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What movie did Elia Kazan win the Oscar for best director in 1954 27th Academy Awards?
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Elia Kazan won best director for the movie On the Waterfront.
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Who is the fist woman to win Oscar award for the best director?
Kathryn Bigelow won the 2009 Best Director Academy Award for her work on "The Hurt Locker." She also won an Oscar as a producer of the film, which was named Best Picture. Bigelow was the fourth woman nominated for Best Director, after Lina Wertmuller for "Seven Beauties" (1975), Jane Campion for "The Piano" (1993) and Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation" (2003).
Who was the first black director nominated for an Oscar?
John Singleton was the first black director nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. He was nominated for the movie Boyz n the Hood in 1991. He was also the youngest director ever nominated, at age 23.
Who was the first Canadian director to win an Oscar?
Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. She won for The Hurt Locker(2009). She beat her ex-husband, James Cameron, who was nominated for Avatar.
First black male to win an Oscar?
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
Who came up with the Oscars?
Shortly after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) was founded in 1927, its members decided that there should be a night to honour and encourage outstanding achievements in filmmaking. The first awards banquet, which was to become an annual event, was held on May 16, 1929. The Academy Award of Merit, more commonly known as the Oscar, was designed by MGM Art Director Cedric Gibbons. The award was designed to represent the majesty of the occasion. Portraying a knight gripping a sword while standing on a reel of film, the golden statuette stands 13 1/2 inches tall and weighs 8 1/2 pounds. The film reel contains five spokes representing the five original areas of filmmaking that the Academy recognized: actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers.
Did the movie Gentleman's Agreement win an Oscar?
Yes. The 1947 drama won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan) and Best Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm).
What is Oscar winning director Kazan's first name?
Elia
Who was the director for the Academy Awards for best picture in 1965?
Elia Kazan won the Golden Globe for Best Director - Motion Picture in 1955.
Did Frank Capra win a Best Director Oscar for It happened One Night?
Yes, he did. It was his first of three Best Director Academy Awards.
Who is the only Italian citizen to win a best director Oscar at the US Academy Awards?
Italian-born Bernardo Bertolucci, who won the Oscar for Best Director for The Last Emperor (1987).
Which Oscar Award did Kathryn Bigelow win at the 82nd annual Academy Awards?
Best Director for: The Hurt Locker
Who won the Academy Award as the director of ''Forrest Gump''?
Robert Zemeckis. Zemeckis received an Oscar for Best Director for his work on Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump garnered a total of 6 Academy Awards
What do you win at the Academy Awards?
an Oscar
What award do you win at the Academy Awards?
You win an Academy Award and are presented with a trophy which is nicknamed Oscar, so sometimes it is said you have won an Oscar at the Academy Awards.
What movie won 6 Oscar awards in the 1990s?
Forrest Gump won Best Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Editing and Visual Effects at the 67th Academy Awards in 1995.
What is the difference between the Academy Awards and Oscars?
It's the same award. 'OSCAR' is a nickname for it.
Who won the Oscar?
Katheryn Bigelow was the big winner at the most recent Academy Awards. She won Best Director and Best Picture for The Hurt Locker (2009).
