Oscars Quiz: Who was not nommed for lead and supporting in same year?
The Oscars only permit one nomination per person in the acting categories, which is a gyp considering that rule doesn't apply to the writing or directing races. But stars can be nommed for separate performances in lead and supporting and quite a few of them could pull that off this year, including Tommy Lee Jones ("In the Valley of Elah," "No Country for Old Men"), Javier Bardem ("Love in the Time of Cholera," "No Country for Old Men"), Cate Blanchett ("Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "I'm Not There") and Russell Crowe ("3:10 to Yuma," "American Gangster").
Many stars have scored that dual achievement in the past. Below are four who did, one who did not. Which one of these examples is false?
1.) Jessica Lange, "Frances" (lead), "Tootsie" (supporting) in 1982.
2.) Theresa Wright, "Pride of the Yankees" (lead), "Mrs. Miniver" (supporting) in 1942.
3.) Warren Beatty, "Heaven Can Wait" (lead), "The Fortune" (supporting) in 1978.
4.) Holly Hunter, "The Piano" (lead), "The Firm" (supporting) in 1993.
5.) Sigourney Weaver, "Gorillas in the Mist" (lead), "Working Girl" (supporting) in 1988.
FALSE: 3.) Warren Beatty was nominated in the lead race for "Heaven Can Wait" in 1978, but not for "The Fortune."
I'm just curious whether Weinstein is going to relegate Blanchett to supporting for I'm Not THere because she's the lead for a good portion of the movie.. .she's certainly the heart of the movie, covering Dylan during such an important time. I'd like to see them moving her over to lead which is pretty open game right now... who do we got? Julie Christie? Marion Cotillard? Maybe Keira (I doubt it for this role)?
Posted by: Edward Douglas | October 01, 2007 at 05:33 AM
Good point, AJ! I'll add her to the text above. I was just citing a few examples, not all, but she's an important one to include, you're right.
Posted by: Tom O'Neil | September 30, 2007 at 05:43 PM
No mention of Blanchett as a possible double nominee? I mean she is the most likely. Not only that but the people you mentioned aren't locks for any nominations, unlike Cate for whom the question isn't whether she'll get a nomination, but how many.
Posted by: AJ | September 30, 2007 at 05:04 PM