FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[nothing]

Brigitte Bardot
Amy Acker
Elisabeth Moss
Casey Affleck

[RSOAPS]

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Amy Acker
Alan Arkin
Rita Hayworth

[Irish Aris]

Arnold Schwarzenegger
James Stewart
Alan Arkin
Rita Hayworth

[Wichita Lineman]

Arnie blasts Brigitte Bardot 11-1 but didnt quite manage total domination. James Stewart might have expected an easier time v Amy Acker but makes it through anyway while Rita Hayworth claims a win for the girls.

Next lot includes some real classy talent from young to old. 
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Results - 
Brigitte Bardot 1 v 11 Arnold Schwarzenegger
James Stewart 7 v 4 Amy Acker
Alan Arkin 7 v 3 Elisabeth Moss
Rita Hayworth 7 v 5 Casey Affleck

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Round 1 - Matches 85 - 88

Elliot Page - Studied permaculture at an eco-village outside Eugene, Oregon.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680983/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Benedict Cumberbatch - During his gap year, before studying Drama in Manchester University, he spent some time volunteering as an English teacher at a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Darjeeling, India. The pupils were mostly Tibetans.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Timothee Chalamet - In high school, he dated Madonna's daughter Lola (his classmate). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3154303/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Anthony Quinn - On Ingrid Bergman he said "I reckon there wasn't a man who came within a mile of her who didn't fall in love with her."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000063/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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William H Macy - The writers and producers of The Simpsons (1989) have joked semi-seriously that if there was ever a live-action version of the series, then he would be the perfect choice to play Ned Flanders.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000513/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Telly Savalas - His paternal grandfather, Kostas the Painter, lived to age 100 and became one of the area's most famous artists.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001699/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Mel Gibson - He was named after St. Mel's Cathedral in Co. Longford, Ireland, where his mother's family is from.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0



Anna Kendrick - Quote - "I love old screwball comedies: Bringing Up Baby (1938), Arsenic and Old Lace (1943), stuff like that. But my two favourite modern comedies are Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and Hot Fuzz (2007)."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447695/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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Elliot Page v Benedict Cumberbatch
Timothee Chalamet v Anthony Quinn
William H Macy v Telly Savalas 
Mel Gibson v Anna Kendrick 
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[RSOAPS]

Elliot Page
Timothee Chalamet
William H Macy
Anna Kendrick

[quickbeam]

Elliot Page v Benedict Cumberbatch
Timothee Chalamet v Anthony Quinn
William H Macy v Telly Savalas
Mel Gibson v Anna Kendrick

[Zaph]

Benedict Cumberbatch
Anthony Quinn
William H Macy
Mel Gibson

[Kol]

Pass
Anthony Quinn
William H Macy
Mel Gibson - love Anna also, tough R1 match for her

[nothing]

Benedict Cumberbatch
Anthony Quinn
William H Macy
Anna Kendrick

[Neowise]

Benedict Cumberbatch

William H Macy
Mel Gibson

[Sawduck]

Benedict Cumberbatch
Anthony Quinn
William H Macy
Mel Gibson

[ShaneU]

Benedict Cumberbatch
Anthony Quinn
William H Macy
Mel Gibson

[cee_jay]

Benedict Cumberbatch
Timothee Chalamet
William H Macy
Anna Kendrick

[Necro]

Benedict Cumbersnatch
Abstain
Abstain
Mel Gibson

[Trigger]

Eggs Benidict and cumbersome batch
Anthony Quinn
Telly Savalas - Not a lot of love for big Joe! He's in some great flicks, kellys hero's, the dirty dozen..
Mel Gibson

[quickbeam]

kellys hero's, the dirty dozen..

Both great. Can't deny.

[Wichita Lineman]

Very easy wins for Benedict Cumberbatch and William H. Macy.

Tonights final set includes at least 2 ties that I think will be tight calls.
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Results -

Elliot Page 1 v 9 Benedict Cumberbatch
Timothee Chalamet 3 v 6 Anthony Quinn
William H Macy 9 v 1 Telly Savalas
Mel Gibson 7 v 4 Anna Kendrick
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Round 1 - Matches 89 - 92

Natalie Portman - As the first day of Cold Mountain (2003) filming fell on Halloween, Portman came to set dressed as Dorothy Gale in "The Wizard of Oz", only to realize she was the only one who had dressed up.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000204/?ref_=nmls_hd



Fiona Shaw - Quote - "I'm not afraid of chaos and I'm happy talking to strangers. I really love not knowing where I'm going."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789716/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Richard Jenkins - He worked as a summer truck driver for the father of actor John C. Reilly in Illinois. Jenkins coincidentally met Reilly when the latter was four years old. The two later worked together in Step Brothers (2008).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420955/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Julianne Moore - Her father was a lawyer in the United States Army, and the family moved 23 times before she turned 18. She went to nine different schools.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000194/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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John le Mesurier - He is best known for his role on Dad's Army (1968). He also went on to play Bilbo Baggins in the BBC Radio production of The Lord of the Rings, opposite Ian Holm and Bill Nighy. Holm went on to play Bilbo in Peter Jackson's films, while Nighy appeared in Dad's Army (2016).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494452/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Helen Hunt - She was the second actress to win a Golden Globe, an Oscar, and an Emmy in the same calendar year. The first was Liza Minnelli in 1973.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000166/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Bill Nighy - He is a huge fan of The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, and also of Mary J. Blige whom he considers an "inspiration" and whose music he plays every day.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631490/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0



Barbara Stanwyck - Quote "I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I'm ninety and they won't need to paste my face with make-up."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001766/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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I forgot to add this bit on the last few.................Voting on post 24 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 25 arrives.
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Natalie Portman v Fiona Shaw
Richard Jenkins v Julianne Moore
John le Mesurier v Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy v Barbara Stanwyck
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[Trigger]

Natalie Portman
Julianne Moore
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[ShaneU]

Natalie Portman
Julianne Moore
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[quickbeam]

Natalie Portman v Fiona Shaw - aww, I do like Shaw in a lot of things, and Portman isn't always great, but V for Vendatta is a favourite so going for her here.
Richard Jenkins v Julianne Moore
John le Mesurier v Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy v Barbara Stanwyck - when in doubt, I go to my spreadsheet to see who's films I liked more,and in this case it's Nighy's.

[Necro]

Natalie Portman
Julianne Moore
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[Zaph]

Natalie Portman
Richard Jenkins
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[Neowise]

Fiona Shaw
Richard Jenkins
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[Sawduck]

Natalie Portman
Julianne Moore
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[RSOAPS]

Natalie Portman
Julianne Moore
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[cee_jay]

Natalie Portman
Julianne Moore
Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy

[Kol]

Natalie Portman
Julianne Moore
Helen Hunt
Barbara Stanwyck - Probably one of my noms and one of my favorite acctresses, getting no love here though.

[Wichita Lineman]

Very surprised at Bill Nighy's 9-1 win v the legendary Barbara Stanwyck. After predicting some tight matches and being spectacularly wrong I'm saying all of the next ones will be absolute walkovers to the least expected. 


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Results -
Natalie Portman 9 v 1 Fiona Shaw
Richard Jenkins 2 v 8 Julianne Moore
John le Mesurier 0 v 10 Helen Hunt
Bill Nighy 9 v 1 Barbara Stanwyck

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Round 1 - Matches 93 - 96


Michael Douglas - In the late 1960s, Michael shared a New York apartment with fellow actor Danny DeVito at 338 West 89th Street in Manhattan where the rent was $75 each per month. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000140/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Catherine O'Hara - Auditioned for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987). Holly Hunter was cast instead.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001573/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Gwyneth Paltrow - Was the Maid of Honor at Madonna's wedding to Guy Ritchie.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000569/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Stellan Skarsgard - Was a massive Tarzan fan growing up & would watch the ones with Johnny Weissmuller on VHS.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001745/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Grace Kelly - She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: High Noon (1952) and Rear Window (1954).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000038/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

John Lithgow - Even though his parents were both actors, he was inspired to get into acting by Peter Sellers.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001475/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Holly Hunter - While living in the North Bronx, she turned down the lead role in Blood Simple (1984), but introduced the Coen Brothers to her roommate Frances McDormand, who got the role and ended up marrying one of the brothers. Hunter's voice can be heard on an answering machine message in the film.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000456/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Lloyd Bridges - Joined the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII (Beau and Jeff later followed in his footsteps, or, wake).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000978/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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Voting on post 25 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 26 arrives.
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Michael Douglas v Catherine O'Hara
Gwyneth Paltrow v Stellan Skarsgard
Grace Kelly v John Lithgow
Holly Hunter v Lloyd Bridges

[Necro]

Michael Douglas
Gwyneth Paltrow
John Lithgow
Lloyd Bridges

[Trigger]

Michael Douglas
Gwyneth Paltrow
John Lithgow - tough to vote against Grace Kelly here, but Lithgow is brilliant, he has such a wide range of ability
Lloyd Bridges

[Kol]

Michael Douglas
Gwyneth Paltrow
Grace Kelly
Lloyd Bridges

[quickbeam]

Michael Douglas v Catherine O'Hara - I'm probably the only one in the world who doesn't like Home Alone, but her performance in Guest films like Best in Show push her up ahead of Douglas.
Gwyneth Paltrow v Stellan Skarsgard - because they're a sexy family and Alex probably won't have been nominated No, really, he's been in some cracking movies too.
Grace Kelly v John Lithgow - Lithgow is great, not least when he appeared in Celebrity Bake Off recently, but I can't vote against Kelly
Holly Hunter v Lloyd Bridges - fine actor, been in some great films, including my two favourite Coen's.

[quickbeam]

Barbara Stanwyck - Probably one of my noms and one of my favorite acctresses, getting no love here though.

I felt bad, but looking back I've only seen The Lady Eve and Double Indemnity neither of which I liked greatly. Please do recommend something else to watch of hers to raise my opinion.

[nothing]

Michael Douglas
Gwyneth Paltrow
John Lithgow
Lloyd Bridges

[cee_jay]

Catherine O'Hara
Stellan Skarsgard
John Lithgow
Holly Hunter

[Kol]

Barbara Stanwyck - Probably one of my noms and one of my favorite acctresses, getting no love here though.

I felt bad, but looking back I've only seen The Lady Eve and Double Indemnity neither of which I liked greatly.  Please do recommend something else to watch of hers to raise my opinion.

There are quite a few I still havent seen of hers, though Sorry, wrong number and The 2 mrs carrolls are both good.

[Sawduck]

Michael Douglas
Gwyneth Paltrow
Grace Kelly
Lloyd Bridges

[ari101]

Michael Douglas
Stellan Skarsgard
John Lithgow
Holly Hunter

[Zaph]

Michael Douglas
Stellan Skarsgard
Grace Kelly
Lloyd Bridges

[Zaph]

Michael Douglas v Catherine O'Hara - I'm probably the only one in the world who doesn't like Home Alone.

You're definitely not quickbeam, I truly hate Home Alone and think it's a terrible film.