Lost Weekend (1945), Best Picture
Mary Astor, The Great Lie, Best Supporting Actress, 1941
Norma Shearer, The Divorcee, Best Actress, 1929
Omar Sharif - nominated for Lawrence of Arabia
Poseidon Adventure, (1972) - Special Oscar for special effects.
Robert Q. Lovett, nominated but did not win for film edition for Cotton Club, 1984
Once again I got the alphabet wrong - I saw Robert and thought we were on S. Sorry!
Susan Sarandon. I just like saying Susan Sarandon. She probably got an Oscar for something–she’s very talented.
(Susan Sarandon)
Tarantino, Quentin, best writer for Pulp Fiction.
[We’ll just go with Robert Redford for R.]
Ursula Andress - Neither she nor her white bikini were nominated for Dr. No.
Viveca Lindfors - Emmy for “Life Goes On” (1989); robbed of an Oscar for “Creepshow.”
Walter Matthau - Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Fortune Cookie (1966). Better known for playing himself in Grumpy Old Men.
The only X-rated film to win Best Picture was Midnight Cowboy in 1969 (though it was re-rated as R a few years later.)
Yellow Submarine would have won Best Animated Film if the Oscars had had that category way back then.
Z (1969) - Best Film Editing Oscar winner.
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