And unfortunately,these Best Actress Oscar winners have aged rather poorly all around.

The actress’s first talking role sadly didn’t suit her at all.

Her line delivery feels off, and the script never gives her a chance to truly shine.

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While notthe worst Best Picture winner of the ’30s,The Great Ziegfeldcertainly competes for the label.

Still, those who have watched the movie agree that Young is delightfully charming in it.

But a good piece of acting?

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Beyond a shadow of a doubt.

She was nominated for seven statuettes throughout her career and is one ofthe few actresses to win three Oscars.

The ’50s had numerous incredible Best Actress winners, and Bergman is certainly one of them.

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Her performance as Anderson is terrific, full of mystery and pathos.

Glamorous, beautiful, and dripping with talent, she was one of the best actresses in film history.

“Right now, you like me!”

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she said, and she wasn’t wrong.

What taints her workand the filmeven more isthe dark Harvey Weinstein-centric conspiracybehind its sweep at the 1999 Academy Awards.

Paltrow is good inShakespeare in Love.

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But better thanCate BlanchettinElizabethand especiallyFernanda MontenegroinCentral Station?

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Sally (Jane Fonda) pushing Dean’s (Jon Voight) wheelchair in ‘Coming Home’

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Edna Spalding looking intently at something off-camera in ‘Places in the Heart’

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Viola de Lesseps looking intently while at a party in Shakespeare in Love

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Leigh Anne Tuohy looking at her rear view mirror while inside a car in The Blind Side

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Judy Garland singing on stage in Judy.

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