Robert Altman's “Nashville” was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Oscar Movies: Naked City, The (1948)
July 21, 2009 by
Jules Dassin's noir melodrama “The Naked City” was nominated for three Oscars, winning two: Cinematography and Film Editing.
Oscar Movies: North Star, The (1943)
July 21, 2009 by
Lewis Milestone's “The North Star” was nominated for six Oscars, including Screenplay (Original) by Lilian Hellman and Cinematography (b/w) by James Wong Howe, but won none.
Oscar Movies: North By Northwest (1959)
July 21, 2009 by
Hitchcock's “North By Northwest” was nominated for three Oscars: Story and Screenplay (Original) by Ernest Lehman, Art Direction-Set Decoration (color) for William A. Horning, Robert Boyle, Merrill Pye; Henry Grace and Frank McKelvy; and Film Editing by George Tomasini.
Oscar 2009: Bigelow's Hurt Locker for Best Picture Oscar
July 20, 2009 by
Kathryn Bigelow's “The Hurt Locker” is not only the best movie about the Iraq War, but is also her most satisfying work in a career spanning three decades. I'll address Bigelow's chances to earn a Best Director Oscar nomination in a future article, but for now I'd like to suggest that “Hurt Locker” should be a contender for the 2009 Best Picture Oscar. The Academy has decided to broaden the Best Picture category to include ten films, and so “Hurt Locker” stands a better chance to be included. But how good a chance?
