VOTE FOR DORIS

[melancholy]

http://www.goldderby.com/films/news/328 ... ay-angela-
lansbury-film-news-13579086.html
Doris could receive,very likely she will,an honorary Oscar.Here you can vote,and every single one counts.

[flower]

Thanks for the link melancholy. I voted for Doris. Doris is ahead by a long shot.

[melancholy]

Thanks flower,but it is good to know she will stay ahead...

[Ania]

Doris Day, Angela Lansbury most deserving of honorary Oscars [Poll results]

[jmichael]

I'd love to see her receive this honor regardless of whether she agrees to accept it in person or not. I know some consider it folly to even have this discussion because they are 1) certain that Doris will never accept in person and 2) the Academy won't budge unless she agrees to do just that. One would hope the Academy will honor her anyway simply because she deserves it and it is shamefully overdue. That said, given Angela's popularity among voters and the fact that she is still active in the entertainment realm, she probably has the advantage.

For me it comes down to this: Doris probably cares a lot less about this than we do and if she can live happily without an Oscar, so can I.

Michael

[Jas1]

I already voted, thanks.

Although Angela Lasbury is 2nd- look at the % of the votes, Doris is miles ahead of her too.

[jmichael]

I'm interpreting this as a fan / public driven poll, not something that is linked to the Academy voting process. Doris may wind up on top of this poll but it has no impact on the official balloting. Or am I missing something?

Michael

[howard]

I don't think this will mean a hill of beans to the Academy, but I voted anyway. I think DD has a good chance this year because they no longer seem to require an in-person appearance by the honorees. In fact, they hold the award presentation on a completely different night. I think it's a slap in the face to the recipients ... really enjoyed seeing those great old-timers get their due, but that's what they're doing nowadays.

[mikeydv]

That means they have absolutely no excuse NOT to give it to her! In fact, since there seems to be so much discussion, I see nothing wrong with giving one to Doris and one to Angela. They are both amazing at what they do and have done!

[Doris Martin]

That means they have absolutely no excuse NOT to give it to her! In fact, since there seems to be so much discussion, I see nothing wrong with giving one to Doris and one to Angela. They are both amazing at what they do and have done!

Well said Mike

[jmichael]

Howard, I agree with your comments. Too bad they decided to move the honorary presentations off the main telecast, because they have provided some of the most moving and memorable moments. Recent attempts at making the show more hip and relevant haven't worked in my opinion.

Mike, I hope your post goes from God's ears to the Academy. Why not honor both of these great ladies?

Michael

[jmichael]

Here's a link to an article by Scott Feinberg that predicts the outcome of tonight's vote by the 43 member Board of Governors.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/o ... ent-368025

"If I had to guess which four people will be honored this year -- and it's strictly an educated guess, based on who currently sits on the Academy's board, who has not received proper Academy recognition in the past, the lack of women among the Academy's past nominees, and the fields that have not been represented by a recent honoree -- I would predict the following four people: composer Philip Glass, documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog, and actress Gena Rowlands for honorary Oscars, and actress Doris Day for the Hersholt Award. (My backups: actor/director Mel Brooks; actors James Garner and Hal Holbrook; actresses Cicely Tyson, Debbie Reynolds, and Leslie Caron; visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen; and film critic Roger Ebert.)"

Michael

[jmichael]

Disregard my last post. They ignored her again. It appears the Governors Board is favoring industry insiders over movie stars since the honorary Oscars are no longer televised. This is very frustrating. And consider this: they chose to recognize the director of such cinematic classics as Cannonball Run and Smoky and the Bandit (you heard me) over the likes of Doris, Angela and James Garner. This bunch has their Hollywood heads up their a## if you want my unedited opinion.

Michael

[Toby_Martin]

No doubt those being presented this year earned their awards, but Michael, I do like your choices much better, with Doris being on top of the list. As Doris herself said,( and I'm paraphrasing here), if I'm a star, oh, how i hate that word, so is my hair-dresser, the carpenter etc, (in other words people behind the scenes also need recognition or honors). I do hope they give her one next year.

[webmaster]

Sorry, Doris Day: Honorary Oscars go to Katzenberg, Needham, Pennebaker and Stevens:

http://www.goldderby.com/films/news/333 ... 79086.html

[melancholy]

Thanks for letting us know

[Daisy June]

Doris passed by once again. I don't understand and never will.

[webmaster]

You have to remember that some of the greatest world stars from Cagney, Bogart, and Gable up to Monroe, Day and Cary Grant (the list is endless) never won Oscars, even though their acting was so convincing that audiences flocked to see see them time and time again. Why? It's just an annual beauty contest and not everyone can't win probably. Plus you have to make a certain kind of film with a lot of tears and suffering - (and a good script) not everyone has the opportunity or the ego to want it desperately. Personally, it doesn't matter to me if Doris gets a belated Oscar or not, (and I doubt if it does to her) she's got nothing to prove any more. She's a legend now, and she'll always be one. I think it's more a fan thing than a Doris thing?

[ray]

Lets let this Oscar thing go! Doris was nominated for an Oscar and that is very good since she got it for a comedy, Pillow Talk. And comedies hardly ever win best actress though they should. Doris doesn't need a special Oscar, she is already cult status without it. Oscar people are guite jealous of her achievements and rather vengeful and not as cool as they think they are.

[Doris Martin]

You have to remember that some of the greatest world stars from Cagney, Bogart, and Gable up to Monroe, Day and Cary Grant (the list is endless) never won Oscars, even though their acting was so convincing that audiences flocked to see see them time and time again. Why? It's just an annual beauty contest and not everyone can't win probably. Plus you have to make a certain kind of film with a lot of tears and suffering - (and a good script) not everyone has the opportunity or the ego to want it desperately. Personally, it doesn't matter to me if Doris gets a belated Oscar or not, (and I doubt if it does to her) she's got nothing to prove any more. She's a legend now, and she'll always be one. I think it's more a fan thing than a Doris thing?

Good morning dear Bryan,,you are absolute right...thank you for your love to Doris...I

[Ania]

Deborah Kerr also did not get an Oscar, although she was nominated 6 times. She had just Honorary Oscar 1994 A ought to get an Oscar many times, because she was a great actress and a great movie star.

Created outstanding performances and film roles. Often, awards are given actors who do not deserve an Oscar
Doris should get an Oscar for his wonderful film roles such as "Pillow Talk" and deserves an honorary Oscar. I think is a little underrated actress... But for the fans is the best actress, singer and a woman, and this is probably the most important... I hope you understand what I mean...

Ania

[jmichael]

My mother nailed it: she always said Doris made it all seem so "effortless." Many people still don't understand how talented and versatile she was as actress for that very reason: she made it look so easy.

Ania, thank you for mentioning Deborah Kerr, who was a terrific actress IMO. I've just recently seen Black Narcissus and Tea & Sympathy for the first time. Wow, she was stunning in both of those films. Really a great beauty at the time. I loved her against-type casting and performance in From Here To Eternity along with her stellar performance as the governess in The Innocents (probably among my Top Ten films of all time) and opposite Richard Burton and Ava Gardner in Night of the Iguana. I'm glad the Academy saw fit to present her with a lifetime achievement Oscar. Richly deserved IMO.

Michael

[webmaster]

Your mother is right, Michael - very perceptive.

I'm getting confused, wasn't Doris already offered an honorary Oscar and turned it down because they wanted her to show up in person and accept it? Under those terms she wouldn't have won a Grammy - but I guess I can understand why they want to make a show of these things - it's about promoting the film industry after all. Suppose no one turned up to receive their Oscars, it wouldn't be much of an event, would it?

I think this whole issue causes an annual knee-jerk reaction, someone says "Doris Day deserves an Oscar and those horrible people who award them won't give her one", etc. The other day I came across a forum page from 2005 and there on the list of topics was "Doris Day deserves an Honorary Oscar!"

And Michael, Ania - Deborah Kerr was great in "Separate Tables" also:



And don't forget "The King & I"!

[howard]

Loved her in "The King and I." Matter of fact, I enjoyed her in just about everything she did. Thanks so much for posting that Oscar tribute to her. Don't know how it managed to find itself on YouTube. The Academy is usually very strict about not lending out film clips of past shows.

[jmichael]

I don't think Deborah Kerr ever gave a bad performance. Bryan, I LOVE the film Separate Tables. In fact, I'd like to feature that film on your Classic Films Reloaded website at some point in the future. Rita and Deborah were both terrific in that film.

Back to Doris and Oscar. The Academy changed things a few years ago when they started presenting the Honorary Oscars at a separate event that was not part of the broadcast. Their intent shifted too in terms of using that an opportunity to acknowledge industry veterans behind-the scenes, people who had made significant contributions to motion pictures but weren't public figures. If you look at this year's honorees, that is exactly the case. I commend them for doing this but not to to the exclusion of someone like Doris who has been criminally overlooked and under-valued in my opinion. I don't think her refusal to accept in person is an issue, because these awards are no longer part of the major telecast.

There's a nagging sense of injustice about this that still bothers me.

Michael