But the pianist and composer Bebo Valdés, above, has more than earned his late acclaim.
To Mr. Wood, late acclaim may ultimately have been a blessing, as he told Newsweek: "In a way," he said, "I've been fortunate to have success delayed, although I will say it was galling to watch Albert Finney and Peter O'Toole go rocketing by.
Shameless USA is the latest critically acclaimed US series to air exclusively on More4, and we're proud to have William H Macy and his castmates sitting alongside other award-winning talent on the channel".
And it's still not to late to acclaim Stephen Daldry for becoming the first director to be nominated with his first three features – Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002) and The Reader – and draw comparisons with Teresa Wright, who matched his feat with best supporting actress nods for The Little Foxes (1941), Mrs Miniver and The Pride of the Yankees (both 1942).
The latest from acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, the film packs in more plot twists, story turns and character shifts than a season of "Scandal".
The objection came too late; to great acclaim he was elected to the court and served with great distinction from 1955 until his death in 1960.
She carried the scars of a survivor — of a troubled upbringing, of a grim World War II, of an unhappy marriage and painful love affairs, of late-in-life acclaim accompanied by ostracism by the Italian left.
The latter may have the marketing muscle of Fox juggernaut American Idol behind her, but the former wins when it comes to income and, for that matter, award show acclaim (her latest win: album of the year at the 2010 Grammys).
But despite the attention, and acclaim, this latest battle has brought him, Pratchett is not sure about his oft-cited new designation as national treasure.
