How Oscar Savvy Are You? How many films in Oscar’s history have received only one nomination, for best direction? How many actors were nominated for playing an American President (both real-life and fictional) in the lead and supporting categories? Name the year in which one of the writing categories was dominated by foreign-language films? How […]

Who’s the biggest loser (in terms of nominations) among cinematographers in Oscar’s history?

Spirit Awards 1989: Year 4 Feature: Stand and Deliver First Feature: Mystic Pizza (Donald Petrie) Director: Ramon Menendez, Stand and Deliver Screenplay: Ramon Menendez and Tom Musca, Stand and Deliver Cinematography: Sven Nykvist, Unbearable Lightness of Being Actor: Edward James Olmos, Stand and Deliver Actress: Jodie Foster, Five Corners Supp Actor: Lou Diamond Phillips, Stand […]

Spirit Awards 1987: Year Three Feature: River’s Edge First Feature: Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino) Director: John Huston, The Dead Screenplay: Neal Jimenez, River’s Edge Cinematography: Haskell Waxler, Matewan Actor: Dennis Quaid, The Big Easy Actress: Sally Kirkland, Anna Supp Actor: Morgan Freeman, Street Smart Supp Actress: Anjelica Huston, The Dead Special Distinction (foreign film): A […]

Feature: Platoon First Feature: She’s Gotta Have It Director: Oliver Stone, Platoon Screenplay: Stone Cinematography: Bob Richardson, Platoon Actor: James Woods, Salvador Actress: Isabella Rossellini, Blue Velvet Special Distinction (foreign film): A Room with a View Share this: