Let's just be clear: This writer believes Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny is one of the great comedic performances in cinematic history and it's aged like a fine wine. And Spartacus' Peter Ustinov won that year. Remember Me!" Wayne took out an ad of his own, distancing himself as much as possible from Wills' thirst. Your Alamo cousins." Talk about putting the "Wow" in Bow-Wow. The ad featured photos of everyone in the Alamo cast, surrounding good ole Chill, and pissed a lot of people off with this quote: "We of the Alamo cast are praying harder - than the real Texans prayed for their lives in the Alamo - for Chill Wills to win the Oscar as best supporting actor. And Bow-Wow wagged Wills' tail all over Hollywood, taking out one For Your Consideration ad in which every Academy member's name appears, in alphabetical order, alongside a picture of Wills with the truly awful quote, "Win, lose or draw, you're all my cousins and I love you all."īow-Wow shoulda quit while he was behind, but the next FYC ad put Chill's Oscar hopes on ice. Not a bad idea in itself, but the agent was W.S. Wills, a veteran actor and friend of Wayne, hired a publicity agent to help him snag the gold. Wills was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the John Wayne-directed The Alamo in 1961. Chill Wills was no Mary Pickford, but he wanted that little 8.5-pound trophy just as badly. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Īctors have been implementing questionable tactics when campaigning for an Oscar since Mary Pickford schmoozed her way to a win for Coquette, a performance that was widely panned, but as the Queen of Hollywood she had some sway. HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Detail shot as 'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz holds up the winner card reading actual Best Picture winner 'Moonlight' onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Februin Hollywood, California. EST on ABC Oscars-Impossible Dream, Los Angeles, USA (Original Caption) -Hollywood, CA- Moments after the Best Actor award presentation at the 46th Academy Awards ceremonies, a male streaker ran nude before a TV audience of 76 million people he was seen on TV only above the waist and behind David Niven who said "That was bound to happen." Next to appear on stage (not shown) was presenter Elizabeth Taylor, who laughinlgly found it not too hard an act to follow. What are TV viewers seeking from their annual Oscar fix? The same thing they want from movies: drama, comedy, sex, slapstick, glamour and romance. He was also slapped with a three-year ban on attending cricket matches at any Australian venue by Cricket Australia.Mandatory Credit: Photo by Reed Saxon/AP/Shutterstock (6569406a) Rob Lowe Snow White Actor Rob Lowe croons a tune to Snow White during the opening number for the 61st Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. The 23-year-old plumber and gun country footballer faces a fine of up to $12,000 for the incident and will face court after he was charged by police with trespassing. Camera Icon The bizarre letter shared by Ben Jenkins’ sister Laura. Mr Jenkins became the first person to streak at Optus Stadium when he entered the playing field during the 17th over of Australia’s innings. The letter, shared by Mr Jenkins’ sister Laura on Facebook, described his naked run during the historic One-Day International between Australia and England on January 28 as a “thoughtless, childish and disgusting act”. It is understood the event was in response to a bizarre letter sent to Mr Jenkins’ family in Toodyay, telling them to leave the Wheatbelt town. Camera Icon The ‘Toodyay Nude Run’ Facebook event has since been deleted. Whether people will still head to Toodyay Lions’ home ground, where Mr Jenkins plays in the Mortlock Football League, is not yet known.
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