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Oscar Success Stories: Gary Oldman, James Ivory and Roger Deakins



Was watching Oscar yesterday. Noticed two lovely things in particular which gladdened my heart. You see, this wasn't first Oscar just for beloved Gary but two more renowned Hollywood perfectionists. Best Adapted Screenplay award went to James Ivory who has been writing and directing films for eternity now. Under the Aegis of fabled Merchant-Ivory Productions of whose he was one part, he gave us memorable gems in form of 'A Room With A View', 'Howard's End', 'Remains of the Day'. Ismail Merchant, his closest friend, didn't win the Oscar as well although all of these above mentioned film of theirs scored tons of nominations. However, their favorite writer, Ruth Pravar Jhabwella, did win the Oscar for them (for Remains of the Day). James Ivory, a man in his late 80s, received a thunderous applause and standing ovation from Oscar crowd. He remembered both Jhabwella and Merchant and that was heart-touching. It was his fourth nomination and although there was a strong possibility he couldn't win his Oscar (considering the competition), Hollywood through its appreciation of his craft made his evening special. Lovely stuff!!

The second fairy tale ended when Roger Deakins, a whopping 14 time Oscar Nominee (yes, you read that right, 14 times) won his Oscar for Blade Runner 2049 in the best cinematography category. Now this guy is creating blinding visuals for us for last 30 years and his groundbreaking work in Blade Runner 2049 finally brought him the coveted trophy. They say dreams do come true but how, 90th Oscar told us perfectly.


And we have talked enough of Gary, so let's leave it at there (although it could have been his 7th Oscar win, or at least the nomination).

A royal three fingers salute to the craftsmanship of these three legendary motion picture icons....

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