A Star Is Born (1954)

Academy Awards, USA 1955

Nominated Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role James Mason
	Best Actress in a Leading Role Judy Garland Judy Garland couldn't attend the ceremony because she was giving birth to her third child and only ... More
	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color Malcolm C. Bert Gene Allen Irene Sharaff George James Hopkins
	Best Costume Design, Color Jean Louis Mary Ann Nyberg Irene Sharaff
	Best Music, Original Song Harold Arlen (music) Ira Gershwin (lyrics) For the song "The Man that Got Away"
	Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Ray Heindorf

Warner Bros.
Directed by George Cukor
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
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Aging actor James Mason hears struggling nightclub singer Judy Garland after hours one night in a Hollywood bar. Convinced she will become a star, he uses his influence with his movie studio to get her a screen test. While not an instant success, she does eventually become the star he foresaw. However, his own movies are losing money and he is dropped by the studio. Unable to cope with his loss of stature, or her rise, he turns to alcohol. He hits rock bottom when he takes over her acceptance speech at the Academy Awards and is sent to a sanitarium. She sticks by his side, right to the downbeat, bitter ending. Dramatically uneven, and packed with a few too many Garland production numbers, it does, however, provide an incisive behind-the-scenes look at fame and fortune, Hollywood style.