Originally posted by WildTrout:
...I'm still surprised that one of them didn't win, as they all turned in masterful performances.
Then I guess you have never seen Joel Grey's performance in 'Cabaret', the man who beat out the GF-3 that year.
For what it's worth, Grey himself said shortly after getting his Oscar that he was sure the winner would be Al Pacino and not himself.
Funny...Joe Pesci said exactly the same thing some 20 years later!!
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