{"id":11126,"date":"2021-03-04T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itwaslikemagic.com\/?p=11126"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:57:39","slug":"tmp-best-actor-and-best-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/tmp-best-actor-and-best-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Movie Picks: Best Actor and Best Actress (Oscar Winners Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Wandering through the Shelves<\/a>\u00a0hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.<\/p>\n

Today’s theme is Best Actor & Best Actress (Oscar Winners Edition) so here are my choices!<\/p>\n

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Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I only recently watched\u00a0Roman Holiday<\/em> and adored it, so I’m really happy to choose Audrey Hepburn for this TMP. This was Audrey’s first major role, and during filming, even Gregory Peck knew she would win an Oscar for her portrayal of Princess Ann. I can absolutely see why she won, as she exuded such sophistication and elegance while maintaining the right amount of innocence and unbridled joy at being able to experience a day and night in Rome without any responsibilities or obligations weighing her down.<\/p>\n

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Tom Hanks (Philadelphia)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I still contend that it is a travesty that Tom Hanks only has 2 Oscars. The man has given Oscar-worthy performances in nearly every movie he’s appeared in, and I honestly don’t know what the Academy’s problem is. However, between his two Oscars for Philadelphia<\/em> and Forrest Gump<\/em>, I think he gave a much stronger performance in Philadelphia as a man stricken with AIDS, suing his former employer for unlawful termination. The movie itself is powerful and devastating, as is Tom’s performance. I also loved his speech, and it still makes me emotional when I watch it.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Say what you will about Jennifer Lawrence, but I think she’s an incredible actress, and I like that she doesn’t take herself too seriously. She had already been nominated for Winter’s Bone prior to her win for Silver Linings Playbook,<\/em> but it’s hard to argue that she didn’t give the best performance that year as Tiffany, a young widow who falls for Bradley Cooper’s mentally ill Pat while he tries to win back his ex-wife. Tiffany is unapologetic about who she is, but there’s also such a vulnerability in he,r and Lawrence conveys that so perfectly.<\/p>\n

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