Review-O-Sphere

 To see part 1, click  here . Samson and Delilah Suite~Victor Young - Samson and Delilah        There is a bitter irony to the fact that All About Eve , a movie whose framing device begins with a cynical commentary about the psychopathic soulless pursuit of a glitzy little statue, ended up being one of the darlings of the Academy Awards ceremony. It was such a darling in fact that it broke Gone With the Wind ’s record for number of nominations (though not wins): being nominated for Best Scoring, Best Film Editing, Best Black-And-White Cinematography, Best Black-And-White Set Direction, Celeste Holm and Theresa Ritter for Best Supporting Actress and Anne Baxter and Bette Davis for Best Lead Actress; winning for Best Sound Recording, Best Black-And-White Costume Design, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (for George Sanders as Addison DeWitt) and Best Picture. Upon reading that rundown you may notice something odd: neither Bette Davis nor Anne Baxter won the Oscar for Best Leading