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" Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard (Actor and Screenwriter: Charles Chaplin) Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films. He was a perfectionist, and his financial independence enabled him to spend years on the development and production of a picture. His films are characterised by slapstick combined with pathos, typified in the Tramp's struggles against adversity. Many contain social and political themes, as well as autobiographical el"
"Best Picture! Winner: Modern Times! Nominees: Anthony Adverse Dodsworth The Great Ziegfeld Libeled Lady Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Romeo and Juliet San Francisco The Story of Louis Pasteur Three Smart Girls"
"1936! Winner: Charlie Chaplin! Nominees: William Wyler - Dodsworth Frank Capra - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Gregory La Cava - My Man Godfrey W.S. Van Dyke - San Francisco"
"1936! Winner: Modern Times! Nominees: Anthony Adverse Dodsworth The Great Ziegfeld Libeled Lady Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Romeo and Juliet San Francisco The Story of Louis Pasteur Three Smart Girls"
"It took AMPAS most of his life to recognize Charlie Chaplin, eventually granting the comic great an Honorary Award in 1972, after a previous one in 1929. They weren’t totally resistant to him: “The Great Dictator” got five nods, including Best Picture, but most of his work was ignored, most notably his great industrialization comedy, “Modern Times.” The film was mostly applauded, but the leftish politics on display (and unfashionable mostly silent vibe) saw it underperform in the U.S.,"