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Film Noir Oscars
By Laura Eggers Underhill
Some of the best films coming
out of the 1940's were of the film noir genre. These black and white movie
classics depicted the dark shadows of the inner psyche as well as those in the
back alleys of the big city.
Hot, cramped New York apartments, lonely,
foggy piers, smoky nightclubs and coffee shops with wisecrackin' waitresses
dominated the noir landscapes.
Most of these films were shot on a
relatively low budget, especially those from RKO, who turned out many of the
quirkiest gems. The mise en scene, or visual look and feel of these films
attempted to mirror the psychological quagmires of the characters.
Another characteristic of film noir came from the writing, which was
often full of snappy, witty dialog, steeped in irony and dark humor.
The
Academy recognized a few of these film noir classics for excellency in one
aspect or another, and they are certainly worth seeing again with their awards
in mind.
According to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
database, the following films won the oscar in the year indicated.
In
1944, Joan Crawford won best actress for her performance as Mildred Pierce in
the movie of the same name, "Mildred Pierce".
Billy Wilder won best
director for his work on "The Lost Weekend", which also won best motion picture
(Paramount), best screenplay (Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder), and best actor
(Ray Milland).
That year also gave birth to "Laura", for which Joseph
LaShelle garnered an oscar for his black and white cinematography.
In
1948, Claire Trevor got the oscar for best supporting actress for her role in
"Key Largo".
"The Naked City" earned two oscars, one for William Daniels
cinematography and the other for Paul Weatherwax' editing.
In 1950,
"Sunset Boulevard" got the oscar for the best music score, done by Franz Waxman.
The best screenplay was "Panic In the Streets", penned by Edward and
Edna Anhalt.
Robert Krasker's incredible cinematography in "The Third
Man" got him the oscar that year.
In addition to these Academy Award
winners, many more movies of the film noir genre were nominated for the writing.
The writing category includes best original motion picture story, best original
screenplay, and best screenplay. For those interested in classic film noir or in
writing screenplays, these films are definitely worth revisiting.
In
1941 there was "The Maltese Falcon". 1943 bore "Shadow Of A Doubt." In 1944
there was "Double Indemnity" and "Laura". "Mildred Pierce" was nominated for the
writing in 1945. ("Lost Weekend" won.)
In 1946 there were several film
noir contenders: "The Dark Mirror", "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", and "The
Stranger", "Blue Dahlia", "Brief Encounter"(dubiously noir) and "The Killers".
In 1947, "Kiss Of Death", "A Double Life" and "Crossfire" were
nominated, while in 1948 it was "The Naked City", "The Treasure of the Sierra
Madre" and "Johnny Belinda".
In 1950, "Mystery Street" was one of the
nominated, while "Panic In The Streets" (best motion picture story) and "Sunset
Boulevard" (best story and screenplay) won.
"The Big Carnival" was
nominated in 1951, while "The Narrow Margin" was nominated in 1952 (losing to
"The Bad and the Beautiful".)
In 1958, "I Want To Live!" was nominated
for best writing.
So, head to your nearest video store and see what film
noir oscar treasures you can uncover!
Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com
Laura Eggers Underhill
is author and publisher of www.film-noir-alley.com , a site which is a resource to help film
noir fans find books, music, dvds and posters.
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