Oscar Movies: Body and Soul (1947)

John Garfield lost the Best Actor Oscar, at his second and last nomination, to Academy's sentimental favorite, Ronald Colman, who won for George Cukor's "A Double Life."

 

Oscar Movies: Boat Is Full, The (1981)

The winner was another WWII tale, “Mephisto,” from Hungary, in a category that included Poland’s “Man of Iron,” Japan’s “Muddy River,” and Italy’s “Three Brothers.”
 

 

 

Boat Is Full, The (1981): Swiss Oscar Entry, Directed by Markus Imhoof

Markus Imhoof’s “The Boat Is Full,” the Swiss entry for the Oscars, is a WWII tale about a group of Jews who escape the Nazis into Switzerland but then are sent back by some Swiss villagers.

Oscar Movies: Blues in the Night (1941)

Blues in the Night received one Oscra nomination, Song, “Blues in the Night,” music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

 

 

Oscar Movies: Blue Thunder (1983)

Blue Thunder received one Oscar nomination, Film Editing by Frank Morriss and Edward Abrams.