All-Time Film Actor/Actress Draft

[ntndeacon]

ACK!! I was drooling over the possibility of getting andrews. Great pick

[Sun Tzu]

NoMyths, WSU, and Split...I was considering picking all three of those people, but wound up picking others by a hair. Great picks all in a row. I commend you

Of course I'm talking about Sellers/Heston/Hackman...Kidman on the other hand...

[oykib]

I will use this pick to select an actress that is not only one of the most romantic figures in film history-- but is among the most romatic of the 20th century.

Her film career was essentially only five years. However she has an impressive resume, including:

High Noon

Mogambo

Dial 'M' for Murder

Rear Window

The Country Girl

To Catch a Thief

and High Society

She won an Oscar for The Country Girl and was Oscar nominated for Mogambo. She left her brilliant film career when her prince came along-- literally.

Her broad range of abilities helps to make this pick easy. She had the singing and dancing ability to headline a musical and the dramatic chops to hold her own in a thriller. This is before we even consider her tremendous beauty. She was named #5 on the list of 100 sexiest people in film history by Empire magazine. This was despite never playing a lewd role.

My pick for Actress(Romance) is, of course, writing about the late Princess Grace of Monacco--







Grace Kelly

[WSUCougar]

Nice pick, oykib!

Calis is up...

[Calis]

Alright, since oykib took my pick of Grace Kelly, I'll have to switch things up. It's time to step into the present day for my picks, and pick who I think is the best supporting actor in the business today...

Chris Cooper
Supporting Actor

Adaptation, Seabiscuit, and American Beauty are the top 3 that spring to mind.. excellent work in all those, and countless other movies.

[WSUCougar]

Two picks via PM:

Karim selects Lucille Ball (actress/comedy).

Sloan selects Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor/action).

Shorty3281 is on the clock!

[korme]

Actor/Action:

Samuel L. Jackson

[Barkeep49]

Well I think me might have dropped later but because he was one of my top three choices I think now is the right time to take Akira Kurosawa perhaps the greatest foreign language director of all time.

This is a man whose films have been remade countless times. And it is no suprise with a roster that includes Yojimbo, The Seven Samurai, & Rashoman. I could go on for a very long time about the man whose credits also include Ran & the Hidden Fortress, among others. I am just thrilled to have him join the BK49 Movie Great Team.

[Karim]

Very good pick Barkeep49. The Magnificent Seven has nothing on the Seven Samurai.

A little blurp from IMDB that captures Lucille Ball's influence beyond simply I Love Lucy:

"Remembered as a dizzy sitcom redhead with show business aspirations, Lucille Ball was, in fact, a show business powerhouse and television pioneer. Throughout her teen years, Ball tried unsuccessfully to launch her show business career, finally landing a spot as a Ziegfeld Girl. She launched her Hollywood career as one of the Goldwyn Girls, but she moved out from the crowd of starlets to starring roles. With "I Love Lucy", she and husband Desi Arnaz pioneered the 3-camera technique now the standard in filming TV sitcoms, and the concept of syndicating TV programs. She was also the first woman to own her own film studio as the head of Desilu."

[3ric]

Aaaarggh!!

Edit:
again, great pick Barkeep. I thought for sure that Kurozawa would slip to my spot, but I've underestimated the competition here once again.

[ntndeacon]

I think I will go with actor/actress(musical): Maurice Chevalier

[Sun Tzu]

In the category of Best Director I'm going to have to go with...

Mel Brooks

You all know who he is.

I will make my consecutive pick in the next few hours.

[Sun Tzu]

In the category of Best Actor/Actress (musical) I will select...

Yul Brynner

There have only been a handful of people who have really left a widespread mark on the musical movie industry, so I wanted to make sure the King of Siam was on my side when all was said and done.

[ntndeacon]

6 times nominated twice winner of oscars.
Her film credits are various and many.
I give you supporting actress:

Maggie Smith

Ladies in Lavender (2004) (post-production) .... Ursula Widdington
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (post-production) .... Professor Minerva McGonagall


My House in Umbria (2003) (TV) .... Mrs. Emily Delahunty
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (as Dame Maggie Smith) .... Professor McGonagall
... aka Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002) (Germany)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) .... Caro Eliza Bennett
Gosford Park (2001) .... Constance Trentham
... aka Gosford Park (2001) (Germany)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) .... Professor Minerva McGonagall
... aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) (International: English title) (UK)
... aka Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (USA)


David Copperfield (1999) (TV) .... Betsey Trotwood
All the King's Men (1999) (TV) .... Queen Alexandra
Curtain Call (1999) .... Lily Marlowe
Last September, The (1999) .... Lady Myra
... aka Last September, The (1999) (France)
Tea with Mussolini (1999) .... Lady Hester Random
... aka Te con Mussolini, Un (1999) (Italy)
Washington Square (1997) .... Aunt Lavinia Penniman
First Wives Club, The (1996) .... Gunilla Garson Goldberg
Richard III (1995) .... Duchess of York
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) (TV) (archive footage) .... Violet Venable
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) .... Mother Superior
Secret Garden, The (1993) .... Mrs. Medlock
Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV) .... Violet Venable
Memento Mori (1992) (TV) .... Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
Sister Act (1992) .... Mother Superior
Hook (1991) .... Granny Wendy/Middle-Aged Wendy
Romeo-Juliet (1990) (voice) .... Rozaline


"Talking Heads" (1987) (mini) TV Series .... Susan (episode "Bed Among the Lentils")
Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The (1987) .... Judith Hearne
Játszani kell (1985) .... Lily Wynn
... aka Lily in Love (1985) (USA)
... aka Playing for Keeps (1985)
Room with a View, A (1985) .... Charlotte Bartlett, a chaperon
Private Function, A (1984) .... Joyce Chilvers
Better Late Than Never (1982) .... Miss Anderson
... aka Whose Little Girl Are You? (1982)
Missionary, The (1982) .... Lady Isabel Ames
Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Daphne Castle
Clash of the Titans (1981) .... Thetis
Quartet (1981) .... Lois Heidler


California Suite (1978) .... Diana Barrie
... aka Neil Simon's California Suite (1978)
Death on the Nile (1978) .... Miss Bowers
... aka Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (1978) (UK)
Murder by Death (1976) .... Mrs. Dora Charleston
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) .... Lila Fisher
Travels with My Aunt (1972) .... Aunt Augusta
Millionairess, The (1972) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: The Millionairess (1972) (TV) (UK)
Merchant of Venice, The (1972) (TV) .... Portia
... aka Play of the Month: The Merchant of Venice (1972) (TV) (UK)


Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... Music Hall Star
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The (1969) .... Jean Brodie
Seagull, The (1968) (TV) .... Irina Arkadina
... aka Play of the Month: The Seagull (1968) (TV) (UK)
Hot Millions (1968) .... Patty Terwilliger
Man and Superman (1968) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: Man and Superman (1968) (TV) (UK)
Much Ado About Nothing (1967) (TV) .... Beatrice
Honey Pot, The (1967) .... Sarah Watkins
... aka Honeypot, The (1967) (USA)
... aka It Comes Up Murder (1967)
... aka Mr. Fox of Venice (1967)
Othello (1965) .... Desdemona
Young Cassidy (1965) .... Nora
Pumpkin Eater, The (1964) .... Philpott
V.I.P.s, The (1963) .... Miss Mead
... aka International Hotel (1963)
Go to Blazes (1962) .... Chantal


Nowhere to Go (1958) .... Bridget Howard
Child in the House (1956) (uncredited) .... Party guest

[WSUCougar]

Hey Guys

Unfortunately, I will be traveling out of town (with little or no net access) this week. I have sent a PM list to BishopMVP with my list of picks. I hope that things will proceed smoothly in my absence. This is a blast!

The show must go on!

Coug

[Barkeep49]

Excellent I have gotten both of the two I hoped to get in this set of picks... With my sixth overall pick I welcome the master of swords, Errol Flynn as my Actor (Action).

[Barkeep49]

I really like both the Yul Brenner and Maggie Smith picks. I hadn't thought about either but both are excellent picks.

[oykib]

Errol Flynn was my backup plan if Clint didn't pan out. That's a great pick. He's one of the few Action stars that could bring in a female audience and not disgust the men of his day.

[ntndeacon]

Errol is a great pick. Thought of picking him up as well.

[oykib]

What the hell's going on here? We've already passed the 24 hour limit. Who's up?

[BishopMVP]

Shoty's up.

[korme]

Actress in a drama:

Julia Roberts

The toughest part was which category to put her under, as she has won awards for drama, comedy, and romance.

[Sun Tzu]

I'm not usualy one to be nit-picky...but Yul Brynner's name was misspelled on the front "wrapup" page of this thread.

[Karim]

Well, Sloan is next and then me but I won't be on the computer till probably 7:00 p.m. MST tomorrow. I would have PMed WSU Cougar with my pick but he's out of town. It's not 24 hours but if people don't feel like waiting that long, feel free to go ahead.

[oykib]

Karim, you can PM it to me. I don't go until two picks after you. I have the next two days off and no money. So I'll be online a lot.

[oykib]

I've got Karim's pick. So anytime Sloan puts up his, Calis will just about be on the clock. I've also got my next pick ready.

[Sloan]

Sorry guys I've been out of town the last couple days. My pick for actress/musical is Ginger Rogers.

[ntndeacon]

Sloan, I think she was picked already as a actress (romance)

[Sloan]

Sorry again. My pick for Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro

[oykib]

Karim's pick is director - Ingmar Bergman.

[3ric]

Calis is up, oykib is next in line.

[NoMyths]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Yeah, another couple days like this and I'm done.

[oykib]

We really didn't get very far over the weekend...

It's sort of frustrating to make a pick on Friday night and not have your turn come up again over the weekend, in a ten-person draft.

[Calis]

My bad guys. Didn't notice it was my turn before I left from work yesterday.

I'll uhh..hmm. I'll go with.

Madeline Kahn
Actress/Comedy

Sheesh, there's not a lot of depth in the comedic actress category is there? Or I'm completely braindead this early in the morning, because I couldn't think of many.

[oykib]

Five Academy Award nominations and Two awards-- her filmography includes:

Captain Blood
Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Gone with the Wind
The Heiress
To Each His Own
The Snake Pit
Hold Back the Dawn...
and other great performances

Actress/Drama:





Olivia de Havilland

[3ric]

Once again scrambling to make my pick before it's too late, I set my sights at the man from Surrey, England who may not be as prolific as many other choices in the directing category, but with an impeccable record. With 11 Oscar nominations (for directing as well as editing and writing) and two wins and a career that spanned five decades, this man is a true great in the profession. His films include such great works as "A Passage to India" (1984), "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), and "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957). Ladies and gentlemen, the pick is David Lean for Director.

NoMyths is up.

[NoMyths]

For Actor (Musical), I select: Frank Sinatra.

Some fine dramatic work (for which he received an Academy Award, as well as Golden Globes), and a legendary singer and personality.

[BishopMVP]

WSUCougar selects Actress/Comedy: Lily Tomlin

[SplitPersonality1]

I believe my actor/drama and actor/comedy picks are safe (hopefully)

Therefore I will go with one of America's sweethearts for Actress/Romance to close out round 6.

I select Doris Day.

Or I would have picked her had she not already been taken.....I will have another selection up shortly.

[edited for stupidity.]

OK. I choose a more recent American sweetheart. Let's go with the current queen of light romantic comedies. I select Meg Ryan - Actress/Romance.

She hasn't been taken...right?

[BishopMVP]

I have class at 2:30, but if you make your pick in the next 20 minutes or so, I'll get in WSU's pick before I leave.

[SplitPersonality1]

The Supporting Actress category was one of the tougher ones for me. But, I decided to go with a lady whose screen presence helps save a poor film and enhances a good one.

I select Dame Judi Dench.

[BishopMVP]

WSUCougar selects Actor/Action: Mel Gibson

[3ric]

NoMyths is on the clock.

[NoMyths]

Sorry about the delay.

For Actress (Drama), I select: Ellen Burstyn.

[3ric]

My pick (introduction comes later) for Actress(drama) is Jodie Foster.

Oykib is next.

[oykib]

My next pick was the main part of the #1 box office draw for seven straight years from 1950-56. He then split with his partner and was #1 as a solo act in 1957, 1959, and 1961-64.

He is a member of the Legion of Honor and recieved a lifetime achivement award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work in comedy: performing, writing, and directing.




Jerry Lewis

[Karim]

I was waffling to go with either Bergman or Lean. Lean was the more accomplished in terms of awards but the Seventh Seal alone made me sway toward Bergman. Here's a Leonard Maltin biography from IMDB:

~~~~~

One of the most important figures of the modern cinema, this phenomenally talented artist, through a series of films dating back to the 1940s, practically created and defined his own genre. Noted for pictures that probe the inner reaches of human emotion, Bergman has served as a model for generations of filmmakers around the world. His primary concerns are spiritual conflict and the fragility of the psyche; within these frameworks, he has crafted a body of work celebrated for its technical and textual innovation. Bergman's interest in life's enduring questions was undoubtedly fueled by a strict Lutheran upbringing (his father was chap lain to the Swedish royal family). As a child, Bergman displayed an active imagination and a love for the theater, which was also manifested during his training as an actor and director at the University of Stockholm.

Entering the Swedish film industry as a script assistant, Bergman first tasted screen success as the writer of Alf Sjoberg's Torment in 1944. He made his directorial debut one year later, with 1945's Kris but the prototypical Bergman picture, filled with the thematic and stylistic aspects that were to become the director's trademark, would not appear until 1949, beginning with The Devil's Wanton This otherwise minor work touched on many of Bergman's continuing concerns: God, the Devil, spiritual torment, and mortality. It was followed by a series of pictures which marked Bergman's maturation as an artist-Summer With Monika the circus allegory Sawdust and Tinsel (both 1953), and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), a romantic comedy of manners set in the country, which nonetheless has many fierce, pointed attitudes about love (and which also inspired the Broadway musical "A Little Night Music" by Stephen Sondheim and Woody Allen's A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy in 1982.) Smiles of a Summer Night also presaged Bergman's magnum opus, The Seventh Seal (1957). That tale (set in medieval times) of man's search for meaning-and his chess game with Death-not only became an art-house staple but, along with the same year's Wild Strawberries (starring the great Swedish director Victor Sjostrom as a professor looking back at his life), established a Bergman stock company, consisting of actors Gunnar Bjornstrand, Erland Josephson, Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Harriet Andersson, and Bibi Andersson, and cinematographer Gunnar Fischer; Liv Ullmann and cinematographer Sven Nykvist would later join the illustrious group.

Bergman continued to strike out into new narrative and thematic areas with The Magician (1958), an examination of the role of the artist; The Virgin Spring (1959), another medieval morality play, but much more stark, with a father avenging his daughter's rape and murder; The Devil's Eye (1960), a slight, amusing diversion with the Devil trying to corrupt a pure woman; and the disturbing "trilogy" of Through a Glass, Darkly, Winter Light (both 1962), and The Silence (1963), which probes loneliness and the loss of faith. All These Women (1964) was a minor comedic jibe at critics, notable only as Bergman's first color film. It did not prepare audiences or critics for Persona (1966), a masterpiece exploring the nature of art and identity through the relationship between a nurse (Bibi Andersson) and a withdrawn actress (Ullmann, her first for Bergman). Another extraordinary series of "chamber" films followed, examining war (Shame 1968), madness (Hour of the Wolf 1968), and isolation (The Passion of Anna 1969).

After a disappointing English-language debut, The Touch (1971, starring Elliott Gould), Bergman had his biggest U.S. success with Cries and Whispers (1972), an unrelenting look at a family awaiting death that marked the peak of his visual mastery (invaluably aided by Nykvist, who won an Oscar for his cinematography on this film). He went on to the disintegration of a marriage in Scenes From a Marriage (1973, originally made in long form for Swedish television), a marvelous adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute (1975), and a psychiatrist's nervous breakdown in Face to Face (1976, also made for Swedish television, and featuring a staggering Ullmann performance) before he was arrested in his home country for tax evasion. Supported by German backers, he made The Serpent's Egg (1978, dealing with the roots of Fascism in 1920s Berlin), the story of a mother-daughter conflict, Autumn Sonata (1978, starring Ingrid Bergman in her last film performance), and From the Life of the Marionettes (1980). Fanny and Alexander (1983), a family saga set in turn-of-thecentury Sweden, was a beautiful, charming, and surprisingly joyful summation of his life and most of the themes in his films. It was warmly greeted on both sides of the Atlantic. It was announced as the director's final film, but his made-fortelevision After the Rehearsal (1984) followed it in U.S. theaters. Since the mid 1980s Bergman has concentrated on directing for the theater. His script for The Best Intentions (1992), depicting the courtship of his parents, was directed by Bille August. His subsequent screenplay, Sunday's Children (1993), was directed by his son, Daniel Bergman.

Bergman was nominated five times for Best Screenplay Oscars (Wild Strawberries, Through a Glass, Darkly, Cries and Whispers, Autumn Sonata, Fanny and Alexander) and three times as Best Director (Cries and Whispers, Face to Face, Fanny and Alexander). Cries and Whispers was nominated for Best Picture and the films The Virgin Spring, Through a Glass, Darkly and Fanny and Alexander won the awards for Best Foreign Language Film. He personally won the Academy's prestigious Irving Thalberg Memorial award in 1970. His autobiography, "The Magic Lantern," was published in 1987.

[Karim]

Damn, I also wanted Dame Judi Dench. It's getting tough in the later rounds!

[Karim]

Ok. Calis is up and then me. I'll PM my pick to oykib because I won't be on anymore today.

[3ric]

Jodie Foster started acting at an age of two, was only 13 when she starred in "Taxi Driver" and went on to win two Oscars before her 30th birthday. She has been nominated for an Oscar four times, for "Nell", "Silence of the Lambs", "The Accused" and "Taxi Driver". Other films of note is "Anna and the King", "Contact", "Sommersby" and "Little man Tate" (which she directed).