Oscar Leading Ladies: The Competition, The Comraderie

Posted on Feb 24, 2012

For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Academy Awards will feature a leading lady smackdown between Meryl Streep and Glenn Close. The last time the two blonde, East Coast born and well-bred actresses went head to head was in 1989, with Streep for the baby-killing drama “A Cry in the Dark” and Close for her delicious role in “Dangerous Liaisons.” Neither won. That honor went to Jodie Foster for playing the victim of a gang rape in...