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Winning an Oscar by making us laugh. What a way to make a living!
What makes a performance “Oscar-worthy”? Many often leap to sustained emotional investment or comprehensively immersive transformations as the benchmark for success at the Academy Awards. But if the Oscars celebrate the performances that elicit the strongest emotional responses then why do show-stopping comedic performances so often receive the cold-shoulder? There is a relatively easy answer to this question found within the progression of American film across the past half-century. Cinema throughout the 1930s, 40s, and 50s saw the proliferation of genre filmmaking, with behemoths like the musical, western, epic, and comedy reigning supreme. During these decades, all of these styles saw success both popularly as cherished classics amongst the general public, and prestigiously as consistent award show champions.
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Photo: Comedic Oscar-Winners
Winning an Oscar by making us laugh. What a way to make a living!
What makes a performance “Oscar-worthy”? Many often leap to sustained emotional investment or comprehensively immersive transformations as the benchmark for success at the Academy Awards. But if the Oscars celebrate the performances that elicit the strongest emotional responses then why do show-stopping comedic performances so often receive the cold-shoulder? There is a relatively easy answer to this question found within the progression of American film across the past half-century. Cinema throughout the 1930s, 40s, and 50s saw the proliferation of genre filmmaking, with behemoths like the musical, western, epic, and comedy reigning supreme. During these decades, all of these styles saw success both popularly as cherished classics amongst the general public, and prestigiously as consistent award show champions.
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- 3/6/2024
- by Andrew Valianti
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
“Dancing With the Stars” is returning to ABC for its upcoming season, and it seems the long-running series is bringing the heat with a star-studded cast.
Et has learned that Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino is expected to hit the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom when season 32 kicks off later this year.
When reached for comment, the show stated that “Dancing With the Stars” does not comment on casting rumours.
The full cast of celebrities and pro dancers will be announced Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Sorvino is best known for her roles in the timeless comedy classic “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”, and for her Oscar-winning role as Linda Ash in the 1995 comedy “Mighty Aphrodite”.
Thus far, only two contestants have been officially confirmed as part of the upcoming cast — “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix and the most recent “Bachelorette”, Charity Lawson.
Lawson’s role on the show was announced earlier this month,...
Et has learned that Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino is expected to hit the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom when season 32 kicks off later this year.
When reached for comment, the show stated that “Dancing With the Stars” does not comment on casting rumours.
The full cast of celebrities and pro dancers will be announced Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Sorvino is best known for her roles in the timeless comedy classic “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”, and for her Oscar-winning role as Linda Ash in the 1995 comedy “Mighty Aphrodite”.
Thus far, only two contestants have been officially confirmed as part of the upcoming cast — “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix and the most recent “Bachelorette”, Charity Lawson.
Lawson’s role on the show was announced earlier this month,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
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