Last night was the 81st annual Academy Awards. There have been seven actors/actresses whose nominations span at least one-half that history. (That's inclusive. If an actor got his first nomination in 1940 and his last in 1980, the span in 41 years and he qualifies.)
How many of the seven can you identify?
[I'm calculating this off the top of my head, so it's possible I may have missed somebody, but there's no mistake about the seven I have in mind.]
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franktangredi wrote:Last night was the 81st annual Academy Awards. There have been seven actors/actresses whose nominations span at least one-half that history. (That's inclusive. If an actor got his first nomination in 1940 and his last in 1980, the span in 41 years and he qualifies.)
How many of the seven can you identify?
[I'm calculating this off the top of my head, so it's possible I may have missed somebody, but there's no mistake about the seven I have in mind.]
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Off the top of my head one must be Peter O'Toole. Katherine Hepburn would also seem likely. Would have to cogetate on other possible choices.
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tanstaafl2 wrote:franktangredi wrote:Last night was the 81st annual Academy Awards. There have been seven actors/actresses whose nominations span at least one-half that history. (That's inclusive. If an actor got his first nomination in 1940 and his last in 1980, the span in 41 years and he qualifies.)
How many of the seven can you identify?
[I'm calculating this off the top of my head, so it's possible I may have missed somebody, but there's no mistake about the seven I have in mind.]Spoiler
Off the top of my head one must be Peter O'Toole. Katherine Hepburn would also seem likely. Would have to cogetate on other possible choices.
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Ah! Probably can throw Henry Fonda in their too as, like Hepburn, he picked up a late one for On Golden Pond
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hepburn and Fonda for sure. Think Paul Newman. I would also toss out miickey Rooney since he was nominated for black beauty. Olivier, jack palance and alan arkin are all plausible. Think gloria Stuart only has the one nomination. guess Helen Hayes perhaps?
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hepburn and Fonda for sure. Think Paul Newman. I would also toss out miickey Rooney since he was nominated for black beauty. Olivier, jack palance and alan arkin are all plausible. Think gloria Stuart only has the one nomination. guess Helen Hayes perhaps?
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Yes, both Newman and Rooney make sense. Does Arkin have a nomination early enough to work? I thought of Olivier but his last one was mid 70's (for Boys in Brazil of all things, why I remember that I have no idea.) So he would have to have one from the mid 30's. Possible I supppose.
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All but one of the seven have been mentioned. The seventh is the most surprising.
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Newman and Hepburn are definites. I think Alan Arkin got one for The Heart is a Lonely Hunter so that qualifies. Peter O'Toole is a definite. Fonda was nominated for Grapes of Wrath so that qualifies. Jack Palance was nominated for Shane and City Slickers and I think that's a 40 year gap.
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So I looked up what we have so far:silverscreenselect wrote:Spoiler
Newman and Hepburn are definites. I think Alan Arkin got one for The Heart is a Lonely Hunter so that qualifies. Peter O'Toole is a definite. Fonda was nominated for Grapes of Wrath so that qualifies. Jack Palance was nominated for Shane and City Slickers and I think that's a 40 year gap.
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Katherine Hepburn (1934 Morning Glory, 1982 On Golden Pond)
Peter O'Toole (1963 Larry of Arabia, 2007 Venus)
Paul Newman (1959 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 2003 Road to Perdition)
Henry Fonda (1941 The Grapes of Wrath, 1982 On Golden Pond)
Mickey Rooney (1940 Babes in Arms, 1980 The Black Stallion)
Alan Arkin (1967 The Russians Are Coming, 2007 Little Miss Sunshine)
Jack Palance would seem to fall short by a year (1953 Sudden Fear, 1992 City Slickers)
As does Helen Hayes (1932 The Sin of Madelon Claudet, 1971 Airport)
And Larry Olivier (1940 Wuthering Heights, 1979 The Boys from Brazil)
Peter O'Toole (1963 Larry of Arabia, 2007 Venus)
Paul Newman (1959 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 2003 Road to Perdition)
Henry Fonda (1941 The Grapes of Wrath, 1982 On Golden Pond)
Mickey Rooney (1940 Babes in Arms, 1980 The Black Stallion)
Alan Arkin (1967 The Russians Are Coming, 2007 Little Miss Sunshine)
Jack Palance would seem to fall short by a year (1953 Sudden Fear, 1992 City Slickers)
As does Helen Hayes (1932 The Sin of Madelon Claudet, 1971 Airport)
And Larry Olivier (1940 Wuthering Heights, 1979 The Boys from Brazil)
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It's gotta be
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Julie Christie. "Darling" and "Away From Her".
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As a couple, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn had nominations 47 years apart (his in 1944 and her last one in 1991). I wonder if that's a record.
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That would appear to be seven. Whether it is the seven Frank spoke of I couldn't say...KillerTomato wrote:It's gotta be
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Julie Christie. "Darling" and "Away From Her".
So, how about this one:
No film to date has produced Oscar-winning performances in each of the four competitive acting categories (Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress).
What two films came closest to achieving this feat with three of the four categories and who were the winners?
Both films had a nominee in the fourth category who did not win. Who were they and who won in their category instead?
One of these six winners holds another unusual record. Who is the winner and what is the record they hold?
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One of them has to be "Network," which won for Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and the shortest Oscar Performance ever by Beatrice Straight.
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tanstaafl2 wrote:That would appear to be seven. Whether it is the seven Frank spoke of I couldn't say...KillerTomato wrote:It's gotta be
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Julie Christie. "Darling" and "Away From Her".
So, how about this one:
No film to date has produced Oscar-winning performances in each of the four competitive acting categories (Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress).
What two films came closest to achieving this feat with three of the four categories and who were the winners?
Both films had a nominee in the fourth category who did not win. Who were they and who won in their category instead?
One of these six winners holds another unusual record. Who is the winner and what is the record they hold?
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Network: Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and Beatrice Straight won, but Ned Beatty was beaten by Jason Robards.
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OK, I had to look up the other, and I'm embarrassed to say I did so, since I SHOULD have known it.
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"A Streetcar Named Desire" won for Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter, but Marlon Brando lost to Bogie (for "The African Queen").
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tanstaafl2 wrote: One of these six winners holds another unusual record. Who is the winner and what is the record they hold?
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Peter Finch was the first, and until last night, only posthumous acting Oscar winner. He's the only posthumous winner in the Lead Actor category.
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The other three actor winner is pretty famous, since to me it's a pretty famous snub.
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Which film won eleven Oscars despite having no one nominated for any acting award?
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Bob Juch wrote:Which film won eleven Oscars despite having no one nominated for any acting award?
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LOTR?
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I'm guessing
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one of the LOTR movies
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Yes, those are the seven. Olivier and Palance each fall a year short.tanstaafl2 wrote:That would appear to be seven. Whether it is the seven Frank spoke of I couldn't say...KillerTomato wrote:It's gotta be
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Julie Christie. "Darling" and "Away From Her".
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Bingo!Weyoun wrote:Bob Juch wrote:Which film won eleven Oscars despite having no one nominated for any acting award?Spoiler
LOTR?
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The thread is so long this will certainly have been deduced, but I will say it again, to quote Vancouver rockie Terry Black who IIRC had a hit with "Say It Again" the same year that one relevant performance won:
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I was thinking Lillian GIsh but Whales of August did not get nominations, then I remembered Julie Christie
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Why is this a "surprise"?franktangredi wrote:Yes, those are the seven. Olivier and Palance each fall a year short.tanstaafl2 wrote:That would appear to be seven. Whether it is the seven Frank spoke of I couldn't say...KillerTomato wrote:It's gotta be
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Julie Christie. "Darling" and "Away From Her".
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Julie Christie's
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I think it's because, unlike the others, Julie Christie is somebody a lot of us remember as a sexy young newcomer. To mentally acknowledge that she's been around that long is to mentally acknowledge that we've been around that long....Jeemie wrote:Why is this a "surprise"?been around for a while.Spoiler
Julie Christie's
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She's been around a lot longer than me, so I don't have to admit NUTHIN' yet!!!franktangredi wrote:I think it's because, unlike the others, Julie Christie is somebody a lot of us remember as a sexy young newcomer. To mentally acknowledge that she's been around that long is to mentally acknowledge that we've been around that long....
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