The Oscars In Libraries!

Because of one of Scott’s previous blog posts, he was contacted by Brandi Scardilli, of Information Today, Inc., about how Gardiner Public Library, among other libraries, promote Oscar nominations, and winners. Click on the link to read the entire blog! The Oscars At The Library    

Oscar Oddities

 With the Oscars this weekend, it’s fun to look back at some of the odd and interesting facts you may not have known about the big event: Tom Hank’s acceptance speech for his role in Philadelphia became the basis of the film In & Out. Oscar winners sign a contract stipulating they cannot sell their Oscar without first offering it back to the Academy for the sum of $1. One of the requirements to be nominated for an Oscar is that the movie has to be screened in an LA theater for at least 7 days. 3 people have turned …

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Academy Awards

As we gear up for the 2016 Academy Awards this weekend, let’s look back at who won the awards 70 years ago in 1947.  Have these winners held the worth of the award throughout the years?    Check them out from the Gardiner Public Library and see for yourself why they were the winners. Best Picture:  The Best Years of Our Lives Best Director:  William Wyler, The Best Years of Our Lives Best Actor:  Fredric March, The Best Years of Our Lives Best Actress:  Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own Best Supporting Actor:  Harold Russell, The Best Years of Our …

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Oscar Winners of the past . . .

The recent Oscar show got me thinking of past awards, and my mind jumped to wondering what/who won the awards the year I was born.  My homework reveals the winners that year were: Best Picture:  The Greatest Show on Earth Best Director:  John Ford, The Quiet Man Best Actor:  Gary Cooper, High Noon Best Actress:  Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba Best Supporting Actor:  Anthony Quinn, Viva Zapata! Best Supporting Actress:  Gloria Grahame, The Bad and The Beautiful Keep in mind that Gardiner Public Library has a great movie collection both on DVD and VHS formats and that if we …

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Nominated Short Films

Watching the Oscars each year reminds me how disappointed I am that we are not able to readily view the animated short films that are nominated each year.  The library has been able to add to our collection here in Gardiner three compilations of these winners and nominees, “A Collection of Academy AwardNominated Short Films”.  The years covered are 2005, 2006, and 2007.  But what about all the other years and other films?  Last year’s winner for Best Animated Short Film was “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr.Morris Lessmore”.  A friend who knew I worked in a library passed a …

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