The Oscar (1966) | |
| Director(s) | Russell Rouse |
| Producer(s) | Clarence Greene, Joseph E. Levine (executive) |
| Top Genres | Drama |
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The Oscar (1966) was a Drama Film directed by Russell Rouse and produced by Joseph E. Levine and Clarence Greene.
Academy Awards 1966 --- Ceremony Number 39 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert Benton, James Payne | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Edith Head | Nominated |
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The Snubbed By the Oscars Awards...The Results Are In!
By Rick29 on Feb 24, 2019 From Classic Film & TV CafeEarlier this month, the Cafe's staff selected twenty performers snubbed by the Oscars and placed them in categories based on one of their most famous performances. We then asked classic film fans to vote in an online poll to select the winners of our first-ever Snubbed By the Oscars Awards! We'd li... Read full article
Give the Oscar to Glenn Close Already!
By Judy on Feb 18, 2019 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouSo it’s time again, time to clench my teeth, hoping you don’t screw up, Academy. Don’t blow it, like you did with Thelma Ritter. Don’t blow it, like you did with Barbara Stanwyck. Don’t blow it, like you did with Cary FRICKIN Grant, the only classic movie star so many n... Read full article
And the Oscar Goes To...Old Hollywood Style
on Feb 14, 2019 From GlamAmorEvery year, my friends Aurora of Once Upon a Screen, Kellee of Outspoken & Freckled, and Paula of Paula's Cinema Club host a blogathon in conjunction with Turner Classic Movie's 31 Days of Oscar. Their 2019 blogathon runs February 22-24, and I encourage everyone to check out the wide array of ar... Read full article
Kimmel & the Great Gaffe: Why Comedians MUST Host the Oscars
By Judy on Feb 28, 2017 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouHere’s the typical Oscar hosting scenario: Year 1: A comedian hosts, performs well and with confidence, then is trashed in the press. Year 2: The Academy chooses an actor/actors for the hosting gig. The script fails; the actor (not being a writer) panics and keeps trying the script anyway/hide... Read full article
A Visual History of the Oscar Gown
By Amanda Garrett on Feb 25, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm taking a tour through Oscar couture from 1929-1969. The article includes Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy gown that she wore to the 1954 ceremony. FYI: The best way to read this article is to scroll to the bottom of the page and hit the full screen button (the button with four arrows pointi... Read full article
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Sophie Cantaro: [angrily] Look at me when you talk to me! I'm not some sort of garbage pail you can slap a lid on and walk away!
Kay Bergdahl: If a woman doesn't treasure herself, how can a man treasure her?
Frankie Fane: You make my head hurt with all that poetry.
Kay Bergdahl: [laughs] I think you try awfully hard not to understand people.
[last lines]
Merle Oberon: And the winner is... Frank - *Sinatra*!
[the audience applauds; Frankie Fane, already standing, is crushed; Sinatra jogs up to the podium]
Frank Sinatra: Thank you. Thank you very much.
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According to the Harlan Ellison documentary "Dreams With Sharp Teeth", he wrote the screenplay with Steve McQueen and 'Peter Falk' in mind to play the leads.
James Dunn's final film.
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