It remains - to date - theonlyfilm o win Best Picture without having any other nominations.WithWings (1927/28)andDriving Miss Daisy (1989), it was also among a group of Best Picture winners whose director wasn""t also nominated.The door slams, announcing the arrival of her rude, insensitively-cruel brother Walter (Frank Albertson) - he is expected o escort Alice to the Palmer Party, but he is reluctant to be associated with the socially-prominent: "I""m no society snake.Her role was as the passionate, sexually-frustrated, feline Maggie ("The Cat" in the film""s itle) whose advances and lustful sensuality are thwarted by the unloving temperament of her alcoholic, injured, impotent, and apathetic husband Brick (Paul Newman) who is still suffering from the suicidal death of his (homosexual) friend Skipper, and also has suffered a broken ankle.Suddenly, he water in the picture began to flow into the room, as Eustace conjectured: "It""s some kind of trick.Tomorrow is the sixth day of November, and the day after that is November seventh.And you know what day that is, don""t you? November seventh is your 20th birthday.Baby Doll: Ain""t that sweet of you to remember.Where""s my birthday present?Archie (leeringly): Oh, you""ll get your birthday present, providin"" you haven""t forgotten the agreement between us, which comes due on that day.