Ben Cross, who portrayed the gold medal-winning Olympic sprinter Harold Abrahams in the 1981 Oscar best picture winner Chariots of Fire, has died. He was 72.
Chariots of Fire: Ben Cross, Who Played Jewish Runner in the Oscar Winner Dies at 72
August 18, 2020 by
Oscar Directors: Campion, Jane–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography, Cum Advantage (Emmy Award)
August 18, 2020 by
Campion is the second of five women ever nominated for the Best Director Oscar and the first and only female filmmaker to receive the Palme d’Or, for the acclaimed film The Piano (1993), for which she also won Best Original Screenplay.
Oscar Directors: Rossen, Robert–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
August 18, 2020 by
Dieterle’s best-known films include The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Life of Emile Zola which won the 1937 Best Picture Oscar, The Devil and Daniel Webster.
Oscar Directors: Yates, Peter–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
August 18, 2020 by
Dieterle’s best-known films include The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Life of Emile Zola which won the 1937 Best Picture Oscar, The Devil and Daniel Webster.
Oscar Directors: Payne, Alexander–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
August 17, 2020 by
Payne is a two-time winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, and a three-time nominee of the Best Director Oscar.
