Olivia de Havilland is crowned Favorite Classic Movie Actress of 2019

Congrats to Olivia de Havilland for winning the 2019 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney after besting Myrna Loy 49-43 in the final match. Olivia becomes only the 3rd actress from the 1940's era to hoist the trophy. And she makes history in becoming the only living actress to achieve that feat. Hope everyone enjoyed this year's tourney and it will return for 2020. Once again congrats to Livvie!

Previous Tourney Champions:
2018-Barbara Stanwyck
2017-Audrey Hepburn
2016-Doris Day/Greer Garson (tie)
2015-Natalie Wood
2014-Bette Davis
2013-Carole Lombard
2012-Ginger Rogers
2011-Irene Dunne

Rd 3 of Best Picture Winners Tourney now underway

Here we go with rd 3:

Rd 2 of Best Picture Winners Tourney now underway

Here we go with rd 2:

The 2019 Tourney Season begins with Best Picture Winners

A new year brings new tourneys and the first one is Best Picture Winners. 14 friends. 14 films. 8 rounds.

1939 Best in Film Final Round

Here we go with the final round in the 1939 Best in Film Tourney. All about supporting characters! One of the matches features sister vs sister..Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland.

Natalie vs Liz: A Friendly Competition (Match 10)

The penultimate match between Nat and Liz. Nat has technically won this event as her record is 6-2-1 but we still have 2 matches to go to see if Liz can at least finish strong.

Natalie vs Liz: A Friendly Competition Match 9

Here we go with match 9 of 11. Natalie leads 5-2-1.

Natalie vs Liz: A Friendly Competition Match 8

Here we go with match 8:

Natalie vs Liz: A Friendly Competition Match 7

Here we go with match 7 in our contest between Natalie Wood and Elizabeth Taylor

Natalie vs Liz: A Friendly Competition Match 6

This match features our gals and their performances in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Liz played the role first in 1958, then Natalie did the TV version in 1976. Choose the performance you like more.

1939 Best Year in Film Tourney: Round 6 (Actors)

Here we go with round 6 pitting lead actors against other lead actors of the competing films.

Natalie vs Elizabeth: A Friendly Competition Rd 4

Here we go with rd 4:

Natalie vs Liz: Friendly Competition Rd 3

Round 3 of friendly competition between Nat and Liz

Barbara Stanwyck withstands a furious rally by Olivia de Havilland to become the Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney Champion of 2018

The 2018 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Champion is Barbara Stanwyck. After two previous final fours where she came up empty handed, the third time was the charm for Missy, as she withstood a furious rally by Olivia de Havilland to win 78-76. Babs joins Carole Lombard and Audrey Hepburn as actresses to win the championship on their third try. Babs also becomes the 4th actress from the 30's era to win the tourney as that era continues to dominate. She joins Carole Lombard, Ginger Rogers and Irene Dunne in that distinction. The 30's era has now won 4 of the 8 tourneys. Yep they have won half of the tourneys played. Impressive. With this win, Babs also notched her 25th tourney win, placing her the all-time actress with most wins, one win ahead of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn. It may have been a tough loss for Olivia, but I wager she will be the favorite to win next year. Because she got stronger with each round and proved to be Babs toughest competitor. Her 76 votes would have been more than enough to win any other tourney match except  for this one. Hope everyone had a great time and please come back for next year's tourney.

The 2018 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney Field

Here are the 64 amazing actresses that will be competing in the 8th annual Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney beginning tomorrow.

2018 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney Field

30’s Era Top Seed - Barbara Stanwyck

Jeanette MacDonald

Norma Shearer

Marlene Dietrich

Myrna Loy

Constance Bennett

Joan Crawford

Kay Francis

Claudette Colbert

Joan Blondell

Una Merkel

Mary Astor

Greta Garbo

Loretta Young

Jean Arthur

Jean Harlow

40’s Era Top Seed - Ava Gardner

Ann Sheridan

Esther Williams

Donna Reed

Joan Fontaine

Vivien Leigh

Gene Tierney

Teresa Wright

Katharine Hepburn

Judy Garland

Lana Turner

Lauren Bacall

Ingrid Bergman

Rita Hayworth

Rosalind Russell

Olivia de Havilland

50’s Era Top Seed - Deborah Kerr

Debbie Reynolds

Judy Holliday

Dorothy Malone

Marilyn Monroe

Maureen O’Hara

Janet Leigh

Eleanor Parker

Dorothy Dandridge

Shelley Winters

Joanne Woodward

Susan Hayward

Grace Kelly

Gloria Grahame

Sophia Loren

Kim Novak

60’s Era Top Seed - Elizabeth Taylor

Jean Simmons

Catherine Deneuve

Shirley MacLaine

Barbra Streisand

Jane Fonda

Brigitte Bardot

Diana Rigg

Lee Remick

Julie Andrews

Romy Schneider

Faye Dunaway

Ann-Margret

Paula Prentiss

Gina Lollobrigida

Sharon Tate

Star of the day: Humphrey Bogart poll

31 Days of March and our star of the day poll series continues with today's choice being Humphrey Bogart.

March Madness: Lion or Lamb

My good friend Katrina came up with this wonderful idea called March Madness: Lion or Lamb, featuring polls on classic movie stars and their film roles either being like a lion or a lamb in nature of their performance. Since it's March, she has called it Lion or Lamb, which is very clever. So their will be a different poll everyday to vote on and the first one features Bette Davis in Human Bondage and The Petrified Forest as the choices!

The 8th Annual Favorite Movie Actress Tourney returns in March

The 2018 Favorite Classic Movie Actress returns next month and here are the top 4 pre-tourney seeds based on their performances last year:

1930's era: Barbara Stanwyck
1940's era: Ava Gardner
1950's era: Deborah Kerr
1960's era: Elizabeth Taylor

New Tourney: Favorite Classic Romantic Films begins Friday, February 9th

Another month means another tourney. And for February the theme is classic romantic films. 14 films chosen by 14 friends will compete and voters get to decide on the absolute favorite. Scheduled to begin on Friday Feb 9th!

Final Round Matches in the Leading Men Tourney are now underway

Here we go with the last round matches in the Leading Men Tourney. These matches will run through Saturday evening 5 pm.