32 Bond meets an Oscar
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This article is from the James Bond FAQ, by Michael Reed reed55@core.com with numerous contributions by others.
32 Bond meets an Oscar
While the films have been wildly successful with audiences the world over,
critics have always been hesitant to warm up to them. Consequently, the Bond
films tend to get passed over in favor of more "critically acceptable"
selections. All told, Bond films have been nominated ten times in the
American Academy Awards, five times in technical categories and five times
in musical categories. Only two nominations came up winners:
Film Year Category ---- ---- -------- Goldfinger 1964 Best Sound Effects - Norman Wanstall Thunderball 1965 Best Visual Effects - John Stears
However, both wins were somewhat tainted by the fact that there was only one
other nominee. The other eight nominations were:
Film Year Category Lost to
----- ---- -------- -------
Casino Royale 1967 Best Original Song Talk To The Animals
Diamonds Are Forever 1971 Best Sound Fiddler on the Roof
Live and Let Die 1973 Best Original Song The Way We Were
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Best Art Direction Star Wars
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Best Original Score Star Wars
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Best Original Song You Light Up My Life
Moonraker 1979 Best Visual Effects Alien
For Your Eyes Only 1981 Best Original Song Arthur's Theme (The Best
That You Can Do)
In an ironic twist, the "Casino Royale" song nominated, "The Look Of Love",
lost to "Talk To The Animals" from "Doctor Dolittle", a Leslie Bricusse
composition. Bricusse co-wrote another movie theme that year, "You Only Live
Twice" with John Barry.
However, leave it to the Brits to come through. The British Academy gave
the award for Best Color Cinematography to "From Russia With Love". They
also nominated Ken Adam four times for Art Direction for his work in
"Goldfinger", "Thunderball", "You Only Live Twice" and "The Spy Who Loved
Me".
In 1982, Cubby Broccoli was awarded the coveted Irving G. Thalberg Memorial
Award for his filmmaking career. Homage was paid to both the Bond films and
to the many successful films that Broccoli made prior to "Dr. No". The
reigning Bond at the time, Roger Moore, presented the award. Likewise, in
1989 Timothy Dalton presented Broccoli with a lifetime achievement award
from the British Academy of Film and Theatre Arts.
Alien & British corrections submitted by Allen Dace
<mailto:a.w.dace@ntlworld.com>
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