Fonda should have received the Oscar.

Rating: Null/10 (24 December 2003)

Henry Fonda's subtle and moving Tom Joad is one of my all-time top 5 best actor performances. How the Academy chose Jimmy Stewart (The Philadelphia Story) can be summed up in one word, "politics". Stewart was a conservative, Fonda a liberal. It was during a period when the American public feared communism and Fonda was branded a sympathizer by some for his social stances.