Oscar Photos

Jose Ferrer (Best Actor) not present

Judy Holliday (Best Actress) not present

George Sanders (Best Supporting Actor)

Josephine Hull (Best Supporting Actress)

1951

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Frank Sinatra (Best Supporting Actor)

Donna Reed (Best Supporting Actress)

 

Audrey Hepburn (Best Actress)

William Holden (Best Actor)

1954

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Anthony Quinn (Best Supporting Actor)

Dorothy Malone (Best Supporting Actress)

Yul Brynner (Best Actor)

Ingrid Bergman (Best Actress) not present

1957

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Shirley Booth (Best Actress)

Gloria Grahame (Best Supporting Actress)

Anthony Quinn (Best Supporting Actor) not present

Gary Cooper (Best Actor) not present

1953

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Miyoshi Umeki (Best Supporting Actress)

Red Buttons (Best Supporting Actor)

Joanne Woodward (Best Actress)

Alec Guinness (Best Actor) not present

1958

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David Niven (Best Actor)

Susan Hayward (Best Actress)

Burl Ives (Best Supporting Actor)

Wendy Hiller (Best Supporting Actress) not present

1959

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Marlon Brando (Best Actor)

Grace Kelly (Best Actress)

Edmond O'Brien (Best Supporting Actor)

Eva Marie Saint (Best Supporting Actress)

1955

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Mercedes McCambridge (Best Supporting Actress)

Broderick Crawford (Best Actor)

Olivia de Havilland (Best Actress) 

Dean Jagger (Best Supporting Actor)

1950

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 Karl Malden (Best Supporting Actor)

Greer Garson accepting the award for 

Vivien Leigh (Best Actress) not present

Humphrey Bogart (Best Actor)

Kim Hunter (Best Supporting Actress) not present

1952

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Jo Van Fleet (Best Supporting Actress)

Jack Lemmon (Best Supporting Actor) 

Grace Kelly (presenter)

Ernest Borgnine (Best Actor) 

Anna Magnani (Best Actress) not present

1956

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Family Ties

Jamie Lee Curtis is actually the daughter of stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. The two were at their peak professionally in the 1950s and 1960s (Curtis starred in the major hit "Some Like it Hot" and Leigh starred in "Psycho").

Flick of the Day

Film: HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE

Director: Jean Negulsco

Actors: Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell, William Powell

Year: 1953

Synopsis: Three young women set their sights on marrying wealthy men in 1950s Manhattan.

I'm not a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe, but she actually did very well in this comedic role. Along with sexy Lauren Bacall and bubbly Betty Grable, Monroe is out to catch herself a rich husband. Bacall is at her best as a cynical beauty who thinks she has it all figured out.

22 Best Dance Scenes

Film: SINGING IN THE RAIN

Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

Actors: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor,

Cyd Charisse, Rita Moreno

Year: 1952

Who doesn't love dancing in the rain? Gene Kelly was one of the best dancers on screen and here you can see why. It should have been called "Dancing in the Rain".

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Flick of the Day

Film: SOME LIKE IT HOT

Director: Billy Wilder

Actors: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown

Year: 1959

Synopsis: Two men disguise themselves as women to avoid a mobster.

I had put off seeing this classic film for a long while because I avoided Marilyn Monroe, but a few years back I broke down and decided to watch it. It was a good choice because I loved this funny flick. Marilyn was decent, but it was Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis (who was robbed of an Oscar nomination) who helped this movie become one of the greatest comedies of all time.

Performance of the Day

Actor: JOANNE WOODWARD

Film: "The Long Hot Summer"

Character: Clare Varner

Year: 1958

This was the first film Hollywood lovebirds, Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman ever did and it was fabulous. Joanne Woodward delivered a salty performance to a sarcastic Newman. This film is one of the jewels of the 1950s and Woodward is one of the biggest reasons why.

Did You Know...

... the book series (and subsequent films) 'Eloise at the Plaza' is reportedly based on Liza Minnelli's life as a child. Kay Thompson, the author, was one of Judy Garland's best friends and Liza's godmother. Minnelli was a resident of The Plaza Hotel in the 1950s (which also is the time period the book is set in).

Did You Know...

... actor Montgomery Clift of "From Here to Eternity" and "A Place in the Sun" fame, nearly died in a car accident after leaving a party at Elizabeth Taylor's home in Beverly Hills in 1956. Taylor was contacted shortly after by another friend (and witness to the terrible accident) and rushed to help Clift. While the ambulance was on its way, she helped remove a tooth from his throat (he was chocking on it). Clift suffered many injuries to his face (broken jaw and nose to name a couple) and never looked the same. He developed an addiction to pain killers as a result.

Performance of the Day

Actor: RITA MORENO

Film: "The King and I"

Character: Tuptim

Year: 1956

Before scoring an Oscar for her role in "West Side Story", Rita Moreno made her mark in the classic and wonderful musical, "The King and I". She shined as Tuptim, a girl who is gifted to the King of Siam.

Candid of the Week

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer get married,

September, 1954

Did You Know...

... in 1958, screen goddess Lana Turner's 14-year-old daughter was prosecuted for murder. Turner testified that her boyfriend at the time, Johnny Stompanato, was beating her and when her daughter (Cheryl Crane) tried to intervene, Stompanato was stabbed. In the end, the incident was ruled a justifiable homicide, but not before witnesses claimed that Turner's testimony was the acting performance of her life.