Cecil B. DeMille's spectacle epic “Reap the Wild Wind” was nominated for three Oscars: Cinematography and Interior Decoration (both in color), and won for Special Effects.
Oscar Movies: Cleopatra (1963)
May 5, 2007 by
Artistically, the British period comedy “Tom Jones” was superior to all the other nominees in 1963: Kazan's personal drama, “America, America;” Mankiewicz's problematic “Cleopatra,” which sank Fox financially; Ford's tired and old-fashioned anthology, “How the West Was Won;” and “Lilies of the Field,” which won Sidney Poitier the Best Actor. In recognition of the massive effort, the Academy honored “Cleopatra” with its technical Oscars.
Oscar Movies: Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)
May 5, 2007 by
The glitzy fashion comedy “The Devil Wears Prada” received two Oscar Nominations, for Actress Meryl Streep and for Costume Design by Patricia Field.
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
The winner of the Best Actress Oscar was Helen Mirren for “The Queen,” and of Costume Design the period piece, “Marie Antoinette.”
Oscar Movies: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombe
May 4, 2007 by
In 1964, Dr. Strangelove received four Oscar nominations, including Picture, Director, Screenplay and Actor. However, Cukor's old-fashioned musical “My Fair Lady” swept the largest number of nominations (12) and of Oscars, including Picture, Director, and Actor to Rex Harrison.
Oscar Movies: Raging Bull (1980)–Narrative Structure (Sequences)
May 4, 2007 by
In 1980, Redford's feature debut “Ordinary People,” which swept the most important Oscars, competed with two superlative films (both in black-and-white): David Lynch's “Elephant Man,” which received 8 nominations but lost in each one of them, and Scorsese's masterpiece, “Raging Bull,” which also received 8 nods, winning two Oscars, for Actor Robert De Niro and for Thelma Schoonmaker's editing.
