Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Week in Review: October 31 – November 6, 2010
Oscar News The Santa Barbara Film Festival will give its American Rivera Award to Annette Bening. Last year, the award went to eventual Best Actress winner Sandra Bullock, while Oscar winners Forrest Whitaker and Philip Seymour Hoffman won the award the same year as their Oscar (along with eventual nominees Mickey Rourke and Diane Lane).…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 6
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Gus Kahn (54 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Song,Scoring – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1897: Rowland Brown (65 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1911: Stephen Bosustow (69 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film;Oscar Nominee: Documentary…
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Jill Clayburgh, Oscar Nominee, Has Died at 66
Oscar nominee Jill Clayburgh has died at 66 By Mark Englehart IMDB – Jill Clayburgh, the Oscar-nominated actress whose portrayal of suddenly single women in the 1970s helped define feminism in movies and reshape the role of leading lady, died today at her home in Lakeville, Conneticut; she was 66. A stage actress who started…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 5
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Farciot Edouart (85 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects, Special/Honorary,Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate);Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 9 Noms, 17 Wins} 1895: Charles MacArthur (60 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Story;Oscar Nominee: Original Story, Screenplay – 3 Noms,…
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Oscar Profile #10: Ethel Barrymore
Born in 1879, Ethel Barrymore was generally considered the greatest actress of her generation. The second of three children of actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew, her mother was the daughter of actors John and Louisa Drew, who was known professionally as Mrs. Drew. Her uncles, John Drew Jr. and Sidney Drew, were matinee idols,…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 4
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Ben Sharpsteen (85 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short; Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short,Live Action Short Film – 3 Noms, 2 Wins} 1899: Tregoweth Brown (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sound Effects/Editing – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1900: Arthur Schwartz (83 at…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 3
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1914: Gyula Trebitsch (91 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1924: Robert E. Thompson (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1933: John Barry (77) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song, Original Score, Non-Musical Score; Oscar Nominee: Song, Original…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 2
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: Alice Brady (46 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1901: James Dunn (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1906:…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 1
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Grantland Rice (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: One-Reel Short Film –2 Noms, 1 Win} 1895: Franz Bachelin (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1904: Jerry Fairbanks (90 at death) {Oscar Winner: One-Reel Short Film – 2 Noms, 1…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 31
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Sara Allgood (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1893: John Waters (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1896: Ethel Waters (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Eric…
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Oscar Week in Review: October 24-30, 2010
Oscar News Halle Berry’s film Frankie and Alex, which garnered some strong reviews for the Oscar Winner at Cannes, will have an Oscar qualifying run this December, it was just announced. This is seemingly to try and get the actress a second Oscar nomination. Jean-Luc Godard will not come to Los Angeles on November 13…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 30
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Arthur Johns (57 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1890: Warren Doane (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Comedy Short Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1890: Edward Doherty (120) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: Ruth…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 29
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Hope Emerson (62 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: Akim Tamiroff (72 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: Daniele Amfitheatrof (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1935:…
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Oscar Profile #9: James Whale
James Whale was born in Dudley, England, a poor mining town, in 1889. He learned to direct as a prisoner of war in a German prison camp during World War I. That experience led to the London stage, Broadway and eventually a Hollywood contract with Universal, where he made most of his films. Although it…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 28
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Edith Head (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Costume Design,Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) – 35 Noms, 8 Wins} 1902: Elsa Lanchester (84 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1907: Don Walker (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment…
