Hi Vince, > And I am struck again how Lili Tomlin was robbed by not even being > nominated for this part, let alone winning the Oscar -
Actually, Lily Tomlin was nominated as best supporting actress in this film (NASHVILLE), as was Ronee Blakley. I remembered Tomlin's nomination because she was in the list of actors who were nominated for their film debuts (as was Glenn Close in THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP). The year Tomlin and Blakley were nominated, the award went to Lee Grant for SHAMPOO. NASHVILLE won only once for Best Song (Keith Carradine's "I'm Easy"). Joseph in Manila PS. I read that Milos Forman originally wanted Tomlin to play Louise Fletcher's character (Nurse Ratched was it?) in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.
