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MOVIES Awan JoeHyams IIPIIUIIM In two weeks the Motion Picture Academy gives out its awards to top directors, stars and writers. But our Hollywood correspondent has his own nominations in categories you never heard of before Hy JOE HYAMS Award for Consistency: To Deborah 1 Kerr whose nomination for her role in "The Innocents" was her. seventh. Deborah has always refused to campaign in any way or try to influence Academy voters. Says Deborah: "I have never coveted an award.

If I can't win one without begging I'd rather not have it." HOLLYWOOD In two weeks the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the names of this year's Oscar winners. You might think this time-honored traditional ceremony, now in its 34th year, would cover every conceivable category of Hollywood achievement. But I have long felt that the Academy overlooks a number of remarkable Hollywood performances, most of which don't take place in front of the cameras. To correct this deficiency, I'd like once more to make my own awards of surprise, or offbeat Oscars our Second Annual Jack-in-the-Box Awards for memorable performances not necessarily in front of the cameras: 3J Award for Inconsistency: To composer Dimitri Tiomkin who has been one of the most aggressive Oscar campaigners in past years. This year, however, he refused to take out a single self-seeking ad for a nomination.

SAward for Narcissism: To Doris Day aw Best Supporting Performance: To Kim who spent more time looking in the mirror than any other actress. She told Universal- 1 Novak tor her support ot Marilyn Monroe at a recent Hollywood party for Attorney Gen Elds: Was he first uith the Twist? International she wanted every one of her 8,547 freckles showing in her closeups in "That Touch of Mink." How did Doris know how many freckles she had? She counted them. eral Robert Kennedy. Marilyn monopolized Kennedy's time by arriving with a long list of political questions. Kim sizzled in a corner awaiting her turn.

JPs Pioneer of the Year: To Elvis Presley who admitted he was doing the Twist five Award for Candor: To Marlon Brando mi years ago. Where I missed out, said AW Elvis, "is in not doing it at the Peppermint Lounge." who was paid one million dollars plus a half million dollars "overtime" for MGM's Business Man of the Year: To Robert AM "Mutiny on the Bounty." I asked Marlon if he thought that was a lot of money to be paid for a single film. "It's ridiculous," he said. Mitchum now starring in 'Two for the Seesaw." Asked if he had read the script, Mitchum said, "No, but I read the contract." 31 Business Woman of the Year: To Uizabeth Taylor who demanded and received one million dollars for her role in "Cleo 1 patra." Additional fees and compensation probably will gross her at least another million. 8Wont Film Title of the Year: To Albert Zugsmith for the second consecutive year for "The Private Lives of Adam and rlwf: Eve." Last year he won this award for "Sex Kittens Go to College." Doris counted 8,547 not dollars, freckles! ost Quotable Alan of the Year: To SiAward for Audacity: A tie between di AW director Billy Wilder whose ad libs have become classics.

For example, while filming rector Elia Kazan and producer Sam Spiegel. Asked to name the really good actors, "One, Two, Three" in Berlin, Wilder was asked if he was rushing to finish the picture in order to get in under the Oscar deadline. "No," he said, "just while there is still a Berlin." Kazan answered, "I just don't have a helluva lot of interest I wouldn't name any actor. I'd have to make it up." Liz Taylor: She's smarter than Cleopatra 10 THIS WEEK Mat ailn March 25, 1962.

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