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Jane Fonda should have won the Oscar for this movie


Jane Fonda was just amazing in this extremely well-acted movie. I have read the novel and she fits the role of the woman who is a bit fed up with life and depressed Gloria Beatty. I know Maggie Smith was really good in Miss jean Brody but,in my opinion, Jane Fonda should have won her first Oscar along with Gig Young who was perfect as well. I would likje to enclose that although she did deserve her first Oscar for Klute; the second was a bit undeserved. I mean she was really good and deserved a well-earned nomination but not a win which should have gone to Jill Clayburgh who was better than hers. What do you think?
Overall, she deserved two Oscars

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Smith was very good, but Jane was wonderful. She deserved to win.

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I agree, THIS was her best acting, the best of all for that year,,, Didn't think she deserved it for Klute, that year was the make-up year, ALL were better than her

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