He achieved his first recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar in The Defiant Ones (1958) alongside Sidney Poitier who was also nominated in the same category.
Oscar Actors: Reynolds, Burt–Background, Career, Awards
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Updated July 5, 2020 Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: Family: Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: Oscar Role: Other Noms: Other Awards: Frequent Collaborator: Screen Image: character actor Last Film: Career Output: Film Career Span: Marriage: Politics: Death: Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February […]
Oscar Actors: Kinnear, Greg–Background, Career, Awards
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In 1997, he was cast as a gay man with father issues in James L. Brooks’ comedy-drama As Good as It Gets, for which he received Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
Directors: Collaboration with Same Actors–Scorsese and De Niro; Scorsese and DiCaprio, Ridley Scott-Russell Crowe; John Hughes-Molly Ringwald
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Director-Actor Collaboration–John Hughes and Molly Ringwald
Oscar Actors: Allen, Joan–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Tony Award, Emmy Nom)
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Joan Allen received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Pat Nixon in Nixon (1995) and as Elizabeth Proctor, a woman accused of witchcraft, in The Crucible (1996). She was also nominated for Best Actress for her role in The Contender (2000), in which she played a politician who becomes the object of scandal.
