Round 8 matches in Leading Men Tourney now underway

Three more rounds to go in the Leading Men Tourney. Here are the matches for round 8 which will run through Sunday afternoon.  Good luck to everyone.

Round 7 matches in Leading Men Tourney now underway..

Here we go with the next set of matches focusing on the films of the competing actors. These matches will run through Thursday evening.

Round 6 matches in Leading Men Tourney: Films

We move onto the next 5 rounds that will focus on films of the chosen actors. First set of matches will run through Monday afternoon.

5th set of matches in The Leading Men Tourney now underway

Here we go with the 5th set of matches in the Leading Men Tourney. These matches will run through Friday afternoon.

4th set of matches in the Leading Men Tourney now underway

Here we go with round 4. These matches will run through Wednesday evening. Good luck everyone.

Next set of matches in the Leading Men tourney are now underway

Here we go with the 3rd set of matches in the Leading Men Tourney.  These matches will run through Monday evening.

Congratulations to Audrey Hepburn on becoming the Favorite Classic Movie Actress of 2017

She did..she finally did it. After appearing in two previous final fours, the third time was the charm for Audrey Hepburn as she won the 2017 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney, with a hard fought win over Elizabeth Taylor by the count of 51-47. It was a close match pretty much the whole time except for on day 3 when Audrey pulled ahead by 9 votes only to see Liz rally back the following day to go ahead by one vote. But Audrey wasn't to be denied as she staged her own comeback, took the lead and never looked back. Winning in her third try, Audrey joins Carole Lombard and Natalie Wood in that distinction..great company. And she also joins the other winners Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Greer Garson and Doris Day. Audrey becomes the 2nd actress representing the 50's era to win the tourney, joining Doris Day in that feat. And this makes the win her 24th one, tying Grace Kelly for all time tourney wins. Well until next year when Grace will be be competing. Once again congrats to Audrey and her amazing tourney run and I hope everyone enjoyed voting for their favorites. Until next year :)

Next set of matches in Leading Men Tourney are now underway

Here we go with the second set of matches in the Leading Men Tourney. These matches will run through Friday evening.

Leading Men Tourney begins now

So me and 11 of my good friends have selected a classic movie actor to compete in this special edition of The Lombard Cup called Leading Men. 
Here are the 12 stars that will be competing:
Marlon Brando
Cary Grant
Walter Pidgeon
Steve McQueen
William Powell
Clark Gable
Humphrey Bogart
Gregory Peck
Paul Newman
James Stewart
Spencer Tracy
Sidney Poitier

There will be 10 matches between now and the end of May. First 5 matches will pit actor against actor, then the final 5 matches will be films of the chosen actor. Below are the first matches that will run through Tuesday evening.

Whichever star wins the most matches wins the tourney :)

The Final Match in the 2017 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney is now underway

Awwww yeah game on. Audrey vs Liz. This match will run through Friday afternoon. Good luck to both amazing women.

AUDREY HEPBURN 

50'S ERA CHAMPION

Lifetime Tourney Record (23-6) 2nd best all time behind 

Grace Kelly's 24 wins

Number of Final Four appearances: this is her 3rd Final Four

(lost to Barbara Stanwyck 47-30 in 2014 and to Natalie Wood 305-232 in 2015)

2017 matches:
defeated Barbara Stanwyck 52-45

defeated Deborah Kerr 41-32

defeated Grace Kelly 35-31 (now holds 3-2 edge in head to head matches)

defeated Susan Hayward 36-13

defeated Shelley Winters 36-8

what's at stake: this marks Audrey 2nd championship match, and would love to
take home the crown to erase that crushing loss to Natalie Wood back in 2015


VS

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

60'S ERA CHAMPION

Lifetime Tourney Record: (18-6)

Number of Final Four appearances: this is Liz's 2nd trip to the Final Four

(lost to Bette Davis 46-25 in 2014)

2017 matches:
defeated Ava Gardner 50-45

defeated Shirley MacLaine 38-30

defeated Shirley Jones 30-19

defeated Julie Andrews 33-25

defeated Sandra Dee 42-10

what's at stake: with a win, Elizabeth become only the 2nd actress from
the 60's era to win the tourney following in the footsteps
of Natalie Wood

It will be Audrey Hepburn vs Elizabeth Taylor to decide who gets the crown for Favorite Classic Movie Actress of 2017

After two great semi-final matches, we have our final two actresses. Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. Audrey defeated Barbara Stanwyck 52-45 while Liz held on to beat Ava Gardner 50-45. Now the stage is set to decide who will take home the crown as Favorite Classic Movie Actress of 2017. The match will begin Saturday afternoon. 

Final Four Matches are now underway...

The two Final Four matches are now underway and will run through Thursday evening. Here is a primer on the two matches and the four actresses that are competing. And this is a historical tourney as Barbara, Audrey and Elizabeth all competed in the 2014 Final Four as well. To which none of them won.

BARBARA STANWYCK

30'S ERA CHAMPION

Lifetime Tourney Record (19-6)

Number of Final Four appearances: this is her 2nd Final Four

(lost to Bette Davis 49-47 in 2014 championship match)

2017 matches:

defeated Myrna Loy 37-36

defeated Jean Harlow 34-29

defeated Joan Crawford 21-20

defeated Claudette Colbert 30-4

what's at stake: to continue the dominance of the 30's era actresses

who have won 3 of the 6 previous tourneys

VS

AUDREY HEPBURN 

50'S ERA CHAMPION

Lifetime Tourney Record (22-6) 2nd best all time behind 

Grace Kelly's 24 wins

Number of Final Four appearances: this is her 3rd Final Four

(lost to Barbara Stanwyck 47-30 in 2014 and to Natalie Wood 305-232 in 2015)

2017 matches:

defeated Deborah Kerr 41-32

defeated Grace Kelly 35-31 (now holds 3-2 edge in head to head matches)

defeated Susan Hayward 36-13

defeated Shelley Winters 36-8

what's at stake: this marks Audrey 3rd trip to the final four, if she wins she

will join Carole Lombard and Natalie Wood in that same distinction

AVA GARDNER
40'S ERA CHAMPION

Lifetime Tourney Record (13-5)

Number of Final Four appearances: this is Ava's 1st trip to the Final Four

2017 matches:

defeated Ingrid Bergman 36-33

defeated Olivia de Havilland 30-26

defeated Vivien Leigh 26-23

defeated Joan Fontaine 31-14

what's at stake: not counting the first tourney, no actress has ever

won a tourney with their first Final Four appearance

VS

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

60'S ERA CHAMPION

Lifetime Tourney Record: (17-6)

Number of Final Four appearances: this is Liz's 2nd trip to the Final Four

(lost to Bette Davis 46-25 in 2014)

2017 matches:

defeated Shirley MacLaine 38-30

defeated Shirley Jones 30-19

defeated Julie Andrews 33-25

defeated Sandra Dee 42-10

what's at stake: Elizabeth could become only the 2nd actress to win a tourney 

in her second Final Four Appearance. Bette Davis is the other actress

to do so