Oscar Directors: Format–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
Death in Hollywood: Kier, Udo–German Actor and Pop Icon Dies at 81
November 23, 2025 by
In 1991, Van Sant introduced Kier to American audiences with his drama My Own Private Idaho, loosely based on Shakespeare’s “Henry IV.”
Oscar Movies: Martian, The–7 Nominations, 0 Awards (Director Scott Snubbed)
November 23, 2025 by
“The Martian” received 7 Oscar Nominations, and lost in each category.
Oscar Directors: Lynch, David–Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
November 23, 2025 by
Lynch was so singular as to birth a term in filmmaking, “Lynchian,” meaning an art work is wild, creative, unique to the world, and off-kilter.
0 Oscar and Me: My Life as an Oscar Guru–My Three Oscar Books (11 Editions)
November 23, 2025 by
My interest in studying the Oscar Awards in a more systematic and thorough ways began in earnest in 1976.






