1991 - Beauty and the Beast
With the actors' and writers' strikes behind us, Oscar season is well and truly heating up. Always an exciting time of year, in large part due to the glut of Oscar-bait movies that are released. Other than the Barbenheimer duo, I've not seen many of the contenders so my watchlist is growing as rapidly as my anticipation for such titles as Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, May December, Napoleon, Past Lives, American Fiction, Poor Things, The Holdovers... So many movies, so little time. Meanwhile, next up in 1991's shortlist is the first animated film to gain a Best Picture nomination... Beauty and the Beast Director : Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise Screenplay : Linda Woolverton Starring : Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Pierce, Rex Everhart, Jesse Corti Academy Awards : 6 nominations 2 wins, for Best Original Score and Best Original Song In this classic fairy tale, a heartless prince (Benson)...