It is with great pleasure that I nominate Marion Cotillard, the brilliant French actress who embodies the legendary singer Edith Piaf in Picturehouse's upcoming biopic “La Vie en Rose,” as the first bona fide Oscar contender in 2007.
Oscar Actors: Bondi, Beulah (Nominee for Gorgeous Hussy and Of Human Hearts)
March 19, 2007 by
Beulah Bondi was nominated for 2 Oscars: In 1936 as Supporting Actress in “The Gorgeous Hussy,” and in 1938, as Supporting Actress in “Of Human Hearts.” In 1936, Bondi lost the Oscar to Gale Sondergaard in “Anthony Adverse,” and in 1938 to Fay Bainter in “Jezebel.”
Oscar Movies: Lion in Winter, The (1968)
March 14, 2007 by
In an unprecedented move, that happened only once in the Academy's history, a tie was declared in the Best Actress category between Streisand and Katharine Hepburn, who won her third Oscar for “The Lion in Winter,” an historical drama that was also honored for its Adapted Screenplay and Score.
Oscar Movies: Funny Girl
March 14, 2007 by
“Oliver” emerged as the big winner, and “Funny Lady,” though nominated for 8 Oscars, won only one, Best Actress for Barbra Streisand. In an unprecedented move, that happened only once in the Academy's history, a tie was declared in the Best Actress category between Streisand and Katharine Hepburn, who won her third Oscar for “The Lion in Winter.”
Oscar Artists: Frank, Scott–Nominated Scribe for Soderbergh’s Out of Sight
March 12, 2007 by
Scott Frank makes his directorial debut with THE LOOKOUT, which he also wrote. Frank earlier won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, the Best Screenplay Awards from both the National Society of Film Critics and The Boston Society of Film Critics, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for OUT OF SIGHT based on the novel by Elmore Leonard.
