Best Actor Award

American actor, director, writer in theater, television, and film and producer. He was born on November 16, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio to a Canadian-born physician of English descent, Dr. William George Meredith, and Ida Beth. He studied from Hoosac School in 1926 and went to Amherst School. He died on September 9, 1997. He was known as a proficient actor and one of the most refined actors of the century. He was a life member of the Actor’s Studio. He got nominated for two Academy Awards and won…

The first big round of Award season nominations are in with Trumbo leading a balanced field at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Director Jay Roach's biopic about the life of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo bagged three nominations, the most of any film in contention. The film's leading man, former Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, scored a best actor nod in an extremely crowded field. His co-star, Helen Mirren, was also recognized in the supporting actress category. The pair, together…

that he was well-known as a director, producer, writer, and actor in his own right. And the fact that he won an Academy Award eight years before for writing and Original Screenplay for Citizen Kane, and nominated for Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Citizen Kane. The versatile Welles often narrated numerous films like The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and Duel in the Sun (1946), but he can also be seen as a confident actor in Jane Eyre (1943), The Stranger (1946), The Lady from…

up on it, there is a handsome man that holds a slim waist of a beautiful women spreading her arms to the sea at the large deck. This man was one of the most famous male actor in the 90s, Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio is a man who is in his 40s that has a long beard, brown hair, and blue eyes. When he was the most famous actor in the Box Office, he was very handsome, tall, and simply the man that all female loved to watch. Leonardo DiCaprio was the one that was skilled and generous who…

mentioned before. Robin Williams had this unique ability to move audiences and viewers from tears of laughter or tears generated by an emotionally intense performance. Which was for example his Oscar-winning performance opposite Matt Damon in the Best Picture Oscar nominated film “Good Will Hunting.” It’s also impossible not to cry during the emotional breakthrough moment when Sean advises Will the child abuse he suffered was not his fault. Robin Williams proved his acting prowess time and…

Emerald Nau AF AM 110 Dr. Colapierto Civil Rights Roundtable 1963 The round table discussion consisted of James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Joseph Minklelwitz, and Sidney Portier. The topics of discussion were civil rights and the March on Washington. All the men had something in common; all were entertainers in some kind of aspect, and all came to Washington for the March on Washington. As stated in the video, some of these men were long term fights, and others…

Based on Rick’s Café Americain in the city of Casablanca, Morocco in Northern Africa during the 1940’s, Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blain, owner of the café. An American expatriate owner of a black market nightclub watches his old flame, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) from Paris walk into his café with her Czech fugitive alongside. The stirring up of emotions between the two was instant when the love story then began to unfold. Bogart’s brisk and suave character completely emotionally resonated viewers as…

The actor that I choose for this assignment is one of the most well-known actors of all time, Denzel Washington. With as many accomplishments as he has, it is still shocking to me that he has only one the academy award for best actor, one time in his entire 40 plus years on the scene. Nevertheless, the award came at the right time with one of my favorite films of all time, Training Day, released in 2001 and directed by Antoine Fuqua. While I believe that he is an all-around amazing actor,…

the biggest movie producers out there,and they have made and remade many of their most iconic movies since their beginning in 1912. One of those movies is the 1932 Horror Film “The Mummy” starring one of the greatest actors of all time, Boris Karloff. It even won an academy award for best film in science fiction, horror, and suspense. Due to its success, a remake was bound to happen. In 1999 universal studios did not disappoint when it released “The Mummy” starring Brendan Fraser and Arnold…

In Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie, the main character, Tom Wingfield constantly struggles with his desire to escape. He dreams of adventure and a life beyond his tiny tenement apartment. He is imprisoned in an unsatisfying world where he is constantly nagged and made to be responsible for his unusual sister. Tom’s desire to escape is emphasized by a number of symbols throughout the play. Tom battles with being tied down, his desire to escape, and his actual attempts to escape. They…