Why Anne Bancroft won the Oscar over Bette Davis

Anne Bancroft received the Best Actress Oscar of 1962 for her performance in "The Miracle Worker" over Katharine Hepburn, Geraldine Page, Lee Remick and Bette Davis who was nominated for her performance in "What ever happened to Baby Jane?" - and was sure that she would finally win her third Oscar. In this video, I discuss how the race was seen at the time and how Anne Bancroft won the award in the end. Please note: This video is an excerpt from my video on the beginnings of Anne Bancroft's career: https://youtu.be/v_V_IBodlTo You can find the playlist of all 1962 videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1dnxp43H86i0DIHCrfRUkmkeDEAl5h00 My video on Bette Davis in "What ever happened to Baby Jane?": https://youtu.be/-9hjS5nILxw My video on Geraldine Page in "Sweet Bird of Youth”: https://youtu.be/Ejj-nhl1XtI My video on Katharine Hepburn in "Long Day's Journey into Night”: https://youtu.be/MNVeDrAxu3A My video on Lee Remick in "Days of Wine and Roses": https://youtu.be/suN9saLkeow My personal ranking of the 5 nominees: https://youtu.be/jo4cOpFiGto Music Hanging Out - Bruno E. #academyawards #bestactress #oscars #themiracleworker #annebancroft #bettedavis #leeremick #whateverhappenedtobabyjane #geraldinepage #katharinehepburn