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RQ:

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ACTOR TURNED DIRECTOR TO BEAT MARTIN SCORSESE NEXT TIME HE’S NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR?

Here’s a look at this history of Marty’s struggle so far:

THE NIGHTMARE STARTS IN 1980

Marty receives his first Best Director nomination for Raging Bull.
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Movies Marty had directed by 1980:

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Robert “Sundance” Redford receives his first Best Director  nomination for Ordinary People.

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Movies Sundance had directed by 1980:

SUNDANCE BEATS MARTY FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORS

ORDINARY PEOPLE BEATS RAGING BULL FOR BEST PICTURE HONORS

The Reation: Marty, Jake La Motta and De Niro destory a local kitchen.

A SAMPLE OF MARTY’S RESUME

Mean Streets (1973)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Raging Bull (1980)

The Color of Money (1986)

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Goodfellas (1990)

Casino (1995)

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Gangs of New York (2002)

The Aviator (2004)

...and 33 other movies!

10 YEARS LATER - 1990
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Marty receives his third Best Director nomination for Goodfellas.

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Movies Marty had directed by 1990:
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Kevin “Prince of Theives” Kostner receives his first Best Director nomination for Dances With Wolves.

Movies Prince of Theives had directed by 1990:

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PRINCE KEVIN BEATS MARTY FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORS

DANCES WITH WOLVES BEATS GOODFELLAS FOR BEST PICTURE HONORS

The Reation: Marty can no longer watch the opening of Goodfellas without hearing the voice over, “Ever since I can remember I always wanted to be an Oscar winning director.” (Cue Rags to Riches)

OTHER DIRECTOR GREATS WHO NEVER WON THE OSCAR

Charlie Chaplin
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1 nomination / 0 wins

Some of Charlie’s Movies

The Gold Rush (1925)

City Lights (1931)

5 YEARS LATER - 1995
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Marty receives no nomination for Casino.

Movies Marty had directed by 1995:

29

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Mel “Mad Max” Gibson receives his first Best Director nomination for Braveheart.

Movies Mad Max had directed by 1995:

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MAD MAX WINS BEST DIRECTOR HONORS

BRAVEHEART WINS BEST PICTURE HONORS

The Reation: Marty watches the Braveheart “purification” scene over and over imagining himself as the torturer beneath the hood.

7 YEARS LATER - 2002
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Marty receives his fourth Best Director nomination for Gangs of New York.

Movies Marty had directed by 2002:

36

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Roman  Polanski receives his second Best Director nomination for The Pianist.

Movies Roman had directed by 2002:

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ROMAN BEATS MARTY FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORS

CHICAGO BEATS GANGS OF NEW YORK FOR BEST PICTURE HONORS

The Reation: Marty tries to convince Daniel Day Lewis to take his cleavers and go to war with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

2 YEARS LATER - 2004

Modern Times (1936)

The Great Dictator(1940)

...and 71 other movies!

Howard Hawks
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1 nomination / 0 wins

Some of Howard’s Movies

Scarface (1932)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

His Girl Friday (1940)

The Big Sleep (1946)

The Thing From Another World (1951)

Gentlemen Prefer Blonds (1953)

...and 40 other movies!

Alfred Hitchcock
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5 nominations / 0 wins

Some of Alfred’s Movies