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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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Who won the Oscar for best director in 1997?

James Cameron won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1997 for directing "Titanic".

Who died in 1972?

Many, many thousands of people

Did Joan Fontaine win an Academy Award?

Joan Fontaine (born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland) won the 1941 Best Actress award for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "Suspicion." Among the other actresses nominated for the award was her older sister, Olivia de Havilland, who received an Oscar nod for her work in "Hold Back the Dawn." It was the first time that sisters contended for the same acting Oscar. It happened again on April 10, 1967, when sisters Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave were nominated for Best Actress of 1966. The award went to Elizabeth Taylor that year.

What time does the Oscars 2013 end?

The 82nd Academy Awards was held on March 7, 2010. The ceremony began at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (8:30 p.m. Eastern). The show lasted 3 hours, 37 minutes, so it ended at 9:07 p.m. Pacific (12:07 am Eastern).

How many Academy Awards have films by Tim Burton?

Awards

Academy Awards

  • (2006) Nominated - Best Animated Feature / Corpse Bride

BAFTA Awards

  • (2004) Nominated - Best Direction / Big Fish

Cannes Film Festival

  • (1994) Nominated - Palme d'Or / Ed Wood

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • (2004) Nominated - Best Director / Big Fish

Golden Globe Awards

  • (2008) Nominated - Best Director - Motion Picture / Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

National Board of Review Awards

  • (2008) Won - Best Director / Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Producers Guild of America Awards

  • (2006) Nominated - Animated Motion Picture / Corpse Bride
  • (2008) Honored- Scream Awards: Scream Immortal Award, for his unique interpretation of horror and fantasy

64th Venice International Film Festival

  • (2007) Honored- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

What film did Jane Wyman win an Oscar for?

Jane Wyman won an Oscar for her role in the film "Johnny Belinda" (1948)

Five best pictures in the Oscars from 1996 to 2000?

Here is a list of the Academy Award winners for Best Picture from 2001-2010:

  • "A Beautiful Mind" (2001).
  • "Chicago" (2002).
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003).
  • "Million Dollar Baby" (2004).
  • "Crash" (2005).
  • "The Departed" (2006).
  • "No Country for Old Men" (2007).
  • "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008).
  • "The Hurt Locker" (2009).
  • "The King's Speech" (2010).

Who won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1968?

Oliver! won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1968.

Who is hosting the Oscars this weekend?

The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2009 and will take place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. Actors Alec Baldwin andSteve Martin will host the show. Martin will host for the third time, after previously presiding over the 73rd and 75th ceremonies, while Baldwin will host the show for the first time.

How many Oscars did Goldie Hawn win?

She won once, for her first and only nomination as Best Supporting Actress in Cactus Flower (1969).

How is the best?

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How many Oscars did Paul Newman win?

One. On March 30, 1987, Paul Newman won his only competitive Academy Award -- the 1986 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "The Color of Money."

But Newman received two other Oscar statuettes during his career. On March 24, 1986, he was presented an honorary Oscar for "his many and memorable compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft." On March 21, 1994, he was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his charitable works.

Did The Lord of the Ring Return of the King win an Oscar?

Yes. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won all 11 of the 2003 Academy Awards for which it was nominated. It tied the record for most Oscars won by a film in a single night, also held by "Ben-Hur" (1959) and "Titanic" (1997).

Who is the First Mexican actor or actress to win an Academy Award?

The first Latina actress to win an Academy Award was Rita Moreno for her role as "Anita" in West Side Story (1961). She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 34th Annual Academy Awards show.

How many Academy Awards did the movie -Sling Blade win?

One. The movie's star and director, Billy Bob Thornton, won the 1996 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was also nominated as Best Actor for his performance in the film.

What is Oscar night in America?

The Oscars are the Academy Of Motion Picture Sciences annual awards. They are one of the premier award shows of the motion picture industry and this show is televised nation wide in America.

Traditionally this show is televised on a Sunday night in February. Audience viewing is varied from year to year, but it has been televised since the mid 1950's. It is a very large media event, and there has arisen a large critique base for fashion, deportment, and after party antics.

When did James Coburn win his Oscar?

On March 20, 1948, James Baskett received an honorary Academy Award for "for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus" in the Walt Disney musical "Song of the South." Baskett thus became the first African-American male to receive a non-competitive Academy Award. He died four months after receiving the award.

Who plays miss daisy in the 1989 film adaptation of driving miss daisy?

Jessica Tandy won the 1989 Best Actress Oscar for her performance as the title character in "Driving Miss Daisy."

Which actors turned down Oscars?

George C. Scott refused in 1970, saying he was not in competition with the other nominees. Marlon Brando refused an Oscar, making a political statement about Native Americans, in 1972. And, in 1936, Dudley Nichols refused the Best Screenplay Academy Award due to a union conflict.

Did Kate Winslet win an Oscar for Titanic?

No. The 1997 Best Actress winner was Helen Hunt, who appeared opposite Jack Nicholson in "As Good As It Gets." Winslet didn't win a Best Actress Oscar until she was rewarded for her 2008 performance in "The Reader."

Has Meryl Streep been nominated for 13 Oscars?

Meryl Streep holds the overall record with 20 Academy Awards nominations. She has won three times. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

  • Linda in "The Deer Hunter" (1978). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Joanna Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Sarah/Anna in "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981). Best Actress.
  • Sophie Zawistowski in "Sophie's Choice" (1982). Best Actress.
  • Karen Silkwood in "Silkwood" (1983). Best Actress.
  • Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen in "Out of Africa" (1985). Best Actress.
  • Helen Archer in "Ironweed" (1987). Best Actress.
  • Lindy Chamberlain in "A Cry in the Dark" (1988). Best Actress.
  • Suzanne Vale in "Postcards from the Edge" (1990). Best Actress.
  • Francesca Johnson in "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995). Best Actress.
  • Kate Gulden in "One True Thing" (1998). Best Actress.
  • Roberta Guaspari in "Music of the Heart" (1999). Best Actress.
  • Susan Orlean in "Adaptation" (2002). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). Best Actress.
  • Sister Aloysius Beauvier in "Doubt" (2008). Best Actress.
  • Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" (2009). Best Actress.
  • Baroness Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" (2011). Best Actress.
  • Violet Weston in "August: Osage County" (2013). Best Actress.
  • The Witch in "Into the Woods" (2014). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Florence Foster Jenkins in "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016). Best Actress.