“Swing Time” received two Oscar nominations, one award for the song, “The Way You Look Tonight,” music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The other nomination is for Hermes Pan's Dance Direction, a category that existed only several years.

John Lithgow was nominated for two Supporting Actor Oscars. In 1982, for his turn in “The World According to Garp,” he vied for the award with Louis Gossett Jr., who won for “An Officer and a Gentleman,” Charles Durning in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” James Mason in “The Verdict,” and Robert Preston in “Victor/Victoria.”

March 20, 2008–Paul Scofield, the noted British stage and screen actor who won international fame and an Oscar Award for the film “A Man for All Seasons,” has died. He was 86.

“The Corn Is Green” was nominated for two Oscars: Supporting Actor for John Dall and Supporting Actress: Joan Lorring.