Hal Holbrook, Emile Hirsch in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (top); Ruby Dee in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (bottom) Mickey Rourke, Frank Langella: Oscar Veterans 2008 Hal Holbrook Hal Holbrook was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Sean Penn's Into the Wild. He lost to Javier Bardem for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men. That was the first Oscar nomination for Holbrook, whose film career kicked off in 1966, with Sidney Lumet's drama The Group. Holbrook was 83 when the 2007 nominations were announced. Ruby Dee Ruby Dee was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for Ridley Scott's American Gangster. She lost to Tilda Swinton, a (20-year) "newcomer" — for Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton. That was the first nomination for the then 83-year-old Dee, whose film career began in earnest in Joseph Lerner's 1949 crime drama The Fight Never Ends. Among Dee's...
- 2/18/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
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