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Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress best known for her roles in Hollywood films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Fontaine appeared in more than 45 films in a career that spanned five decades.
The 18th Academy Awards were held on March 7, 1946, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre to honor the films of 1945.Being the first Oscars after the end of World War II, the ceremony returned to the glamour of the prewar years; notably, the plaster statuettes that had been used during the war were replaced by bronze statuettes with gold plating and an elevated base.
Academy Award winners for 2011 (from left to right): - Christian Bale, Best Supporting Actor—The Fighter - Natalie Portman, Best Actress—Black Swan - Melissa Leo, Best Supporting Actress—The Fighter - Colin Firth, Best Actor—The King's Speech with trophies known as Oscars
The Best Actress Oscar occasioned the last act of the long-running feud between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. They had starred together for the first time in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, a surprise hit the previous summer. Davis was nominated for her role as the title character, a faded child star who humiliates the wheelchair-using ...
Russell also won the competitive award, making him the only person in Academy history to receive two Oscars for the same performance. When Olivia de Havilland won the Best Actress Oscar, her sister, Joan Fontaine, attempted to shake her hand, but she refused the handshake, saying "I don't know why she does that when she knows how I feel." [1]
Joan Didion (/ ˈ d ɪ d i ən /; December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021) was an American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism , along with Gay Talese , Truman Capote , Norman Mailer , Hunter S. Thompson , and Tom Wolfe .
The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront. Gigi set a new record for biggest Oscars sweep, winning all nine of its nominations, which would later be tied by The Last Emperor in 1987 and broken, in 2003 , when The ...
Joan of Arc: Won First women to win in costume categories. Among the inaugural nominees in costume categories. Edith Head: The Emperor Waltz: Nominated Among the inaugural nominees in costume categories. Shared with Gile Steele. 1949: Black-and-White: Edith Head The Heiress: Won First woman to win for Best Costume Design (B&W).