Battle of the Best Picture Nominees

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Stanley V. Spielberg

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb



Released: 1964
Nominated at: The 37th Academy Awards
Lost to: My Fair Lady

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: Bob Dylan- Mr. Tambourine Man


Academy Facts: Tidbits from the ceremony- 37th Academy Awards:

This was the last year home viewers would see an Academy Awards ceremony telecast only in black-and-white.

The two musicals nominated for Best Picture, My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins, had something in common – Julie Andrews. Andrews was the star of Mary Poppins – and won the Best Actress category – and had originated the Eliza Doolittle role in the stage version of My Fair Lady.

Scenes From a Film:


From the Trades:


Meet Mr. Kubrick:


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Raiders of the Lost Ark



Released: 1981
Nominated at: The 54th Academy Awards
Lost to: Chariots of Fire

Some Music (Of It's Time) While You Wait: John Lennon- Watching the Wheels


Academy Facts: Tidbits from the ceremony- 54th Academy Awards:
Katharine Hepburn became the first performer to win a fourth Academy Award, this time for On Golden Pond.

Bette Midler and Barbara Stanwyck provided two of the evening’s most memorable moments. Stanwyck spoke from the heart when she accepted an Honorary Award for her “superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting.” She received the evening’s only standing ovation.

Scenes From a Film:


From the Trades:


Meet Mr. Spielberg: