His solo career as comedy actor was heightened by the success of Hollywood films, particularly Foul Play (1978), 10 (1979) and Arthur (1981), for which he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar.
Oscar Actors: Hurt, John–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Emmy))
December 14, 2020 by
Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as John Merrick in David Lynch’s biopic The Elephant Man (1980).
Oscar Actors: Page, Geraldine–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Tony, Emmy)
December 13, 2020 by
Page earned a total of seven Oscar nominations before winning her first Best Actress in 1985 for The Trip to Bountiful. She was also a winner of two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and one BAFTA award.
Oscar Actors: Fonda, Henry–Background, Career, Awards
December 13, 2020 by
Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in several films now considered to be classics, earning one Oscar Award for Best Actor on two nominations.
Oscar Actors: Winfield, Paul (Sounder)–Background, Career, Awards (Gay, Cum Advantage; Emmys)
December 10, 2020 by
He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder (1972), which earned him Best Actor Oscar nomination.
