Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Thanks for the insight, Big Magilla. The nose rubbing/cocaine observation. I didn't know of Ms. Hawkins' previous awards. Just as Vanity Fair, the Oscar party I attended for ten years was cancelled. Fun fact: I'm friends the mother of Gina Tognoni, Best Supporting Actress at the 2008 Daytime Emmys....

I'm sorry...I hardly ever post anymore yet Sally Hawkins' performance last night...er, I mean, "acceptance speech" last night called so much attention to herself. Her "Oh, I never expected this would happen, Look at me, How much I appreciate this, How do I act?" demeaner carried...

I just finished having lunch with Sharon Tognoni, mother of Best Supporting Actress (Daytime Emmys) Gina Tognoni. It might interest you awards show followers about the nuts-and-bolts of actually winning an award. She carried the Emmy statutette with her on the plane from LA back to NYC, had to go t...

I'm a frequent visitor to this board, especially during Oscar season. A friend of mine's daughter, Gina Tognoni, won Best Supporting Actress last night at the Daytime Emmy Awards. It is her second win in three years. She was heavily favored to win in the soap media. The excitement among family and ...

Years ago, I saw a Rock Hudson film. It was in color and probably from the 1950s. It ended epic-ly, with perhaps (I think ) an Ocean view and grand, rhapsodic music. THEN, a bible verse quotation appears on the screen. I believe it was 1 John 4:12. (It might've been two or three verses). Does anyon...

Academy Award Winner Geena Davis made a speech and then had an autograph session here in Lexington, Kentucky in October. Her win is my all-time favorite Cinderella Oscar win. I mean, the Academy even had Sigourney Weaver's co-star in Working Girl, Melanie Griffith, present the category. It was with...

Hi friends, I'm a serious reader of this board, especially during Oscar season. A friend of mine's daughter took home the Best Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy Friday night. Against stiff and formidable competition. I can't begin to tell you how much this award meant not only to the young actress an...