The Oscar Nerd

Patricia Neal received her first nomination and only Oscar before and after a series of unfortunate events in her life for playing Alma, the...

Charming French actress Leslie Caron received her second Best Actress nomination exactly 10 years after her first one for playing a lonely, ...

Shirley MacLaine received her third Best Actress nomination for playing Irma, a prostitute from Paris in Billy Wilder's amusing comedy ...

I'm back from my vacation so we can begin our next year. Well, unfortunately it's no secret that it's 1963, probably one of the ...

About the field: Three totally forgettable works and two brilliant performances. 1998 was not a very balanced year in terms of greatness. T...

Fernanda Montenegro became the first Brazilian actress ever to be nominated for an Academy Award and she was the dark horse to win the award...

Fabulous Cate Blanchett received her first nomination for playing the legendary queen of England, Elizabeth I, which is one of the most bril...

Meryl Streep received her eleventh nomination for playing Kate, a perfect housewife with a beautiful family. However, things get a little d...

British actress Emily Watson received her second Academy Award nomination for playing Jacqueline du Pré, the tortured music legend and woman...

Gwyneth Paltrow received her only nomination and won the Oscar, for playing Viola de Lesseps, a young girl, who's dreaming about becomi...