# Lawrence of Arabia # The Longest Day # Meredith Willson's the Music Man # Mutiny on the Bounty # To Kill a Mockingbird Lawrence of Arabiawas the winner.
America, America, Elia Kazan, producer (Warner Bros.)
Cleopatra, Walter Wanger, producer (Twentieth Century-Fox)
How the West Was Won, Bernard Smith, producer (MGM)
Lilies of the Field, Ralph Nelson, producer (United Artists)
* Tom Jones, Tony Richardson, producer (United Artists-Lopert Pictures)
Nine musicals have won Best Picture:
The Broadway Melody (1929)
Going My Way (1944)
An American in Paris (1951)
Gigi (1958)
West Side Story (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Oliver! (1968)
Chicago (2002)
America, America, Elia Kazan, producer (Warner Bros.)
Cleopatra, Walter Wanger, producer (Twentieth Century-Fox)
How the West Was Won, Bernard Smith, producer (MGM)
Lilies of the Field, Ralph Nelson, producer (United Artists)
* Tom Jones, Tony Richardson, producer (United Artists-Lopert Pictures)
Actually, there were four Oscar-winning musicals during the decade: "West Side Story" (1961), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "The Sound of Music" (1965) and "Oliver!" (1968).
my fair lady,
Hello Dolly
Oliver
The 1965 Best Picture nominees were: "Darling," "Doctor Zhivago," "Ship of Fools," "The Sound of Music" and "A Thousand Clowns." The Oscar went to "The Sound of Music."
It was "What a Wonderful World," which was a hit song for Louis Armstrong in 1968. At the 2012 Academy Awards, it was performed by Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding and the Southern California Children's Chorus.
In 1939, "The Wizard of Oz," took home Academy Awards for:MUSIC (BEST SONG): "Over the Rainbow."MUSIC (BEST ORIGINAL SCORE)Judy Garland was awarded a minature statuette for her outstanding performance for a juvenile during the past year.But, the Champ this year was, "Gone With The Wind." It received 13 Nominations (a record it held until 1959, when "Ben-Hur" came along).The film took 8 Academy Awards home, and held the record for any motion picture winning the most Oscars, again, until 1959, when "Ben-Hur" walked away with 11 Oscars.
A surprise winner at the 54th Academy Awards held on March 29, 1982, "Chariots of Fire'" won 1981 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay (Colin Welland), Best Costume Design (Milena Canonero) and Best Original Score (Vangelis). The British historical drama, set during the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, also received nominations for Best Director (Hugh Hudson), Best Supporting Actor (Ian Holm) and Best Film Editing (Terry Rawlings).
It's hard to say how long it lasted because I was in the crapper the whole time during the first academy awards. It normally takes me 3 days to finish but the crap I took that day was much shorter
Nominations for Emmy awards are announced in the summer (typically July), with the awards being decided and handed out at the televised Emmy awards in September. The Television Academy votes for the winners every August.
The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 2008 went to Slumdog Millionaire. It won 8 Oscars.
"The Sound of Music" won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of four musicals to win the top Oscar during the 1960s, along with "West Side Story" (1961), "My Fair Lady" (1964) and "Oliver!" (1968).
Katharine Hepburn won a record four Academy Awards -- all for Best Actress -- during her distinguished career.
Peter O'Toole was nominated for eight Academy Awards during his distinguished career. He has never won a competitive Oscar, although the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with an honorary award in 2003.
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1952
It wasnt a song
The 1st Academy Awards (Oscars) were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets cost $5 and only 270 people attended to the event. The ceremony lasted only 15 minutes.Unlike later events, the winners had been announced months prior to the ceremony. In some cases nominations were made without reference to a specific film. Unlike after ceremonies, awards could be granted to the nominees for multiple works within a year.The first Academy Awards of Merit were presented on May 16, 1929, at a banquet held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.1928the first Awards presented at a ceremony.Wings won for Best Picture.Emil Jannings won for Best Actor for Last Command,although he never actually showed up for the ceremony.
It was "What a Wonderful World," which was a hit song for Louis Armstrong in 1968. At the 2012 Academy Awards, it was performed by Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding and the Southern California Children's Chorus.
There were more than five Best Picture nominees during most of the 1930s and early 1940s. The 1944 Academy Awards reduced the number to five and it stayed that way until the 2009 Oscars when the number was upped to 10. After two years of the experiment, designed to create more interest in the Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced in June 2011 that the number of Best Picture nominees will vary from five to 10.
In 1939, "The Wizard of Oz," took home Academy Awards for:MUSIC (BEST SONG): "Over the Rainbow."MUSIC (BEST ORIGINAL SCORE)Judy Garland was awarded a minature statuette for her outstanding performance for a juvenile during the past year.But, the Champ this year was, "Gone With The Wind." It received 13 Nominations (a record it held until 1959, when "Ben-Hur" came along).The film took 8 Academy Awards home, and held the record for any motion picture winning the most Oscars, again, until 1959, when "Ben-Hur" walked away with 11 Oscars.