Comments on: From William A. Wellman to Joe Wright – Non-Nominated Directors: Biggest Oscar Snubs #9a

By: Matthew Bradley

Matthew Bradley — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:03:48 +0000

Well, at least AIRPORT director George Seaton made the list for MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, and Sandy may have hit on the reason for your mental mishap. :-) I didn't spot any others offhand…

By: courtney

courtney — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:21:37 +0000

another major oscar snub for best director in my view was Paul Newman for Rachel Rachel in 1968 even though that film lost the four nominations it was given which included best picture and best actress for his wife Joanne Woodward who threatened to resign from the Academy of Motion picture arts and Sciences when he wasn't nominated but never followed through on that

By: sandy shapiro

sandy shapiro — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:53:33 +0000

Arthur Hiller directed some great movies, but "Airport" was not among them. "Airport" was WRITTEN BY Arthur HAILEY.

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:59:07 +0000

Hey, Joao,
I've know Mark for a number of years. Very cool guy. And a thorough film researcher and great photographer.
I've been pestering him to do a q&a on his latest Irving Thalberg book.
Hopefully, he'll find some time to do it in the next couple of weeks.

By: Joao Soares

Joao Soares — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:55:50 +0000

lol! Apologies, apologies… I should have known better. Btw, congrats on the acknowledgements on Mark A. Vieira's "Greta Garbo – A Cinematic Legacy" – I've just finished reading it.

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:44:47 +0000

Hold your horses, Joao!!
I do say that a couple of *major* directorial snubs will show up elsewhere on the "Biggest Snubs" list.
In fact they'll have their own private Snub Listing.
Hang in there… Barbra S. will be back.

By: Joao Soares

Joao Soares — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:18:19 +0000

You're also snubbing the snubbing of Barbra Streisand in "The Prince of Tides" (1992 awards, with seven nominations including Best Picture). As snubs go…