The only film in Academy’s history ever to win all three guild prizes, the Producers, Actors, and Directors Guilds and lose the Best Picture Oscar was Apollo 13 in 1995. The surprise winner was Mel Gibson’s violent historical epic, Braveheart. But back then, there was a longer gap in the race as the Oscars were […]
Oscar: Directors Guild Award Good Predictor for Best Picture?
February 8, 2015 by
Over the last 66 years, the winner of the top prize at the DGA Awards went on to win the best director Oscar on all but seven occas
Oscar 2014: Directors on Directing–DGA Panel
February 7, 2015 by
The five nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) top feature award all emphasized just how stressful it can be to direct during Saturday’s Meet the Nominees panel at the DGA Theater. Innaritu “Stress is a condition of your job,” said “Birdman” director Alejandro G. Inarritu. “If I’m relaxing, I start to think something […]
Oscar Movies: On the Riviera (1951)–Musical Starring Danny Kaye
February 2, 2015 by
Twentieth Century Fox In this musical lavish comedy, directed by Walter Lang, Dany Kaye is cast in dual role, as ab entertainer and as the war he physically resembles. The former is persuaded to pose as the latter in this remake of Follies Bergere. The script is written by Valentine Davies, Phoebe Ephron and […]
Oscar: Black Directors and Black-Themed Movies at the Oscars
February 2, 2015 by
In the Oscar’s eighty-six year history, only two black filmmakers have been nominated for the Best Director Oscar.
