Max Ophuls' “The Earrings of Madame De” was nominated for one Oscar, Black-and-White Costume Design, but didn't win.
Oscar Actors: Newman, Paul–Movie Icon, Oscar Winner, Activist and Philantropist Dies at 83
September 27, 2008 by
Sep 27, 2008–Paul Newman, multiple Oscar-winner and Hollywood superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as “Hud,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Color of Money,” and was one of most most popular figures in the country as an activist, philantropist, and race car driver and popcorn impresario, has died. He was 83.
Oscar 2008: Arranancame la vida (Tear Up My Life) Is Mexico's Foreign Language Oscar Entry
September 26, 2008 by
Sep 26, 2008–Roberto Schneider's drama “Arranancame la vida” (“Tear Up My Life”) is Mexico's entry into the running for a foreign language Oscar slot.
Oscar 2008: “The Mermaid” is Russia’s Entry for Foreign-Language Oscar
September 25, 2008 by
Sep 25, 2008–Russia's foreign language Oscar entry is Anna Melikyan's sophomore feature “The Mermaid.”
Oscar 2008: Gomorra, Crime Chronicle, Is Italy's Entry for Foreign-Language Oscar.
September 24, 2008 by
Sep 24, 2008–Matteo Carrone's “Gomorra,” the acclaimed Neapolitan crime drama, is Italy's entry for the foreign-language film Oscar.
The critical chronicle of the city's notorious Camorra crime syndicate impressed critics and the public, and has now been unanimously backed by a 15-strong panel of the Italian motion picture association Anica to represent the country.
