October 11, 2016–The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) disclosed the official entries of 85 countries for the prestigious and impactful Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar consideration. That’s a record number for submissions, after 2014, in which 83 countries were represented. After screenings for voters, the Academy will announce a short list of nine […]
Oscar 2017: Foreign Language Film–Albania, Chromium
October 11, 2016 by
October 11, 2016–The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) disclosed the official entries of 85 countries for the prestigious and impactful Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar consideration.
Oscar 2017: Best Foreign Language Film–All-Time Record of 85 Countries
October 11, 2016 by
October 11, 2016–The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) disclosed the official entries of 85 countries for the prestigious and impactful Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar consideration. That’s a record number for submissions, after 2014, in which 83 countries were represented. After screenings for voters, the Academy will announce a short list of nine […]
Oscar: Casting, Miscasting, Casting Against Type
October 6, 2016 by
Casting against type can sometimes be extremely effective. James Cagney is better known for his gangster movies of the 1930s, but he won his only Best Actor Oscar for the 1942 musical biopic, Yankee Doodle Dandy. Best example is Dustin Hoffman in Mike Nichols’ Oscar winning The Graduate. William Hurt won his first and only Best […]
Oscar Actors: Young, Burt, Rocky (1976)
October 5, 2016 by
Two actors in Rocky, which ultimately won the Best Picture, were nominated in the Supporting Actor category, probably canceling each other out. The first was Burt Young as Rokcy’s loutish pal. The vet actor Burgess Meredith was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Rocky’s cantankerous septuagenarian manager, a harsh and quarreling, committed to […]
