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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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Who won the Oscar for Unique and Artistic Picture in 1927?
Fox won the Oscar for Unique and Artistic Picture in 1927.
Who were the nominees for the 2000 Best Actor Oscar?
Best Picture- The English Patient Best Director- Anthony Minghella, The English Patient Best Actor- Geoffrey Rush, Shine Best Actress- Frances McDormand, Fargo Best Supporting Actor- Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire Best Supporting Actress- Juliette Binoche, The English Patient Best Original Screenplay- Joel & Ethan Coen, Fargo Best Adapted Screenplay- Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade Best Editing, Cinematography, Art Directon, Costume Design, Sound and Score (Drama)- The English Patient BestScore (Comedy)- Rachel Portman, Emma Best Visual Effects- Independence Day Best Sound Effects Editing- The Ghost and the Darkness Best Makeup- The Nutty Professor Best Song- "You Must Love Me" from Evita Best Foreign Language Film- Kolya (Czech Republic)
What did Lincoln win an Oscar for?
Daniel Day-Lewis, who won the role after Liam Neeson, Steven Spielberg's original choice, backed out of the project. Day-Lewis won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Actor -- his record third win in the category.
Who won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1996?
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1998 went to Shakespeare in Love. Oscars were presented to producers David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward M. Zwick and Marc Norman.
Who won the Oscar for Music - Song - in 1962?
"The Sound of Silence" - Simon and Garfunkel ------ w.m. Paul Simon "We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles
w.m. John Lennon and Paul McCartney "I Got You (I Feel Good)" - James Brown
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" - The Byrds
w.m. Pete Seeger "Over and Over" - The Dave Clark Five
w.m. Robert James Byrd "Let's Hang On!" - The Four Seasons
w.m. Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell "Fever" - The McCoys
w.m. Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (a pseudonym for Otis Blackwell) "Ebb Tide" - The Righteous Brothers
w. Carl Sigman, m. Robert Maxwell "England Swings" - Roger Miller
w.m. Roger Miller "Make the World Go Away" - Eddy Arnold
w.m. Hank Cochran "She's Just My Style" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
w.m. Gary Lewis, Leon Russell, Snuff Garrett, Al Capps "Flowers on the Wall" - The Statler Brothers
w.m. Lew DeWitt "Help Me Girl" - Eric Burdon
"Five O'Clock World" - The Vogues
w.m. Allen Reynolds "Day Tripper" - The Beatles
w.m. John Lennon and Paul McCartney "The Men In My Little Girl's Life" - Mike Douglas
w.m. Gloria Shain, Eddie Dean and Mary Candy "No Matter What Shape Your Stomach's In" - The T-Bones
m. Granville Burland "A Must to Avoid" - Herman's Hermits
w.m. Steve Barri and P. F. Sloan "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" - The Lovin' Spoonful
w.m. John Sebastian and Steve Boone "Barbara Ann" - The Beach Boys
w.m. Fred Fassert "My Love" - Petula Clark
w.m. Tony Hatch "Jenny Take a Ride" - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
w.m. Richard Penniman, Enotris Johnson and Bob Crewe "Lightnin' Strikes" - Lou Christie
w.m. Lou Christie and Twlya Herbert "Crying Time" - Ray Charles
w.m. Buck Owens "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" - Stevie Wonder
w.m. Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder and Sylvia May "My World Is Empty without You" - The Supremes
w.m. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland "Don't Mess with Bill" - The Marvelettes
w.m. Smokey Robinson "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra
w.m. Lee Hazlewood "Ballad of the Green Berets" - Sgt. Barry Sadler
w.m. Robin Moore and Barry Sadler "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas and the Papas
"Elusive Butterfly" - Bob Lind
w.m. Bob Lind "Working My Way Back to You" - The Four Seasons
w.m. Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell "Listen People" - Herman's Hermits
w.m. Graham Gouldman "Nowhere Man" - The Beatles
w.m. John Lennon and Paul McCartney "I Fought the Law" - Bobby Fuller Four
w.m. Sonny Curtis "Homeward Bound" - Simon and Garfunkel
w.m. Paul Simon "Daydream" - Lovin' Spoonful
w.m. John Sebastian "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" - The Righteous Brothers
w.m. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil .
Spring
"Sure Gonna Miss Her" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
w.m. Bobby Russell "Secret Agent Man" - Johnny Rivers
w.m. P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - B. J. Thomas
w.m. Hank Williams "Don't Bring Me Down" - The Animals
"Inside-Looking Out" - The Animals
w.m. Eric Burdon "Time Won't Let Me" - The Outsiders
w.m. Tom King and Chet Kelley "Good Lovin'" - The Young Rascals
"Kicks" - Paul Revere & the Raiders
w.m. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil "Sloop John B" - The Beach Boys
w.m. Traditional "Monday, Monday" - The Mamas and the Papas
"Leaning on the Lamp Post" - Herman's Hermits
w. L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, m. Noel Gay "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" - Bob Dylan
w.m. Bob Dylan "Gloria" - Shadows of Knight
w.m. Van Morrison "How Does That Grab You, Darlin'" - Nancy Sinatra
"Message to Michael" - Dionne Warwick
w. Hal David, m. Burt Bacharach "When a Man Loves a Woman" - Percy Sledge
w.m. Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright "A Groovy Kind of Love" - The Mindbenders
w.m. Carole Bayer Sager and Toni Wine "Love Is Like an Itching in my Heart" - The Supremes
w.m. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
"I Am a Rock" - Simon and Garfunkel
w.m. Paul Simon "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" - The Lovin' Spoonful
w.m. John Sebastian "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown
"Green Grass" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"Strangers in the Night" - Frank Sinatra
"Barefootin'" - Robert Parker
"Cool Jerk" - The Capitols
"Red Rubber Ball" - The Cyrkle
"Paperback Writer" - The Beatles
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield
"Sweet Talkin' Guy" - The Chiffons
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Summer
"Hanky Panky" - Tommy James and the Shondells
"Wild Thing" - The Troggs
Chip Taylor "Little Girl" - Syndicate of Sound
"Along Comes Mary" - The Association
"Lil' Red Riding Hood" - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"Hungry" - Paul Revere and the Raiders
"The Pied Piper" - Crispian St. Peters
"I Saw Her Again" - The Mamas and the Papas
"Sweet Pea" - Tommy Roe
"Summer in the City" - The Lovin' Spoonful
w. John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian, m. John Sebastian and Steve Boone "Somewhere, My Love" - Ray Conniff and the Singers
w. Paul Francis Webster, m. Maurice Jarre "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" - Napoleon XIV
"Sunny" - Bobby Hebb
"See You in September" - The Happenings
"Sunshine Superman" - Donovan
"You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes
"Yellow Submarine" - The Beatles
"Summertime" - Billy Stewart
"The Land of 1000 Dances" - Wilson Pickett
"Working in the Coal Mine" - Lee Dorsey
"Blowing in the Wind" - Stevie Wonder
"Bus Stop (song)" - The Hollies
"Guantanamera" - The Sandpipers
"Cherish" - The Association
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" - The Temptations
"Black Is Black" - Los Bravos
"96 Tears" - Question Mark & the Mysterians
"Reach Out I'll Be There" - The Four Tops
"Cherry Cherry" - Neil Diamond
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Autumn
"Last Train to Clarksville" - The Monkees
"Psychotic Reaction" - Count Five
"I've Got You Under My Skin" - The Four Seasons
"Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
"Poor Side of Town" - Johnny Rivers
"Dandy" - Herman's Hermits
"See See Rider" - Eric Burdon and the Animals
"Hooray for Hazel" - Tommy Roe
"If I Were a Carpenter" - Bobby Darin
"Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
"Winchester Cathedral" - The New Vaudeville Band
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" - The Supremes
"Devil With A Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly" - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
"I'm Your Puppet" - James & Bobby Purify
"Rain on the Roof" - The Lovin' Spoonful
"Lady Godiva" - Peter and Gordon
"Mellow Yellow" - Donovan
"Born Free" - Roger Williams
"I'm Ready for Love" - Martha & The Vandellas
"That's Life" - Frank Sinatra
"I'm a Believer" - The Monkees
"Sugar Town" - Nancy Sinatra
"A Place in the Sun" - Stevie Wonder
"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" - The Royal Guardsmen
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" - The Temptations
"Tell It Like It Is" - Aaron Neville
w.m. George Davis and Lee Diamond "Good Thing" - Paul Revere and the Raiders
What actors and actresses appeared in The Best Part of Waking Up - 2010?
The cast of No Ordinary Morning - 2010 includes: Paul Squire as Father Aldous Squire as Michael
How many voting members for Oscars?
A Los Angeles Times study found that academy voters are markedly less diverse than the moviegoing public, and even more monolithic than many in the film industry may suspect. Oscar voters are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male, The Times found. Blacks are about 2% of the academy, and Latinos are less than 2%.
Oscar voters have a median age of 62, the study showed. People younger than 50 constitute just 14% of the membership.
Source: LA Times
What film won the Oscar for Best Picture of 2016?
"Moonlight," a story in three parts about the life and hard times of a black protagonist named Chiron, was named Best Picture of 2016 at the 89th Academy Awards. The film was directed by Barry Jenkins, who shared a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar with playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney.
In the film, the character of Chiron is played as a child by Alex Hibbert, as a teenager by Ashton Sanders and as a young adult by Trevante Rhodes. The drama also stars André Holland, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali and singer Janelle Monáe. Ali won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
What 1939 movies were up for an Academy Award?
The 10 Academy Award nominees for the year's Best Picture were: "Gone With the Wind" (Selznick International Pictures-MGM); "Dark Victory" (Warner Bros.); "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (MGM); "Love Affair" (RKO Radio); "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (Columbia); "Ninotchka" (MGM); "Of Mice and Men" (Hal Roach Studios-United Artists); "Stagecoach" (United Artists); "The Wizard of Oz" (MGM); and "Wuthering Heights" (Samuel Goldwyn Productions-United Artists).
The Oscar went to "Gone With the Wind."
Did Legends of the Fall win an Oscar?
Yes. The 1994 Brad Pitt drama won a Best Cinematography Oscar for John Toll.
What actor or actress won the most oscars in the history of the Academy Awards?
Katharine Hepburn won the most competitive Academy Awards -- four. All were in the Best Actress category. Walter Brennan, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis are in second place with three Oscar wins each. Day-Lewis is the only person to win three Best Actor Oscars.
How many Oscars has Heath Ledger won?
Heath Ledger (1979-2008) was posthumously given his oneAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). He had originally been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Where are the Oscar statuettes made?
The original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 at the C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry in Batavia, Illinois, which also contributed to casting the molds for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Emmy Awards statuettes. Since 1983, approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago, Illinois by manufacturer R.S. Owens & Company.
Who has been nominated for three Oscars in the same year?
Actors nominated for 3 Oscars (for acting): Peter Ustinov, Melvin Douglas, Jason Robards, Tommy Lee Jones, Russell Crowe, Geoffrey Rush, Martin Landau, Willam Holden, Humphrey Bogart, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Jose Ferrer, James Cagney, Gig Young, Walter Matthau, Rod Steiger, Jack Palance, Maximilian Schell, Charles Coburn, Alan Arkin; Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Marcello Mastroianni, Cliffton Webb, William Powell, Charles Pickford. First part- those who have won an Oscar.
Who has won an Oscar Emmy Tony for acting plus a grammy for music?
As of March 2, 2014, 12 people have won all four awards in competitive categories. They are:
- Sir John Gielgud (actor).
- Whoopi Goldberg (actress).
- Helen Hayes (actress).
- Audrey Hepburn (actress).
- Rita Moreno (actress).
- Marvin Hamlisch (composer).
- Richard Rodgers (composer).
- Jonathan Tunick (composer).
- Mel Brooks (comedian-actor-director-screenwriter-producer).
- Mike Nichols (director-comedian).
- Scott Rudin (producer).
- Robert Lopez (songwriter).
Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand and James Earl Jones also have received all of the four major entertainment honors, although some of their awards were special presentations and not competitive.
Where in Massachusetts does Meryl Streep live?
She lives in Salisbury Connecticut! The precise location of her house is unclear! :) I'm a super fan and still have NO idea what her house looks like! She also has an apartment in New York! :)
How many Oscars has Maggie Smith been nominated for?
Dame Maggie Smith has been nominated six times for Academy Awards and won twice. The roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
- Desdemona in "Othello" (1965). Best Supporting Actress.
- Jean Brodie in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969). Best Actress.
- Augusta Bertram in "Travels with My Aunt" (1972). Best Actress.
- Diana Barrie in "California Suite" (1978).Best Supporting Actress.
- Charlotte Bartlett in "A Room with a View" (1986). Best Supporting Actress.
- Constance Trentham in "Gosford Park" (2001). Best Supporting Actress.
What film won the first Oscar for Best Makeup?
"La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
"Norbit" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount): Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Who received an honorary Oscar in 1991?
Indian director Satyajit Ray. Ray from Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He was considered one of the most important directors in India and was honored for humanitarian outlook and artistic influence in film.
Lord of the ring return of the king won eleven oscars?
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, the final movie of the trilogy won best picture.
Which actor won an Oscar for directing the film Dances with Wolves?
Kevin Costner received Academy Awards for producing and directing "Dances With Wolves," the Western drama that was named Best Picture of 1990. He also starred in the film as Union officer John Dunbar.
