Oscar Movies: Great Victor Herbert

Blake Edwards, changing gears and genres after The Pink Panther, directs this adventure, which boasts epic running time and some funny moments.

Oscar Movies: Great Race

Blake Edwards, changing gears and genres after The Pink Panther, directs this adventure, which boasts epic running time and some funny moments.

Oscar Movies: Great Muppet Caper (1981)

Oscar Nominations: 1 Original Song: The First Time It Happened, music and lyrics by Joe Raposo Oscar Awards: None The winner of the Original Song Oscar was Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) from the comedy Arthur.   Share this:

Oscar Movies: Great McGinty The–Preston Sturges First Oscar

This sharp, often witty political satire was Preston Sturges’ most impressive feature debut as a director, launching a brilliant career as one of Paramount’s top filmmakers. Brian Donlevy plays a street bum, who by following the advice of a crooked boss (Akim Tamiroff) ends up becoming a politician, first as a mayor then as a […]

Oscar Movies: The Great Lie–Mary Astor as Best Supporting Actress

Over the years, Edmund Goulding's soap opera has achieved notoriety for being a presposterously plotted melodrama, for featuring the classy lady Mary Astor in her one and only Oscar Award (for Best Supporting Actress) and for the petty fights on the set between the two stars.