Doses of Grace: Really? →

iwishiwasaniconoclast:

dosesofgrace:

I’m tired of reading over and over again that Judy Garland was ‘robbed’ of ’her’ Oscar by Grace. That’s not the way it goes… Grace didn’t ‘steal’ it - she won it. For her own achievements.

Let me stress that this is not criticism of Judy, who undeniably was a great artist. It is just that, as a…

iwishiwasaniconoclast:

Hail, hail! Thank you for standing up for Grace, Talita. I commented on this a few months back:

“… Seriously, people, it has been more than half a century and it is in freaking STONE now: Grace Kelly won, Judy Garland didn’t. I’m not saying Grace’s actual performance was better than Judy’s; in fact, I’m willing to take the hit and actually say it: “YES, JUDY GARLAND’S PERFORMANCE IN A STAR IS BORN IS BETTER THAN GRACE KELLY’S IN THE COUNTRY GIRL.” There. Happy? There were any number of memorable acting performances by women that year - Dorothy Dandridge, anyone? - but Grace got the award and I think it is a damned shame that anyone begrudges the fact. There is a misconception that Grace didn’t work hard for her achievements, that she was a slut who screwed her way to the top, and I call utter bullshit on that sexist opinion! I love the way Robert Lacey put it in his biography of Grace: “She EARNED her glory.” ”

This argument always gets my eyes rolling, and, obviously, I lose any sense of decorum and start cussing… please forgive my foul words.

Both are right. I could never understand the  haughtiness and infant attitud of Judy Garland. If it is true that Judy called Grace screaming that night, honestly I feel very disappointed with Mrs. Garland. She had 5 years? she was more than 40 in 1955.Yo I have always admired both actresses, but the Oscar went to Grace and that is all. There´re more important things in a career than an award.

I should also add that the Academy Awards of Hollywood are not always fair. Grace may not be the best actress (honestly I do not like the performance in “The Country Girl”), but was given an award by a jury and it must to be respected.

I have always heared that the greatness of the people are in times of disappointment and anger -may be justified by Judy Garland-. But Judy´s attitud was unfair and behaved like a “spoiled child”. 

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