Oscar Trivia Day 21 - Its Oscar In The Family

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"Oscar Trivia: Day 21"
"Its Oscar In The Family"
by Tim Nasson
February 22, 2008

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Learning something new every day is what we all strive to do. Right? But when it is fun, and involves information that could make you the million $ winner on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" it's even better.

Today, with our Oscar Trivia, we bring you all of the years in which members of the same family: i.e. husbands and wives; siblings; parents and children; etc., were nominated or won Oscars - the same year.

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Father & Daughter

Both Jane Fonda and dad Henry Fonda were nominated for Oscars for the movie "On Golden Pond." Jane Fonda for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and Henry Fonda for the Best Actor Oscar. Henry Fonda won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in "On Golden Pond." While Jane didn't win the same year as her dad, she has won two Oscars - for "Klute" and "Coming Home." She has also been nominated for five additional Oscars in acting categories.

Father & Daughter

Angelica Huston won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "Prizzi's Honor." Her father, John Huston, directed the film, which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. In addition, John Huston was nominated for the Best Director Oscar for "Prizzi's Honor."

Mother & Daughter

Laura Dern was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role as the "Rambling Rose." Mother Diane Ladd earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for the same movie. Neither actress won an Oscar for "Rambling Rose".

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Husband & Wife

We all know that Frances McDormand won the Best Actress Oscar for her perfect performance in "Fargo." What you probably didn't know was that Joel Coen, (more about him below), who directed "Fargo" and was nominated for a Best Director Oscar for the film, was and still is her husband.

Husband & Wife

Paul Newman, director? Yes. We had no idea. As it happens, Paul Newman directed his wife, Joanne Woodward to a Best Actress Oscar nomination in the film "Rachel, Rachel." While Paul Newman was not nominated for a Best Director Oscar, he produced the film and would have won the Best Picture Oscar had it won. It is one of the few times in Oscar history that the director of a movie nominated for Best Picture was not nominated.

Husband & Wife

Gena Rowlands was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Mabel Longhetti in "A Woman Under The Influence." Her husband, the (late) director John Cassavetes earned a Best Director Oscar nomination for the film, which he also wrote.

Brothers

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. The Coen brothers jointly directed this year's front runner for the Best Picture Oscar, "No Country For Old Men." They are also nominated as a team for the Best Director Oscar for "No Country For Old Men." Check back Sunday night to see if they won one or both Oscars for which they are nominated.

Sisters

The year was 1967 and sisters Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave were competing against each other in the Best Actress Oscar competition. Vanessa Redgrave was nominated for the film "Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment," while her sister, Lynn Redgrave, was nominated for "Georgy Girl." However, neither Redgrave won an Oscar that year. That bitch, Elizabeth Taylor, stole their thunder, winning for "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?"

Sisters

We had no idea they were even sisters, let alone nominated for the Best Actress Oscar the same year. But, yes, it's true. In 1942 Olivia DeHaviland was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "Hold Back The Dawn." Her sister Joan Fontaine, not only was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion," but Joan Fontaine also won the Oscar.

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While Tatum O'Neal won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar at age 10, (and remains the youngest Oscar winner, ever), for her role in "Paper Moon," she starred opposite her father, Ryan O'Neal. However, Ryan O'Neal was absent from that year's Oscar ballot.

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By Tim Nasson
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Wild About Movies provides you with the most comprehensive movie posters, movie trailers, movie synopses, Behind The Scenes of movies, and celebrity interviews, and current, updated movie release date information - than any other movie website. At WAM you are able to peruse the movie trailers, movie posters and movie synopses of more than 500 movies not yet in theaters (and thousands of movies formerly in movie theaters and currently on DVD, including all "2009 DVDS" and "2009 BluRays"). The latest additions to the Wild About Movies database: The (delayed) Rob Marshall movie "Nine," The movie "Kick Ass" and two Paul Bettany movies "Creation" and "Legion." The - now - non Avatar entitled movie "The Last Airbender" and Dwayne Johnson in and as "The Tooth Fairy." Aging actors Mel Gibson in "Edge Of Darkness" and Sylvester Stallone in front of and behind the camera in "The Expendables" and "Rambo 5." Also "Lovely Still" - featuring Martin Landau & Ellen Burstyn. Matt Damon in the Paul Greengrass movie "Green Zone." Jake Gyllenhaal as "Prince of Persia" and Rose McGowan as "Red Sonja 2010." And Seth Rogen is "The Green Hornet." "Witchblade 2010," as well as sequels: "Nanny McPhee 2" and "Narnia 3" and everything from Daniel Radcliffe (naked at WAM and fully clothed) in "Harry Potter 7: Part 1," to the Disney 3D films "Cars 2" and "Toy Story 3." Michael Douglas in "Wall Street 2." And the requisites, "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2." Need more movies? The big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" - finally - with a release date in November 2009. Also, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's two year delayed next collaboration, "Shutter Island." In addition, the big screen comedy "Leap Year" and the non comedy "The Escapist," and Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" and "The Hobbit Movies." And Kenneth Branagh's "Thor." Also "The Smurfs Movie" and the big screen version of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Ben Stiller's "Chicago 7." And a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney and non Disney movies, many in 3D: including "The Smurfs" and "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Newt," "The Princess And The Frog." And also "How To Train Your Dragon." How about Heath Ledger's final movie, "Dr. Parnassus." The four Jonas Brothers in the big screen adaptation of "Walter The Farting Dog" and Also: Zac Efron naked but not in "Me And Orson Welles." Also, Chace Crawford in "Footloose 2010." Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolfman." And James ("Titanic") Cameron's "Avatar;" and Robert Downey Jr. as "Sherlock Holmes." In addition, the sequel to "Twilight," and "New Moon," "Eclipse" and all starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. And, "Captain America." Also, check out all of the "2008 Movies" that were released in movie theaters. We also bring you "2010 Oscars" pre-coverage - and the movie trailers and movie posters of all "2009 Movies" & "2010 Movies" in theaters, including today's IN THE SPOTLIGHT - "Step Up 3"... (continue)