We've arrived at 1960. The Best Actress Oscar that year went to Elizabeth Taylor for *BUtterfield 8.* Everyone thought it should have gone to Shirley MacLaine for *The Apartment* but it appears that the roller coaster drama of Taylor's personal life overshadowed MacLaine's deeply felt and touching performance. As MacLaine said to the Hollywood Reporter, "I lost to a tracheotomy."
Diva: Elizabeth Taylor, *BUtterfield 8*
Mensch: Shirley MacLaine, *The Apartment*
Here's a wonderful overview of the whole story:
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