All About Eve (1950) | |
| Director(s) | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Fame, Show Business |
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All About Eve Overview:
All About Eve (1950) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
The film was based on the short story The Wisdom of Eve written by Mary Orr published in Cosmopolitan in May 1946.
SYNOPSIS
This brilliant, acerbic look at theater life features Davis as an aging Broadway star who takes a seemingly naive fan under her wing, only to discover the waif is scheming to take her throne. Wit and sarcasm reign supreme as the determined divas duke it out. Davis is often cited for this role, but George Sanders as the viperish columnist is oily perfection.
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.All About Eve was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990.
Academy Awards 1950 --- Ceremony Number 23 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | George Sanders | Won |
| Best Actress | Anne Baxter | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Bette Davis | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Celeste Holm | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Thelma Ritter | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Milton Krasner | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Edith Head, Charles LeMaire | Won |
| Best Director | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Barbara McLean | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman | Nominated |
| Best Picture | 20th Century-Fox | Won |
| Best Writing | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Won |
BlogHub Articles:
Marilyn: Behind the Icon – Monroe Steals Scenes in All About Eve
By Gary Vitacco-Robles on Jun 29, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogMarilyn: Behind the Icon Marilyn Monroe Steals Scenes in All About Eve Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe and George Sanders On the heels of winning the Academy Award for Best Screenplay for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) director Joseph L. Mankiewicz casted an A-film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck at ... Read full article
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Like Liz Lemon?s Sugarbaker Meltdown? See Bette Davis in All about Eve
By Judy on Mar 20, 2014 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouI always love a comedic meltdown, and 30 Rock‘s Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is brilliant at them. In one of my favorite episodes, The C Word (Season 1, Episode 14), Lemon tries to earn a reputation as a nice boss by spoiling her staff. Of course, her subordinates quickly exploit her kindness, resulti... Read full article
All About Eve (1950) (1)
By Brandy Dean on Nov 16, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsFor Hollywood actresses old age is at best a limbo of obscurity and at worst a slow descent into the hell of being unknown. To wit, just look at two of Hollywood’s most famous portrayals of the aging actress, Gloria Swanson as the waxily preserved Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder’s Sunset B... Read full article
All About Eve, Limerick Style
By Angela on Nov 27, 2012 From Hollywood RevueJust a quick entry for True Classics’ third anniversary classic film limerick contest. There once was a woman named Eve. Stardom is what she hoped to achieve. She plotted and schemed, Margo sure was steamed. The Siddons Award she would receive.... Read full article
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Quotes from
Margo Channing: She thinks only of me, doesn't she?
Birdie: Well, let's say she thinks only about you, anyway.
Margo Channing: How do you mean that?
Birdie: I'll tell you how: like... like she's studying you, like you was a play or a book or a set of blueprints - how you walk, talk, eat, think, sleep...
Margo Channing: I'm sure that's very flattering, Birdie. I'm sure there's nothing wrong with it.
Bill Sampson: We started talking - she wanted to know about Hollywood. She seemed so interested.
Margo Channing: She's a girl of so many interests.
Bill Sampson: Pretty rare quality these days.
Margo Channing: A girl of so many rare qualities.
Bill Sampson: So she seems.
Margo Channing: So you've pointed out so often! So many qualities so often - her loyalty, efficiency, devotion, warmth, and affection, and so young! So young and so fair!
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Facts about
Celeste Holm had only recently left 20th Century Fox after a bitter contract dispute with Darryl F. Zanuck. Who then had to rehire her at Joseph L. Mankiewicz's insistence.
In real life, Bette Davis had just turned 42 as she undertook the role of Margo Channing, and Anne Baxter, still an up-and-comer, not only wowed audiences with her performance, but successfully pressured the powers that be to get her nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actress category rather than Best Supporting Actress. This is thought to have split the vote between herself and Davis. The winner for the 1950 Best Actress was Judy Holliday for her noticeable turn in Born Yesterday, so Baxter's actions in effect blocked Davis' chances for the win.
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