In 1981, the British sports melodrama “Chariots of Fire,” was the surprise winner of the Best Picture Oscar, with seven nominations and four awards. Warren Beatty's semi-successful epic “Reds,” which received the largest number of nominations (12), won two Oscars: Best Director for Beatty and Supporting Actress for Maureen Stapleton.
Reds (1981): Warren Beatty’s Lavish Epic, Starring Diane Keaton, Himself, Jack Nicholson
May 12, 2019 by
Oscar Artists: Sargent, Alvin–Winning Scribe (Julia, Ordinary People) Dies at 92
May 11, 2019 by
Alvin Sargent, two-time Oscar winner, who penned many critically and commercially successful films, from “Paper Moon” and “Ordinary People” to the “Spider-Man” sequels, died Thursday. He was 92. Sargent won two adapted screenplay Oscars, for “Julia” in 1977 and “Ordinary People” in 1980, and was nominated in 1973 for “Paper Moon.” He also received Writers […]
Oscar Directors: Arcand, Denys (Decline of the American Empire, The Barbarian Invasions
May 9, 2019 by
His film The Barbarian Invasions won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2003.
Oscar Artists: Ryskind, Morrie–Nominated Screenwriter (Stage Door,
May 6, 2019 by
Morrie Ryskind (October 20, 1895 – August 24, 1985) Ryskind was born in New York City, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Ida (Edelson) and Abraham Ryskind. He attended Columbia University but was suspended shortly before he was due to graduate after he called university president Nicholas Murray Butler “Czar Nicholas” in the pages of […]
Oscar Directors: Hall, Alexander–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
May 2, 2019 by
From 1937 to 1947, he was a contract director at Columbia, where he earned a reputation for sophisticated comedies. He was nominated for the Best Director Oscar for Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).
