10 directors who won an Oscar for the wrong movie
Right prize, wrong film.
Sydney Pollack
The steamy ‘Havana’ scene Sydney Pollack had to push Robert Redford for
Some encouragement was required.
The one thing Robert Redford hated about acting: “It’s been a frustration all his life”
Redford battled against this perception for his whole career.
The Oscar-winning movie Robert Redford hated making: “I became resentful”
The green-eyed monster on full display.
Sydney Pollack names his most overlooked movie: “Nobody liked the film when it came out”
He liked it, but nobody cared.
Al Pacino names his favourite movie of his career: “Nobody liked it and it got terrible reviews”
Trust us, you won’t be able to guess this one.
“It was disastrous”: Paul Schrader’s early exposure to the highs and lows of Hollywood
The best and worst, all at once.
The reason Sydney Pollack thought Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ was “unbearable”
“He was literally intransigent. You couldn’t budge him.”
How ‘Tootsie’ changed Dustin Hoffman’s outlook on life
The movie was a life-changing experience for the actor.
