Oscar Nominations: 1 Original Song: On the Road Again, music and lyrics by Willie Nelson Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner of the Original Song Oscar were Michael Gore and Dean Pitch’ford’s title song from Home. Share this:
Oscar Movies: Hondo (1953)–Starring John Wayne
June 22, 2014 by
John Wayne plays the eponymous hero, Hondo Lane, a former gunfighter who is now a dispatch rider for the U.S. Cavalry. Upon meeting Angie Lowe (Geraldine Page, in her first Oscar-nominated role) and her son Johnny (Lee Aaker), Hondo learns that her husband had deserted them in the wake of an Apache uprising.
Oscar Movies: Home in Indiana (1944): Oscar Nominee
June 21, 2014 by
Oscar Nominations: 1 Color Cinematography: Edward Cronjager Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The Color Cinematography Oscar winner was Leon Shamor for “Wilson.” Share this:
Oscar Movies: Home Alone (1990)–Blockbuster Family Comedy
June 21, 2014 by
This family comedy unexpectedly became one of the most popular movies of the decade. Macaulay Colkin plays Kevin (Macaulay Culkin), a young boy accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Realizing that he’s literally left “home alone,” Kevin learns to fend for himself and, and […]
Oscar Movies: Hollywood Canteen (1944)
June 21, 2014 by
Oscar Nominations: 3 Sound Recording: Nathan Levinson Song: Sweet Dreams Sweetheart, music by M.K. Jerome, lyrics by Ted Koehler Scoring of a Musical: Ray Heindorf Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The Song Oscar went to James Van Heusen and Johnny Burke’s Swinging on a Star from the movie Going My Way. The Sound Oscar went E.H. […]
