Monday, September 19, 2011

Audrey Hepburn

Five Groups of Audrey Films, each arranged from light to dark – Might Be Great Even w/o Her: Love in the Afternoon (globe), Roman Holiday (Oscar/Bafta/Globe), How to Steal a Million, Charade (Bafta/globe)
Maybe Decent Even w/o Her: Funny Face, My Fair Lady (globe), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (oscar/globe), Children’s Hour
She Makes Them Good: Sabrina (oscar/bafta), Two for the Road (globe), Nun’s Story (oscar/Bafta/globe), Wait Until Dark (oscar/globe)
Enjoy By Focusing Only on Her: Paris When it Sizzles, Robin and Marian, Unforgiven, War and Peace (globe/bafta)
Mistakes: They All Laughed, Love Among Thieves, Bloodline, Green Mansions. The bulk of her career was 15 years, w/5 Oscar/5 Bafta/9 Globe lead noms; comparably, their recent equivalent eligible time frames have gotten Winslet 4/5/4 & Streep 6/4/10.

Oscar Records: Ranked – Funny Face, Love in the Afternoon, Two for the Road, Wait Until Dark, Charade, Sabrina, War & Peace, Tiffany’s, Nun, Holiday, Lady. After the + sign are nominees rather than winners; in parentheses are those that didn’t get in at the Oscars.
Audrey Roman Holiday/NY/Bafta/Globe (& Nun/Charade Bafta & Nun NY) + Sabrina/Bafta, Nun/Globe, Tiffany’s/Globe, Dark/Globe (& War and Peace Bafta/Globe & Love in the Afternoon/Charade/Lady/Road Globe)
Director My Fair Lady/DGA/Globe (& Nun NY) + Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace/Globe, Nun/Globe (& Children’s Hour Globe)
Picture My Fair Lady/NY/Bafta/Globe + Roman Holiday & Nun/Bafta/Globe (& War and Peace Bafta/Globe, Love in the Afternoon & Tiffany’s/Comedy Globe)
Sound My Fair Lady + Nun, Hour
(Split) Costume Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Lady + Funny Face, Hour
(Split) Writing Roman Holiday/WGA (& WGA Sabrina/Globe?, Afternoon, Tiffany’s) + Sabrina, Funny Face, Nun, Tiffany’s, Road/Bafta, Lady
(Split) Art Lady + Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace, Funny Face, Hour, Tiffany’s
(Split) DP Lady + Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace, Funny Face, Hour, Nun
Editing + Roman Holiday, Nun, Lady/Ace
Song Tiffany’s/Grammy + Charade
Score Tiffany’s/Grammy, Lady + Nun (& Road?)
Supporting Actor + Roman Holiday/Bafta, Lady/Globe (& War and Peace, Dark Globe)
Supporting Actress + Hour/Globe, Lady (& Nun Globe)
Actor Lady/NY/Bafta/Globe + (& Peck/Finch/Grant Bafta & Cooper/Grant Globe)

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