Wycherly appeared in Howard Hawks 1941 Oscar-winning biopic, Sergeant York. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing the role of Mother York (Gary Cooper’s mom).
Oscar Actors: Ritter, Thelma–Greatest Loser (Six Nominations!)
July 21, 2015 by
One of two or three greatest losers in Oscar history, Ritter received six Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
Oscar Speeches: Eastwood on Winning for the Western, Unforgiven (1992)
July 20, 2015 by
I was glad to get the Oscar for ‘Unforgiven,’ because in my mind it was probably the last of that genre that I was going to make–Oscar winner Clint Eastwood
Oscar Actors: Whitty, May Dame (Night Must Fall, Mrs. Miniver)
July 20, 2015 by
Whitty’s first major Hollywood film recreated her stage role in Night Must Fall (1937), starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell, for which she received her first Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
Movie Stars: Women–Box-Office Champions by Decade
July 14, 2015 by
According to our study of movie stars, half of the women have been box-office stars for only one year or two–in sharp contrast to the average durabilty of male stars.
