The blockbuster “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with Ridley Scott's historical epic “Gladiator,” which won, two Soderbergh's films, “Erin Brockovich” and “Traffic,” and the schmaltzy romantic drama “Chocolat,” which was the weakest, artistically.
Oscar Movies: Blithe Spirit (1945)
February 21, 2008 by
“Blithe Spirit,” made in 1945 but released in the U.S. a year later, won the Special Effects Oscar for Thomas Howard. There was just one other nominee in the Special Effects category: the Bette Davis Warner melodrama “A Stolen Life,” with effects orchestrated by William McCann (visual) and Nathan Levinson (audible).
Oscar Directors: Lelouch, Claude (Oscar Winner, A Man and a Woman)–Background, Career, Awards
February 21, 2008 by
Lelouch’s A Man and a Woman won the Palme d’Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, as well as two Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film.
Oscar Movies: Conversation, The (1974)
February 21, 2008 by
In 1974, Coppola was represented in the Best Picture race with two films: “The Godfather: Part II,” which won six Oscars including the top one, and “The Conversation,” which was nominated but didn't win any award.
Oscar Movies: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
February 20, 2008 by
In February, the movie garnered ten Oscar nominations–the second most-nominated film of the year after “Gladiator.” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” won four Oscars, matching Bergman's “Fanny and Alexander,” the previous Oscar record-holder for foreign-language films.
