[ For full episode catalogue please subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/BestActress ] The year is 1965 and the nominees are: 1. Kim Stanley - Seance on a Wet Afternoon 2. Debbie Reynolds - The Unsinkable Molly Brown 3. Sophia Loren - Marriage Italian Style 4. Anne Bancroft - The Pumpkin Eater 5. Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins - In 1965 Julie Andrews victoriously won the Best Actress Oscar for her iconic role as Mary Poppins. It was a bit of a musical vs musical of Mary Poppins vs My Fair Lady in the Best Picture category and was a snub for Audrey Hepburn in the best actress category. Andrews made Eliza Doolittle famous on Broadway and was the expected choice for the role but when Jack Warner wanted a more bankable star and gave it to Hepburn the public sunk their teeth into the drama. The win for Poppins was seen as a consolation prize for this ‘injustice’ to Andrews. This made Julie Andrews insecure about the win for decades and left her Oscar in her attic. She has since seen the win for what it is, a true accomplishment (I mean MP was her first movie EVER), and Oscar is now proudly displayed on her mantle for all to see. Each performance nominated this year is so different and was a very interesting one to dissect. Join host Kyle Brownrigg with guest host Robert Watson as they discuss.