DVDMIA OSCAR© WINNERS
By Stu Kobak
2/14/02
Oscar© is the buzz-word in all the local newspaper
entertainment pages. You can't pass an ad without some Oscar© mention. The
two page spreads feature contenders for the Best Film of 2001. Studios are
mustering up the advertising dollars to promote acting performances in the
hope of an Academy nod. Awards often mean big box office bucks and now's the
time to muster the collective publicity minds to put the best faces forward.
Considering the importance of the little statuette each year,
you would think that every Oscar© winner for Best Picture would already be
out on DVD. The format has been pumping out titles for four years now. Most
of the 72 movies picked as Best Picture are available on DVD. The exceptions
are generally older films, though Schindler's List has yet to make
it's DVD bow and
The Last
Emperor sports a transfer that would make a homeless person's attire
look like it came from Christian Dior. The following Best Picture Oscar©
recipients have yet to appear on DVD:
**Announced for Release Since 2/14/02
| Wings 1927 |
| Broadway Melody 1930 |
| Cimarron 1931 |
| Grand Hotel 1932 |
| Cavalcade 1934 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty 1936 |
| The Great Ziegfeld 1937 |
| Life of Emile Zola 1938 |
| You Can't Take it With You 1939 |
| Greatest Show on Earth 1952 |
| Around the World in Eighty Days 1956 |
| Schindler's List 1993 |
You've got to give the studios credit for getting most of their Best Picture Award Winners out on DVD. We'll keep track of the missing ones and strike a red line through them when they get a DVD release with an indication of the release date.
For a full list of all the Academy Award Best Picture©
Winners go to the following link at IMDB:
Academy Awards, USA
Award winning actors don't seem to get as much respect from the studios. Of the performances that have received the Oscar© for a leading role, the following have yet to spin on DVD:
| William Hurt - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN 1985 |
| Jon Voight - COMING HOME 1978** |
| Art Carney - HARRY AND TONTO 1974 |
| Jack Lemmon - SAVE THE TIGER 1973 |
| Cliff Robertson - CHARLY 1968 |
| Maximilian Schell - JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG 1961 |
| Humphrey Bogart - THE AFRICAN QUEEN 1951 |
| Ronald Colman - A DOUBLE LIFE 1947 |
| Paul Lukas - WATCH ON THE RHINE 1943 |
| James Cagney - YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 1942 |
| Gary Cooper - SERGEANT YORK 1941 |
| Robert Donat - GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS 1939 |
| Spencer Tracy - BOYS TOWN 1938 |
| Spencer Tracy - CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS 1937 |
| Paul Muni - THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR 1936 |
| Victor McLaglen - THE INFORMER 1935 |
| Charles Laughton - THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII 1933 |
|
Wallace Beery - THE CHAMP1932 Fredric March - DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE 1932 |
| Lionel Barrymore - A FREE SOUL 1931 |
| George Arliss - DISRAELI 1930 |
| Warner Baxter - IN OLD ARIZONA 1929 |
| Emil
Jannings - THE LAST COMMAND THE WAY OF ALL FLESH 1928 |
Is it surprising that actresses get the short shrift? The list of Actresses in a Leading Role performances yet to appear on DVD is significantly longer than their male counterparts. Just about half of the Best Actress Oscar© roles are DVDMIA.
| Geraldine Page - THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL 1985 |
| Sissy Spacek - COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER 1980 |
| Jane Fonda - COMING HOME 1978** |
| Ellen Burstyn - ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE 1974 |
| Glenda Jackson - WOMEN IN LOVE 1970 |
| Maggie Smith - THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE 1969 |
| Julie Christie - DARLING 1965 |
| Patricia Neal - HUD 1963 |
| Susan Hayward - I WANT TO LIVE! 1958** |
| Joanne Woodward - THE THREE FACES OF EVE 1957 |
| Ingrid Bergman - ANASTASIA 1956 |
| Anna Magnani - THE ROSE TATTOO 1955 |
| Grace Kelly - THE COUNTRY GIRL1954 |
| Audrey Hepburn - ROMAN HOLIDAY 1953 |
| Shirley Booth - COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA 1952 |
| Olivia de Havilland - THE HEIRESS 1949 |
| Jane Wyman - JOHNNY BELINDA 1948 |
| Loretta Young - THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER 1947 |
| Olivia de Havilland - TO EACH HIS OWN 1946 |
| Joan Crawford - MILDRED PIERCE 1945 |
| Ingrid Bergman - GASLIGHT 1944 |
| Jennifer Jones - THE SONG OF BERNADETTE 1943 |
| Greer Garson - MRS. MINIVER 1942 |
| Joan Fontaine - SUSPICION 1941 |
| Ginger Rogers - KITTY FOYLE 1940 |
| Luise Rainer - THE GOOD EARTH 1937 |
| Luise Rainer - THE GREAT ZIEGFELD 1936 |
| Bette Davis - DANGEROUS 1935 |
| Katharine Hepburn - MORNING GLORY 1933 |
| Helen Hayes - THE SIN OF MADELON CLAUDET 1932 |
| Marie Dressler - MIN AND BILL 1931 |
| Norma Shearer - THE DIVORCEE 1930 |
| Mary Pickford - COQUETTE 1929 |
| Janet Gaynor - 7TH
HEAVEN, STREET ANGEL SUNRISE1928 |
To find a list of all the Academy Award© winners you can
go to:
Oscar©.com
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