Doris deserved the Oscar for this film!

This was definitely one of the great mysteries of the Academy over the years...they nominated Cagney ut did not nominate Doris for some reason. I agree that this film did indeed contain her finest performance...Doris did some of her best acting in this film and it deserved at least the recognition of a nomination that year if not the Oscar. Now, I have never seen THE ROSE TATTOO, the film for which Anna Magnani won the Oscar that year, but I still think Doris at least deserved a nomination.

Day's acting wasn't all that. Susan Hayward could act rings around her, as could Anna Magnani. My favorite Day performance is Midnight Lace and even in that she wasn't a great actress. She shouldn't have been on the same set as James Carney.






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I'm not generally a huge fan of Doris Day as an actress but I certainly feel that this was her finest performance, of those I have seen. She matches Cagney's great work, which is high praise indeed. A nomination, at least, would have been well-earned.

I don't think anyone was likely to beat Magnani that year - a combination of legendary actress + breakthrough (Hollywood) role + Tennessee Williams would be quite an obstacle to overcome.