Stars Of The Early Sound Era, No. 8: Edward G. Robinson
One of the greatest actors of all time. Not only did he never win a competitive Oscar (he was given an honorary Oscar two months after his death), he was never even nominated.
And you wonder why I started the Katies ...
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Lupner
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Wha--?? How can that be true?! Not even for Key Largo?
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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Wha--?? How can that be true?! Not even for Key Largo?
That's just wrong. Bastards.
Not for Key Largo, not for Double Indemnity, not for nothing.
It's bad enough to get it wrong for a single year, but to get it wrong for an entire career takes real effort.
to get it wrong for an entire career takes real effort.
Just goes to show that I've been willing to put in the work . . . .
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