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entertai: Entertainr By CHUCK CROMER Entertainment Editor Tonight, for the 49th time, the Acs Arts and Sciences will present its best contributions in film. Choosing the best in any mediui and invites much criticism. Mar Academy Awards meaningless. recipients of the Best Actor Award their Oscars. (George C. Scott foi Brando for "The Godfathpr"> While this year's nominees are co qualified during the last ten yean still needs revision to restore confid example, Lina Wertmuller's Itali Beauties," has been nominated f Actor, Best Original Screenplay, a Yet it was nominated for Best For Film. Every movie fan has personal fav Here are my winners selected from Academy of Motion Picture Arts i Jr *-y jl i .n>^ iijjl| Sylvester Stallone stars in "Roc is up for several Academy Aw Best Picture, Best Director, Screenplay, Best Actor and f Actor. Robert Bedford and C star in "All the President's Mer up for Academy Awards i Director, Best Picture, 1 Screenplay, Best Supporting l Supporting Actress. nment nent Editor Die X For the Best Achieve] Alan Pakula ("All Bergman ("Face to Ft idemy of Motion Picture John Avildsen ("Rock; annual awards for the Beauties"). The director, more tl n is a relative decision for the success or failui ly people consider the "Seven Beauties" is ui .vice in this decade the most renowned film cr have refused to accept endowed on the direc * "Patton" and Marlon vividly reflects man's extremes men will try mprehensively the most choice. i, me selection process ence in the Awards. For The nominees for E ian production "Seven Charles Tacchella ("( or Best Director, Best ("The Front"), Paddy ind Best Foreign Film. Stallone ("Rocky"), a eign Film and not Best I could not choose bet screenplays left me ir orites to win the Oscars. man's inner torments those nominated by the necessary for individi ind Sciences. encourages us to contin insurmountable odds in B "Rocky," "Network," for Glory," and "Taxi "Rocky" is the best reaffirmation of man's miniscule budget of onl to a fever pitch as it e> quiet desperation and vironment's and his p< For the Best Adap William Goldman ("/ Getchell ("Bound for nardino Zapponi ("Fe ("The Seven Percent David Butler ("Voyag Goldman's faithful at Bernstein's bestseller I of 1972 is instilled with preseniea irom a news that even Robert Redf( viewer is methodically even though he knows i ^SgBflfl bored. For the Best Perfori )|fo the nominees are Sylv? Niro ("Taxi Driver") Bh| Holden ("Network"), Beauties"). JJlfU f \ctor and Best RH^HfidllgP flfik, 1 - ks iavontes ment in Directing, the nominees are the President's Men"), Ingmar ice"), Sidney Lumet ("Network"), y"), and Lina Wertmuller ("Seven lan any other person, is responsible e of a film. Thus when a movie like nanimously praised by the world's itics, much of the credit should b? lor, Lina Wertmuller. Wertmuller personal conflicts by showing what to escape death. Wertmuller is my lest Original Screenplay are Jean Cousin, Cousine"),Walter Bernstein Chayefsky ("Network"), Sylvester na werimuiier. ween Stallone and Wertmuller. Both i a conscious daze. Both deal with and the compulsive drives that are ual survival in society. "Rocky" me to compete against the seeminly iposed by our hostile environment to is, while "Seven Beauties" poses the value of life, is it worth living in i honor? e of the Year, the nominees are "All the President's Men," "Bound Driver." of this group, as it is a brilliant > indomitable spirit. Produced on a y $960,000, "Rocky" raises emotions cplores a second rate boxer's life of his ability to overcome both his enersonal obstacles. ited Screenplay the nominees are U1 the President's Men"), Robert Glory"), Federico Fellini and Berllini Cassanova"), Nicholas Meyer Solution"), and Steve Shagan and ;e of the Damned"). Captation of Bob Woodward and Carl hat exposed the Watergate scandals i inquisitive and intelligent dialogue iman's point of view. It's no wonder ord sounded good as a reporter. The entranced by the investigation and the final results, the viewer is never nance by an Actor in a Leading Role ester Stallone ("Rocky"), Robert De , Peter Finch ("Network"), William , and Giancarlo Giannini ("Seven 8 WBF a jl* X .fl E? V ? *W^W* W? M 85 ^B^^-S&8y>8W[ - - ' 'S ^0 ! I "i i 1 ? ' "^ ll'l'l i I^y Ee?5fl for Oscar Sylvester Stallone should ge year's awards for his portraj quest to restore confidence in h tn cnticfu nnrcAnol 1 w uuviutjr j^rvk ouiaai nvv^uo ivi I1 performance is so utterly capti becomes our struggle. When ! those who identify with him ' tranquility and satisfaction at For the Best Performance t Role the nominees are Marie-C Cousine")" Faye Dunaway ("Rocky"), Liv Ullman ("F; Spacek ("Carrie"). Sissy Spacek is a strong cont< Ullman is the real class here, facial expressions in "Carrie" disciplines involved in being a under the direction of Ingma personal anguish associated > Tillman is thp arpatpst nMrocc i of this by American audiences The Nominees for The Best P Supporting Role are Ned Be Meredith ("Rocky"), Laur Man"), Jason Robards ("All Burt Young ("Rocky"). The greatest living actor is I has spanned almost forty yes Oscar and several nominat characterization of a brutal Na Dustin Hoffman in "Marath critical laurels to his alread; should add another Oscar stai For the Best Performance b Role the nominees are J President's Men"), Jodie F< urani r" voyage of the ("Carrie"), and Beatrice Str Successful comebacks bj Hollywood, yet Piper Laurie i last critically acclaimed p Hustler" in 1961. Her depictior repressed mother should mal acclaim easier for her to con Several other favorites inc work") for Best Achieveme "Gonna Fly Now" ("Rocky" over Barbra Streisand's pret< Regardless of who is desi| category of the Awards, all w winners, representing excelh industry. It was a frnnrl ?<?ir f. J " 6UU" J v-"' *| need the Oscar recipients to I s awards it ici a mxuiiu ustar in mis al of a second rate boxer's lis tarnished self-respect and ove and companionship. His vating that Rocky's struggle Stallone wins the Oscar, all will experience a feeling of having backed a winner. iy an Actress in a Leading Christine Barrault ("Cousin, ("Network"), Talia Shire ace to Face"), and Sissy ender for the Oscar, but Liv Spacek mainly depends on while Ullman combines the in experienced professional r Bergman to convey the vith a mental breakdown, n the world and recognition t is long overdue. erformance by an Actor in a atty ("Network"), Burgess ence Olivier ("Marathon the President's Men"), and jaurence Olivier. His career irs and has netted him one ions for Best Actor. His u war criminal who tortures ton Man" adds additional y distinguished career and tuette to his mantlepiece. >y an Actress in a Supporting ane Alexander ("All the >ster ("Taxi Driver"), Lee Damned"), Piper Laurie aight ("Network"). ' actresses are rare in is one of the exceptions. Her erformanro wiac i ?-> ?>MU All 1 IIC i of Carrie's insane, sexually ke larger parts and further le by now. lude Owen Roziman ("Netnt in Cinematography and ) as the Best Original Song ^nsious "Evergreen". gnated the "Best" in each ho have been nominated are jnce in a very competitive or films, and we really don't prove it. lirais ; -' m hk 1 I ? X I^W^B 1^1 <* nl jy * JjoT jSP* 1/// ~-fN