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Robert De Niro (Best Actor)

Sissy Spacek (Best Actress)

Mary Steenburgen (Best Supporting Actress)

Timothy Hutton (Best Supporting Actor)

1981

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Performance of the Day

Actor: SISSY SPACEK

Film: "Coal Miner's Daughter"

Character: Loretta Lynn

Year: 1980

Upon first sight, Sissy Spacek is kind of a funny looking gal, but that hasn't stopped her from conquering Hollywood with hits, including her Oscar-winning role in "Coal Miner's Daughter". Based on the life of country music legend Loretta Lynn, Spacek makes this part her own (even singing all the songs herself). With a supporting cast that includes Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D'Angelo, Spacek is fantastic in a role that requires she age from twelve to thirty.

Ginger of the Week

Jessica Chastain is pretty unknown at this point in her career, but you might recognize her soon. Born and raised in Northern California, Chastain made her way to New York to attend the prestigious school of the arts, Juilliard. Her first role was in a television movie adaptation entitled "Dark Shadows". She has done bit parts in shows like "Law and Order", "ER", and "Veronica Mars". She made her film debut in 2008's "Jolene", in which she played a teenage orphan who travels across country to experience life. Up next for the beautiful ginger: "The Tree of Life" (with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn), "The Fields" (with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Sam Worthington), and "The Help" (with Viola Davis, Sissy Spacek, and Emma Stone).

Ginger of the Week

Rachel Hurd-Wood, who hails from London, first burst on the American scene in 2003's "Peter Pan" as Wendy Darling. Her naivety and innocence worked well against a wild Peter. Hurd-Wood went on to star in "An American Haunting" (with Sissy Spacek) as a tormented young Victorian girl. She eased naturally into more adult roles, like in the odd film "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" and the British flick "Dorian Gray". She continues to take roles in smaller films, instead of making the leap into big studio projects (which I'm sure she could do). Up next for Rachel, a lead role in "The Last Furlong".