Juliette Binoche beats Lauren Bacall for best supporting actress (1997)
From one legend to another. Lauren Bacall was meant to earn an Oscar that night for her role in The Mirror Has Two Faces but alas it went to Juliette Binoche and her role in The English Patient. Unfortunately Bacall never got over her loss, and even wrote in her autobiography that she really wanted the Oscar. In fact, she blamed the aggressive campaigning by the “Patient” distributor Harvey Weinstein for her loss.
Juliette Binoche Beats Lauren Bacall For Best Supporting Actress 1997
Geoffrey Fletcher wins best screenwriting for “Precious” (2010)
Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher pretty much defied all pre-Oscar expectations when his Precious script won — mind you, it was his first nomination too. A lot of people assumed that Up in the Air by Walter Kirn would win that night. However, Fletcher stunned everyone, including himself, when he became the first ever African-American to win a screenplay Oscar.
Geoffrey Fletcher Wins Best Screenwriting For Precious 2010
