Comments on: Academy Awards – The Early Years http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: MovieMorlocks.com – Oscar’s Oddities – Part 2 http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/#comment-24174 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:50:12 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=7208#comment-24174 [...] were two categories for Best Picture (a fact already noted in Morlock Keelsetter’s blog of http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/ of February 8th) – one for “Outstanding Picture” and one for “Unique and [...]

]]> By: TCM’s Classic Movie Blog http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/#comment-7359 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:44:49 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=7208#comment-7359 [...] were two categories for Best Picture (a fact already noted in Morlock Keelsetter’s blog of http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/ of February 8th) – one for “Outstanding Picture” and one for “Unique and Artistic [...]

]]> By: Keelsetter http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/#comment-7231 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:29:01 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=7208#comment-7231 My mistake! I’ve made the correction. Thanks for the catch.

]]> By: Barry http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/#comment-7222 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:58:04 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=7208#comment-7222 But Norma Shearer didn’t win for “A Free Soul”- she won for “The Divorcee” the previous year, as mentioned, but it was Lionel Barrymore who won for the film and Marie Dressler won for “Min and Bill” the same year…

]]> By: Stephen http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/#comment-7209 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:35:08 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=7208#comment-7209 Wow, Louis B. argued for a Fox picture over one of his own? Hard to imagine that happening these days.

Harkness sure knew his Oscars…the guy was a walking database on them (as well as many other subjects). I’ve always told myself I’d pick up that book next time I see it, but I still haven’t come across a copy. Knowing John, I’m sure his commentary makes it all worthwhile.

]]> By: Al Lowe http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/#comment-7200 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:32:15 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=7208#comment-7200 I’ll always be fond of a jingle TCM used to promote a series of films starring Norma Shearer, star of silents and 30s films.

The announcer (NOT Osborn) says:

I always enjoyed Norma Shearer.
I even liked her when I couldn’t hear her.

]]> By: Stacia http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/02/08/academy-awards-the-early-years/#comment-7198 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:15:18 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=7208#comment-7198 John Harkness’s The Academy Awards Handbook – “the only guide to the movies you will ever need!” (Really?!)

Sigh. I miss John pretty much every day, and I only knew him online. And I’m a complete sack of poo for still not owning his book (so I can’t judge if it’s the only book you’ll ever need. Probably isn’t, unless it contains a thesaurus and some caffeine to keep one awake while researching. What? Research makes me sleepy.)

I had no idea Louis B Mayer was able to argue to the Academy Board and get them to vote for “Sunrise” instead of “The Crowd”. That hardly seems fair. A Louis B Mayer filibuster would get anyone to change their vote!

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