And that sense , that actually the Web is really about giving people a shot at acting and directing still dogs the genre.

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Describe the process of how you made your very successful transition from acting to directing, and what changes did you make to your craft along the way.

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Instead, though the film received seven nominations, Affleck was left off both the directing and acting lists.

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Her years of experience researching, teaching, directing and acting in his plays are integral to the polished, intellectual appeal of "Women of Will, " in which she analyzes and enacts quite a few of Shakespeare's female characters while correlating their evolution to possible developments in his personal life.

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Clearly primed for drama by the time he hit Oxford, Kinmonth had developed a precocious appreciation of scenography that translated into a string of productions for the Oxford Playhouse, directing, designing and acting.

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And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his "Gran Torino, " received neither.

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When I was young I always watched and was like ah, I mean the camera, the acting is so good, the directing is so good, I was always dreaming one day I will be like Martin.

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HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" was also shut out in the acting categories, although the drama series won seven Emmys last week at the creative services ceremony and a best directing Emmy for Martin Scorsese.

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