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Mary Pickford Award
The Mary Pickford Award is an honorary Satellite Award bestowed by the International Press Academy. It is "IPA's most prestigious honor" and as an award "for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry" it reflects a lifetime of achievement. The award is named for Mary Pickford, early pioneer of the film industry, who began her career as a child actress and went on to become "America's Sweetheart" and a co-founder of United Artists Studios with fellow filmmakers Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. The award was first presented to Rod Steiger at the 1st Golden Satellite Awards. Tom Skerritt is the latest recipient. The trophy awarded to the honorees is a bust of Canadian American motion picture actress Mary Pickford cast in bronze, on a marble base, inscribed for the recipient. It was designed by Sarajevan sculptor Dragan Radenović. Honorees * 1996: Rod Steiger * 1997: Jodie Foster * 1998: Alan J. Pakula * 1999: Maximilian Schell * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Pickford
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history. Cited as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th top female stars from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era and the "girl with the curls", Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies". She is credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was an Austrian-born Swiss actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film ''Judgment at Nuremberg'', his second acting role in Hollywood. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by acting and literature. While he was a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zurich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting and directing full-time. He appeared in numerous German films, often anti-war, before moving on to Hollywood. Schell was top billed in a number of Nazi-era themed films, as he could speak both English and German. Among those were two films for which he received Oscar nominations: ''The Man in the Glass Booth'' (1975; Best Actor), where he played a character with two identities, and ''Julia'' (1977; Best Supporting Actor) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Satellite Awards
The 11th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2006, were given on December 18, 2006. Special achievement awards Auteur Award (for his visionary work as a filmmaker) – Robert Altman Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Martin Landau Nikola Tesla Award (for creating special effects on the 1978 film ''Superman'' that pre-dated contemporary computer-generated images) – Richard Donner Outstanding Guest Star ('' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'') – Jerry Lewis Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Forest Whitaker – ''The Last King of Scotland'' * Leonardo DiCaprio – ''Blood Diamond'' *Ryan Gosling – ''Half Nelson'' *Joshua Jackson – ''Aurora Borealis'' *Derek Luke – ''Catch a Fire'' *Patrick Wilson – '' Little Children'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Joseph Cross – '' Running with Scissors'' *Sacha Baron Cohen – '' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gena Rowlands
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is an American retired actress, whose career in film, stage, and television has spanned seven decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including ''A Woman Under the Influence'' (1974) and '' Gloria'' (1980), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for '' Opening Night'' (1977). She is also known for her performances in Woody Allen's '' Another Woman'' (1988), and her son, Nick Cassavetes's film, ''The Notebook'' (2004). In 2021, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, “The most important and original movie actor of the past half century-plus is Gena Rowlands.” In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances. Early years Rowlands was born on June 19, 1930, in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Satellite Awards
The 10th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2005, were given on December 17, 2005. Special achievement awards Auteur Award (for his work on the film ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' and his promising filmmaking future) – George Clooney Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Gena Rowlands Nikola Tesla Award (for his special effects contributions to cinema) – Stan Winston Outstanding New Talent – Rupert Friend Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Philip Seymour Hoffman – '' Capote'' *Jake Gyllenhaal – '' Jarhead'' *Tommy Lee Jones – ''The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada'' *Heath Ledger – ''Brokeback Mountain'' *Viggo Mortensen – ''A History of Violence'' *David Strathairn – ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Terrence Howard – ''Hustle & Flow'' *Kevin Costner – ''The Upside of Anger'' *Robert Downey Jr. – ''Kiss Kis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Sarandon
Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actorMcCabe, Bruce"Susan Sarandon, the 'actor'" ''Boston Globe''. April 17, 1981. Retrieved January 21, 2021. and activist. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award, six Primetime Emmy Awards, and nine Golden Globe Awards. In 2002, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry. Sarandon began her acting career in the drama film '' Joe'' (1970), before appearing in the soap opera '' A World Apart'' (1970–1971). In 1974, she co-starred as a Zelda Fitzgerald surrogate in the television film ''F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles','' and the following year, she starred as Janet Weiss in the musical comedy horror film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. Sarandon was nominated for the Academy Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Golden Satellite Awards
The 9th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2004, were presented by the International Press Academy on January 23, 2005. Special achievement awards Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Susan Sarandon Nikola Tesla Award (for introducing video-assist and video playback techniques, which have become industry standards) – Jerry Lewis Outstanding New Talent – Freddie Highmore Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Don Cheadle – ''Hotel Rwanda'' *Kevin Bacon – '' The Woodsman'' *Javier Bardem – '' The Sea Inside (Mar adentro)'' *Gael García Bernal – '' The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta)'' *Johnny Depp – '' Finding Neverland'' *Liam Neeson – '' Kinsey'' *Sean Penn – ''The Assassination of Richard Nixon'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Jamie Foxx – '' Ray'' *Gerard Butler – ''The Phantom of the Opera'' *Jim Carrey – ''Eternal Sunshine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnon Milchan
Arnon Milchan ( he, ארנון מילצ'ן; December 6, 1944) is an Israeli businessman, film producer and spy. He has been involved in over 130 full-length motion pictures and is the founder of production company Regency Enterprises. Regency's film credits include ''12 Years a Slave,'' ''JFK'', ''Heat'', ''Fight Club'', and '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith''. Milchan has earned two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, for ''L.A. Confidential'' and '' The Revenant''. Milchan was also an Israeli intelligence operative from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. Biography Milchan was born in Rehovot, then-British Mandate of Palestine, to a Jewish family. He has a sister named Dalia. His mother was descended from European Jewish disciples of the rabbi Vilna Gaon who came to Palestine in the early 19th century, and he is the eighth generation of his family in the country. Milchan was first married to French model, Brigitte Genmaire, and later divorced. The couple had three children, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Golden Satellite Awards
The 8th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2003, were presented by the International Press Academy on February 21, 2004. Special achievement awards Mary Pickford Award (55 industry) – Arnon Milchan Nikola Tesla Award (for his stand-out effects and 3D lens innovations) – James Cameron Special Achievement Award (for outstanding talent) – Peter Dinklage Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Sean Penn – ''21 Grams'' and ''Mystic River'' * Hayden Christensen – '' Shattered Glass'' * Paddy Considine – '' In America'' * Tom Cruise – ''The Last Samurai'' * Jude Law – '' Cold Mountain'' * William H. Macy – ''The Cooler'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Bill Murray – '' Lost in Translation'' * Jack Black – ''School of Rock'' * Johnny Depp – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' * Robert Downey Jr. – ''The Singing Detective'' * Paul Giamatti – '' American Splendor'' * Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Evans
Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera; June 29, 1930October 26, 2019) was an American film producer, studio executive, and actor, best known for his work on '' Rosemary's Baby'' (1968), '' Love Story'' (1970), ''The Godfather'' (1972), and ''Chinatown'' (1974). Evans began his career in a successful business venture with his brother, selling women's apparel. In 1956, while on a business trip, he was by chance spotted by actress Norma Shearer, who thought he would be right to play the role of her late husband Irving Thalberg in '' Man of a Thousand Faces'' (1957). Thus he began a brief film acting career. In 1962, Evans went into film producing instead, using his accumulated wealth from the clothing business, and began a meteoric rise in the industry. He was made head of Paramount Pictures in 1967. While there, he improved the ailing Paramount's fortunes through a string of commercially and critically acclaimed films. In 1974, he stepped down to produce films on his own. In 1980, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Golden Satellite Awards
The 7th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2002, were presented by the International Press Academy on January 12, 2003. Special achievement awards Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Robert Evans Nikola Tesla Award (for a lifetime of visionary filmmaking achievement) – George Lucas Outstanding New Talent – Derek Luke Outstanding Service in the Entertainment Industry – Murray Weissman and Dick Delson (Weissman Delson Communications) Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Michael Caine – ''The Quiet American'' (TIE) Daniel Day-Lewis – ''Gangs of New York'' (TIE) *Tom Hanks – ''Road to Perdition'' *Jack Nicholson – ''About Schmidt'' *Edward Norton – ''25th Hour'' *Robin Williams – ''One Hour Photo'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Kieran Culkin – ''Igby Goes Down'' *Nicolas Cage – ''Adaptation.'' *Hugh Grant – '' About a Boy'' *Sam Rockwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Malden
Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun authenticity to roles in theater, film, and television", especially in such classic films as ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1951), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, '' On the Waterfront'' (1954), ''Pollyanna'' (1960), and ''One-Eyed Jacks'' (1961). Malden also played in high-profile Hollywood films such as ''Baby Doll'' (1956), '' The Hanging Tree'' (1959), '' How the West Was Won'' (1962), ''Gypsy'' (1962), and ''Patton'' (1970). From 1972 to 1977, he portrayed Lt. Mike Stone in the primetime television crime drama ''The Streets of San Francisco''. He was later the spokesman for American Express. Film and culture critic Charles Champlin described Malden as "an Everyman, but one whose range moved easily up and do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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