Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I've always liked supporting performances that come in for a short time, knock it out of the park, and leave. Duvall got a nomination for Apocalypse Now for doing just that, Wilford Brimley did it in Absence of Malice but didn't get nominated. She won't get a nomination this year, but I loved Patri...

This episode brought back a personal memory. A week before my 18th birthday in 1965 and the weekend before I was to move to Florida, my brother-in-law decided to bring me to the Manhattan Playboy Club. Drinking age was 18 in NYC and I needed fake ID, which I duly memorized. When we got there the gr...

I guess Vanessa Redgrave remains the only Supporting Actress winner that portrayed the titled character. Half credit to Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer and partial credit for Diane Wiest for Hannah and her Sisters and Margaret Rutherford for The V.I.P.s A side anecdote. Back in 1977 when I handl...

While we are on this sidebar, here are the films with 2 supporting actor nominations that had the most potential for a third, in my estimation. I didn't really look at who would get bumped and in truth, three nominations in any performing category from the same film is an extreme rarity. 1939: Add ...

As I posted for 1973, here's the National Society of Film Critics voting breakdown for 1972. These are the only two years that I have their books. I'm not sure they published more than one or two others. 26 Points - Jeannie Berlin - The Heartbreak Kid 11 Points - Ida Lupino - Junior Bonner 11 Point...

I have an old National Society of Film Critics Book on their 1973 Awards. Thought it might be interesting to post their complete results for Supporting Actress: 32 Points - Valentina Cortese - Day for Night 16 Points - Mari Torocsik - Love 11 Points - Sylvia Sidney - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams 07...

I also saw It's a Mad World at the Warner Theater, but I don't remember when exactly, probably early 1964. You're right that some movies played for well over a year back then. Was Layne's 'no' remark about "Send Me No Flowers" in response to the movie itself, or to the fiasco with his sec...

I just love the cultural references. Don and Layne trying to decide on a movie: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Send Me No Flowers, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Don: mmm, Catherine Deneuve)." The release dates of the last two were spot on - late 1964, but It's a Mad World had been out a ...

Although this is way in advance, TCM's September Schedule is up: http://www.tcm.com/schedule/month/?cid=&oid=9/1/2010 There are quite a number of rarities that will be shown, including: The Moon is Blue Secret Beyond the Door Make Way for Tomorrow (I know this is out on Criterion DVD now) The P...

Carey Mulligan Cast as Eliza in My Fair Lady Remake By Troy Rogers Although Carey Mulligan was nominated for an Oscar in An Education, Mulligan may have another shot at Oscar glory now that Carey is set to play Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming Emma Thompson penned remake of My Fair Lady. In an inter...

At least these guys aren't following Norman Maine's footsteps ater his wife Vicki Lester won her Oscar.



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Worked with or talked to: Winners: Acting: Ernest Borgnine Anthony Quinn Paul Newman Robert Duvall Sally Field Harold Russell Directing Sidney Pollack Writing Abby Mann Producing Ronald L. Schwary (met him on the set of Absence of Malice in 1981 right before the Academy Awards Show. I asked him how...