Search found 58 matches
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:24 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: R.I.P. Lisa Blount
- Replies: 5
- Views: 611
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:59 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: Oprah to receive Kennedy Center Honor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 532
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:48 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: Oprah to receive Kennedy Center Honor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 532
The connection to the Obamas does make one wonder. Also, it is probably true that the Kennedy Center receives a fee from CBS for televising the event in late December - a fee that undoubtedly slides up or down based on ratings for the show. Therefore, the Center has a vested interest in selecting h...
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:15 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: Oprah to receive Kennedy Center Honor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 532
I've always enjoyed the annual Kennedy Center Honors gala on television. I just noticed that Oprah Winfrey will be one of this year's honorees. Now, Oprah is a daytime talk-show host, but does that make her a performing artist? Johnny Carson received the honor in 1993. No doubt, he fit the descript...
- Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:43 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: R.I.P. Patricia Neal
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1580
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:34 pm
- Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
- Topic: Honorary Oscars
- Replies: 67
- Views: 4334
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:30 pm
- Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
- Topic: Honorary Oscars
- Replies: 67
- Views: 4334
Before the inception of last year's Governor's night to present honorary Oscars, it seemed that the Academy limited the number of these awards to about two a year, maybe three max. Neither the Hersholt or the Thalberg were given every year. However, every year there was an honorary actor/actress/di...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:56 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: R.I.P. Patricia Neal
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1580
Questions: If Patricia Neal had been nominated for Best Supporting Actress (1963) for Hud — which she should have been — instead of Best Actress: 1) Who among the list of Best Supporting Actress nominees would she most likely have bumped off? 2) Would she most likely have won the Best Supporting Ac...
- Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:08 am
- Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
- Topic: Olivia De Havilland's autobio
- Replies: 1
- Views: 612
- Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:47 am
- Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
- Topic: Academy invites 135 new members
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1739
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Actress 1976
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4167
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:46 am
- Forum: 82nd Nominations and Winners
- Topic: Honorary Oscars Announced - Bacall, Willis, Corman, and Calley
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1400
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: The 8th Decade
- Topic: Questions
- Replies: 0
- Views: 307