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...Corliss thinks Shakespeare in Love and its leading lady, Gwyneth Paltrow, were not Oscar worthy? The film has the cleverest plot, the most literate dialogue and the best acting and musical score, all while offering hilarity and heartbreak, romance and cold calculation. It succeeds marvelously in every way. As for Paltrow, if talent were possessed of speed, light itself would lag behind her. She gave breathtaking performances as Lady Viola and Thomas Kent in Shakespeare in Love, and she got only one Oscar for it? What was the Academy thinking? Alan B. Posner, Royal Oak, Mich...
...list of Oscar's missteps, I would add Gentlemen's Agreement over Great Expectations in 1947, Charlton Heston (Ben Hur) over James Stewart (Anatomy of a Murder) in 1959 and Elizabeth Taylor (Butterfield 8) over Deborah Kerr (The Sundowners) in 1960. At or near the top of the list of missing nominations, I would place both Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant (His Girl Friday) in 1940. Paul J. Corigliano, San Marcos, Calif...
...Every show, award or list will have its doubters. The Oscars have made many goofs, but often, subsequent adulation vindicates such overlooked nominees. After receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Charlie Chaplin got one of the longest standing ovations in Oscar history. I don't think he would have exchanged that for a competitive Oscar he missed out on during his career. Anurag Chatrath, Edinburgh...
Last year I was having dinner with friends at a restaurant when Clooney walked in with a small party and took a table near the door. On my way out, I caught his eye, told him I hoped he would win the Oscar and then moved toward the exit. What happened next surprised my friends, who had urged me not to invade his privacy. Clooney called me back to his table, stuck out his hand and asked my name. Then he said he greatly appreciated my coming over. He really is as Stein portrayed him. Bob Wechsler, NEW YORK CITY...
...Rueb said. Unfortunately for Harvard, the Buccaneers swept to victory in the remaining matches. At No. 4, Nguyen lost 2-6, 6-4, 3-6 to Picardo, while at No. 5, Omodele-Lucien fell to a 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 loss against Oscar Posada. “It’s a hard loss, but we have to use it as a springboard,” Rueb said. With East Tennessee State undefeated against teams outside the top 25 this season and Harvard defending a perfect home record, something had to give in this contest. Unfortunately...