Holocaust survivor and Oscar winner Branko Lustig, who won the Best Picture Oscars for Schindler’s List and Gladiator, has died at his home in Croatia. He was 87.
Oscar Quiz: Best Actress
November 12, 2019 by
Name the actress who had received three of her four Best Actress nominations for playing a lead role in a script written by her husband?
Oscar Quiz: Best Actor
November 12, 2019 by
How many thespians have won the lead Oscar (Best Actor) for playing a pianist?
Joy: Academy Disqualifies Austria’s Entry for Best International Feature Oscar
November 12, 2019 by
Two recent scandals in the newly named Best International Film Oscar. Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) stirred controversy when it disqualified Lionheart, Nigeria’s entry for best international feature Oscar consideration, because its dialogue is predominantly in English. And today, the Hollywood Reporter notes that Austria’s entry, Joy, has been […]
Oscar Actors: Dee, Ruby–Supporting Actress Nominee, American Gangster (Cumulative Advantage)
November 11, 2019 by
For her performance as Mahalee Lucas, as Denzel Washington’s mother, in American Gangster (2007), Dee was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
