Theoni V. Aldredge, who designed the costumes for Broadway and Off Broadway productions, including “Annie,” “A Chorus Line” and “La Cage aux Folles,” and who won an Academy Award for her work on The Great Gatsby, died on Friday in Stamford, Conn. She was 88.
Oscar 2010: Social Network Vs. King’s Speech
January 23, 2011 by
With King’s Speech’s PGA victory, the two front-runners now look like as if they are back to running neck-to-neck as they head toward next month’s Oscars, especially since the PGA has a good, though not infallible, track record for foreshadowing Oscar winners.
Over the past ten years, the PGA winner went on to win the best picture Oscar 60% of the time.
Oscar 2010: Producers Guild of America Chooses King's Speech
January 23, 2011 by
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has chosen “The King’s Speech” as the year’s top feature. The PGA’s selection of The Weinstein Company’s historical drama is a major boost for the filmd, starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, and a bit of a setback for David Fincher’s The Social Network.
Oscar: Tandy, Jessica–Best Actress in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
January 22, 2011 by
Jessica Tandy won the Best Actress oscar in 1989 for “Driving Miss Daisy.” Tandy, one of the Academy’s oldest winners, competed in the lead category with isabelle Adjani in “Camille Claudel,” Pauline Collins in “Shirley Valentine,” Jessica lange in “The Music Box,” and Michelle Pfeiffer in “The Fabulous Baker Boys.”
Oscar: Best Actress–Foster, Jodie in The Accused (1988)
January 21, 2011 by
Jodie Foster’s first Best Actress Oscar was in 1988 for the rape melodrama “The Accused.” Her second Oscar was three years, in 1991, for “The Silence of the Lambs.”
In 1988, she competed against Glenn Close in “Dangerous Liaisons,” Melanie Griffith in “Working Girl,” Meryl Streep in “A Cry in the Dark,” and Sigourney Weaver in “Gorillas in the Mist.”
