Faye Dunaway won the Best Actress Oscar in 1976 for Sidney Lumet's well acted "Network," a movie that satirized not only American TV but also her own screen image. It was Dunaway's third and last Oscar nomination.
Oscar: Best Actress–Fletcher, Louise in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
January 7, 2011 by
Louise Fletcher won the 1975 Best Actress Oscar for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." many insiders considered her role to be supporting, but it was a very bad year for actresses in a leading role.
Oscar Movies: Blue Skies (1946)
January 6, 2011 by
Oscar Nominations: 2
Score (Musical): Robert Emmett Dolan
Best Song: “You Keep Coming Back Like a Song,” music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Oscar: Best Actress–Burstyn, Ellen in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
January 6, 2011 by
Ellen Burtsyn, who won the 1974 Best Actress Oscar for this film, was instrumental in bringing the project to the screen, hiring a young director (Scorsese) and a team of women to serve behind the camera.
Oscar 2010: Best Directors–Age, Achievement, Recognition
January 5, 2011 by
Part One
Much has been made of the fact that the directors of the most high-profile films this season are relatively young, or middle-age. Tom Hopper (“The King’s Speech”) is in his late 30s, Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan”) is 40, David Fincher (“The Social Network”) is 48, David O. Russell (“The Fighter”) is 52, and Danny Boyle (“127 Hours”) is 54.
How old are filmmakers when they get their first Oscar nomination? At what phase of their careers they tend to win the industry's most coveted award? Does the nomination (and/or Oscar) represent their best work?
Read Tomorrow Part Two
