Birthday girl Meg Tilly had quite a year in 1985! Short on the heels of a breakout role in The Big Chill, she was cast in the pivotal role of the troubled nun in Norman Jewison’s film adaptation of Agnes of God. She won the Golden Globe and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar — and as much as I love that year’s winner, Anjelica Huston (Prizzi’s Honor), I’d have given it to her.

This article is part of a special year-long series of anecdotes, reflections and thoughts about the Academy Awards.