4 decades it is still my belief that Diana deserved to win the Oscar. While I enjoyed Liza in “Cabaret”, Liza was already a one-note actress as her performance previously in “The Sterile Cuckoo” was very similar to her portrayal of Sally Bowles. Diana, with only a handful of roles, was vastly different in “Mahogany”, daringly tentative in “The Wiz” and then her most significant role after “Lady Sings the Blues”, in her 3rd Golden Globe nominated role in “Out of Darkness”. Even the pop culture “Double Platinum” proved to be light weight fun. Partly because of Hollywood’s less than welcoming stance for black actresses, along with Berry Gordy’s over protectiveness of Diana, we seem to have missed an opportunity to see what true impact Diana could have made on the silver screen. Look at her television specials to experience her gift for comedic fare. I say “seem to have missed”, because there is still a slight chance for Diana to reconsider her commitment to acting in the 6th decade of her career. While I yearn to see her in the movies again, a Tyler Perry project just somehow doesn’t seem appropriate. But kudos to Mr. Perry for acknowledging Diana’s thespian talents. Finally, additional prove that Liza’s win was more Hollywood bias to her Garland pedigree, Liza didn’t have too much to offer as a silver screen siren. Even Liza once stated that, “Diana deserved to win”. In my heart, and the heart of her millions of fans, Diana did indeed win that night!