Feb 25, 2007–Torill Kove‚Äôs Den danske dikteren (The Danish Poet) received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. Produced by Lise Fearnley and Marcy Page for Norway‚Äôs Mikrofilm and the National Film Board of Canada, the 15-minute is the story of Kaspar, a poet whose creative well has run dry, who embarks on a holiday to Norway.
Oscar 2006: Scorsese Finally Wins Best Director Oscar at his Sixth Nomination
February 25, 2007 by
Feb 25, 2007–Nominated for best director five times without winning, Martin Scorsese at last captured the director Oscar for “The Departed.” With “The Departed” victory for best picture, this is the first time one of his movies won the top honor as well.
Departed, The: Scorsese’s Film Sweeps Major Oscars
February 25, 2007 by
Feb 25, 2007–“The Departed,” Martin Scorsese's gangster film, won Best Picture, Best Director, Adpated Screenplay, and Editing, grabbing the largest (four) number of Oscars tonight.
Oscar Movies: Color Purple, The (1985)
February 25, 2007 by
Two films in 1981 were nominated for 11 Oscars: Pollack's “Out of Africa,” which swept the awards, including Best Picture, and Spielberg's “The Color Purple,” which lost in each of its 11 categories.
Oscar Directors: Scorsese, Only Director in History to Win at Sixth Nomination
February 25, 2007 by
Feb 25, 2007–Six proves to be the lucky charm for Martin Scorsese tonight, when he finally won the Best Director Oscar for “The Departed.” Scorsese was finally embraced by Hollywood, an industry that has snubbed him before for such good pictures as “Raging Bull” in 1980 and “GoodFellas” in 1990.
