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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.
3,339 Questions
Did The Patriot win any Oscars?
No, but it was nominated for Best Sound, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Music Score.
Why were the actors wearing green jewelry at the Oscar Awards in February 2011?
The actors were all wearing green jewelry at the Oscar Awards in February of 2011 because they were signifying to the world that they wanted a greener planet. Greener is cleaner became a motto for many Hollywood stars of 2010.
Who beat Renee Zellweger for Best Actress the year she was nominated for 'Chicago'?
The Academy Award for Best Actress of 2002 went to Nicole Kidman for her portrayal of British author Virginia Woolf in "The Hours." Kidman later co-starred with Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain," the 2003 Civil War drama that earned Zellweger a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Jack Nicholson said it upon receiving his first-ever Academy Award on March 29, 1976. He won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as a rebellious inmate in a mental institution in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975).
Who hosted the 2009 Academy Awards?
The 82nd Academy Awards for movies released in 2009 was co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.
Why did Robert mitchum not want to work with Sidney poitier in the movie defiant ones?
Short answer: He did not refuse to work with Poitier.
According to Lee Server's fine biography of Mitchum, it was the movie's premise that Mitchum had a problem with, saying that no black man and white man would ever have been chained up together in that part of the country. Mitchum had some experience in that matter, having been arrested for vagrancy in the South when he was a teen, and being sent to work on a chain gang.
Because of people like Tony Curtis, who never let facts get in the way of a good tale, a false story painting Mitchum as racist has been circulating for many years.
When did High Hopes win an Oscar?
High Hopes (1988) directed by Mike Legih, did not win an Academy Award (Oscar). It was not nominated in any category. It would have been eligible for the 61st Annual Academy awards which were presented on 03/29/1989.
Why did Jack Nicholson get the part in Easy Rider?
A spot opened up in Fonda and Hopper's Easy Rider, it led to his first big acting break. Nicholson played hard-drinking lawyer George Hanson, for which he received his first Oscar nomination. The part of Hanson was a lucky break for Nicholson-the role had in fact been written for actor Rip Torn, who was a close friend of screen writer Terry Southern, but Torn withdrew from the project after a bitter argument with the film's director Dennis Hopper, during which the two men almost came to blows.[11]
What is your best explanation for the action occurring in this picture?
an amoeba is engulfing its food
What were the mental disorders in the movie one flew over the cuckoo's nest?
I am a psychology student and recently watched this movie. Yes McMurphy faked being mentally ill to get out of his prison sentence and working on the farm. However, there is a mental disorder for this, which I believe is being portrayed here.
The metal disorder is called Malingering Disorder. In this disorder a person intentionally produces or grossly exaggerates physical symptoms and is motivated by external incentives like getting out of work, evading military service and criminal prosecution.
Which of hayao miyazaki that has won an Academy Award?
"Spirited Away" , a 2001 film by Hayao Miyazaki , won an Academy award for Best Animated Feature .
Who is the antagonist in driving miss daisy?
This is a difficult one, the antagonist is some stories is not easy to determine and is not always physical.
I suspect that the antagonist in Driving Miss Daisy was prejudice or cultural differences. Miss Daisy, a Jewish widow in the south has to overcome her resistance to her growing dependence on Hoke, her African-American driver and Man-About-The-House. Miss Daisy's resistance could be said to be the antagonist too. When she walks to town to go to the Piggly Wiggly, she demonstrates this. She shows that she is concerned about what her neighbors might think, that she is too old to drive, or so wealthy that she can afford a driver.
How many Oscars did ed harris win?
Ed Harris has never won an Academy Award despite nominations for his performances in "Apollo 13" (1995), "The Truman Show" (1998), "Pollock" (2000) and "The Hours" (2002).
Is raja harishchandr nominated for Oscar?
No Raja Harischandra directed by veteran Dadasaheb Phalke was India's 1st motion picture & was released way back in 1913 much before the Oscar award was instituted.
What was Groucho Marx last year as Academy Award presenter?
Groucho Marx wasn't there. Groucho died in 1977.
What is the car Jack Nicholson drove in the movie Chinatown?
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Did Pay It Forward win any Oscars?
No. The most inspirational movie in movie history did not win any awards. The 2000 drama starred Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment, three of the finest living actors. Each turned in top caliber performances.
The film was not nominated for any Academy Awards. How can that anomaly be accounted for? It is like a bend in history.
