31 Days of Oscars: Cool Hand Luke

This was one of the first Paul Newman movies I ever saw, and it cemented him in my mind as the coolest of the cool of midcentury Hollywood. I will not be swayed. 

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So if you haven't seen Cool Hand Luke, it's a great movie, but even thinking about the egg-eating scene is making me nauseous. I'm not giving any further context to that statement. Just trust me.

Nominations: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman), Best Supporting (George Kennedy), Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson based on the novel by Donn Pearce), Best Original Music Score (Lalo Schifrin)

Won: Best Supporting Actor