2017 UMR Actress Movie Tournament

Our champ of our first ever actress March Madness Actress Tournament is Bette Davis.

The rules to qualify for the tournament: Actress had to star in at least 25 movie….and had to be ranked in the Top 64 when looking at the average Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. The Top Seeds are Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor.

The rules to advance to the next round:  The three four rounds are a best-of-three movie matchup.  The 4th round (the right to go to the Final Four) is a best-of-five matchup. The last two rounds (Final Four & Finals) are a best-of-seven. Using a random number generator each actor/actress’ movie is drawn from their Top 25 UMR rated movies.  The movie with the higher UMR score wins that matchup.  First one to either 2, 3 or 4 wins (depending on the round) moves to the next round. Movie can only be used once for the entire tournament….which is why 25 movies is the minimum to qualify for the tournament.  This continues until only one actor/actress is left.  For the first time…we have enough actresses to have their own tournament.

Round 6: Championship – Best 4 out of 7

Katharine Hepburn vs Bette Davis Set 1: Hepburn’s #9 Woman of the Year (70.61 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #3 Now, Voyager (74.93 UMR score) Set 2: Hepburn’s #19 Holiday (57.22 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #13 All This, and Heaven Too (60.64 UMR score). Set 3: Hepburn’s #16 Undercurrent (58.38 UMR score) tops Davis’ #17 Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (55.30 UMR score).  Set 4: Hepburn’s #21 Morning Glory (56.57 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #9 A Stolen Life (65.24 UMR score). Set 5: Hepburn’s #3 The Philadelphia Story (86.37 UMR score) tops Davis’ #14 The Man Who Came To Dinner (58.11 UMR score). Set 6: Hepburn’s #15 Song of Love (58.97 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #8 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (65.92 UMR score).  Bette Davis wins tournament 4-2

Round 5: Final Four – Best 4 out of 7

#1 Katharine Hepburn vs #6 Shirley MacLaine – Set 1: Hepburn’s #13 Keeper of the Flame (60.39 UMR score) tops MacLaine’s #15 The Trouble with Harry (45.99 UMR score) Set 2: Hepburn’s #23 The Rainmaker (52.92 UMR score) falls to MacLaine’s #2 Terms of Endearment (90.88 UMR score). Set 3: Hepburn’s #18 Bringing Up Baby (57.37 UMR score) tops MacLaine’s #13 What A Way To Go! (49.00 UMR score).  Set 4: Hepburn’s #24 Desk Set (50.97 UMR score) tops MacLaine’s #14 Ask Any Girl (46.36 UMR score). Set 5: Hepburn’s #1 The Lion in Winter (86.73 UMR score) tops MacLaine’s #9 Steel Magnolias (59.48 UMR score). Katharine Hepburn advances 4-1

#1 Judy Garland vs #1 Bette Davis – Set 1: Garland’s #15 The Clock (61.98 UMR score) tops Davis’ #25 Dangerous (50.21 UMR score) Set 2: Garland’s #16 Ziegfeld Girl (61.53 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #11 Watch on the Rhine (63.62 UMR score).  Set 3: Garland’s #22 Life Begins for Andy Hardy (52.83 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #18 Deception (53.94 UMR score). Set 4: Garland’s #11 Girl Crazy (65.07 UMR score) tops Davis’ #20 The Bride Came C.O.D (53.18 UMR score).  Set 5: Garland’s #12 Ziegfeld Follies (64.14 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #5 Dark Victory (69.55 UMR score). Set 6: Garland’s #19 For Me and My Gal (66.18 UMR score) tops Davis’ #23 Kid Galahad (50.93 UMR score) Set 7: Garland’s #19 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (60.24 UMR score) falls to Davis’ #2 Jezebel (76.54 UMR score) Bette Davis advances 4-3

Round 4: Elite Eight – Best 3 out of 5 DeMille Brackett

#1 Katharine Hepburn vs #2 Myrna LoySet 1: Hepburn’s #25 Long Day’s Journey Into Night (49.88 UMR score) falls to Loy’s #21 Midnight Lace (52.94 UMR score) Set 2: Hepburn’s #10 Adam’s Rib (66.37 UMR score) tops Loy’s #7 Another Thin Man (66.27 UMR score). Set 3: Hepburn’s #6 Little Women (74.58 UMR score) tops Loy’s #24 Airport 1975 (51.21 UMR score).  Set 4: Hepburn’s #11 State Of The Union (65.57 UMR score) tops Loy’s #16 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dram House (59.12 UMR score) Katharine Hepburn advances 3-1

Round 4: Elite Eight – Best 3 out of 5 Hitchcock Brackett

#6 Shirley MacLaine vs #8 Greer GarsonSet 1: MacLaine‘s #21 The Sheepman (39.81 UMR score) tops Garson’s #22 The Miniver Story (35.66 UMR score) Set 2: MacLaine’s #20 In Her Shoes (41.44 UMR score) falls to Garson’s #5 Mrs. Parkington (70.61 UMR score) Set 3: MacLaine’s #12 Can-Can (50.93 UMR score) tops Garson’s #19 Strange Lady In Town (41.37 UMR score) Set 4: MacLaine’s #18 Career (42.71 UMR score) falls to Garson’s #12 Pride and Prejudice (52.65 UMR score). Set 3: MacLaine’s #22 Bernie (39.15 UMR score) tops Garson’s #21 Remember? (36.20 UMR score) Shirley MacLaine advances 3-2

Round 4: Elite Eight – Best 3 out of 5 Spielberg Brackett

#1 Judy Garland vs #2 Olivia de HavillandSet 1: Garland’s #5 Easter Parade (69.70 UMR score) tops de Havilland’s #7 Hold Back The Dawn (64.43 UMR score) Set 2: Garland’s #8 Babes In Arms (66.58 UMR score) tops de Havilland’s #9 Captain Blood (62.33 UMR score).  Set 3: Garland’s #13 Love Finds Andy Hardy (62.96 UMR score) tops de Havilland’s #11 The Strawberry Blonde (59.16 UMR score). Judy Garland advances 3-0

Round 4: Elite Eight – Best 3 out of 5 Copolla Brackett

#1 Bette Davis vs #2 Meryl StreepSet 1: Davis’ #4 The Little Foxes (73.67 UMR score) tops Streep’s #11 Silkwood (58.76 UMR score) Set 2: Davis’ #22 Juarez (51.29 UMR score) falls to Streep’s #13 Adaptation. (55.66 UMR score) Set 3: Davis’ #12 The Old Maid (62.70 UMR score) tops Streep’s #19 Manchurian Candidate (50.88 UMR score). Set 4: Davis’ #6 Mr. Skeffington (67.56 UMR score) tops Streep’s #5 The Devil Wears Prada (66.73 UMR score). Bette Davis advances 3-1

Round 3: Sweet Sixteen – Best 2 out of 3 DeMille Brackett

#1 Katharine Hepburn vs #4 Lana TurnerSet 1: Hepburn’s #20 Alice Adams (57.03 UMR score) falls to Turner’s #14 They Won’t Forget (57.94 UMR score) Set 2: Hepburn’s #5 The African Queen (78.42 UMR score) tops Turner’s #24 The Great Garrick (68.62 UMR score). Set 3: Hepburn’s #12 Without Love (61.51 UMR score) tops Turner’s #17 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (52.41 UMR score)  Katharine Hepburn advances 2-1

#2 Myrna Loy vs #14 Faye DunawaySet 1: Loy’s #18 Shadow Of The Thin Man (58.06 UMR score) tops Dunaway’s #25 Doc (28.94 UMR score) Set 2: Loy’s #2 After The Thin Man (72.60 UMR score) tops Dunaway’s #5 The Towering Inferno (70.68 UMR score) Myrna Loy advances 2-0

Round 3: Sweet Sixteen – Best 2 out of 3 Hitchcock Brackett

#1 Joan Fontaine vs #8 Greer GarsonSet 1: Fontaine’s #20 September Affair (42.10 UMR score) falls to Garson’s #4 Madame Curie (74.62 UMR score) Set 2: Fontaine’s #18 No More Ladies (45.58 UMR score) tops Garson’s #17 The Happiest Millionaire (42.80 UMR score). Set 3: Fontaine’s #25 Born To Be Bad (37.47 UMR score) falls to Garson’s #8th Blossoms in the Dust (60.42 UMR score) Greer Garson advances 2-1

#6 Shirley MacLaine vs #7 Irene DunneSet 1: MacLaine‘s #6 The Turning Point (68.61UMR score) tops Dunne’s #21 Together Again (41.65 UMR score) Set 2: MacLaine’s #4 Around The World In 80 Days (75.34 UMR score) tops Dunne’s #18 My Favorite Wife (57.38 UMR score) Shirley MacLaine advances 2-0

Round 3: Sweet Sixteen – Best 2 out of 3 Spielberg Brackett

#1 Judy Garland vs #4 Shirley TempleSet 1: Garland’s #1 A Star Is Born (78.63 UMR score) tops Temple’s #22 Susannah of the Mounties (46.89 UMR score) Set 2: Garland’s #10 Strike Up The Band (66.06 UMR score) tops Temple’s #15 The Little Colonel (54.14 UMR score) Judy Garland advances 2-0

#2 Oliva de Havilland vs #6 Mary PickfordSet 1: de Havilland’s #6 Dodge City (66.96 UMR score) tops Pickford’s #11 The Love Light (57.10 UMR score) Set 2: de Havilland’s #20 Santa Fe Trail (51.51 UMR score) tops Pickford’s #19 The Little American (47.51 UMR score) Olivia de Havilland advances 2-0

Round 3: Sweet Sixteen – Best 2 out of 3 Coppola Brackett

#1 Bette Davis vs #12 Lillian GishSet 1: Davis’ #16 This Is Our Life (55.32 UMR score) falls to Gish’s #6 Broken Blossom (59.08 UMR score) Set 2: Davis’ #1 All About Eve (84.80 UMR score) tops Gish’s #5 The Birth Of A Nation (64.37 UMR score) Set 3: Davis’ #24 Of Human Bondage (50.93 UMR score) tops Gish’s #10 Commandos Strike At Dawn (50.49 UMR score). Bette Davis advances 2-1

#2 Meryl Streep vs #3 Barbara StanwyckSet 1: Streep’s #2 The Deer Hunter (85.45 UMR score) tops Stanwyck’s #21 This Is My Affair (52.76 UMR score) Set 2: Streep’s #21 One True Thing (50.05 UMR score) tops Stanwyck’s #24 Forbidden (48.61 UMR score) Meryl Streep advances 2-0

Round 2: Best 2 out of 3  DeMille Brackett

#1 Katharine Hepburn vs #8 Sigourney WeaverSet 1: Hepburn’s #8 Stage Door (70.93 UMR score) tops Weaver’s #15 Alien 3 (43.18 UMR score) Set 2: Hepburn’s #14 The Sea of Grass (60.39 UMR score) falls to Weaver’s #5 Working Girl (68.62 UMR score). Set 3: Hepburn’s #2 On Golden Pond (86.41 UMR score) tops Weaver’s #7 Dave (53.80 UMR score)  Katharine Hepburn advances 2-1

#4 Lana Turner vs #5 Diane KeatonSet 1:Turner‘s #19 Slightly Dangerous (50.15 UMR score) falls to Keaton’s #2 The Godfather 2 (86.56 UMR score) Set 2: Turner’s #3 Imitation of Life (69.40 UMR score) tops Keaton’s #18 Manhatten Murder Mystery (44.07 UMR score) Set 3: Turner’s #1 Peyton Place (72.13 UMR score) tops Keaton’s #19 Crimes Of The Heart (43.73 UMR score) Lana Turner advances 2-1

#11 Scarlett Johansson vs #14 Faye DunawaySet 1: Johansson’s #19 Don Jon (40.67 UMR score) falls to Dunaway’s #6 Three Days of the Condor (70.49 UMR score) Set 2: Johansson’s  #18 Ghost World (41.09 UMR score) falls to Dunaway’s #4 Little Big Man (72.06 UMR score) Faye Dunaway advances 2-0

#2 Myrna Loy vs #10 Paulette GoddardSet 1: Loy’s #23 From The Terrace (52.33 UMR score) tops Goddard’s #24 An Ideal Husband (36.46 UMR score) Set 2: Loy’s #11 The Thin Man (60.74 UMR score) tops Goddard’s #17 The Lady Has Plans (46.87 UMR score) Myrna Loy advances 2-0

Round 2: Best 2 out of 3  Hitchcock Brackett

#1 Elizabeth Taylor vs #8 Greer GarsonSet 1: Taylor’s #24 The Sandpiper (38.78 UMR score) falls to Garson’s #6 The Valley of Decision (70.60 UMR score) Set 2: Taylor’s #21 The Flintstones (47.22 UMR score) falls to Garson’s #7 Julia Misbehaves (61.06 UMR score) Greer Garson advances 2-0

#4 Susan Hayward vs #5 Joan FontaineSet 1: Hayward’s #24 Smash-Up–The Story of a Woman (47.66 UMR score) tops Fontaine’s #19 Man of Conquest (42.24 UMR score) Set 2: Hayward’s #12 Soldier of Fortune (55.47 UMR score) falls to Fontaine’s #10 This Above All (59.19 UMR score) Set3: Hayward’s #22 Lusty Men (48.44 UMR score) falls to Fontaine’s #8 Casanova’s Big Night (59.37 UMR score). Joan Fontaine advances 2-1

#3 Maureen O’Hara vs #6 Shirley MacLaineSet 1: O’Hara’s #23 Our Man In Havana (48.64 UMR score) falls to MacLaine’s #3 Irma La Douce (77.55 UMR score) Set 2: O’Hara’s #13 Ten Gentlemen From West Point (56.48 UMR score) tops MacLaine’s #15 The Trouble with Harry (45.99 UMR score) Set 3: O’Hara’s #12 To The Shores of Tripoli (58.67 UMR score) falls to MacLaine’s #5 Some Came Running (71.35 UMR score)  Shirley MacLaine advances 2-1

#2 Ginger Rogers vs #7 Irene DunneSet 1: Rogers’ #17 Carefree (58.46 UMR score) falls to Dunne’s #4 Anna and the King Siam (68.74 UMR score) Set 2: Rogers’ #23 Black Widow (49.90 UMR score) falls to Dunne’s #17 White Cliffs of Dover (61.48 UMR score) Irene Dunne advances 2-0

Round 2: Best 2 out of 3  Spielberg Brackett

 #1 Judy Garland vs #9 Rita HayworthSet 1: Garland’s #7 Babes on Broadway (66.65 UMR score) tops Rita Hayworth’s #20 They Came To Cordura (39.38 UMR score) Set 2: Garland’s #24 Little Nellie Kelly (43.46 UMR score) falls to Rita Hayworth’s #9 The Strawberry Blonde (59.16 UMR score) Set 3: Garland’s #2 The Wizard of Oz (78.26 UMR score) tops Rita Hayworth’s #24 Dante’s Inferno (37.09 UMR score) Judy Garland advances 2-1

#4 Shirley Temple vs #12 Julianne Moore Set 1: Temples #12 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (57.57 UMR score) tops Moore’s #22 Don Jon (40.67 UMR score) Set 2: Temple’s #3 Bright Eyes (66.25 UMR score) tops Moore’s #19 An Ideal Husband (42.19 UMR score) Shirley Temple advances 2-0

#3 Ingrid Bergman vs #6 Mary PickfordSet 1: Bergman’s #5 Murder on the Orient Express (78.16 UMR score) tops Pickford’s #25 Little Annie Rooney (43.31 UMR score) Set 2: Bergman’s #17 The Yellow Rolls-Royce (45.10 UMR score) falls to Pickford’s #5 The Poor Little Rich Girl (61.57 UMR score) Set 3: Bergman’s #22 Adam Had Four Sons (38.31 UMR score) falls to Pickford’s #4 Pollyanna (63.20 UMR score).  Mary Pickford advances 2-1

#2 Oliva de Havilland vs #10 Julia RobertsSet 1: de Havilland’s #13 The Charge of the Light Brigade (58.48 UMR score) falls to Roberts’ #7 Pelican Brief (58.73 UMR score) Set 2: de Havilland’s #2 The Snake Pit (80.23 UMR score) tops Roberts’ #11 Charlie Wilson’s War (50.97 UMR score) Set 3: de Havilland’s #5 To Each His Own (77.97 UMR score) tops Roberts’ #6 America’s Sweethearts (42.19 UMR score). Olivia de Havilland advances 2-1

Round 2: Best 2 out of 3 Coppola Brackett

#1 Bette Davis vs #9 Marlene DietrichSet 1: Davis’ #10 Old Acquaintance (63.84 UMR score) tops Dietrich’s #12 Manpower (51.83 UMR score) Set 2: Davis’ #19 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (53.19 UMR score) tops Dietrich’s #18 No Highway in the Sky (42.59 UMR score) Bette Davis advances 2-0

#4 Deborah Kerr vs #12 Lillian GishSet 1: Kerr’s #13 The Grass is Greener (53.20 UMR score) falls to Gish’s #1 Intolerance (69.54 UMR score) Set 2: Kerr’s #19 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (44.90 UMR score) falls to Gish’s #12 La Bohème (46.47 UMR score) Lillian Gish advances 2-0

#3 Barbara Stanwyck vs #6 Jean ArthurSet 1: Stanwyck’s #1 Double Indemnity (83.79 UMR score) tops Arthur’s #6 Only Angels Have Wings (63.15 UMR score) Set 2: Stanwyck’s #2 Ball of Fire (76.21 UMR score) tops Arthur’s #18 If You Could Only Cook (45.00 UMR score)  Barbara Stanwyck advances 2-0

#2 Meryl Streep vs #7 Gene Tierney – Set 1: Streep’s #12 Julie & Julia (58.46 UMR score) tops Tierney’s #21 Where the Sidewalk Ends (46.32 UMR score) Set 2: Streep’s #15 The Hours (55.03UMR score) falls to Tierney’s #3 Heaven Can Wait 70.87 UMR score). Set 3: Streep’s #20 Doubt (50.17 UMR score) tops Tierney’s #22 Night and the City (46.14 UMR score) Meryl Streep advances 2-1

Round 1: Best 2 out of 3  DeMille Brackett

#1 Katharine Hepburn vs #16 Elizabeth BanksSet 1: Hepburn’s #18 Bringing Up Baby (57.37 UMR score) tops Banks’ #13 Love & Mercy (41.47 UMR score) Set 2: Hepburn’s #7 Suddenly Last Summer (72.02 UMR score) tops Banks’ #22 Heights (31.72 UMR score) Katharine Hepburn advances 2-0

#8 Sigourney Weaver vs #9 Ava GardnerSet 1:Weaver’s #24 Heartbreakers (37.05 UMR score) falls to Gardner’s #14 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (52.16 UMR score) Set 2: Weaver’s #4 Ghostbusters (72.69 UMR score) tops Gardner’s #20 Ride Vaquero! (41.25 UMR score) Set 3: Weaver’s #6 Ghostbusters II (58.02 UMR score) tops Gardner’s #10 Earthquake (55.66 UMR score) Sigourney Weaver advances 2-1

#5 Diane Keaton vs #12 Jeannete MacDonaldSet 1: Keaton’s #9 Father of the Bride (59.54 UMR score) falls to MacDonald’s #4 The Girl of the Golden West (64.28 UMR score) Set 2: Keaton’s #7 Looking for Mr. Goodbar (62.19 UMR score) tops MacDonald’s #20 Annabelle’s Affairs (34.70 UMR score) Set 3: Keaton’s #4 Reds (72.90 UMR score) tops MacDonald’s #11 Three Darling Daughters (49.42 UMR score) Diane Keaton advances 2-1

#4 Lana Turner vs #13 Jean HarlowSet 1:Turner‘s #24 The Great Garrick (39.51 UMR score) falls to Harlow’s #6 Wife vs Secretary (56.65 UMR score) Set 2: Turner’s #11 Johnny Eager (61.45 UMR score) tops Harlow’s #14 The Girl From Missouri (42.79 UMR score) Set 3: Turner’s #5 The Three Musketeers (65.00 UMR score) tops Harlow’s #22 Three Wise Girls (33.98 UMR score) Lana Turner advances 2-1

#6 Doris Day vs #11 Scarlett JohanssonSet 1: Day’s #15 Send Me No Flowers (51.71 UMR score) falls to Johansson’s #7 Lost In Translation (57.09 UMR score) Set 2: Day’s #25 Billy Rose’s Jumbo (42.77 UMR score) falls to Johansson’s #8 The Horse Whisperer (54.04 UMR score) Scarlett Johansson advances 2-0

#3 Claudette Colbert vs #14 Faye DunawaySet 1: Colbert’s #22 Practically Yours (49.03 UMR score) falls to Dunaway’s #7 The Three Musketeers: The Queen’s Diamonds (62.86 UMR score) Set 2: Colbert’s #25 Three Came Home (48.14 UMR score) tops Dunaway’s #15 Eyes of Laura Mars (37.50 UMR score) Set 3: Colbert’s #9 Without Reservations (60.80 UMR score) falls to Dunaway’s #2 Bonnie and Clyde (84.54 UMR score) Faye Dunaway advances 2-1

#7 Betty Grable vs #10 Paulette GoddardSet 1: Grable’s #16 Song of the Islands (49.05 UMR score) falls to Goddard’s #12 Star Spangled Rhythm (57.88 UMR score) Set 2: Grable’s #11 Star Spangled Rhythm (57.03 UMR score) falls to Goddard’s #10 Hold Back the Dawn (58.43 UMR score). Paulette Goddard advances 2-0

#2 Myrna Loy vs #15 Cameron DiazSet 1: Loy’s #13 Double Wedding (60.48 UMR score) tops Diaz’s #14 The Holiday (39.50 UMR score) Set 2: Loy’s #22 Love Me Tonight (52.36 UMR score) tops Diaz’s #17 The Other Woman (34.67 UMR score) Myrna Loy advances 2-0

Round 1: Best 2 out of 3  Hitchcock Brackett

#1 Elizabeth Taylor vs #16 Nicole KidmanSet 1: Taylor’s #1 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (91.23 UMR score) tops Kidman’s #23 My Life (34.67 UMR score) Set 2: Taylor’s #2 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (80.73 UMR score) tops Kidman’s #13 Malice (43.09 UMR score) Elizabeth Taylor advances 2-0

#8 Greer Garson vs #9 Lucille BallSet 1: Garson’s #24 Scandal at Sourie (32.89 UMR score) falls to Ball’s #14 Forever Darling (48.43 UMR score) Set 2: Garson’s #16 When Ladies Meet (43.75 UMR score) tops Ball’s #21 Room Service (43.90 UMR score) Set 3:Garson’s #3 Random Harvest (76.04 UMR score) tops Ball’s #6 Sorrowful Jones (61.37 UMR score) Greer Garson advances 2-1

#5 Joan Fontaine vs #12 Debbie ReynoldsSet 1: Fontaine’s #3 The Women (70.24 UMR score) tops Reynolds’ #25 Bundle of Joy (38.07 UMR score) Set 2: Fontaine’s #7 Jane Eyre (59.85 UMR score) tops Reynolds’ #22 It Started with a Kiss (41.08 UMR score) Joan Fontaine advances 2-0

#4 Susan Hayward vs #13 Greta GarboSet 1: Hayward’s #1 I’ll Cry Tomorrow (74.12 UMR score) tops Garbo’s #25 Torrent (36.91 UMR score) Set 2: Hayward’s #14 And Now Tomorrow (54.55 UMR score) tops Garbo’s #7 Anna Karenina (49.87 UMR score) Susan Hayward advances 2-0

#6 Shirley MacLaine vs #11 Deanna DurbinSet 1: MacLaine’s #17 The Yellow Rolls-Royce (45.10 UMR score) falls to Durbin’s #4 That Certain Age (62.82 UMR score) Set 2: MacLaine’s #7 Artists and Models (59.71 UMR score) tops Durbin’s #13 Three Smart Girls Grow Up (47.32 UMR score)Set 3: MacLaine’s #1 The Apartment (91.11 UMR score) tops Durbin’s #2 Mad About Music (68.05 UMR score) Shirley MacLaine advances 2-1

#3 Maureen O’Hara vs #14 Jodie FosterSet 1: O’Hara’s #1 How Green Was My Valley (81.30 UMR score) tops Foster’s #17 Anna and the King (38.51 UMR score) Set 2: O’Hara’s #20 Spencer’s Mountain (52.34 UMR score) falls to Foster’s #7 Inside Man (56.31 UMR score) Set 3: O’Hara’s #24 Jamaica Inn (48.54 UMR score) tops Foster’s #22 The Brave One (35.09 UMR score)  Maureen O’Hara advances 2-1

#7 Irene Dunne vs #10 Lauren BacallSet 1: Dunne’s #25 Never A Dull Moment (39.20 UMR score) falls to Bacall’s #4 Murder on the Orient Express (70.66 UMR score) Set 2: Dunne’s #19 The Silver Cord (43.71 UMR score) tops Bacall’s #17 Confidential Agent (42.38 UMR score) Set 3: Dunne’s #3 Life with Father (70.67 UMR score) tops Bacall’s #9 The Cobweb (44.37 UMR score). Irene Dunne advances 2-1

#2 Ginger Rogers vs #15 Carole LombardSet 1: Rogers’ #9 I’ll Being Seeing You (64.60 UMR score) tops Lombard’s #24 Vigil In The Night (39.20 UMR score) Set 2: Rogers’ #14 Bachelor Mother (60.24 UMR score) tops Lombard’s #17 Rumba (42.15 UMR score) Ginger Rogers advances 2-0

Round 1: Best 2 out of 3  Spielberg Brackett

#1 Judy Garland vs #16 Sandra BullockSet 1: Garland’s #18 Presenting Lily Mars (60.47 UMR score) falls to Bullock’s #1 Gravity (88.23 UMR score) Set 2: Garland’s #3 Judgment at Nuremberg (74.41 UMR score) tops Bullock’s #15 The Net (36.86 UMR score) Set 3: Garland’s #14 Till The Clouds Roll By (62.96 UMR score) tops Bullock’s #25 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (24.65 UMR score) Judy Garland advances 2-1

#8 Donna Reed vs #9 Rita HayworthSet 1: Reed’s #13 Chicago Deadline (53.21 UMR score) tops Hayworth’s #22 Angels Over Broadway (39.07 UMR score) Set 2: Reed’s #18 The Bugle Sounds (44.99 UMR score) falls to Hayworth’s #2 Cover Girl (68.69 UMR score) Set 3: Reed’s #25 The Get-Away (35.75 UMR score) falls to Hayworth’s #8 You Were Never Lovelier (55.96 UMR score) Rita Hayworth advances 2-0

#5 Natalie Wood vs #12 Julianne MooreSet 1: Wood’s #22 The Silver Chalice (40.88 UMR score) falls to Moore’s #9 Still Alice (52.71 UMR score) Set 2: Wood’s #15 Sex and the Single Girl (46.26 score) falls to Moore’s #2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (65.54 UMR score) Julianne Moore advances 2-0

#4 Shirley Temple vs #13 Amy Adams Set 1: Temples #25 Our Little Girl (44.15 UMR score) tops Adams’ #19 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (36.80 UMR score) Set 2: Temple’s #13 Heidi (56.76 UMR score) tops Adams’ #16 Junebug (42.12 UMR score) Shirley Temple advances 2-0

#6 Mary Pickford vs #11 Susan SarandonSet 1: Pickford’s #15 My Best Girl (52.17 UMR score) falls to Sarandon’s #11 Atlantic City (52.57 UMR score) Set 2: Pickford’s #1 Daddy-Long-Legs (65.31  UMR score) falls Sarandon’s #22 Shall We Dance (37.32 UMR score) Set 3: Pickford’s  #3 Through The Backdoor (63.33  UMR score) tops Sarandon’s #16 Cats & Dogs (46.81 UMR score). Mary Pickford advances 2-1

#3 Ingrid Bergman vs #14 Jennifer JonesSet 1: Bergman’s #11 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (65.21 UMR score) falls to Jones’ #4 The Towering Inferno (71.93 UMR score) Set 2: Bergman’s #6 For Whom the Bell Tolls (77.91 UMR score) tops  Jones” #9 Madame Bovary (42.61 UMR score) Set 3: Bergman’s #24 The Visit (37.89 UMR score) tops Jones” #16 The Wild Heart (36.21 UMR score) Ingrid Bergman advances 2-1

#7 Jane Fonda vs #10 Julia RobertsSet 1: Fonda’s #6 Klute (70.08 UMR score) tops Roberts’ #18 The Mexican (43.22 UMR score) Set 2: Fonda’s #14 Agnes of God (44.64 UMR score) falls to Roberts’ #16 Flatliners (47.04 UMR score). Set 3: Fonda’s #20 The Chase (51.49 UMR score) falls to Roberts’ #2 Pretty Woman (69.34 UMR score). Julia Roberts advances 2-1

#2 Oliva de Havilland vs #15 Cate BlanchettSet 1: de Havilland’s #19 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (53.19 UMR score) tops Blanchett’s #9 Carol (51.15 UMR score) Set 2: de Havilland’s #10 The Dark Mirror (60.34 UMR score) tops Blanchett’s #6 The Talented Mr. Ripley (60.09 UMR score) Olivia de Havilland advances 2-0

Round 1: Best 2 out of 3  Coppola Brackett

#1 Bette Davis vs #16 Kay FrancisSet 1: Davis’ #15 The Corn Is Green (57.45 UMR score) tops Francis’ #22 Guilty Hands (39.58 UMR score) Set 2: Davis’ #21 The Great Lie (51.66 UMR score) tops Francis’ #25 Jewel Robbery (38.50 UMR score) Bette Davis advances 2-0

#8 Sally Field vs #9 Marlene DietrichSet 1: Field’s #24 Punchline (32.12 UMR score) falls to Dietrich’s #16 The Song of Songs (43.80 UMR score) Set 2: Field’s #17 Soapdish (43.18 UMR score) falls to Dietrich’s #7 The Blue Angel (59.36 UMR score)  Marlene Dietrich advances 2-0

#5 Joan Crawford vs #12 Lillian GishSet 1: Crawford’s #23 The Unknown (47.68 UMR score) falls to Gish’s #11 Portrait of Jennie (48.13 UMR score) Set 2: Crawford’s #19 Mannequin (48.86 UMR score) falls to Gish’s #9 Romola (50.52 UMR score) Lillian Gish advances 2-0

#4 Deborah Kerr vs #13 Glenn CloseSet 1: Kerr’s #16 Casino Royale (46.80 UMR score) tops Close’s #23 Light Years (34.19 UMR score) Set 2: Kerr’s #3 Quo Vadis (72.33 UMR score) tops Close’s #4 The Big Chill (65.47 UMR score) Deborah Kerr advances 2-0

#6 Jean Arthur vs #11 Marilyn MonroeSet 1: Arthur’s #15 The Plainsman (49.01 UMR score) tops Monroe’s #16 The Prince and The Showgirl (41.96 UMR score) Set 2: Arthur’s #1 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (81.37 UMR score) tops Monroe’s #4 How To Marry A Millionaire (69.16 UMR score) Jean Arthur advances 2-0

#3 Barbara Stanwyck vs #14 Esther WilliamsSet 1: Stanwyck’s #5 Titanic (52.44 UMR score) falls to Williams’ #5 Neptune’s Daughter (60.67 UMR score) Set 2: Stanwyck’s #3 Stella Dallas (73.37 UMR score) tops Williams’ #18 Pagan Love Song (40.03 UMR score) Set 3: Stanwyck’s #19 Ladies of Leisure (52.02 UMR score) tops Williams’ #11 Duchess of Idaho (50.62 UMR score)  Barbara Stanwyck advances 2-1

#7 Gene Tierney vs #10 Audrey HepburnSet 1: Tierney’s #14 Black Widow (49.90 UMR score) tops Hepburn’s #16 Always (43.06 UMR score) Set 2: Tierney’s #25 Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (42.41 UMR score) falls to Hepburn’s #9 Funny Face (55.15 UMR score) Set 3: Tierney’s #2 The Razor’s Edge (72.58 UMR score) tops Hepburn’s #14 Two For The Road (46.89 UMR score). Gene Tierney advances 2-1

#2 Meryl Streep vs #15 Natalie Portman – Set 1: Streep’s #24 Death Becomes Her (47.06 UMR score) tops Portman’s #13 Garden State (44.09 UMR score) Set 2: Streep’s #10 Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (60.25 UMR score) tops Portman’s #17 Everyone Says I Love You (38.26 UMR score) Meryl Streep advances 2-0

49 thoughts on “2017 UMR Actress Movie Tournament

  1. Hi

    I always wondered did it really annoy Davis that Hepburn got 4 Oscars over her 2. Especially the last 3 later on when Davis movie career was more or less over. I think it’s a hard call to say who was champ, I think Davis showed more versatility than Hepburn and took more risks. If you take her best movies, The Little Foxes, All About Eve and The Letter, she’s playing unsympathetic characters, yet you are totally engrossed.
    If you take Hepburn’s best, say The African Queen, The Philadelphia Story and Bringing Up Baby, they’re basically sympathetic characters, albeit a bit of a snob in The Philadelphia Story.
    But Davis golden years were from 1935 to 45 and then after that, mostly all struggle apart from All About Eve and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. But in the 70’s and 80’s she appeared in very good T.V. movies.
    Hepburn on the other hand took to the stage and did very well. Something Davis didn’t really achieve. But when all is said and done, I would still say Davis was the first lady of the American screen.

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