Dudley Moore him an unprecedented status as a romantic leading man. Moore followed up with the comedy film "Wholly Moses!", which was not a major success. In 1981 Moore appeared in the title role of the comedy "Arthur", an even bigger hit than "10". Co-starring Liza Minnelli and Sir John Gielgud, it was both commercially and critically successful, Moore receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, whilst Gielgud won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Arthur's stern but compassionate manservant. Moore lost to Henry Fonda (for "On Golden Pond"). He did, however, win a Golden Globe award for Best
Arthur (2011 film) the odds against him [Russell Brand's] proved himself as a winning movie presence". Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, stating that the film "is a fairly close remake of the great 1981 Dudley Moore movie, with pleasures of its own." Richard Roeper also enjoyed the film, giving it a "B", and although he thought parts of the film were difficult to understand, said, "The new "Arthur" is a likable comedy with a good heart." Brand later admitted that his choice to appear in the movie was "a mistake." Arthur (2011 film) Arthur is a 2011 American