By Ian K. Fergusson. 1  Even the slightest hint of a shark attack in the Mediterranean surprises - even horrifies - the many millions of people who visit this region every year.
Why An Oscar Win For Ryan Gosling Is Historic. And How One Man Brought Cagney's Story To The Stage. Ryan Gosling may make history tonight. If he wins an Academy Award for La La Land, it would mark the first Best Actor win for an original Hollywood musical since James Cagney won his Oscar for Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1943. The only other two Best Actor winners in movie musicals were Yul Brynner (The King & I), and Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady).
1 Woody Allen, Annie Hall (1977) - won Best Director (his first Oscar win) - Allen became the first Oscar-winning director to win an Academy Award for a film he starred in. 2  Robert Redford, Ordinary People (1980) - not nominated as Best Actor, won Best Director (his first Oscar win).exican film director Alfonso Cuaron, cuarÃ³n although a-three time, nominee was nominated for the first time As Best, director and won The oscar For (gravity). 2013 he was the First-mexican born director to Win Best. director