The Best Supporting Actress Curse! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-11-2006, 12:12 PM

I noticed that alot of actresses that won the Oscar for best supporting actress, wound up fading into obscurity. The big question is, is there a curse? I can think of three off the top of my head that fell victim to this curse, Marisa Tomei, Linda Hunt and Tatum O'Neil. They win the award, and then do nothing else significant to further their careers.

stella · 01-11-2006, 03:21 PM

As long as there are significant exceptions, there will never be a curse. There are several past winners who still had some fame afterwards:

2002 - Catherine Zeta-Jones
1998 - Judi Dench
1997 - Kim Basinger
1990 - Whoopi Goldberg
1988 - Geena Davis
1982 - Jessica Lange
1980 - Mary Steenburgen
1969 - Goldie Hawn

Ireneparalegal · 01-11-2006, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I noticed that alot of actresses that won the Oscar for best supporting actress, wound up fading into obscurity. The big question is, is there a curse? I can think of three off the top of my head that fell victim to this curse, Marisa Tomei, Linda Hunt and Tatum O'Neil. They win the award, and then do nothing else significant to further their careers.

Your thread reminds me of the Best New Artist grammy. There are alot of artists who we never heard from again and then there's that Milli Vanilli thing but of course we have Christina Aguilera who won and proved there is no curse. Of course, people like Madonna and the Beatles never won Best New Artist.

Dean Winchester · 01-11-2006, 04:36 PM

Tatum could've been a big star thanks to movies like Bad News Bears and Little Darlings after he win, but then she screwed up with drugs and getting involved with both Michael Jackson and John McEnroe

Dr. Jazz · 01-11-2006, 04:47 PM

Marcia Gay Harden hasn't made very many "hit" movies since she won a few years ago.

TJL · 01-11-2006, 07:51 PM

Mira Sorvino can be added to this list too.

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01-11-2006, 03:21 PM	#2
stella Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 392	As long as there are significant exceptions, there will never be a curse. There are several past winners who still had some fame afterwards: 2002 - Catherine Zeta-Jones 1998 - Judi Dench 1997 - Kim Basinger 1990 - Whoopi Goldberg 1988 - Geena Davis 1982 - Jessica Lange 1980 - Mary Steenburgen 1969 - Goldie Hawn

01-11-2006, 04:36 PM	#4
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Tatum could've been a big star thanks to movies like Bad News Bears and Little Darlings after he win, but then she screwed up with drugs and getting involved with both Michael Jackson and John McEnroe

01-11-2006, 04:47 PM	#5
Dr. Jazz The Evil Empire. . . . Forum Star Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 11,096	Marcia Gay Harden hasn't made very many "hit" movies since she won a few years ago.