From 1937 to 1947, Alexander Hall was a contract director at Columbia, where he made several sophisticated comedies. He was nominated once for the Best Director Oscar, for Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).
Oscar Directors: Franklin, Sidney–Background, Career, Awards (LGBTQ, Gay)
January 3, 2014 by
Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893) specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway plays. He received one Best Director Oscar nomination, in 1937, at the age of 44, for “The Good Earth,” for which Luise Rainer won her second, consecutive but undeserving, Best Actress Oscar.
Blue Jasmine: Woody Allen’s New Oscar Momentum
January 3, 2014 by
Great Cate Blanchett should receive her seventh Oscar nomination for playing the lead in Allen’s best film in two decades.
Oscar Directors: Schertzinger, Victor L. (1888-1941)
January 3, 2014 by
Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888] – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include Paramount on Parade (co-director, 1930), Something to Sing About (1937) with James Cagney, and the first two “Road” pictures Road to Singapore (1940) and Road to Zanzibar (1941). His two best-known songs are “I Remember You” and “Tangerine“, both with lyrics by Johnny Mercerand both featured in Schertzinger’s final […]
Oscar Directors: Hathaway, Henry–Background, Career, Awards
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) was huge hit and received 7 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Hathaway.
