Estelle Parsons is one of the few actresses to have two consecutive Oscar nominations, both in the supporting league. She won the Supporting Actress Oscar in “Bonnie and Clyde,” her second feature, in which she played the neurotic Blanche Barrow, Clyde's sister-in-law.
Oscar Actors: Parsons, Estelle–Social Background, Career, Awards (Cumu Advantage)
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Oscar Actors: Hyer, Martha–Background, Career, Awards (Oscar Nominee, “Some Came Running”)
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Martha Hyer made her screen debut in 1946, in “The Locket,” and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1958, for Minnelli’s melodrama, “Some Came Running.”
Oscar Actors: Rutherford, Margaret (The V.I.P.s)
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In 1963, at age 71, Margaret Rutherford won the Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in “The V.I.P.s.”
Oscar Actors: Byington, Spring
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In 1938, Spring Byington received her first (and only) Supporting Actress nomination for her role in Frank Capra's comedy, “You Can't Take It With You,” which won the Best Picture.
Oscar 2007: A Walk to Beautiful Wins Top Feature Docu Prize
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December 8, 2007–Mary Olive Smith's “A Walk to Beautiful” won the top feature documentary prize from the International Documentary Association. The docu, feted Friday night at the Directors Guild of America Theatre, won out over “Crazy Love,” “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience,” “Sicko,” and “Taxi to the Dark Side.”
