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Oscar quiz: Which gals did naughty Golden Boy jilt the most?

6 November 2009 4:23 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Two of these stars below are tied for suffering the most Oscar snubs among actresses: six defeats, no wins. Can you name them? To see the answer, click the "Continue Reading" link underneath the photos. Answer: Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter. Oscarless Rosalind Russell and Barbara Stanwyck lost four times each, Liv Ullmann twice. Two male stars lost more times than all of these women: Peter O'Toole (eight times) and Richard Burton (seven). Photos: Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, United Artists, Paramount More Gold Derby Awards Quizzes Can you spot the Oscar nominee for best actor? Can you spot the Oscar nominee for best picture? Who turned down Kevin Spacey's Oscar-winning role in 'American Beauty'? »

- tomoneil

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A Single Actress (Julianne Moore and Oscar)

27 September 2009 10:49 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

There can be only one ...winner, that is.

This year's supporting actress contest (new predictions!), if you believe early hype, is down to Mo'Nique vs. ummmm? She's way out front for her abusive mother role in Precious. But with Julianne Moore's supposedly vivid contribution to Tom Ford's A Single Man newly exciting festival auds, we could see the redhead goddess nab her 5th career nomination. That's quite an honor, even if she never wins that elusive statue.

The Man That Got Away Keeps Getting Away

A couple of years ago I asked readers who the next Deborah Kerr would be. Which modern important actress will be forever appreciated but never fully embraced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? Back then Kate Winslet was sort of gunning for the honor. Now that the English Rose has noisily moved into the winner's circle, the imaginary competition is back on. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Karl Malden Passes Away at the Age of 97

1 July 2009 5:34 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

It has been a rough two weeks for the entertainment business when it comes to the passing of major celebrity names as Karl Malden has passed away at the age of 97. Malden died in his sleep about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, his manager Bud Ross tells CNN. Malden won an Oscar for his performance alongside Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and was also nominated for another one of his performances opposite Brando in On the Waterfront in 1955. Only five years ago at the 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards he was recognized with a Life Achievement Award and has long been recognized as a Hollywood icon. My personal experience with his movies has been relatively limited considering the overal breadth of his career but I have seen him in films such as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, Baby Doll, How the West Was Won, The Cincinnati Kid, Patton »

- Brad Brevet

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Live blogging the Oscars

22 February 2009 12:07 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Make this blog item your home page for the rest of Oscar day. Tom O'Neil and Paul Sheehan are blogging live continuously all day. Keep hitting "refresh" for constant updates about what's happening at the Kodak Theatre.

9:06 p.m. — As with all of the past seven Oscars held at the Kodak Theater, the Governors Ball takes place in the adjoining Grand Ballroom which is 25,090 square feet. The menu for the Governors Ball was created by Wolfgang Puck for the fifteenth consecutive year. He promises the return of old favorites like tuna tartare in sesame miso cones and Maine lobster as well as, of course, caviar. And pastry chef Sherry Yard will once more be creating her gold-dusted chocolate Oscars as consolation prizes for those who didn’t get one of the real ones. Music will be spun by Kcrw radio host Jason Bentley who will alternate with The Impulse »

- tomoneil

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They Never Won an Academy Award

19 February 2009 5:55 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

There's a better than average chance that Kate Winslet will pick up an Academy Award Sunday night for The Reader. It's neither my favorite performance in that category, nor is it her best work, but at 33, she's already something of an Oscar spinster, having been nominated six times with no trophies to show for it.

Among actresses, Winslet is tied for the most nominations without a win. Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter have six, too, and curiously, all of them were sandwiched in a short amount of time, like Winslet. Kerr amassed six nods between 1949 and 1960, while Ritter did her damage between 1950 and 1962. Kate has lost for Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, Iris, Eternal Sunshine, and Little Children.

The record for no wins, at least among actors, is the legendary Peter O'Toole, who it goes without saying is among the greatest of all time. Eight nominations with no gold. And they »

- Colin Boyd

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Will the Babe Factor help Kate Winslet in a close Oscars contest with Meryl Streep?

18 February 2009 8:44 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

"It wasn't calculated! I swear! You must believe me!" Kate Winslet gasped to Gold Derby late last year as we discussed her recent photo shoot with Vanity Fair. That bawdy gig had been a perfect way for her to begin seducing Oscars' voters as she unveiled "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader."

As every Oscarologist knows, voters have judged the lead and supporting actress races in recent years as if they were beauty pageants. Consider, for example, some of the gals who won best actress this past decade: Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon. Last year, when most Oscar pundits bet on 66-year-old Julie Christie ("Away From Her") to win, the younger, prettier contender pulled off an upset: Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose").

Only two women over the age of 50 have nabbed an Oscar over the past 15 years: Judi Dench ("Shakespeare in Love," 1998) and Helen Mirren ("The Queen, »

- tomoneil

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Oscars' Unlucky Lady Winslet Has Her 'Losing Face' Prepared

3 February 2009 11:15 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Oscar nominee Kate Winslet is prepared to miss out on another Academy Award at this month's ceremony - she's missed out so many times in the past she has her "losing face" perfected. The actress last month picked up her sixth Oscar nomination, in the Best Actress category, for her role in The Reader.

If she fails to win, she'll become one of the biggest losers in Academy Award history, joining the likes of Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter, who also missed out six times - and second only to Peter O'Toole, who managed eight unsuccessful nominations.

Winslet is a hot favourite to win this year - having picked up prizes at the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards - but she's not so confident.

The star says, "I have this history of losing. I lose all the time so I've perfected this losing face. It's sort of calm.

"I've always known in the past that I was indeed going to lose, which is maybe an English thing." »

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