The 2016 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney begins in 2 weeks...

Wow here we go...with another favorite classic movie actress tourney! It's the sixth one I've had the honor of hosting. And this one seems filled with so many actresses who could potentially be crowned champion. Here's a little primer to get everyone up to speed.

First, the five previous tourney winners: Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Carole Lombard, Bette Davis and Natalie Wood are all ineligible to compete, so they can just sit back and enjoy.

The top 4 seeds this year based on their performances last year are:
Myrna Loy (30's era)
Greer Garson (40's era)
Audrey Hepburn (50's era)
Shirley MacLaine (60's era)

Here are the complete matches for first round action in all the eras:
30'S ERA

SCREWBALL QUEENS

1 MYRNA LOY

8 CONSTANCE BENNETT

4 JOAN BLONDELL

5 BILLIE BURKE

3 JEAN ARTHUR

6 UNA MERKEL

2 CLAUDETTE COLBERT

7 MARGARET DUMONT

ICONS

1 GRETA GARBO

8 GLORIA SWANSON

4 NORMA SHEARER

5 MARY PICKFORD

3 BARBARA STANWYCK

6 JOAN CRAWFORD

2 JEAN HARLOW

7 CLARA BOW

DRAMA QUEENS

1 MARLENE DIETRICH

8 ANN DVORAK

4 MARY ASTOR

5 LILLIAN GISH

3 LUISE RAINER

6 MIRIAM HOPKINS

2 KAY FRANCIS

7 MERLE OBERON

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL

1 JEANETTE MACDONALD

8 DOLORES DEL RIO

4 SIMONE SIMON

5 MICHELE MORGAN

3 LOUISE BROOKS

6 DANIELLE DARRIEUX

2 MARGARET LOCKWOOD

7 ANITA PAGE

The top 4 seeds

40'S ERA

RAVISHING REDHEADS
Greer Garson v. Esther Williams
Katharine Hepburn v. Joan Leslie
Maureen O'Hara v. Jeanne Crain
Rita Hayworth v. Ann Sheridan

CLASSY BROADS
Olivia de Havilland v. Jane Wyman
Ingrid Bergman v. Loretta Young
Vivien Leigh v. Wendy Hiller
Joan Fontaine v. Teresa Wright

FEMME FATALES
Gene Tierney v. Marie Windsor
Ava Gardner v. Joan Bennett
Lauren Bacall v. Claire Trevor
Ida Lupino v. Jane Greer

FUNNY LADIES / SONG AND DANCE
Rosalind Russell v. Paulette Goddard
Veronica Lake v. Joan Greenwood
Judy Garland v. Deanna Durbin
Betty Hutton v. Dorothy Lamour

50'S ERA

CHARACTER ACTRESSES

THELMA RITTER vs VIVIAN VANCE

SHELLEY WINTERS vs SHIRLEY BOOTH

JUDY HOLLIDAY vs JESSIE ROYCE LANDIS

JEAN HAGEN vs JO VAN FLEET

THEY CAN SING !

MARILYN MONROE vs  VIVIAN BLAINE

DORIS DAY vs JANE POWELL

DEBBIE REYNOLDS vs CELEST HOLM

JANE RUSSELL vs LESLIE CARON

BEAUTIFUL BLONDES

GRACE KELLY vs JAN STERLING

KIM NOVAK vs DOLORES HART

JANET LEIGH vs VERA MILES

EVA MARIE-SAINT vs BARBARA BEL GEDDES

EUROPEAN/UNDERRATED

AUDREY HEPBURN vs NANCY OLSON

DEBORAH KERR vs SIMONE SIGNORET

ANNE BAXTER vs DONNA REED

SOPHIA LOREN vs PIPER LAURIE

Last year's winner Natalie Wood

60'S ERA

ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS

PAULA PRENTISS VS SUE LYON

FAYE DUNAWAY VS PATTY DUKE

JANE FONDA VS SHARON TATE

ANNE BANCROFT VS LEE REMICK

A FOREIGN AFFAIR

CATHERINE DENEUVE VS ANNA KARINA

LIV ULLMAN VS BRIGITTE BARDOT

CLAUDIA CARDINALE VS JEANNE MOREAU

ROMY SCHNEIDER VS JANE BIRKIN

SONG AND DANCE

SHIRLEY MACLAINE VS LIZA MINNELLI

BARBRA STREISAND VS RITA MORENO

SHIRLEY JONES VS RAQUEL WELCH

ANN-MARGRET VS ANNETTE FUNICELLO

BRITISH INVASION

ELIZABETH TAYLOR VS HAYLEY MILLS

JEAN SIMMONS VS VANESSA REDGRAVE

JULIE CHRISTIE VS DIANA RIGG

JULIE ANDREWS VS JACQUELINE BISSET

The fun begins on Sunday March 6th as I will have 8 matches from the 30's era up and running

and 8 matches from the 60's era on my other blog along with having links to the other two blogs my friends John and Virginie are doing the other eras on.

And this year's opening ceremony song will be performed by Carrie Underwood!