I know “how did the Academy not nominate…” is the film fan’s version of a dog chasing its own tail, but seriously… How did the Academy not nominate Meg Ryan for Best Actress for her work in When Harry Met Sally... I love the performance more with every passing year, although I doubt the scene in Katz’s Deli would have been her Oscar clip. Far too risqué for television in 1990.
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Meg was sooo HOT! Why did she mess with her face?
Great post guys, and what a great year in filmmaking.. have these actresses ever been destined to do a movie…
Thanks for being the catalyst for this post, it was great fun, let's do it again before too long.
This was so fun to do! Thanks again, my pfriend.
I think you can enter 3 times or even do a When Nora Met Meg post...
Pfeiffer Pfilms and Meg Movies 
Good point, I love this scene and it cracks me up every time. As well as Billy Crystal’s spindly legs in that New Year’s Eve running scene. As Sally she so inspired me when she ordered desserts.
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Hi Paul, proposition for you .. Meg Ryan stars with Candice Bergen in Rich and Famous (1981) or Michelle Pfeiffer stars with Mark Hamill in The Prince of Egypt. Hamill and Bergen were in The Muppet Show, if you want to join with one of those
. If you go for Hamill, I can easily change my choice of Hamill to Christopher Reeve as both are in the film I chose… Your call.
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No need to change for me, I’m happy to go with Meg!
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Shall I put you down for Candice Bergen and Rich and Famous then..?
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Yeah OK. Thanks for the link too.
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Yay, it does look a good cast and plot AND it’s a 1981 Meg Ryan..
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I can’t speak for the performances I haven’t seen, but I do know Michelle Pfeiffer should’ve won Best Actress for Fabulous Baker Boys instead of Jessica Tandy. Meg Ryan being nominated for When Harry Met Sally… would’ve been a nice acknowledgement of such an iconic performance (and scene). I’m sure there are other worthy scenes they could’ve used.
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I still haven’t seen Isabelle Adjani in Camille Claudel or Jessica Lange in Music Box. Meg gets my vote over Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy, just don’t ask me to choose between her and Michelle in The Fabulous Baker Boys!
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I had a feeling you wouldn’t be able to choose.
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Maybe she did not win an Oscar but she entered the story of movies forever, that’s for sure: that scene has become so famous even people who haven’t seen the movie quote it!
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That’s a nice thought, I’m sure Meg would like it too!
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