Renowned for his coolly objective style, daringly ambiguous moral complexity, and willingness to tackle taboo themes, classic Hollywood titan (or tyrant, to many of those who worked under him) Otto Preminger pushed the boundaries of the Production Code to create some of the most sophisticated and provocative films of the studio era.
Oscar Actors: Niven, David–Background, Career, Awards
June 20, 2020 by
David Niven Career Summary: Occup. Inheritance: No Social Class: Upper middle Education: Royal Military College Training: arrived in Hollywood in 1934; age 24 Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: Wuthering Heights, 1939; age 29 Broadway Debut: 1950, opposite Swanson; age 40 Broadway Role: The Moon Is Blue, 1953; then movie version, 1954 TV Debut: Oscar award: Separate […]
Oscar Actors: Adams, Amy–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage; Emmy Nom)
June 19, 2020 by
For Junebug, in 2005, Adams received her first Best Supporting Actress nomination, and won an Independent Spirit Award.
Oscar Actors: Widmark, Richard–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Emmy)
June 19, 2020 by
Kiss of Death was a commercial and critical success: Widmark won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year – Actor, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
Oscar Actors: Finney, Albert–Background, Career, Awards, Cumulative Advantage
June 18, 2020 by
A recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards, Finney was nominated for an Oscar five times, as Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984), and as Best Supporting Actor for Erin Brockovich (2000).
