FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[Kol]

Burt Reynolds
Christian Bale
Janet Leigh
Brad Pitt

same please

[Mam of 4]

Burt Reynolds
Gabriel Byrne
Tom Wilkinson
Brad Pitt

Same here please.

[Sawduck]

Jessica Lange
Christian Bale
Janet Leigh
Brad Pitt

[ShaneU]

Burt Reynolds
Christian Bale
Janet Leigh
Brad Pitt

[Wichita Lineman]

Last - Brad Pitt was the biggest winner with 9-2 over Fred Astaire. 
Next - Another couple of Hitchcock favourites enter the fray. 

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Results:
Burt Reynolds 7 v 4 Jessica Lange
Christian Bale 7 v 4 Gabriel Byrne
Janet Leigh 7 v 3 Tom Wilkinson
Brad Pitt 9 v 2 Fred Astaire

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Round 1 - Matches 173 - 176

Kim Novak - Totaled two cars in 1966 accidents on August 26 and another on December 6th. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001571/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

John Cusack - Was originally the actor chosen to play John Bender in The Breakfast Club (1985). At the last minute, things changed and the role went to Judd Nelson.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Cary Grant - People were surprised by his retirement in 1966 and, despite the attempts of directors as important as Howard Hawks, Billy Wilder, and even Stanley Kubrick to get him out of retirement and into their films, he never worked again.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Penelope Cruz - She was the second Spanish performer to win an Oscar for acting. The first was Javier Bardem. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004851/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Tom Hiddleston - Won Best Male Newcomer at the Jameson Empire Awards in 2012.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089991/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Renee Zellweger - First on-screen kiss was with Ethan Hawke in Reality Bites (1994).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000250/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Ann Miller - Devoutly spiritual, she dabbled in psychic phenomena and astrology. She believed she was once Queen Hathshepsut of Egypt.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587900/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Lashana Lynch - Was awarded the Laurence Olivier Bursary during her second year at Arts Educational Schools, London in 2009.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2736476/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 43 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 44 arrives.
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Kim Novak v John Cusack
Cary Grant v Penelope Cruz
Tom Hiddleston v Renee Zellweger
Ann Miller v Lashana Lynch
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[ShaneU]

Kim Novak
Cary Grant
Renee Zellweger
Ann Miller

[RSOAPS]

John Cusack
Penelope Cruz
Tom Hiddleston
Lashana Lynch

[Zaph]

John Cusack
Cary Grant
Tom Hiddleston
Lashana Lynch

[davetherave]

John Cusack
Cary Grant
Tom Hiddleston
Lashana Lynch

[cee_jay]

John Cusack
Penelope Cruz
Tom Hiddleston
Lashana Lynch

This please

[Trigger]

John Cusack
Cary Grant
Tom Hiddleston
Lashana Lynch

Same please

[Necro]

John Cusack
Penelope Cruz
Tom Hiddleston

[Sawduck]

John Cusack
Cary Grant
Renee Zellweger

[Kol]

John Cusack
Cary Grant
Renee Zellweger
Pass, don't know either.

[quickbeam]

Kim Novak v John Cusack
Cary Grant v Penelope Cruz
Tom Hiddleston v Renee Zellweger
Ann Miller v Lashana Lynch

[nothing]

John Cusack
Cary Grant
Tom Hiddleston
Lashana Lynch

[Wichita Lineman]

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Results: 
Kim Novak 1 v 10 John Cusack
Cary Grant 8 v 3 Penelope Cruz
Tom Hiddleston 8 v 3 Renee Zellweger
Ann Miller 2 v 6 Lashana Lynch

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Round 1 - Matches 177 - 180

Jamie Lee Curtis - Around the time True Lies (1994) was released, Jamie appeared in a series of commercials for L'Eggs Pantyhose. The company also took out an insurance policy for her legs. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000130/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Clark Gable - On November 5, 1960, Gable suffered his first heart attack when he was changing a tire on his jeep. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a close friend of his, sent him a message of support wishing him a speedy recovery.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000022/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Harvey Keitel - He auditioned for the role of Curly in City Slickers (1991). Jack Palance subsequently won an Oscar for the role. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000172/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Christopher Plummer - The longest he has gone without an Academy Award nomination is the six years between Beginners (2010) and All the Money in the World (2017). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001626/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Dana Andrews - President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1963-65.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000763/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Joel McCrea - Met the real Wyatt Earp in Hollywood in 1928 and ended up playing the iconic lawman in Wichita (1955). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566948/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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James Dean - He was issued a speeding ticket only two hours and fifteen minutes before his fatal accident. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000015/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Sophie Turner - Best known for her role as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series. Her drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3849842/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 44 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 45 arrives.
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Jamie Lee Curtis v Clark Gable
Harvey Keitel v Christopher Plummer
Dana Andrews v Joel McCrea
James Dean v Sophie Turner
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[nothing]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Christopher Plummer
Dana Andrews
James Dean

[RSOAPS]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Dana Andrews
Sophie Turner

[ShaneU]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Joel McCrea
James Dean

Did somebody nominate the entire credits of Game of Thrones?

[Wichita Lineman]

 

[quickbeam]

Jamie Lee Curtis v Clark Gable
Harvey Keitel v Christopher Plummer
Dana Andrews v Joel McCrea
James Dean v Sophie Turner

[Zaph]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Joel McCrea
James Dean

[jp liz v1]

Clark Gable
Harvey Keitel
Joel McCrea
James Dean

[jp liz v1]

Loki over Bridget Jones, I love both so happy either way

[Wichita Lineman]

^

[Sawduck]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Joel McCrea
James Dean

[Neowise]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel

James Dean

[Kol]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Dana Andrews
Sophie Turner

Same please.

I think Dana was one of my noms, made some great film noir

[jp liz v1]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Joel McCrea
James Dean

Did somebody nominate the entire credits of Game of Thrones?

Those dragons the best actors maybe with Peter Dinklage in GOT 

[quickbeam]

I think Dana was one of my noms, made some great film noir

I know him only from Laura which was good, but as it was just the one film I couldn't vote for him.

Also, when I first saw the name I thought it was Dana Carvey (Wayne's World), which is a *bit* different

[Trigger]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Abstain
James Dean

[cee_jay]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Joel McCrea
James Dean

[Necro]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Harvey Keitel
Sophie Turner

[davetherave]

Jamie Lee Curtis
Christopher Plummer
Joel McCrea
Sophie Turner

[Wichita Lineman]

Jamie Lee Curtis wiped the floor with Clark Gable 11-2, she's a fine actress but I didnt see that coming at all. 

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Results:
Jamie Lee Curtis 11 v 2 Clark Gable
Harvey Keitel 10 v 3 Christopher Plummer
Dana Andrews 3 v 7 Joel McCrea
James Dean 9 v 5 Sophie Turner

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Round 1 - Matches 181 - 184
tches 177 - 180
Laurence Olivier - Was the first person to direct himself to a Best Actor Academy Award (in Hamlet (1948)). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000059/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Richard Gere - Gere's middle name, Tiffany, is from his mother's maiden name.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000152/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Tom Cruise - It was his idea to do three film premieres for Edge of Tomorrow (2014) all in one day; his co-star Emily Blunt said it was harder on her because she needed a different dress, makeup and hairdo for each one, while all he needed was a new suit, but still said they were a lot of fun. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Jason Robards - He and Leonardo DiCaprio both received Oscar-nominations for portraying Howard Hughes. Robards was nominated for Melvin and Howard (1980) and DiCaprio for The Aviator (2004). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001673/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Sidney Poitier - Despite starring in three of his greatest critical and commercial successes all in the same year (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), In the Heat of the Night (1967) and To Sir, with Love (1967)) Poitier was not a Best Actor Oscar nominee for 1967. One theory is that votes were split among all three performances, with no single title getting enough ballots for him to be nominated.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001627/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Alexander Skarsgard - Supports the Stockholm based football club Hammarby IF.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002907/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Julie Andrews - She was the youngest person ever to appear in a Royal Command Performance. She performed for King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth/Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000267/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Karl Malden - Was offered a scholarship to attend Chicago's Goodman Theater, where he met his future wife, Mona Malden (nee Mona Greenberg), a fellow scholarship student. They wed in 1938 and remained married for over 70 years until Karl's death on July 1, 2009. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001500/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 45 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 46 arrives.
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Laurence Olivier v Richard Gere
Tom Cruise v Jason Robards
Sidney Poitier v Alexander Skarsgard
Julie Andrews v Karl Malden
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[Trigger]

Laurence Olivier
Jason Robards
Sidney Poitier
Julie Andrews

[nothing]

Laurence Olivier
Tom Cruise
Sidney Poitier
Julie Andrews

[Zaph]

Laurence Olivier
Jason Robards
Sidney Poitier
Karl Malden

[ShaneU]

Laurence Olivier
Tom Cruise
Sidney Poitier
Julie Andrews