Not only was Janet Gaynor the first to win this award, but she was also the only woman actor to win a single Oscar for multiple roles. As one of the biggest silent film stars of the time, Gaynor's Best Actress win recognized her work in "7th Heaven," "Sunrise: A Song of Two Hum...
Released: 1952 Directed by: Fred Zinnemann Dig Deeper AFI's Top 10 Western Films Also ranks #3 on The Best Western Movies of the 1950s Also ranks #5 on The Best Movies That Have Been Screened At The White House 44 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Jennifer Jones, William H...
Released: 1952 Directed by: Fred Zinnemann Dig Deeper AFI's Top 10 Western Films Also ranks #3 on The Best Western Movies of the 1950s Also ranks #5 on The Best Movies That Have Been Screened At The White House 44 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Jennifer Jones, William Hol...
Peter O’Toole has been nominated for Best Actor a record eight times without a win. Adrien Brody became the youngest Best Actor winner at the age of 29 (The Pianist). Henry Fonda became the oldest Best Actor winner at the age of 76 (On Golden Pond). I hope you’ve enjoyed this lo...
Gig Young was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.This was Young's third nomination for Best Supporting Actor, but only his first victory, having been nominated in 1952 and 1959 as well. But though Young was the only one to receive an Oscar for this movie, thecast and crew were...
McGuire made Invitation (1952) at MGM, which flopped, and Make Haste to Live (1954) at Republic. She had a huge hit with Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) at Fox and appeared in episodes of The US Steel Hour, Lux Video Theatre, The Best of Broadway (an adaptation of The Philadelphi...
poor neighborhood using the magic of song and dance. The film marked the first time a Best Picture winner also took home the Oscar for Best Song. This is also the only movie to have an actor (Barry Fitzgerald) receivesimultaneous nominationsfor Best Actor and Best Actor in a Supporting ...
Kirk Douglas was born in Amsterdam, N.Y. on December 12, 1916. He was a movie star of great repute for over a half century. He was nominated for Best Actor Oscar's three times, but with no wins. The movies were "Champion" (1949), "The Bad and Beautiful;" (1952), and "Lust ...
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Also ranks #9 on The Best Classic 1940s Dance Movies, Ranked 41 High Noon Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado 126 votes Dimitri Tiomkin Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Released: 1952 Directed by: Fred Zinnemann Also ranks #2 on The Best Gary Cooper Movies, Ra...