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Best Actress: Meryl Streep I

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My Oscar Predictions 2026

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THAT’S HOLLYWOOD FOR YOU BY SIDNEY SKOLSKY – MARCH 1958

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Joan Crawford's Oscar Dress

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Charlize Therons Oscar Dress

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Olivia de Havilland's Oscar Dress

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Meryl Streep's Oscar Dress

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Kate Winslet's Oscar Dress

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Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn IV

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Best Actress: Sissy Spacek

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Best Actress: Sally Field I

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What I Watched in February

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February 28, 2026

A Month of Bugs Bunny

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February 27, 2026

Best Actress: Jane Fonda II

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February 25, 2026

Best Actress: Diane Keaton

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February 23, 2026

Best Actress: Faye Dunaway

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February 12, 2026

THAT’S HOLLYWOOD FOR YOU BY SIDNEY SKOLSKY – FEBRUARY 1958

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February 12, 2026

31 Days of Best Actresses

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February 01, 2026

What I Watched in January

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January 31, 2026

A Month of Jean Arthur

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January 19, 2026

Best Actress: Louise Fletcher

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January 19, 2026

Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn

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January 16, 2026

Best Actress: Glenda Jackson II

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January 14, 2026

THAT’S HOLLYWOOD FOR YOU! BY SIDNEY SKOLSKY – JANUARY 1958

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January 12, 2026

Best Actress: Liza Minnelli

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January 03, 2026

My 2026 Classic Movie New Year's Resolutions

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January 02, 2026

What I Watched: 2025 in Review

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January 01, 2026

What I Watched in December

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Jess's Top 10 Movies:

1. It Happened One Night (1934)
2. The Major and the Minor (1942)
3. Pillow Talk (1959)
4. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
5. Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
6. Seven Sweethearts (1942)
7. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
8. Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
9. Thrill of a Romance (1945)
10. I Met Him in Paris (1937)

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