Oscar Actors: Ruffalo, Mark–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage; Tony Nom)

He received a Tony Award nomination for his supporting role in the Broadway revival of Awake and Sing! in 2006. 

Oscar Actors: Shannon, Michael–Background, Career, Awards

Updated July 18, 2020 Michael Shannon Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: upper middle; father professor Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: divorced Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: Oscar Role: Revolutionary Road, 2008; age 34 Other Noms: Nocturnal Animals, 2016, age 42 Other Awards: Tony Nom Frequent Collaborator: […]

Directors: Fame, Prestige, Reputation Building, Underestimated

Reputation making is a process that depends on many different variables, both inside and outside the film world.

Directors: Choice of Genres, Themes, Characters

Directors: Choice of Subject Matter, Theme, Genre

Directors: Origins (Directors who Began in Acting, Cinematography, Editing, Writing, Theater, TV)

Research in Progress: October 16, 2021 All Directors (Not only Oscar Winners and Nominees) Directors: Origins–Backgrounds–Where They Came From Avenue to Directing Up the Ranks (Studio) Contract Directors Tetzlaff, Ted, 1903 Ulmer, Edgar G., 1900   Actors who Became Directors Beatty, Warren Clooney, George Costner, Kevin Eastwood, Clint Hanks, Tom Marshall, Penny Nicholson, Jack Penn, […]