In the 2002 Oscar race, no less than seven of the 20 actors (about one third) nominated in the four categories were fresh faces.

You know you’ve entered new territory when you realize that your outfit costs more than your film–Jessica Yu (Breathing Lessons)

When Jerry Greenberg won the Best Editing Oscar for The French Connection, which swept the 1971 Oscars for Best Picture, Director (William Friedkin), and Actor (Gene Hackman), he thanked the “New York subway system.” The film’s most famous and talked about scenes were the chases between Hackman’s car and the subway in which the villain […]

Gregory Peck set an impossible goal for the 1985 Oscar show to be briefer than the usual, hoping for a 3-hour ceremony

In the 1985 Oscar show, in which Milos Forman’s Amadeus swept most of the awards, producer Saul Zaentz gave the longest acceptance speech, which ran nearly 4 minutes (3:58 to be exact).