OSCAR RECAP: How Did the Jews Do?
Tom Tugend
February 23, 2009
This was the year Israel was finally going to win an Oscar for best foreign-language film, after coming close in seven previous nominations.
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Oscars are Coen ‘Country’ but a win is still foreign for Israeli filmmakers
Tom Tugend
February 29, 2008
Report from Oscar night including a discussion of \”Beaufort,\” the first Israeli film to be among the five finalists for Best Foreign Film in 23 years.
Israeli/Jewish-themed films 3 for 3 in Oscar foreign language semi-finals
Tom Tugend
January 18, 2008
Three of the 63 foreign language films in this year\’s Oscar race are on Jewish/Israeli themes, and all three have made the cut to qualify among the nine semi-finalists.\n\nThe three are Israel\’s entry \”Beaufort,\” Austria\’s \”The Counterfeiters\” and Brazil\’s \”The Year My Parents Went on Vacation.\”
Oscar 2007: A good year for the Jews!
Jewish Journal
February 26, 2007
After a slow start in the initial Oscar contests, Hollywood\’s Jews reaffirmed their tribe\’s historic resilience with a credible finish at Sunday\’s Academy Awards.
Weisz Gets Gold; ‘Munich’ Out in the Cold
Tom Tugend
March 9, 2006
\”Munich\” and \”Paradise Now,\” two films subjected to considerable controversy in the American Jewish community and Israel, came up empty-handed at Sunday evening\’s Academy Awards ceremonies.\nNot at all controversial was the selection of Rachel Weisz as best supporting actress in \”The Constant Gardner,\” in which she plays a passionate activist fighting an international pharmaceutical company.
Agoura Gal Meets Oscar Glitz
Adam Wills
March 2, 2006
Somewhere between a young Joan Rivers and \”Desperate Housewives\” actress Eva Longoria, you\’ll find Adrianna Costa. On March 5, the Agoura-raised entertainment correspondent will be covering the Academy Awards live for the first time. However, she won\’t be in a gown hobnobbing with celebrities on the red carpet.
It’s No Joke — Stewart Does Oscars
Keren Engelberg
March 2, 2006
The new Oscars\’ host and the latest Jew to take on the role is — drumroll, please — Jon Stewart, the comedian and host of Comedy Central\’s mock news program, \”The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.\” Stewart is the latest in a long line of comedians, including Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Steve Martin and last year\’s host, Chris Rock.
Nominated for Best Foreign Film Are…
Tom Tugend
January 26, 2006
On Tuesday, at the indecent hour of 5:30 a.m., when some sleepy official reads off the nominations for the 78th Academy Awards, it\’s likely no one will follow the announcements more anxiously than filmmakers in 58 foreign countries.
Italian Entry Locked Out of Oscar Race
Tom Tugend
December 1, 2005
Even the annual Oscar competition can\’t stay clear of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.\nThis year, the brouhaha is about \”Private,\” a film centering on a Palestinian West Bank family whose home is temporarily taken over by a squad of Israeli soldiers.\n\”Private,\” the work of Italian director Saverio Costanzo, was shot by an Italian crew and was selected as Italy\’s official entry in the foreign language film Oscar category.\nIt was promptly rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which accepted entries from 57 other countries, including Israel and the not-yet nation of Palestine.
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