Hattie McDaniel (20 August SUTS)

This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and Scribe Hard on Film. Full listings for SUTS programming on Turner Classic Movies can be found HERE.

"We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it."

"You can best fight any existing evil from the inside."

"A woman's gifts will make room for her."

"Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique."

POLL: What is your favorite 1930s Katharine Hepburn movie?

1.) HOLIDAY (George Cukor, 1938)

Although Johnny (Cary Grant) is crazy about his fiancee Julia, Julia doesn't seem crazy about Johnny's plans for their future. Her sister Linda (Hepburn), on the other hand, feels more than sympathy for the young energetic dreamer engaged to her beloved sister.

Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?

portrait of Katharine Hepburn and her four Oscar statuettes

Katharine Hepburn was nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role 12 times, a record that has only been beaten in recent years by Meryl Streep, although treep has only won three of her nominations while Hepburn has won four. Of Katharine Hepburn's Oscar nominations that she didn't win, which of the following do the you think she deserved to win? Vote on the poll below!