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John Ford won his first Academy Award for Best Director for The Informer (1935).

1935 (8th) * DIRECTING -- The Informer [statuette]

1939 (12th) DIRECTING -- Stagecoach

1940 (13th) * DIRECTING -- The Grapes of Wrath [statuette]

1941 (14th) * DIRECTING -- How Green Was My Valley [statuette]

1952 (25th) * DIRECTING -- The Quiet Man [statuette]

BEST MOTION PICTURE -- The Quiet Man [John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, Producers]

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Coppola won his only Oscar for Best Director for The Godfather: Part II (1974).

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Did Francis Ford Coppola win an Oscar for directing?

Yes. He won an Oscar for direction The Godfather: Part II(1974).


Who were the last father-daughter Oscar winners?

On February 29, 2004, Sofia Coppola won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Lost in Translation." As a result, she joined her father, Francis Ford Coppola, and her grandfather, Carmine Coppola, as three-generation Oscar winners.


What did Sofia Coppola win an Oscar for?

She won an Oscar in 2003 for Best Original Screenplay.


How many Academy Awards has Francis Ford Coppola been nominated for?

2011 Twixt2009 Tetro2007 Youth Without Youth2000/I Supernova (uncredited)1997 The Rainmaker1996 Jack1992 Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (TV Movie documentary)1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (Video)1992 Dracula1990 The Godfather: Part III1989 New York Stories (segment "Life without Zoe", as Francis Coppola)1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream1987 Gardens of Stone (as Francis Coppola)1986 Peggy Sue Got Married (as Francis Coppola)1986 Captain EO (Short)1984 The Cotton Club (as Francis Coppola)1983 Rumble Fish1983 The Outsiders (as Francis Coppola)1981 One from the Heart (as Francis Coppola)1979 Apocalypse Now (as Francis Coppola)1974 The Godfather: Part II1974 The Conversation1972 The Godfather1969 The Rain People1968 Finian's Rainbow1966 You're a Big Boy Now1963 Dementia 13 (as Francis Coppola)1963 The Terror (uncredited)1962 Tonight for Sure1962 The Bellboy and the Playgirls1959 Battle Beyond the Sun (as Thomas Colchart, re-edited version with new footage)


What movie earned the 1990 Oscar award what movie earned the 2014 Oscar award?

"Dances with Wolves" won in 1990. "Birdman" won in 2014.

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Did Francis Ford Coppola win an Oscar for directing?

Yes. He won an Oscar for direction The Godfather: Part II(1974).


You won an Oscar for writing the screenplay of the movie for which george c Scott declined his Oscar and you directed the movie for which marlon brando declined his Oscar who are you?

Francis Ford Coppola


Who received 5 Oscar nominations in 1 year for The Godfather Part II and The Conversation?

Francis Ford Coppola


Who were the last father-daughter Oscar winners?

On February 29, 2004, Sofia Coppola won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Lost in Translation." As a result, she joined her father, Francis Ford Coppola, and her grandfather, Carmine Coppola, as three-generation Oscar winners.


Which nephew of Francis Ford Coppola won an Oscar for acting?

Francis Ford Coppola won his Best Director Oscar for "The Godfather" Part II in 1974, his nephew Nicolas Cage won the Best Actor Statuette for his role as a chronic dipsomaniac in "Leaving Las Vegas" in 1995.


Who won the Oscar for Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2010?

Francis Ford Coppola won the Oscar for Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2010.


What director's daughter became the first American woman and only the third woman overall nominated for a directing Oscar?

Francis Ford Coppola


What did Sofia Coppola win an Oscar for?

She won an Oscar in 2003 for Best Original Screenplay.


Thanks to Midnight Express what director's first Oscar was actually for screenwriting?

Oliver Stone.


What future Oscar winner appeared as the baby in the christening scene in The Godfather?

It was the infant Sofia Coppola, who grew up to win the 2003 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Lost in Translation." She is the daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola, who directed all three "Godfather" movies.


What movie did Tom Hanks Larry crowne co-writer get an Oscar nomination for in 2002 for screenwriting?

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" earned a 2002 Best Original Screenplay nomination for actress-writer Nia Vardalos.


What French Nobel laureate was unsuccessfully nominated for a screenwriting Oscar for The Proud and the Beautiful?

Jean-Paul Sartre