The Disaster Artist
2017
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Best Actor in a Leading Role. East of Eden. This was the first posthumous acting nomination in Academy Awards history, although Jeanne Eagels was retroactively credited with a posthumous nomination for the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, when no nominees were announced prior to the ceremony.
- February 8, 1931
- September 30, 1955
Feb 14, 2022 · Two decades later, however, James Dean became the first person, and the first male actor, to unambiguously be nominated for an Oscar after his death. Indeed, he was actually nominated for two best actor Oscars at the 28th and 29th award ceremonies.
One of the many enduring stars to emerge from the 1950s, James Dean appeared in only three films before his death in 1955: East of Eden (1955), Rebel without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). The latter two films earned him Oscar nominations, and today he remains one of the screen’s most famous personifications of troubled adolescence and raw ...
His roles typified teenage disillusionment and social estrangement of his time. He had several uncredited roles from 1951 to 1953 before starring as a rebellious son attempting to win his father's approval in East of Eden (1955).
Mar 10, 2024 · It’s rare enough for an actor to be nominated for an Oscar after they die — James Dean was nominated for two. He’s the only performer to ever achieve that feat.
Actor - James Dean, Rock Hudson Actress in a Supporting Role - Mercedes McCambridge Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Ralph S. Hurst
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The nomination was a double mistake, as High Society (1956) was based on the play and film The Philadelphia Story and did not qualify as an original story. James Dean became the only actor to receive a second posthumous nomination for acting.
