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Monday, 12 April 2021

1977, Film and Television Awards: British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)

Best Film
Winner: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
(Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)

Nominees:

  • "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • "Bugsy Malone" (Alan Parker, UK, 1976)
  • "Taxi Driver" (Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, USA, 1976)

Best Actor
Winner: Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
(Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)

Nominees:

  • Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in "Taxi Driver" (Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, USA, 1976)
  • Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976) and Thomas Babington Levy in "Marathon Man" (John Schlesinger, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Walter Matthau as Morris Buttermaker in "The Bad News Bears" (Michael Ritchie, Bill Lancaster, USA, 1976) and as Willy Clark in "The Sunshine Boys" (Herbert Ross, Neil Simon, USA, 1975)

Best Actress
Winner: Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
(Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)

Nominees:

  • Lauren Bacall as Bond Rogers in "The Shootist" (Don Siegel, Glendon Swarthout, Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale, USA, 1976)
  • Liv Ullmann as Jenny Isaksson in "Ansikte mot ansikte" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1976)
  • Rita Moreno as Googie Gomez in "The Ritz" (Richard Lester, Terrence McNally, UK, 1976

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Brad Dourif as Billy Bibbit in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
(Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)

Nominees:

  • Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee in "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Martin Balsam as Howard Simons in "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Michael Hordern as King in "The Slipper and the Rose" (Bryan Forbes, Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, UK, 1976)

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Jodie Foster as Tallulah in "Bugsy Malone"
(Alan Parker, UK, 1976) and as Iris in "Taxi Driver" (Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, USA, 1976)

Nominees:

  • Annette Crosbie as Fairy Godmother in "The Slipper and the Rose" (Bryan Forbes, Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, UK, 1976)
  • Billie Whitelaw as Baylock in "The Omen" (Richard Donner, David Seltzer, UK/USA, 1976)
  • Vivien Merchant as Ruth in "The Homecoming" (Peter Hall, Harold Pinter, UK/USA, 1973)

Best Direction
Winner: Miloš Forman with "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
(Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)

Nominees:

  • Alan J. Pakula with "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Alan Parker with "Bugsy Malone" (Alan Parker, UK, 1976)
  • Martin Scorsese with "Taxi Driver" (Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, USA, 1976)

Best Screenplay
Winner: Alan Parker for "Bugsy Malone"
(Alan Parker, UK, 1976)

Nominees:

  • William Goldman for "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)
  • Neil Simon for "The Sunshine Boys" (Herbert Ross, Neil Simon, USA, 1975)

Best Cinematography
Winner: Russell Boyd "Picnic at Hanging Rock"
(Peter Weir, Joan Lindsay, Cliff Green, Australia, 1975)

Nominees:

  • Gerry Fisher and Peter Allwork for "Aces High" (Jack Gold, Howard Barker, R.C. Sherriff, Cecil Lewis, UK/France, 1976)
  • Gordon Willis for "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler and William A. Fraker for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)

Best Costume Design
Winner: Moidele Bickel for "Die Marquise von O..."
(Éric Rohmer, Heinrich von Kleist , West Germany / France, 1976)

Nominees:

  • Monica Howe for "Bugsy Malone" (Alan Parker, UK, 1976)
  • Judy Dorsman for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (Peter Weir, Joan Lindsay, Cliff Green, Australia, 1975)
  • Julie Harris for "The Slipper and the Rose" (Bryan Forbes, Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, UK, 1976)

Best Film Editing
Winner: Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman and Sheldon Kahn for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
(Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)

Nominees:

  • Robert L. Wolfe for "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Jim Clark for "Marathon Man" (John Schlesinger, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Marcia Lucas, Tom Rolf and Melvin Shapiro for "Taxi Driver" (Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, USA, 1976)

Best Sound Track
Winner: Les Wiggins, Clive Winter, Ken Barker for "Bugsy Malone"
(Alan Parker, UK, 1976)

Nominees:

  • Milton Burrow, Jim Webb, Les Fresholtz, Arthur Piantadosi and Dick Alexander for "All the President's Men" (Alan J. Pakula, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman, USA, 1976)
  • Mary McGlone, Robert Rutledge, Veronica Selver, Larry Jost and Mark Berger for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, USA, 1975)
  • Greg Bell and Dan Connelly for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (Peter Weir, Joan Lindsay, Cliff Green, Australia, 1975)


Sunday, 5 January 2020

1974, Television: "Paper Moon"

The American sitcom "Paper Moon" premiered on 12 September 1974 on ABC. The series is based on the 1971 novel "Addie Pray" by Joe David Brown and the 1973 film with the same title directed by Peter Bogdanovich. It ran for one season from 12 September 1974 to 19 December 1974 with a total of 13 episodes. The main stars are Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster in the roles of Moses Pray and his presumed daughter, Addie. The theme music was composed by Harold Arlen.

Synopsis
During the Great Depression of the 1930’s Moses Pray aka "Moze" sells Bibles as a representative of a non-existent company. Addie’s late mother was a friend of Moses’s, and because Addie believes that she resembles Moses, she is therefore convinced that he is her father...
Jodie Foster as Addie Pray and Christopher Connelly as Moses Pray
Jodie Foster as Addie Pray
Main Cast
  • Christopher Connelly as Moses Pray
  • Jodie Foster as Addie Pray
Christopher Connelly as Moses Pray and Jodie Foster as Addie Pray
Jodie Foster as Addie Pray
Trivia
  • In the 1973 film Ryan O'Neal and real-life daughter Tatum O'Neal play Moses and Addie Pray.
  • Christopher Connelly, who plays Moses Pray in the series, and Ryan O'Neal, who played the same role in the 1973 film, previously had played brothers in the long running TV-series Peyton Place (1964-1969).

"Paper Moon" Opening Credits (1974)

Saturday, 27 January 2018

1976, Film: “Freaky Friday”

The American fantasy-comedy "Freaky Friday" premieres on December 17, 1976 in Los Angeles. This Walt Disney Production was directed by Gary Nelson and written by Mary Rodgers based on her novel with the same title from 1972. The film stars Barbara Harris as Ellen Andrews, Jodie Foster as her daughter Annabel, and John Astin as her husband Bill.

Synopsis
Ellen Andrews (Barbara Harris) and her daughter Annabel (Jodie Foster) constantly quarrel. After a disagreement on Friday the 13th both Annabel and Ellen wish they could switch places with the other for just one day...

Main cast
  • Barbara Harris as Mrs. Andrews / Annabel
  • Jodie Foster as Annabel / Mrs. Andrews
  • John Astin as Mr. Andrews
  • Patsy Kelly as Mrs. Schmauss
  • Dick Van Patten as Harold Jennings
  • Vicki Schreck as Virginia
  • Sorrell Booke as Mr. Dilk
  • Alan Oppenheimer as Mr. Joffert
  • Ruth Buzzi as Opposing Coach
  • Kaye Ballard as Coach Betsy
  • Marc McClure as Boris Harris
  • Marie Windsor as Mrs. Murphy
  • Sparky Marcus as Ben Andrews
  • Ceil Cabot as Miss McGuirk
  • Brooke Mills as Mrs. Gibbons
Jodie Foster as Annabel / Mrs. Andrews
Barbara Harris as Mrs. Andrews / Annabel
John Astin as Mr. Andrews
Sparky Marcus as Ben Andrews and Barbara Harris as Mrs. Andrews / Annabel
Trivia
Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster sang the title song "I'd Like to be You for a Day" written en composed by Joel Hirschhorn and Al Kasha.
Jodie Foster as Annabel / Mrs. Andrews
Barbara Harris as Mrs. Andrews / Annabel
Marie Windsor as Mrs. Murphy and Jodie Foster as Annabel / Mrs. Andrews
Marc McClure as Boris Harris and Barbara Harris as Mrs. Andrews / Annabel
Awards
"Freaky Friday" had three Golden Globe nominations:
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Barbara Harris
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Jodie Foster
  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha, Song: "I'd Like to Be You for a Day" 
TV trailer (1977)