Oscar Nominees You've Met

[Precious Doll]

I don't recall seeing this post before. Very entertaining reading.

I can only lay claim to Tilda Swinton but I have seen Jane Campion, Kidman & Gerard Depardieu. And Jane Fonda.



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[The Original BJ]

Found this post while noodling around, and realized I needed to update!

[Penelope]

I can only claim one person: Patricia Clarkson, who I spoke to when she called Continental Airlines to make a reservation to fly to Houston. This was before she'd achieved her late 90s, early 00s fame, and she was stunned that I recognized her (during my tenure at CO, I also spoke to Shelley Duvall and George Lazenby; I won't mention the crew member who spoke disparagingly about a certain Ethan Hawke).

[MovieWes]

I've met...

Thomas Haden Church
Jackie Earle Haley
Tommy Lee Jones
Charlize Theron
Billy Bob Thornton
John C. Reilly
Volker Schlondorff (Winner Best Foreign Language Film for The Tin Drum)
John Sayles

I've seen Richard Linklater, but I've never met him.

[Damien]

By the way where did you match ass prints with Garbo?

After Garbo died, her niece gained possession of her apartment at River House in New York City. She hired a friend of mine who paints murals and faux designs ,and he invited me over to see her place. Once there, I couldn't resist sitting on Queen Christina's throne.



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[ITALIANO]

Roberto Benigni
Meryl Streep
Anjelica Huston
Nicola Badalucco
Spike Lee
George Clooney
Tony Renis
Giuseppe Tornatore (best foreign film winner)
Federico Fellini
Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Gianni Amelio (best foreign film nominee)
Gabriele Salvatores (best foreign film winner)
Valentina Cortese
Stefano Reali
Penelope Cruz
Furio Scarpelli
Mark Wahlberg
Akira Kurosawa
Bernardo Bertolucci
Marcello Mastroianni
Mario Monicelli (best foreign film nominee)
Ryuiki Sakamoto
Lina Wertmuller
Giancarlo Giannini

Others I just saw but didn't talk to - like Ralph Fiennes, Peter O'Toole, Susannah York, Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, etc.

[Uri]

I’ve never really met any, but I’ve seen some in person, all of them were guests at the Jerusalem film festival – Oliver Stone, Peter Weir, Terrence Malick, Elia Kazan – it was a few years before he died, and he looked quite funny, this ultimate old American tourist, walking down a Jerusalem street in his white Bermuda shorts and snickers.

But the most joyful encounter occurred in 1984, when Jeanne Moreau came with a documentary she made about Lillian Gish, which was shown as a part of a double feature with Broken Blossoms. Seeing Moreau was a huge thrill, but having the privilege of Gish herself passing by, one foot away from me – she was ninety (although still officially 87), extremely light on her feet, very beautiful (and surprisingly tall) in a lovely blue chiffon dress - that was the highlight of my life as a moviegoer.

[Reza]

Sylvia Sidney (At age 17, I was working – my first job – as a phone solicitor for a water softening company; when I called her she was a total bitch to the gentle teenager I was. A year and a half later, the bitch lost the Oscar – Hah! Fuck you. Sylvia Sidney, you old crone!)

Although I did not technically meet Ethan Hawke in the sense of exchanging words, our eyes met, and it was magical.

I didn't meet her, but I did sit on Greta Garbo's toilet.

Damien,

You really made my morning. Enjoyed this post. What a pity we could not meet up in New York in 2003!!

Wonder if Ethan will respond to my request for an autograph as he is on Broadway?

By the way where did you match ass prints with Garbo?



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[Damien]

John Lithgow
Teresa Wright
Robert Anderson
Vanessa Redgrave
Robert Ryan
Claire Wilbur
Lillian Gish
Dean Pitchford
Bill Condon
Lauren Bacall
James Coburn
Larry Kramer
Sally Kellerman
Bruce Cohen
James Cromwell
Marty Richards
Sylvia Miles
Henry Krieger
Ian McKellen
Oprah Winfrey
David Zippel
George C. Scott
Rachel Griffiths
Mark Rydell
Betsy Blair {phone conversation}
Ernest Borgnine {phone conversation}
Mariel Hemmingway
Blake Edwards
Sylvia Sidney (At age 17, I was working – my first job – as a phone solicitor for a water softening company; when I called her she was a total bitch to the gentle teenager I was. A year and a half later, the bitch lost the Oscar – Hah! Fuck you. Sylvia Sidney, you old crone!)

Although I did not technically meet Ethan Hawke in the sense of exchanging words, our eyes met, and it was magical.

I didn't meet her, but I did sit on Greta Garbo's toilet.

[Greg]

Paul Mazursky once saw me in my underwear.

I'm in an Alan Parker film, and I auditioned for him.

Considering the movie you're in, you're just lucky you didn't have to audition naked.



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[FilmFan720]

People I have actually exchanged words with (albeit however brief), compared to the many who I have seen at Stage Doors/on the streets

Javier Fesser (Short Nominee - Binta and the Great Idea)
Joel Grey
Sejong Park (Short Nominee - Birthday Boy)
Kevin Spacey

One of my biggest regrets was that I was in the lobby of a theatre once and Robert Altman was standing five feet from me...wish I had gone over to him and told him how much I loved his work and it meant to me.

I also have an aunt who won an Emmy award...the only major entertainment award I have gotten to hold:)

[Reza]

Dame Wendy Hiller
Lauren Bacall
Dame Maggie Smith
Vanessa Redgrave
Melanie Griffith
Glynis Johns
Sir Rex Harrison

[anonymous1980]

I almost met Fernando Meirelles just before he got his Oscar nomination for City of God. He came here during the CineManila Film Festival where he gave a talk. The schedule changed so much that I missed it when it finally happened.

[Jim20]

These are the following people I have met, thus far, by specific job catergory. If I think of any more, I'll definitely add the name to the list.

Director
Frank Darabont
George Lucas

Cinematographers
John Toll
William Fraker

Composer
Howard Shore

Editors
Walter Murch
Michael Kahn
Thelma Schoonmaker
Alex Rodriguez (Children of Men)
Stephen Mirrione
Hughes Winborne (Crash)
Danford Greene (MASH)
Thom Noble

Actors
Christian Bale
Denzel Washington
Kevin Spacey
George Clooney
Virginia Madsen
Thomas Haden Church
Don Cheadle
Christopher Walken

Producers
Tony Bill (The Sting)

[Big Magilla]

Ruth Gordon
Garson Kanin
Bette Midler
Sidney Poitier
Gig Young
Richard Castellano
Peggy Cass
John Gielgud
Liv Ullmann