The clue said that this person was nominated for best actress in 1987 for a science fiction film, and the answer they wanted was .
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Sigourney Weaver
I thought about Sigourney Weaver in Aliens but Aliens came out in 1986 (yeah the ceremony was in 1987 but that’s not the way to you refer to academy awards)
my mom said Sigourney Weaver (because she isn’t as well-versed in movie release years as I am) and I said that was wrong because that was the wrong year. Boy was I embarrassed when the contestants said Sigourney Weaver and I was right. But I still maintain the clue was misleading and should have said 1986.
and after the clue was read Alex said the film was Alien (yeah you don’t know everything do you Mr. Trebek)
even her wikipedia page Sigourney Weaver - Wikipedia
I remember overthinking myself out of a Final Jeopardy answer (well, question) with the following:
Right off the bat I thought “James Bond”, but I knew that when the character first appeared in print, his sidearm was not the PPK, but a Beretta .25 with a skeleton grip. He changed weapons only after the Beretta failed him (not a design flaw as such - the pistol’s attached silencer got stuck when he tried to draw on Rosa Klebb at the climax of From Russia With Love and he nearly got killed as a result). The next novel, Dr. No, started with a scene of M lecturing Bond and ordering the armorer to issue him a PPK, which Bond accepted reluctantly. This scene was adapted for the film version of Dr. No, though the background events were changed somewhat…
Anyway, while my mind was tumbling over this minutia, Final Jeopardy ended. I thought about writing a complaining letter until I reread the question - it says the character was introduced in 1953, not that he started using that pistol in 1953.
Furthering the nitpick, after the first contestant’s question was revealed, Alex said, “And you wound up with ‘Who is Sigourney Weaver’, you were thinking of the film Alien. You’re absolutely right.”
The ceremony was held on Monday, March 30, 1987.