Oscar Movies: Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Oliver Stone's Vietnam drama “Born on the Fourth of July,” which received 8 nominations and won 2 Oscars, competed for the Best Picture with “Driving Miss Daisy,” which won the top awards, “My Left Foot,” “Dead Poets Society” and “Field of Dreams.”

Oscar Movies: Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, The (1961)–Supp. Actress

“The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone” was nominated for one Oscar, Supporting Actress for Lotte Lenya; the winner was Rita Moreno for “West Side Story.”

Oscar Movies: Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

The noir in color lurid melodrama, John Stahl's “Leave Her to Heaven” was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Actress for Gene Tierney, deservedly winning the Color Cinematography for Leon Shmaroy.

Oscar 2007: National Society of Film Critics Chooses There Will Be Blood

January 5, 2008–The National Society of Film Critics, meeting today (Saturday), chose ?¢¬Ä¬úThere Will Be Blood?¢¬Ä as Best Picture of 2007, its helmer Paul Thomas Anderson as Best Director, and Daniel Day-Lewis as Best Actor.

Oscar 2007: BAFTA Foreign Language Nominees

January 5, 2008–Ang Lee's romantic thriller “Lust, Caution” is among the five titles up for the Bafta's 2008 foreign film award. The category also includes “La Vie en Rose,” “Lives of Others,” “Diving Bell,” and