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The Oscar (1966) was a Drama - Film directed by Russell Rouse and produced by Joseph E. Levine and Clarence Greene.

Academy Awards 1966 --- Ceremony Number 39 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Hal Pereira, Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert Benton, James PayneNominated
Best Costume DesignEdith HeadNominated
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AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Robert Ryan

By Carol Martinheira on Nov 27, 2023 From The Old Hollywood Garden

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Robert Ryan On November 27, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized There are certain faces that you are just always looking forward to seeing on screen. And when it comes to film noir, Robert Ryan is one of those faces. He’s gre... Read full article

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Val Lewton

By Carol Martinheira on Oct 20, 2023 From The Old Hollywood Garden

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Val Lewton On October 20, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from TCM It is perhaps no coincidence the Horror Month’s AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… features the very first person that was never nominated for an O... Read full article

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Harold Adamson

By Carol Martinheira on Sep 27, 2023 From The Old Hollywood Garden

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Harold Adamson On September 27, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Best Original Song is one of the most interesting categories at the Oscars. In recent years, it seems like a lot of James Bond themes end up winning; in the 90s it... Read full article

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Deborah Kerr

By Carol Martinheira on Aug 29, 2023 From The Old Hollywood Garden

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Deborah Kerr On August 29, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Reel Rundown Of all the people who never won an Oscar, Deborah Kerr is one of the most surprising ones. Surely one of the most talented actresses of her gener... Read full article

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Roland Anderson

By Carol Martinheira on Jul 28, 2023 From The Old Hollywood Garden

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Roland Anderson On July 28, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from mubi Very little is known about production designer Roland Anderson. Which is strange, considering that he could easily come up in those Oscar record trivia ... Read full article

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The Oscar Quotes:

Frankie Fane: You know, I think you go a little soft in the gourd early in the morning.
Sophie Cantaro: [angrily] Look at me when you talk to me! I'm not some sort of garbage pail you can slap a lid on and walk away!
Kay Bergdahl: Hymie, deep thinker, explain to me the ethical structure of the universe.
Trina Yale: Sure, Barney never reveals his clients. If he did he'd be killing the goose that lays his golden rotten eggs.
[last lines]
Merle Oberon: And the winner is... Frank - *Sinatra*!
[the audience applauds; Frankie Fane, already standing, is crushed; Sinatra jogs up to the podium]
Frank Sinatra: Thank you. Thank you very much.
Kenneth Regan: These are exhibitors' reports, they speak very clearly and very loudly. They say do not send any more Frank Fane product. Send *botulism* or *typhus*, don't send Fain.
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The Oscar Facts
Hal Pereira:  appears at a party that Frankie attends, full of other Paramount people.
The Richard Sale novel on which this film is based followed Frank Fane as he systematically ruined the chances of his four fictitious Oscar rivals. In the movie, the other four Best Actor nominees are actual Hollywood stars, "nominated" as Best Actor for fictitious film titles.
Tony Bennett's only movie. In his autobiography, 'The Good Life,' he states that it was a terrible experience and he never sought future roles.
The Academy Award sequences for this film were shot at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, scene of several actual 1960s Oscar ceremonies.
This film opens with footage of stars' arrivals shot outside an actual mid-1960s Academy Awards ceremony, with the year of the event carefully obscured in all wide angles. One transfer of the film reveals that it is the 37th Academy Awards, held in 1964.
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