"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" wins four Academy Awards, "Das Boot" gets snubbed 1983

E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial was nominated for nine Oscars and won four at the 55th Academy Awards ceremony held April 11, 1983.  

It won Best Original Score for John Williams; Best Sound for Robert Knudson,Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, and Gene Cantamessa; Best Sound Effects Editing for Charles Campbell and Ben Burtt; and Best Visual Effects for Carlo Ramaldi, Dennis Muren, and Kenneth F. Smith.

It had been nominated for Best Picture, Best Directing for Steven Spielberg, Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen), Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing.

Das Boot, one of the best films ever, was nominated for six Oscars but did not win any of them.  It wasn't even nominated for Best Foreign Film, although none of the other foreign were nominated for any other awards.  I suppose the German film makers didn't do the wine-and-dine policy 20th Century Fox Studios did for Doctor Doolittle.

Ghandi was the big winner of the night with eight awards out of eleven nominations. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for Sophie's Choice.  Louis Gossett Jr. won Best Supporting Actor for An Officer and a Gentleman. Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress for Tootsie.  Teri Garr was also nominated for the award for Tootsie.

Victor/Victoria won Best Music (Original Song Score and its Adaption Score) for Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse.

Cross-dressing wins Golden Globe Awards 1983

Two movies, in which the main character dresses up as the opposite sex, won four Golden Globes and were nominated for several more at the 40th annual celebration January 29, 1983.  

Tootsie, which starred Dustin Hoffman posing as an actress to land a role in a soap opera, won Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical.  Dustin Hoffman won Best Actor.  Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress.  Sydney Pollack was nominated for Best Director. Larry Gelbart and Murray Shisgal were nominated for Best Screenplay.

Julie Andrews won for Best Actress for her portrayal as a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman in Victor/Victoria.  The movie was nominated for Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical but lost to Tootsie. Robert Preston was nominated for Best Actor. Lesley Anne-Warren was nominated for Supporting Actress. Henry Mancini was nominated for Best Original Score but lost to John Williams.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial won Best Motion Picture-Drama and John Williams won for Best Original Score. Steven Spielberg was nominated for Best Director and Melissa Mathison was nominated for Best Screenplay. Henry Thomas was nominated for New Star of the Year-Male. 

The fabulous Dolly Parton received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her work in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. 

Kristin Chenoweth wins her first Primetime Emmy 2009

Petite, adorable, talented, beautiful Kristin Chenoweth won her first Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her performance as Olive Snook in the series Pushing Daisies, September 20, 2009.  It was her second Emmy nomination, but she had won several Tonys at this point.

The same evening, Jessica Lange won an award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Movie for her role as Big Edie Beale in Grey Gardens.

Pushing Daisies also starred fellow Okie Lee Pace, who appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy.  Although the series ran for only two seasons, it won numerous awards.  Pace was nominated twice for a Golden Globe for his work on the series.

Jessica Lange wins Emmy for American Horror Story 2014

Beautiful and over-talented Jessica Lange won a Primetime Emmy for her portrayal as Fiona Goode on American Horror Story: Coven at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards August 25, 2014.  The third season of AHS starred Kathy Bates, Frances Conroy, Angela Bassett and Evan Peters.

Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day - Jamie Brewster, actress/model

World Down Syndrome Day, observed March 21,  was started in 2011 to raise public awareness and advocating for rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all orpart of a third copy of chromosome 21.  People affected with DS experience physical growth delays, characteristic facial features and mild to moderate intellectual disability but this can vary widely.

Education and proper care have shown to improve quality of life.  People with Down Syndrome have been making great strides in advances in all aspects of life, which were formerly off-limits.

As with Black History Month, I decided to feature someone with Down Syndrome who has made history.  Jamie Brewster is best known for her roles in the anthology American Horror Story with Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett.

I've liked her since the first season, because of her starring in non-stereotypical roles.  Her characters aren't written for characters with DS, showing her versatility and broad talent, playing a suburban daughter, a witch and wife to Neil Patrick Harris' character.

In February 12, she became the first model with Down Sydrome to walk the runway during New York Fashion Week.



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