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[ For full episode catalogue please subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/BestActress ] The year is 1972 and the nominees are: 1. Glenda Jackson - Sunday Bloody Sunday 2. Jane Fonda - Klute 3. Janet Suzman - Nicholas and Alexandra 4. Vanessa Redgrave - Mary, Queen of Scots 5. Julie Christie - McCabe & Mrs. Miller - In 1972 Jane Fonda won her first Oscar for playing Bree Daniels, a New York prostitute, in the iconic thriller Klute (still don’t understand why it’s called Klute). This was a very interesting year in that there was a very clear winner. I generally find doing this podcast each batch of nominees has strong competition but, sadly, I didn’t feel that this episode. Glenda Jackson was likely her biggest competition but having won Best Actress the year prior, it was unlikely. Also I feel her performance as Queen Elizabeth in Mary, Queen of Scots was more interesting and more deserving of a nomination. Venessa Redgrave as Mary was a wonderful performance but I felt Jackson stole the show. Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller had such presence but it left me wanting more. Finally, Janet Suzman in her screen debut portrayed Alexandra of the Romanov dynasty gave a fine performance but the historical inaccuracies and confusing plot points distracted from the performance. Listen to the episode for all of our thoughts! Join host Kyle Brownrigg with guest host Cathryn Naiker as they discuss.