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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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The Answer is Ghost Protocol which starred Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise is the former spouse of Nicole Kidman who was 2003 Academy Award winner for best actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in THE HOURS.
What film won the Oscar best picture in 2005?
The Academy Award for Best Picture in 2005 went to "Crash."
The other nominees were:
- "Brokeback Mountain"
- "Capote"
- "Good Night and Good Luck"
- "Munich"
Generally, post-'anything' means that whatever 'anything' might be is added after principal Photography is complete and the film is being edited.
Scoring has to do with music.
How many Oscars was Fanny and Alexander nominated for?
Ingmar Bergman's filmed reminiscence of his childhood was nominated for six 1983 Academy Awards and won four:
- Best Foreign Language Film (Bergman).
- Best Cinematography (Sven Nykvist).
- Best Art Direction (Anna Asp, art direction; Susanne Lingheim, set decoration).
- Costume Design (Marik Vos-Lundh).
Bergman also was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
What brothers were nominated for Oscars?
Ira Gershwin (lyrics) and his brother George Gershwin (music) were nominated for Best Song "They Can't Take That Away From Me" from Shall We Dance (1937). I believe they're the first Oscar nominated brothers. Norma Shearerwas nominated 6 times for Best Actress. She won the first time she was nominated, in 1930. That same year her brother, Douglas Shearer, won his first of seven Oscars, for Sound in The Big House.
What movies won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1939 and 1955 and 1997?
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1967 went to "In the Heat of the Night." The Best Picture winner for 1990 was "Dances With Wolves."
The Best Picture award is a merit of the Academy Awards. It is given annually to one film since 1929. It is considered the most prestigious of the Oscars and is usually saved for last at the actual Academy Awards ceremony.
Why is Kathryn Bigelow famous?
Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director, for her film The Hurt Locker, in 2010. The Hurt Locker is the story of a bomb disposal team in the Iraq war.
Kathryn Bigelow swept the Oscars this year, with The Hurt Locker being nominated in 9 categories and winning 6 awards. The film also swept the BAFTA awards this year.
The Hurt Locker's success at the Oscars and BAFTA were all the more startling as the film defeated Avatar, the biggest blockbuster of all time. Curiously the director of Avatar, James Cameron, is Kathryn Bigelow's ex-husband.
What Academy Awards did the movie whatever happened to baby Jane get nominated for?
Best Actress (Bette Davis) Best Supporting Actor (Victor Buono) Best Costume Design in Black and White Best Cinematography in Black and White Best Sound
Which male actor has the most Oscars for acting only?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.
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?
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?
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?
According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, each Academy Award costs about $834.
Who has been nominated for Best Actress the most times?
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.
