20 Monday Jun 2016
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Directed: Frank Borzage
Year: 1934
Nominated: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: An outdated notion of a woman’s reputation is alive and well in the army. A silly dalliance causes no end of troubles but ends well.
16 Thursday Jun 2016
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Directed: Victor Schertzinger
Year: 1934
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Frank Borzage, Best Actress – Grace Moore
Plot in 25 Words: A romantic drama set in the romantic, dramatic world of opera. Love triangles and inappropriate workplace romances prevent a young star from realising her dream.
16 Thursday Jun 2016
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Directed: Alfred L. Werker
Year: 1934
Nominated: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: It’s a film about bankers. Doing banking things, using banking terms. In banks. It really doesn’t get any more interesting than that. Waste of time.
16 Thursday Jun 2016
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Directed: Cecil B DeMille
Year: 1934
Nominated: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: A passionate epic, set in the sands of Egypt. Love. Betrayal. The world’s most infamous lovers. Made for a pretty boring film in the end.
16 Thursday Jun 2016
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Directed: Frank Capra
Year: 1934
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Frank Capra, Best Actor – Clark Gable, Best Actress – Claudette Colbert
Won: Best Film, Best Director – Frank Capra, Best Actor – Clark Gable, Best Actress – Claudette Colbert
Plot in 25 Words: A zany, road trip love story. A newspaper reporter and heiress are forced together on a cross-country expedition. Hilarious multi-Oscar winner – deserved more.
28 Thursday Apr 2016
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Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor
Best Actress
There are no films that jumped out at me, but a few of the names on the acting awards did. Clark Gable and Bette Davis certainly caught my eye. One film with four Oscar wins should also be worth it.
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