Worst performances honored by the Academy with Best Actor Oscar are…..
Oscars: Best Actors–Worst (Least Deserving) Performances, from Lionel Barrymore to Rami Maleks
February 24, 2017 by
Oscar 2017: Facts, Numbers, Trends
February 24, 2017 by
The 89th Academy Awards take place this Sunday, a day expected to be dominated by awards darling La La Land, which has earned a record-tying 14 nominations. Coming on the heels of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, this year was a very good one for actors of color. Black actors were shut out of the acting categories the last two years in a row. Here are […]
Oscar: Award as Popularity Contest–Doris Day
February 24, 2017 by
I was surprised at being nominated for an Academy Award for my performance in Pillow Talk, and even more surprised to find that by the end of that year, I had shot up to number one at the box-office–Doris Day
Oscar: Award as Popularity Contest–Bing Crosby
February 24, 2017 by
Artists' standing within the Hollywood industry and their popularity and with audiences rather than sheer quality of performance have often been yardsticks for being nominated. Bing Crosby was a dominant boxoffice draw in the 1940s, following his recordings and his “Road” movies with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. His Best Actor, for Going My Way, and his second nomination, for The Bells of St. Mary's, were as much a reward to his long-enduring popularity as a tribute to his natural, effortless acting; it also helped that both movies were commercial hits.
0 Oscar Actors: Supporting Actress Winners–Youngest, Oldest
February 23, 2017 by
Only three of the Supporting Actress winners have been younger than 20.
