by Geraldine Page on "The View," and was her typically gracious self, with no animus. Whoopi said she thought Page deserved the Oscar (and I think Whoopi's right -- it's a great acting job). And I think Whoopi can be so gracious these days because Whoopi is now such a MAJOR star of stage and screen and cinema, so there is no doubt about her clout. One nice thing Whoopi said -- she felt happy because Geraldine Page and Whoopi Goldberg are both from the same neighborhood in NYC -- Chelsea, which is also the neighborhood I grew up in. I had Whoopi's mom as a counselor at the Hudson Guild summer camp and I went to elementary school with Geraldine Page's kids. Everyone felt a lot of pride in the talents of both women. Fun fact -- if you watch this video, at about 4:53, you will see Geraldine Page on line at a bus depot. There are twin boys standing behind her online and upset with the old lady, taking too long to count her money. Those are Geraldine Page's actual two sons, Jon and Tony. Congratulations to all of the nominees.

[@Go1239w]

🎉, the more you know. I adore it 👏🏾👩🏽🐫🗽

[@NOTHEOTHERGUY]

Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, or Sally Field as best actress of that generation? "The Color Purple" was beautifully directed. Totally robbed.

[@o-o-o-ozempic]

Meryl on Film, Jessica on TV, Sally if you have a head injury.

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

Sally Field is so irritating. I hate her. She is so undeserving of the Oscar.

[@kristopher1799]

Jessica is #1 to/for me, and has been for years, in both film and television work!!

[@manofbeard]

Joe Momma . The same meryl Streep who applauded a rapist and pedophile? Yeah great choice.

[@newbiechu7024]

@@manofbeard great choice? Sophie's Choice.

[@user-ye8zk8ku7s]

Never heard of Geraldine Page but The Color Purple is one of those films that stays with you for the rest of your life after you’ve watched it. Clearly some part of that movie deserved recognition

[@monacaravetta]

A beautiful film with a bittersweet message.

[@emmitstewart1921]

I saw both films. A Trip To Bountiful was a good movie. I totally enjoyed watching it, but I forgot about it within a week. The Color Purple grabbed my attention from the first scene of those two girls walking through that field of flowers and held it in an iron grip up to their reunion at the end. To my mind, the most powerful line in the history of movies is the one spoken by Oprah Winfrey: "Get my children out of here. Don't let them see this." I probably misquoted it, but the meaning is stuck in my memory like a white hot brand. We don't actually have to see what is going to happen and we don't, but everybody who lived in the time of the KKK knew what she was saying. I was a white man from Ohio, but I knew. Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah, Winfrey, and the rest of the Cast, along with Steven Spielberg produce a truly Iconic bomb of a picture that deserves to stand alongside Grapes of Wrath as the greatest plea for social justice in movie history.

[@maya8443]

Bravo! You're absolutely right, Judy's beautiful voice could stop everyone and everything. She was gifted from God with that voice!

[@francoarocha7287]

loved this video, I loved Geraldine in interiors, and this made me decide to watch a Trip to Bountiful more! she si an amazing actress. What about doing a video on more recent winners, like Lupita Nyongo who won on her first film but has failed to do any recognizable work or Julianne Moore who was nominated 5 times before winning?

[@vampricarab]

Thank you so much for your wonderful and stimulating content! Every time I see you have made a new video I get very excited! Keep doing what you do!

[@nacnahm73]

I had no idea who Geraldine Page was.. thanks for the video, very informative

[@noseofsauron236]

I'm a simple guy, a new BKR video is an automatic like

[@hadbetterdays]

Glover should've been nominated as well.

[@thomaslombardo3401]

Geraldine‘s Oscar was long overdue. R.I.P. Geraldine Page. She was one of our greatest actresses.💛

[@WashingtonDC20032]

And THAT was not the night for her to have been presented with it.

[@timothybeaver3202]

love Love LOVE this series!!!! Please keep making more!!!

[@daryljohnabejuela8669]

Love your videos. Don't stop making 'em 🙌

[@unclegumbald989]

Always a great day when Be Kind Rewind uploads a video! Wow, Out of Africa won over The Color Purple for Best Picture?! Yes, Meryl Streep is always amazing and the cinematography was wonderful, but Color Purple made me feel A LOT more than Out of Africa did. The end there when they're reunited... Celie: "NettIIIIIIIIEEEEE!!!" Nettie: "ceeeeelie..." (she can't even call out due to the emotion) I'm getting all misty just typing this out!

[@AngelicTroubleMaker-LaVooDoo24]

YAAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!

[@rickardkaufman3988]

Ran or Come And See should've won instead.

[@nickyoude2694]

I'm of the mindset that realistically if Out of Africa didn't win, Witness would have.

[@jlcii]

This is the original Sandra Bullock versus Gabourey Sidibe Oscar situation. They know good and damn well Whoopi Goldberg should have won that Oscar. The Color Purple was memorable, powerful, and absolutely breathtaking. I imagine this was a dead slap in the face to Whoopi Goldberg.

[@BLTKellys]

Bullshit. Geraldine was magnificent in The Trip to Bountiful.

[@jlcii]

@@BLTKellys I never said she was bad. But I cannot dare say she was better than Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple. Especially considering that was Whoopi Goldberg's first roll. Geraldine maybe a talented actress, but she won that Oscar because she was a veteran who had been nominated eight times. Not to mention, The Color Purple got not one of its 11 Oscar noms? At least music score? That damn movie was an absolute masterpiece, and got no Oscars. That doesn't look fishy (or rather, racist) to you?

[@jokerz7936]

This is a vicious cycle with the Academy many men and women have won Oscar's for sentimental reasons and not for the films they deserved to win for then the person who lost to the sentimental win one day gets their own keeping the cycle going. As for the race issue yeah Hollywood is much more comfortable with White Savior narratives.

[@blinkeu7775]

Jo LC I felt that Geraldine page was better tbh, TCP should have won in a lot of categories but I don’t think whoopi was robbed on the best actress category, Geraldine was simply better imo 🤷‍♀️

[@joeymac2]

Geraldine deserved that oscar. not just for her career but mostly for her performance in The Trip To Bountiful. You can argue that Whoppi gave a more deserving performance, but please don't compare Geraldine Page to Sandra Bullock. Watch The Trip To Bountiful sometime

[@meolajackson]

Danm I’m always thirsty for your videos

[@joaopereira4955]

you are amazing! Thank you for existing and making me so happy

[@carlzend8091]

BKR … just came upon this. Love your analysis and commentary.

[@This_Is_What_I_Give]

Great job! Ms. Page, my favorite, I never saw her not give an authentic performance.

[@xr7t7]

I think I spotted little Angelina Jolie at 17:19 (back to the camera applauding Ms. Page) ...Oh, and somebody named John Voight too.

[@mmbluemeanie]

You have the most pleasant-sounding voice in all of video essaydom just thought I'd say that

[@davidjunio9958]

hi , i'm from a small town in brazil and I think your work is a masterpiece 💜

[@KevEonTHINKS]

Thank you for making this!!! I clicked as soon as I saw it

[@joehorne2808]

Please do video on Shirley Maclaine winning for Terms of Endearment. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the relationship between her and Debra Winger, as well as the comparisons people have made between the film and her own relationship with her daughter.

[@TheAcharyaa]

Time is a great leveller. Nobody’s heard of Out of Africa. Everyone still remembers the Colour Purple.

[@kevinpoole6122]

Umm. Not.

[@SkyeID]

I grew up in the 80's so I remember Out of Africa. It got a lot of press coverage at the time, a lot of rave reviews, praising the actors' talents....and it also got a lot of hate for being another story about white colonizers in Africa.

[@somewherelongago]

Please do a vid on the odds of foreign-language roles at the Oscar. I feel like it is such an overlooked topic

[@userkngwil]

Haha omg I love this channel! So insightful and fascinating! Huge, huge fan! Clicked on the video as soon as I saw this! Keep doing what you're doing, so awesome~

[@telle.z9364]

i don’t comment on youtube pages often but i am absolutely in love with this youtube channel, please keep doing what you’re doing

[@nihany7460]

First of all, I can't emphasize enough how much I love your channel. Thank you for all your hard work. Second of all, The Color Purple is one of my favourite movies of all times and I never watched it as a black movie. To be fair, I am not from the US (although I lived in the US for a while) and when I watched the movie for the first time I was totally ignorant of the history and dynamics of racism in the US. Therefore, when I watched The Color Purple for the first time, I perceived it as a woman movie with a universal feminist message against male dominance. It is utterly unfair to dismiss the powerful message of the movie under the shadow of the supposed racism in Hollywood/the Academy/the US. To this day The Color Purple stays as one of my top picks among the movies on women. Lastly, I didn't know that it was Whoopi's first movie. Thank you for enlightening us.