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Joseph Mankiewicz’s "captivating" (Variety) 1950 Best Picture Academy
Award-winning film about backstage backstabbing earned an Oscar nomination for
star Bette Davis in the performance many consider her finest.
Nominated for a
record 14 awards, the scintillating film also led to Oscars for Mankiewicz as
Director and Writer, the honors also went to Sound Recording and Costume Design,
and George Sanders was named Best Supporting Actor.
From the moment she
glimpses her idol on Broadway, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) strives relentlessly
to upstage Margo Channing (Bette Davis). Cunningly stealing Margo’s role, Eve
then disrupts the lives of Margo’s director boyfriend (Gary Merrill), and her
other friends in this juicy, witty drama.
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