HIFROMMIKE65:
Pickup on South Street is a terrific choice, it also belongs in the underrated movies forum. Richard Widmark is a perfect example of the Academy's incompetence. Nominated only once for supporting in '47 for his terrifying debut as Johnny Udo in Kiss of Death (and unfairly losing to Edmund Gwenn's sweet-but-safe-and-hardly-a-stretch turn as Kris Kringle to Miracle on 34th Street), there are strong arguments he should have been nominated for Pickup, No Way Out, Night and the City, Panic in the Streets (my favorite performance of his), Broken Lance, Two Rode Together, and Cheyenne Autumn. What did they have against poor Richard, LOL, he was amazing. Also, as you probably know, Thelma Ritter has a record six supporting actress nominations without a victory, another crime. Peter O'Toole & Richard Burton each had seven nominations without a win (Burton 6 lead, 1 support), which is even worse. But I digress.