At age 63, Sidney was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the domestic melodrama, Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, playing Joanne Woodward’s hard-bitten mother.
Oscar: Cumulative Advantage–Charles Laughton
January 21, 2020 by
Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899–December 15, 1962) was an accomplished English stage, film, and radio actor, for which he had won many accolades. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future […]
De Niro, Robert: Life Achievement Award from Screen Actors Guild
January 19, 2020 by
Robert De Niro accepted the life achievement award at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night, January 19, 2020. Leonardo DiCaprio, who first acted alongside De Niro in 1993’s This Boy’s Life, presented the statuette to the actor, noting that his performances have transformed audiences for over 50 years. “His characters have […]
Oscar Actors: Banderas, Antonio–Almodovar’s Pain and Glory (Cumulative Advantage)
January 17, 2020 by
For Almodovar’s 2019 autobiographical film, Pain and Glory, Banderas earned the Cannes Film Fest Award for Best Actor, and received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, at age 59.
Passer, Ivan: Czench New Wave Leader and American Emigre Director Dies at 86
January 16, 2020 by
January 16, 2020–Ivan Passer, leader of the Czech New Wave, who directed American films including Cutter’s Way, died Thursday in Reno, Nevada. He was 86.
