‘What is all that men have done and thought over thousands of years, compared with one moment of love.’ –Hölderlin
Is there an Oscar curse for women who win the Best Actress award? According to a new study, the answer is a definite yes.
After examining the marital histories of 751 movie stars nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars between 1936 and 2010, researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management found that women who win Oscars in the Best Actress category faced a much greater risk of divorce than men who win Best Actor awards. (…)
The researchers found that on average, Best Actress winners tended to stay married 4.3 years, while the non-winning nominees’ marriages lasted more than twice as long, 9.5 years.
