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Jodie Foster (Best Actress)

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Kevin Kline (Best Supporting Actor)

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Performance of the Day

Actor: MADONNA

Film: "A League of Their Own"

Character: Mae

Year: 1992

Madonna's performance in 1992's "A League of Their Own" is really good (which is rare for the megastar). Madonna took on the role of Mae, a former dance hall girl, who gets a place on one of four women's baseball teams during WWII. Madonna is witty, funny, and surprisingly comfortable in this part.

**Apparently, Madonna hated making this film. Check out the letter (scroll down) she wrote to a friend while on set. It sure looked like she was having fun.

"Dear Steven

For some reason I thought you were angry with me – because I finked out as a judge at the “Love Ball”? Because I’m still nice to Herb Ritts?? Because my hair is the wrong color? I hope you will forgive me for all of the above. Because I cannot suffer any more than I have in the past month learning how to play baseball with a bunch of girls (yuk) in Chicago (double yuk) I have a tan, I am dirty all day and I hardly ever wear make-up. Penny Marshall is Lavern – Geena Davis is a Barbie doll and when God decided where the beautiful men were going to live in the world, he did not choose Chicago. I have made a few friends but they are athletes, not actresses. I hate actresses, they have nothing on the house of extravaganza. I wish I could come to N.Y and visit. Are you having a good Summer? Saw the piece in the N.Y Times Magazine. Great!! – I would love to do this book thing with you so lets talk soon.

THANKS ALOT STEVEN!!

Love Dita"

Did You Know...

... Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis, Linda Hamilton, Melanie Griffith, and Meg Ryan all turned down the role of 'Clarice Sterling' in "The Silence of the Lambs" in 1991. Of course we all know that Jodie Foster took the role and won a Best Actress Oscar.

Did You Know...

... Geena Davis and Ellen Muth are members of MENSA (an organization open to people who score in the 98th percentile on a supervised IQ exam).

Geena is best known for her starring roles in "Thelma and Louise", "A League of Their Own", and on the television show "Commander in Chief". Ellen appeared in "Dolores Claiborne", "The Young Girl and the Monsoon", and starred in the Showtime series "Dead Like Me".

22 Best Dance Scenes

Film: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

Director: Penny Marshall

Actors: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Madonna,

Rosie O'Donnell, Garry Marshall, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn,

Bill Pullman, Tracy Reiner, Ann Cusack, Bitty Schram

Year: 1992

Perhaps not what you'd expect when thinking of a dance sequence, but Madonna got to show off her swing in this great film. Especially loving Rosie!!!

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Did You Know...

... many actresses were considered for the roles of Thelma and Louise (writer and producer Callie Khouri desperately wanted to cast Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand, but that idea was nixed). A few were offered parts (Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathleen Turner, Cher, Debra Winger), but turned them down. Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep wanted to do a film together and they considered this, but ultimately decided on "Death Becomes Her".