James Ivory is a three-time Oscar nominee. 'Call Me by Your Name' might bring his fourth
James Ivory has never won an Oscar.
That seems insane considering that he is something of a legend in Hollywood. With a career spanning more than six decades, he has done more than direct, and sometimes write, great films; he helped shape American cinema. From the mid-'80s until the mid-'90s, the films of Merchant Ivory Productions, which he led with his late life partner, Ismail Merchant, and their late longtime writing collaborator Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, were such a dominant force at the box office and during awards season that "Merchant Ivory" became a genre unto itself.
Ivory directed almost all of them, and although "A Room With a View," "Maurice," "Howards End" and "Remains of the Day," among others, nabbed countless Oscar nominations (including three for Ivory) and at least six wins, Ivory has yet to take home a golden statue for his contributions.
That could
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