The Best Documentary Oscar category was established in 1941, but non-fictional films had qualified for Oscars in other categories before that. Hence, In 1930, “With Byrd at the South Pole” won the Best Cinematography Oscar Award. Share this:
Oscar 1929: Year 2–Analysis of All Nominees and Winners (for Achievements in 1928-1929)
October 27, 2016 by
Oscar 1930: Year 2–Complete List of Winners and Nominees in All Categories (for achievements in 1928-1929).
Oscar 2017: Annette Bening in 20th Century Women
October 26, 2016 by
In one of her best roles, Annette Bening in 20th Century Women plays an unconventional single mother raising her teenage son in 1979 Santa Barbara. Her turn as Dorothea Fields is tour-de-force for the four-time Oscar nominee and it showcases her offbeat yet considerable talent. Share this:
Oscar 2017: Amy Adams for Best Actress in Arrival
October 26, 2016 by
This Oscar season is seeing many complex women’s roles vying for the Best Actress Oscar. Arrival is a sci-fi about an alien invasion, at the center of which there is a strong woman, played by Amy Adams. In the film, which played well as the Telluride and Toronto film festivals, alien ships land all over […]
Oscar: Good Movies Come From….
October 25, 2016 by
Bill Naughton’s Story of a Cockney Don Juan has had many incarnations, first done as radio play.
