I'd assume Vaccaro or Miles, the weakest of the nominees, would have been bumped, but you never know with the Academy -- for all I know, Ronee Blakely (who was as valid for a lead nomination as Fletcher) would have been the unlucky one.Reza wrote:If Louise Fletcher had instead been nominated in the supporting category wonder who she would have bumped off the nominee's list and who would have taken her slot in the best actress category?mlrg wrote:AgreedSabin wrote:Louise Fletcher has no business being nominated for Best Lead Actress though, let alone winning. She's pretty good but this is clearly a supporting role.
Isabelle Adjani should have won
Given the from-hunger quality of the best actress slate as it was, it's painful to even consider who might have taken a fifth available slot. Karen Black in Day of the Locust? Streisand in Funny Lady? The least offensive choice by far would have been Florinda Bolkan in a Brief vacation -- who was actually on the short list -- but, with Jackson, Adjani and Kane already there for wee pictures, I'm not certain another could have prevailed over something from a studio.