Oscars Archives - Gardiner Public Library

Oscar Winners of the past . . .

June 4, 2017March 8, 2014 by Gardiner Public Library

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 …

Nominated Short Films

June 4, 2017September 28, 2013 by Gardiner Public Library

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 …