Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

1. Thompson 2. Hunter (I can not believe she hasn’t got any votes so far). 3. Foster (TSOTL) 4. Sarandon 5. Tandy 6. Bates 7. McDormand 8. Hunt 9. Lange 10. Foster (TA) I was torned between Thompson and Hunter, but gave Thompson the edge considering she did wonders with such a restrained, though imm...

Shocking and sad news…

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alec ... 235094931/

McDormand is in a truly select group of 4 women who've fronted a best picture winner with a winning lead performance without a male co-star nominated alongside -- Luise Rainer '36, Shirley MacLaine '83, Gwyneth Paltrow '98, and now McDormand. Great post, Tee. Yes, we should have noticed this back t...

Just last year: there was a lot of noise regarding likely nods for both Loren and Burstyn, though in the end as we know the rumours failed to materialize nominations for them.

By winning for The Father, Hopkins became the actor with the fewest nominations (in Leading) to win 2 Leading Actor awards (2/4). At the other end of the spectrum is Spencer Tracy, who won two statuettes out of 9 nominations.

They have a diversity problem. I thought it was a group made up of international journalists from all continents led by a Turk. How does it have a diversity problem? Is it because there is no black person in the group? And a group that, despite the origin or race of their members, is capable of in ...

Jane Alexander would be a very pleasant honoree...

Here it is a very nice interview Zhao gave to Variety just a day after winning her Oscar.

https://variety.com/2021/film/directors ... 234961719/

Chloé Zhao is now doing a Marvel movie, to which I say 1) good for her making some dough and 2) exactly what, in either The Rider or Nomadland, makes one think she’d be right for an effects-laden extravaganza? You never know for sure, but this smells trainwreck to me. Zhao is far more interesting f...

In the end, Nomadland won film/actress/director, the first time that particular haul was the best picture's profile. The closest was Gentleman's Agreement, which won film/supporting actress/director. (Gentleman's Agreement was also, as Damien's book let us know, the last time a best picture was fol...

- This is only the third time in history that the Best Actor winner has won for playing a role with his own name, after George C. Scott won for playing George S. Patton, Jr. and Daniel Day-Lewis won for playing Daniel Plainview. Add to that the fact that Anthony Hopkins character in The Father was ...

While all the attention has focused on Hopkins being the oldest actor to win for Best Actor (and in any acting category), it is noteworthy that both McDormand and Youn have entered the top 10 of the oldest actresses to win in their respective categories, coincidentally both occupying now the third p...

- At 89, Ann Roth is now the oldest woman to win an Oscar in any category. Same age as James Ivory, but I don't have the time or dedication to determine who is the oldest when they won. I've found the time the check this out, and at 89 years and 177 days, Roth is the second oldest person in history...

- This is only the third time in history that the Best Actor winner has won for playing a role with his own name, after George C. Scott won for playing George S. Patton, Jr. and Daniel Day-Lewis won for playing Daniel Plainview. - I think this is only the second time that the winners for actor and a...

First time since the 78th Academy Awards that no film won more than three awards. Before that, we have to go all the way back to the 13th Academy Awards.