Research in progress, Nov 25, 2021 De Sica, Vittorio (Italy) Shoeshine, 1947, won (non competitive) Bicycle Thieves, 1949, won (non competitive) Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, 1964, won (competitive) Marriage Italian Style, 1965, nominated Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The, 1971, won (competitive) Federico Fellini La Strada, 1956, won Nights of Cabiria, The, 1957, won 81/2, […]
Oscar Actors: Irons, Jeremy–Best Actor, Reversal of Fortine (1990)
November 25, 2021 by
In 1990’s Reversal of Fortune, based on the 1985 Alan Dershowitz best-seller, Irons, then 41, played Claus von Bülow, a Danish aristocrat charged in 1982 with attempting to murder his socialite wife, Sunny von Bülow (played by Glenn Close), via an insulin injection that left her in a vegetative state.
Oscars 2021: Is the Race Over? Nomadland Wins Top Honor from PGA
November 24, 2021 by
Nomadland Wins Top Film Prize at Producers Guild Awards–Locking It Up at the Oscars Joshua Richards The Producers Guild of America awarded Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland with their top prize, one of the key indicators for the Academy Awards, particularly the best picture category. All the acceptance speeches were pre-recorded with “Nomadland” giving a more lavished presentation […]
Oscars 2021: Directors Nominees Drew on Personal Experiences for Tales of Survival
November 24, 2021 by
Oscars Directing Nominees Drew on Personal Experiences for Tales of Survival Lee Isaac Chung (‘Minari’), Emerald Fennell (‘Promising Young Woman’), David Fincher (‘Mank’), Thomas Vinterberg (‘Another Round’) and Chloé Zhao (‘Nomadland’) drew on their past and their own memories to inform their films. From left: Emerald Fennell’s ‘Promising Young Woman,’ Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round,’ […]
Oscar: Foreign Language Films that Won the Award (in Various Categories)
November 24, 2021 by
Oscar: Foreign Language Films that Won the Award (in Various Categories).
