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Oscars
The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, are an annual awards ceremony. Awards are given out for cinematic excellence. The awards ceremony is held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Which male actor has the most Oscars for acting only?
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Most of them won only once. Here are a few one-time-winners: Ben Kingsley, Al Pacino, Peter Finch, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Paul Newman, Martin Landau, Morgan Freeman, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Henry Fonda, ...
Who were the Best Actor Oscar nominees for 2003?
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The nominees for Best Actor of 2003 were: Johnny Depp for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl"; Sir Ben Kingsley for "House of Sand and Fog"; Jude Law for "Cold Mountain"; Bill Murray for "Lost in Translation"; and Sean Penn for "Mystic River." The Oscar was awarded to Penn, who went on to win the category again for his performance in "Milk" (2008).
What director was nominated for the Oscars 12 times?
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Jack Nicholson holds the record for most Academy Award nominations for an actor with 12. Meryl Streep leads all actresses with 18 Oscar nominations.
Who were the Oscar nominees for Best Cinematography in 2008?
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No Casablanca won three Oscars:
---- Academy Award for Best Picture - Warner Bros. (Hal B. Wallis, producer)
Academy Award for Best Director - Michael Curtiz
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch
It was also nominated for another five Oscars:
Academy Award for Best Actor - Humphrey Bogart
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Claude Rains
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, black-and-white - Arthur Edeson
Academy Award for Film Editing - Owen Marks
Academy Award for Original Music Score - Max Steiner ----
Who is the youngest actress ever nominated for an Oscar?
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Tatum O'Neal won the 1973 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Addie Pray in "Paper Moon." When she accepted the award on April 2, 1974, she was 10 years and 148 days old, which made her the youngest winner of a competitive Oscar.
Who won a Golden Globe an Oscar and a SAG in the same year?
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Since Golden Globes, Oscars and SAG Awards are all film awards, there are many, many, many actors who have won all three. There are fewer actors who manage to also win Grammy Awards since that is a music award; however, the real prize in the entertainment industry is to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. This covers, television, music, film and stage. It is considered the Royal Crown of the entertainment world, and it has only been achieved by ten performers.
Did Jose Ferrer win an Oscar?
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Yes. He won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor award for his performance as the sinister hitman Anton Chigurh in "No Country for Old Men." He has been nominated two other times in the Best Actor category for "Before Night Falls" (2000) and "Biutiful" (2010).
Who got an Oscar for incessantly exclaiming Hoo ah?
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Actually, Al Pacino won the 1992 Best Actor award for his performance in "Scent of a Woman." In the movie, Pacino's character uses the U.S. Army battle cry "Hooah" several times.
How many Oscars has Alan Arkin won?
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Zero. Arnold Schwarzeneger has won many acting awards including a Golden Globe and several Razzie awards, but as of March 2010, he has not yet won an Oscar. See related links for a list of his awards.
How much does the Oscar trophy cost?
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According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, each Academy Award costs about $834.
Who has been nominated for Best Actress the most times?
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Jack Nicholson holds the Academy Awards record as the most-nominated male actor with 12. He has won three times, which ties him with Walter Brennan for most wins by a male actor. Nicholson's nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
- George Hanson in "Easy Rider" (1969). Best Supporting Actor.
- Bobby Dupea in "Five Easy Pieces" (1970). Best Actor.
- Signalman 1st Class Billy Buddusky in "The Last Detail" (1973). Best Actor.
- J.J. Gittes in "Chinatown" (1974). Best Actor.
- Randle P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). Best Actor.
- Eugene O'Neill in "Reds" (1981). Best Supporting Actor.
- Garrett Breedlove in "Terms of Endearment" (1983). Best Supporting Actor.
- Charley Partanna in "Prizzi's Honor" (1985). Best Actor.
- Francis Phelan in "Ironweed" (1987). Best Actor.
- Colonel Nathan R. Jessep in "A Few Good Men" (1992). Best Supporting Actor.
- Melvin Udall in "As Good As It Gets" (1997). Best Actor.
- Warren R. Schmidt in "About Schmidt" (2002). Best Actor.
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1961?
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Anne Bancroft won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1962.
Goodbye Mr Chips what subject did mr chips teach?
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Math. He taught at a boy's academy.
This may refer to the 1969 film.
In the 1939 film he is hired to teach History.
In the original book he taught "Classics" - Latin, Greek, as well as Roman Literature and History.
What sunglasses is Jack nicholson wearing in easy rider?
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"With my glasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and seventy."
-Jack Nicholson
What was the first movie to win four Oscars?
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"Chariots of Fire" won four 1981 Academy Awards: Best Picture (presented to executive producer David Puttnam), Best Original Screenplay (Colin Welland), Best Original Music Score (Vangelis) and Best Costume Design (Milena Canonero).
What film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short in 2010?
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The 2009 Oscar Award for Best animated Short was
La Maison En Petits Cubes
Who is the first indian to get two oscar awards for music?
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The person was a.r.rahman the favourite music dirctor of all indians and also for world .
He get the award for slumdog millionare.
For the song jai ho
Who were the 1952 toni twins?
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The Toni Twins wher the creators of Toni Home Permanent that open the doors for woman who wanted a permanet wave without going to the buityparlor and paying all out doors for one. The company was called THE Toni Company.
Which movie won 9 Oscars in 1959?
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Gigi was the film that actually won 10 Academy Awards in 1959! It was directed by Vincente Minnelli who won an Oscar for directing the film. There was not a single category that the film was nominated in that it did not win.
What black women have won an Oscar?
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Hattie McDaniel, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gone With the Wind (1939). Irene Cara, Best Music, Original Song for "Flashdance...What a Feeling" from Flashdance (1983). Whoopi Goldberg, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Ghost (1990). Halle Berry, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Monster's Ball (2001). Jennifer Hudson, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Dreamgirls (2006).
What Academy Awards did The Deer Hunter win?
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The Deer Hunter won five Academy Awards in 1978: Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Cimino), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Christopher Walken), Best Film Editing, and Best Sound.
Academy Award for Best Actress in 1990 went to Kathy Bates for her performance in?
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kathy won an award for best actress in what movie
she won an academy award and golden globe in 1990 for "Misery"
Did Forrest Gump win an Oscar?
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Forrest Gump is famous for several reasons in the movie:
* He won the Congressional Medal of Honor - Vietnam
* He won the Purple Heart - Vietnam
* He ran (literally) across the U.S. and back which made headlines
* His Shrimp Boat business, after the hurricane, made them (Forrest and Captain Dan) a lot of money especially when their boat was the only surviving one
* Dan invested in stocks (computer) which made them millions which furthered their Shrimping business as well
