What did Charlie Chaplin in his Oscar for?

Answer 1

Yes. The multi-talented film great won a 1972 Best Original Score Oscar for "Limelight," which was first released 20 years earlier. Until 1972, the film had never been released in Los Angeles County as required by the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Chaplin shared the award with Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell.

Chaplin also received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to motion pictures. The first was presented at the inaugural Academy Awards ceremony in May 1929 "for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing 'The Circus'." The second was presented in April 1972 after Chaplin's return to the United States after 20 years in political exile. The award's citation praised the artist for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century".

Answer 2

Yes. It took a few years, but Chaplin's first and only competitive Oscar was for "Limelight," which originally was released in 1952. Because the film never played in Los Angeles until two decades later, it was deemed eligible for the 1972 Academy Awards. Chaplin shared the Oscar for Original Dramatic Score with Ray Rasch and Larry Russell. Unfortunately, both Russell and Rasch were honored posthumously. Russell died in 1954, while Rasch passed away 10 years later.

Chaplin had received an honorary Oscar at the first-ever awards ceremony in 1929 "for acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus (1928)." On April 10, 1972, he was presented a second honorary award "for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century."

Answer 3

"Limelight."