... destroyed many peoples careers and lives, this is such the case as the non-communist progressive actor Sam Jaffe was blacklisted for refusing to cooperate. Jaffe was nominated for an Oscar for "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950) and was famous for such roles in "Lost Horizon." A very defiant Hollywood actor was Lionel Stander who had been in comedies directed by Ben Hecht ... re-enter the United States following a trip to Europe. He did return to the United States until 1972 when an apologetic Hollywood honored him with a lifetime achievement award during the Oscar ceremonies. Many retreated to...

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... , she has more chances than other Asian actresses. She was success in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In the year of 2001 Oscar award the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won four Oscar awards. Why did Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon win an Oscar award? What is the real appeal of the film for American viewers? How did this film make it big in Hollywood ... ...

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... 1967 for several categories including Best Actor (Hoffman), Best Actress (Bancroft), Best Adapted Screenplay (Henry, Willingham), Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Ross), Best Cinematography (Robert Sutees), and only won the Oscar for the Best Director (Mike Nichols). The movie also won several awards in the British Academy Awards (1968) such as Best Direction, Best Film, Best Promising Actor, Best Screenplay, and ... given for Gene Hackman who will be fired in the course of the shooting. However, very little after he gets a role in Bonny and Clyde and gets nominated for an Oscar. ...

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... Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with the Irving G. Thalberg Award for a consistent high level of achievement by an individual producer. He had also been nominated four times for a directorial Oscar, but, as he frequently put it, he "had always been the bridesmaid." The Directors Guild of America also honored Hitchcock that spring with the prestigious D.W.Griffith Award for his directorial ... ...

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... Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with the Irving G. Thalberg Award for a consistent high level of achievement by an individual producer. He had also been nominated four times for a directorial Oscar, but, as he frequently put it, he "had always been the bridesmaid." The Directors Guild of America also honored Hitchcock that spring with the prestigious D.W.Griffith Award for his directorial ... ...

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... a mentally ill recluse, and only appears at the end of the film. Watch out for Hollywood star Robert Duvall in his first big screen appearance as Boo. The film won 3 Oscar's, including one for Gregory Peck as best actor. The film itself is fantastic, the story is true to the book, and the performances by the cast are excellent. The camera ... ...

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... red in this image stands out like blood. I think the color focuses more on how thin these actresses look. Should people be asking why is it that fashion designers like Oscar de la Renta doesn't make dresses for plus size women. And why are they called Plus Size. I think that Hollywood should start changing the images they prject onto us. There ... ...

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In 2002, Halle Berry became the first African American to win an Oscar after years of mostly white actors and actresses. African Americans have been acting for decades, but never got any real recognition." It might be said that that whites abuse blacks ... ...

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... to some supreme person. It seems as if there are limited roles in which Blacks can display their leadership. This is exactly what Hattie McDaniel had discussed. After receiving her Oscar from being a servant in Gone With the Wind, all of her following roles were those of servants. It seems that same mentality is carried into today's time. Despite this I must ... ...

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... years. When he did return to New York in 1973 Mayor John Lindsay presented him with the city's highest cultural award, the Handel Medallion. In 1972 Charlie Chaplin received an Oscar, for "incalculable effect in making motion pictures the art form of the century". The same country that had tarnished his reputation 20 years before had finally come to recognize Charlie ... ...

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