Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar in 2001 at her first nomination for Monster’s Ball, Her major competitor was Sissy Spacek, who won all the critics awards for In the Bedroom. Berry has made mostly bad movies since her win. Bad choice od roles? Bad luck?
Oscar Actors: Roberts, Julia in Erin Brockovich (2000)
February 9, 2011 by
Julia Roberts won the Oscar in 2000 for the biopic Erin Brockovich at her third nomination. She was previously nominated in the supporting league for “Steel Magnolias,” in 1988, and in the lead category for “Pretty Woman,” in 1990.
Oscar: Best Actress–Swank, Hilary in Boy’s Don’t Cry (1999)
February 8, 2011 by
Hilary Swank, then completely unknown, won the Best Actress in 1999 for the indie “Boys Don’t Cry,” at her first nmination. Her main competitor was Annette Bening in “American Beauty,” which swept most of the Oscars.
Oscar Movies: Quills (2000)
February 8, 2011 by
Oscar Nominations:
Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush
Art Director/Set Direction: Martin Childs; Jill Quertier
Oscar 2010: Is the Game Really Over?
February 8, 2011 by
Could there be a Major Upset in the Best Picture Category?
I believe I wrote the first “serious” Oscar book, back in 1986, published under the title, “And the Winner Is: The History and Politics of the Academy Awards.”
