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Yes, in 1948, it was the first and to day the only Shakespeare play to win the award. Laurence Olivier also won for Best Actor and the film also won for Best Art Direction in black in white and Best Costume Design in black and white.
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∙ 15y agoThe first and only Best Picture winner to date based on a William Shakespeare play is Hamlet (1948), directed by and starring Laurence Olivier.
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∙ 12y ago"Wings" won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1927/1928.
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∙ 12y agoThe first-ever Academy Award winner for Best Picture was "Wings" (1927/28).
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∙ 13y ago"Wings" (1927/28).
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∙ 12y ago1927/8 WINGS
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∙ 7y agoWings, in 1929.
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