In the history of the Oscars there have been two movies that have been bridesmaids more often then any other movie. In other words, they have each been nominated 11 times (including for best picture) and have left the Oscars with zip, zero, nada, nothing, no little statues. Both were from the last thirty years (Hint: one has been mentioned in the comments on this blog in the last two weeks, the other will be in the next two weeks).
Movie 1 was about ballet (kind of) and starred Mikhail Baryshnikov (nominated for best actor). This movie got three of its actresses nominated for major acting categories (Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine for best actress, Leslie Browne for best supporting actress)
Movie 2 was the first movie ever to get three African-American actresses nominated for major acting categories (1 best actress, 2 for best supporting actress). Two of the three actresses made their motion picture debuts in this movie.
Can you name the movies?
Bonus Question: Can you name the two actresses who made their debut in Movie 2?
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was on the Color Purple?
When Mick mentioned the Color Purple I thought, yeah, that's it, but I then I thought for sure that it went away with Best Picture. Am I just thinking of the hype about the movie and they really got nothing? If it is The Color Purple, then the two actresses were Ophra Winfry and Whoopie Goldberg on their debuts.
I remember the first movie you're talking about but for the life of me I can't name it.
Was movie 1 All That Jazz? That's the only one in the last two weeks that would be remotely like a ballet (kind of).
Mick was right with the Color Purple. It lost the best picture to Out Of Africa. Kim got Oprah and Whoopi right (kind of amazing if you thing about it). Whoopi Goldberg went on to win the Oscar for Ghost, becoming only the second black actress to win an oscar after Hattie McDaniel did it in Gone With The Win.
As for All The Jazz, no, All That Jazz had Roy Scheider, not Baryshnikov.
I don't think anyone will get the first movie, except maybe Anonymous Ken [there is something strange about that guy], so I am gonna go ahead and tell ya. It was 1977's The Turning Point. I had never heard of it, or if I did, I forgot.
"something strange about that guy?"
let me refer you to the landmark legal case of rubber vs. glue.
the defense rests.
ak
Evidently, you are not up on your law. In Re Sour Persimmons 986 SW3d 8989 (Tex. 2005) overturned Rubber v. Glue and I quote, "Nanny, Nanny, Boo, Boo"
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