John Singleton, writer-director of Boyz n the Hood, who was the first African American to earn a Best Director Oscar nomination, has died. He was 51.
Oscar Directors: Singleton, John, Director of “Boyz N’ the Hood”–Youngest Oscar Nominee–Dies at 51
April 29, 2019 by
Oscar Directors: Del Toro, Guillermo–What Makes Him Run?
April 26, 2019 by
Del Toro said that he’s drawn to monsters because they “embody the other in a way that nothing else does.”
Oscar Movies: Green Book (2018)–Best Picture
April 26, 2019 by
The film was a box office success, bringing in $314.7 million worldwide, including $85 million domestically, against a $23 million budget.
Oscar: Luck and Circumstances–On the Waterfront
April 20, 2019 by
Eva Marie Saint won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar ward for Kazan’s On the Waterfront, her very first film, which swept that year’s Oscars. But she was not the first choice.
Oscar Actors: Dunne, Irene (Five-Time Nominee)–Background, Career, Awards
April 17, 2019 by
Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress—for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939), and I Remember Mama (1948)—and was one of the top 25 highest-paid actors of her time.
