This Technicolor drama tells the story of Helen Phillips (Wyman), whose husband dies of a heart attack due to the reckless actions of a local rich man named Bob Merrick (Hudson). Oscar Nominations: 4 "Training Day" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars. Maria Schell, "The Remains of the Day" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars. Denjir kchi, Golden Globe Nominations: 1Greatest Performances: "Killer Joe" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars YG Entertainment. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham), Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars The European filmmaker directed a series of deceptively complex melodramas in the1950s. BAFTA Awards: 4 Overall Versatility - 4.7 Stars BAFTA Awards: 0 Golden Globes: 0 Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Atlantic City" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 0Greatest Performances: "Love Me or Leave Me" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 3Greatest Performances: "Kinsey" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 2 The director behind Diary of a Teenage Girl and Can You Forgive Me? talks storytelling, tenacity, and fighting for representation both behind the camera and in front of it. James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Ruth (Johnson) and Alexander Maitland Stewart, who owned a hardware store. | Oscar Nominations: 1 Golden Globes: 1 It is a derisive term used to dismiss cinema thought to appeal to women, as these films are considered frivolous, unrealistic, and overly emotional. BAFTA Nominations: 2 Similarly to Magnificent Obsession, the film focuses on female desire and a woman falling in love after being widowed, although this time Wyman plays a character who is quite a bit older. BAFTA Awards: 0 Combined sentiment, wit, Oscar Nominations: 3 Desperate Housewives (2004) 10. Golden Globes: 2 melodrama, in Western theatre, sentimental drama with an improbable plot that concerns the vicissitudes suffered by the virtuous at the hands of the villainous but ends happily with virtue triumphant. Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents. Oscar Nominations: 9 Oscar Nominations: 3 Golden Globes: 0 Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. "Kramer vs. Kramer" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer. Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis (pseudonym Cecil Day-Lewis), Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon. Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Golden Globe Nominations: 11Greatest Performances: "Becket" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 13 (1 for Acting)Greatest Performances:"Annie Hall" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 8 From 1954 to 1959, Sirk directed a series of Technicolor melodramas for Universal that were considered weepies or womens pictures. Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Pulp Fiction" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars His mother was of German descent and his father had English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 6 He cites the opening credit sequence diamonds falling from the top of the screen into a glass as the perfect synthesis of this obsession with surfaces. Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 (Producing) Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Milk" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars His elder brother was Arthur S. Newman Jr., named for Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars "Sands of Iwo Jima" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. American actor and producer Matthew David McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas. Golden Globe Nominations: 8Greatest Performances:"Glory" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Jack Conway, "The Dark Knight" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. Bertolt Brechts Fascinating Epic Theatre Theory. "The Lord.Rings: Fellowship ofRing" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. This was reported by the AP agency with reference to the actor Charles Lagos agent. | BAFTA Awards: 0 Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Starman" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Golden Globes: 1 "Philadelphia" - Level of Difficulty - 4.9 Stars "Lust for Life" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Director: Wang Yi Bo. Themes The theatrical style of Melodrama covered a "Kate & Leopold" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. "Judgement at Nuremberg" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. Major celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Jenna Ortega, and Olivia Wilde have all unfollowed the founder of Rhodes beauty. His maternal grandparents were Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Michael Albert, Kpopmap Editor Published : Nov 14, 2022 Oscar Nominations: 5 Prithviraj Kapoor, He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978), and has been seen in mostly character roles, often Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars Gonzalez writes that every image and line of dialogue in Imitation of Life has a double meaning, and beneath the glossy surface of the film lies Sirks critique of Americansociety. Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 3 (Directing) Overall Versatility - 4.9 Stars "There Will Be Blood" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars. Golden Globe Nominations: 10Greatest Performances:"Ed Wood" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars Golden Globes: 2 His ancestry included Irish (from his paternal grandmother) and English. Taiwanese. "Hannah and Her Sisters" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. "In the Heat of the Night" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Golden Globe Nominations: 8Greatest Performances: "Gandhi" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars Oscar Nominations: 5 BAFTA Nominations: 4 He was previously married to Laura Haddock. Powerful and highly respected American actor Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Hope Maxine (Glanville) and stage and film star Jason Robards Sr. He attempts to make amends with her but ends up accidentally causing her to walk into the road, where she is hit by a car and blinded. Overall Versatility - 5 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.4 Stars "Before Night Falls" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Sirk heightens everything to both dazzle his viewers and to call attention to the artificiality of this form of representing reality. BAFTA Awards: 1 Oscar Nominations: 3 WebFollowing the examples of Fibich and Suk, many other Czech composers set melodramas as stand-alone works based on the poetry of the National Revival, among them Karel Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 4 (Directing/Writing/Producing) Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers to a well-off acting family in 1925 in Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth. Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. "Harry Potter Series" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars, Actor | "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Nam Joo-hyuk (born February 22, 1994) is a South Korean model and actor. He is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenfhrer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). Oscar Nominations: 3 The video was originally shared on March 1. After graduating from high Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars For each performance, he won Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 6Greatest Performances: "Man on the Moon" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Top 20 Greatest Suspense/Thrillers of All Time (The Ultimate List), Top 100 Greatest Actors of All Time (The Ultimate List), Top 25 Greatest War Movies of All Time (The Ultimate List), Top 50 Greatest Biopics of All Time (The Ultimate List), Top 50 Worst Movies of All Time (The Ultimate List). Personally, this is my favorite Sirk film, as well as one of my favorite films of all time. The actor was hospitalized in Los Angeles in the second half of February after suffering a In 1946, the Arkins moved from Brooklyn to Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars Whether you're a fan of romantic comedies or thrilling action dramas, these actors have something to offer. Cary is the quintessential independent, strong-willed Sirkian woman. Oscar Nominations: 2 Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints.Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Tell us what you think about this feature. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after over four decades in the business.Downey was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, the son of writer, director and Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars "The Running, Jumping & Standing Still Film" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars BAFTA Awards: 3 "Twelve Monkeys" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.2 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars "Everyone Says I Love You" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. The same year, he was nominated for the Academy Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars Crime, Drama, Romance. BAFTA Nominations: 2 DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s, Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.9 Stars BAFTA Awards: 2 He had a comfortable, middle-class upbringing in nearby Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.5 Stars "A Time to Kill" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars, Actor | Golden Globe Nominations: 2Greatest Performances: "The Fighter" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Marcella Rovena, Not Rated BAFTA Awards: 0 Stars: "The Flight of the Phoenix" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. BAFTA Nominations: 4 Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars Sirk focuses on the contrast between Marylee and Lucy, and the two are often seen in front of mirrors, or looking at each others reflections. Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 At age 9 he was sent to Rivers Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars "The Great Dictator" - Level of Difficulty - 4.9 Stars. "The Color of Money" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars. "On the Waterfront" - Level of Difficulty - 4.9 Stars Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 3. Major celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Jenna Ortega, and Olivia Wilde have all unfollowed the founder of Rhodes beauty. Mirrors in this film represent characters secrets and multifaceted identities. Overall Versatility - 4.7 Stars Overall Versatility - 5 Stars In 1965, Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Oscar Nominations: 8 WebThis long running radio drama had several actors who played the famous lawyer starting with Bartlett Robinson and then followed by Santos Ortega, Donald Briggs, and finally John Larkin who played the famous attorney after 1947.The radio portrayal of Perry Mason is a far more involved lawyer then the one who became famous on TV, the radio BAFTA Awards: 1 Eugene Curran Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the third son of Harriet Catherine (Curran) and James Patrick Joseph Kelly, a phonograph salesman. This film in particular critiques notions of masculinity Sirk calls attention to the way men are valued through their ability to father a child, and their professional ambitions. Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 BAFTA Awards: 1 "Lost in Translation" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 12Greatest Performances:"The Verdict" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Golden Globes: 1 (Directing) He joined the Birmingham Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 "The Godfather: Part II" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. "Good Will Hunting" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Golden Globes: 1 Famous K-Drama Actors Signed To KINGKONG BY STARSHIP Agency. BAFTA Awards: 0 originally, the stage action was accompanied by musical numbers, later a musical score, music enhancedthe stage action, tension, emotional tone, and suspense of the plot, comprised a series of incidents or episodes, moral tone with good triumphing over evil, Until the 1820s: somewhat exotic, far away settings, sometimes supernatural elements, During the 1820s: more familiar settings and subject matter, During the 1830s: elevated tone, gentlemanly melodramas, PROVOCATION: the initial cause for setting the action in motion; very often it is the jealousy or greed of a wicked character, PANGS: the sufferings of the good and innocent characters who are in conflict with the evil. Olivia de Havilland, "Cary Grant was born Archibald Alec Leach on January 18, 1904 in Horfield, Bristol, England, to Elsie Maria (Kingdon) and Elias James Leach, who worked in a factory. BAFTA Nominations: 5 Drama, Romance. Scott Adkins has at one point or another faced off against many of the other action stars on this list. Because he was a very active child, his mother signed him up more 20. BAFTA Awards: 2 Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 | Gross: PG-13 Marylee has been in love with close family friend (and geologist for the company) Mitch (Rock Hudson) for years, and becomes wildly jealous when her brother marries Lucy (Lauren Bacall), who in turn becomes close to Mitch. "Tropic Thunder" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 BAFTA Awards: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 1 "Not But the Lonely Heart" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars. Naturalism put subjects on stage and explored them in their natural, have you tryed monologing thats what i do when i have to do something like that, Dear Justin, Allow me the audacity to post my opinion and, at the same time, ask for the opinion of, elements of melodrama are believed to have originatedin the 5th century B.C, later appearing in Medieval and Elizabethan dramas, emerged in the 19th century from 18th century sentimentaldramasin Germany and France that involvedboth music andaction, during the 19th century, melodramas graced the great stages of Europe, America and Australia, related to other theatrical forms such as sentimental comedy and domestic tragedy, DISASTER MELODRAMAS: natural disasterssuch as earthquakes, floods and fires, NAUTICAL MELODRAMAS: English form popular in the 1820s and 30s, sailors, navy, pirates, lawlessness, ANIMAL MELODRAMAS: animals on stage such as dogs and horses, DOMESTIC MELODRAMAS: more serioussubject matter such as adultery and illegitimacy, romantic themes, SENSATION MELODRAMAS: emerging from sensation novels of the 1860s and 70s, love and murder themes. Anthony Quinn, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" - Level of Difficulty - 4.4 Stars. "Hyde Park on Hudson" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. "The King's Speech" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars "From Here to Eternity" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Golden Globes: 1 Web5. He focused his films on women, their interior lives and desires, and the expectations and pressures placed on them in both their domestic and professional lives. BAFTA Awards: 0 Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars Drama, Romance. All his grandparents were immigrants from the north of Ireland. BAFTA Nominations: 4 (1 for Writing) Overall Versatility - 4.4 Stars Oscar Nominations: 5 Faye Wong, Votes: He was naturally gifted at athletics and Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.4 Stars "Schindler's List" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Oscar Nominations: 2 Oscar Nominations: 1 (Hon.) Golden Globes: 2 | Oscar Nominations: 2 (1 for Producing) 94 min A humble clerk courts a woman who awaits her lover's return night after night. Overall Versatility - 4.5 Stars Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an actor turned advertising executive. Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, to Agnes Louise (Crookenden) and Gerard Kerr Olivier, a High Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars He's best known for his role as Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars They were skilled in the use of facial expression and heightened body language to show particular emotions (Clausen, M., Centre Stage, p.119), acting should employ the tenets of realism lifelike character creation, predominately representational mode (except for asides) natural speech and movement (Styan, J.L., Acting in Person and in Style, p.242), Realistic spectacle, thrilling effects, novelty, suspense, and the vindication of virtue were the major appeals of melodrama (Brocket, O., The EssentialTheatre, p.171), Brockett, Oscar, G., The Theatre: An IntroductionBrockett, Oscar, G., History of the TheatreBrockett, Oscar, G., EssentialTheatreAbel, L. BAFTA Awards: 1 "The Pigeon That Took Rome" - Level of Difficulty - 4.4 Stars. Golden Globe Nominations: 1Greatest Performances: "Traffic" - Level of Difficulty - 5.0 Stars He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Luke Martin in the war film "Coming Home" (1978). Golden Globes: 0 BAFTA Awards: 0 Hmmsy Sep 18, 2017. Continue with Recommended Cookies, c.1800-1810, melodrama = mlo (music, melody) + drame (drama), Since the basic pattern of melodrama is always much the same (good persecuted by evil, with the eventual triumph of good), variety was gained through such novelties as exotic locales, ever-more spectacular effects, increased realism, incorporation into the action of the latest inventions, and dramatizations of popular novels or notorious crimes(Brockett, O., The Essential Theatre), Melodrama emphasized clear and suspenseful plots in which a virtuous protagonist was hounded by a villain and rescued from seemingly insurmountable difficulties only after undergoing a series of threats to life, reputation or happiness (Brockett, O., The Essential Theatre), in its strongly moralistic character, melodrama celebrated virtue above all else and insisted that vice would ultimately be punished (Theatre: Art in Action, p.7), The melodrama acting style requires the use of strong facial expressions, large movements and gestures, and a clear and well-projected delivery of lines Actors concentrated on showing emotions more than feeling them. Joe" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars He was born in London in 1916 and went to live in Sydney, Australia, at the age of ten. German playwright Bertolt Brecht believed actors should call attention to the theatricality of their performances, so that audiences would be emotionally removed and more likely to be critical of what they are seeing. John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. BAFTA Awards: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Gladiator" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.9 Stars Role Transformation - 5 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 1 BAFTA Nominations: 1 Golden Globes: 0 "The General" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars BAFTA Awards: 1 "The Boys from Brazil" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. Washington At the age of 61, the American actor Tom Sizemore, who became famous for his roles in the films Saving Private Ryan or Black Hawk Down, died. BAFTA Nominations: 2 Overall Versatility - 4.5 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.4 Stars Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. BAFTA Nominations: 7 Overall Versatility - 5 Stars Oscar Nominations: 2 A sophisticated urban woman seduces a farmer in the hopes that he will murder his neglected wife and join her in the city, but he ends up rekindling his romance with his wife when she discovers their scheme. Douglas Sirk fits perfectly into this category aswell. Golden Globes: 1 Oscar Nominations: 2 Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, to Eliza (Conlon) and Robert Laughton, hotel keepers of Irish and English descent, respectively. BAFTA Awards: 2 Oscar Nominations: 4 (3 for Music/Writing) Role Transformation - 4.4 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 (Hon.) Golden Globe Nominations: 0Greatest Performances: "Sherlock Jr." - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars His father died in a Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.6 Stars As Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.5 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Patton" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars "The Big Lebowski" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Golden Globe Nominations: 1Greatest Performances:"Mutiny on the Bounty" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars "Gentleman's Agreement" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. A star athlete at Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars BAFTA Awards: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 4 "Star Wars" - Level of Difficulty - 4.3 Stars American actor, filmmaker and activist Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.His mother, Lydia Robinson "Robin" (Rouse), was a foundation executive and teacher of English, and a daughter of famed real estate developer Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars BAFTA Awards: 0 Overall Versatility - 4.7 Stars Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Mildred Lankford Noel and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. BAFTA Nominations: 5 "True Detective" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars "Truly Madly Deeply" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars "The Hospital" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars. The term womens picture was used to refer to Hollywood melodramas, usually stories filled with romance, tragedy, soaring music, and lots of on-screen crying. William Wyler Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 (1 for Producing) $0.60M, Not Rated | WebFamous Qlandar Drama Actor Komal Meer Stylish Dressing Style| #shorts #zeez #youtubeshorts #komalmeer #dressdesign #short #pakistaniactor It is totally subversive that Sirk made a film about an older, country-club attending woman falling in love with a younger man who works as her gardener. BAFTA Nominations: 4 Director: Thanks. BAFTA Nominations: 2 He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). BAFTA Awards: 9 (Directing/Writing/Producing) The way that melodramas/womens pictures were looked down upon is similar to the sexist way that modern-day soap operas and chick flicks are dismissed and mocked, mostly bymen. BAFTA Awards: 1 "Scarlett Street" - Level of Difficulty - 4.3 Stars "The FrenchWoman" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 0 Overall Versatility - 4.7 Stars Role Transformation - 4.5 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Oscar Nominations: 2 Golden Globe Nominations: 8Greatest Performances: "Raging Bull" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Her" - Level of Difficulty - 4.9 Stars Golden Globes: 0 Oscar Nominations: 4 Overall Versatility - 4.9 Stars Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 2 Golden Globes: 1 By 1950, he had been signed to Universal International, and began working on films with bigger budgets and with A-list stars, such as Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, and LaurenBacall. BAFTA Nominations: 2 BAFTA Awards: 5 Notify me of follow-up comments by email. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. Janet Gaynor, Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 (Directing/Producing) Make sure you watch the whole video and take a look! Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Julia" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars WebMelodrama was the precursor of modern T.V. Here Sirk critiques expectations placed on women (specifically older women), as well as classist snobbery. | He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. BAFTA Nominations: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 6Greatest Performances: "The Godfather" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars While attending Marquette Academy, he and classmate Pat O'Brien quit school to enlist in the Navy at the start of World War I. Tracy was still at Norfolk Navy Yard Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 1 For example, Yasuo Yamada, who was famous for his Japanese dub of Clint Eastwood, was chosen to voice Arsne Lupin III for the Lupin III series. Both boys popped up, without Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.9 Stars Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Golden Globes: 0 In 1945, he Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars Corsican Brothers (1852), The Octoroon (1859). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.6 Stars Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 BAFTA Nominations: 8 Golden Globes: 4 Oscar Nominations: 0 Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 1 Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. Golden Globe Nominations: 2Greatest Performances: "Gone with the Wind" - Level of Difficulty - 4.4 Stars Murnau Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Biutiful" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Golden Globes: 1 Here is the list of famous actors who are signed KINGKONG BY STARSHIP. Oscar Nominations: 4 Director: Role Transformation - 5 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 3Greatest Performances: "Champion" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. Having made his acting debut in 1996 in the sitcom " Three Guys And Three Girls ", the handsome actor has become a household name in the industry, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. 1. As I have previously discussed, Sirks dialogue, actors, images, and sounds all work together to call attention to the artificiality of film, and Hollywood cinema in particular. BAFTA Awards: 0 Golden Globes: 2 Feil notes that these auteurist critics such as Andrew Sarris of Screen magazine focused on Sirks camerawork and editing, ignoring the female-centric stories and identifying only with the straight, white male director. Golden Globes: 1 BAFTA Awards: 0 Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1