Oscars

The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2009 and took place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Three honorary awards were presented as well as the Thalberg Award, but none of the recipients were Indian.

Honorary Academy Awards

• Lauren Bacall (an American actress)
• Roger Corman (an American producer)
• Gordon Willis (an American cinematographer)

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

• John Calley (an American Film studio executive)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003) was nominated for five Oscars: Best Actor, Sound, Sound Editing, Visual Effects and Makeup.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) won 1 of 4 nominations: Best Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and won Visual Effects.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) was nominated for two awards: Best Visual Effects and Makeup.

War and Peace won the 1969 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It is seven hours in length.
It was Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

More Detail from IMDB:

"Runtime: 216 min | UK: 228 min (director's cut) | UK: 187 min (1970 re-release) | UK: 210 min (original version) | UK: 222 min (premiere version) | USA: 227 min (restored roadshow version)."
The Godfather

In 1988, when Jodie Foster won for The Accused, the other nominees were:

• Meryl Streep for A Cry in the Dark,
• Melanie Griffith for Working Girl,
• Glenn Close for Dangerous Liaisons and
• Sigourney Weaver for Gorillas in the Mist.

Griffith and two-time Oscar-winner Streep didn't really have a chance, though it was probably Griffith's best performance ever. It seemed it will go to either Glenn Close for her 5th nomination in seven years, including the previous year for Fatal Attraction -or to Sigourney Weaver who was also nominated that year as Best Supporting Actress for Working Girl. She won a Golden Globe for both roles- in the Best Actress (Drama) there was a rare three-way-tie with Foster and Shirley MacLaine for Madame Sousatzka. Weaver became the first actor/actress to get nominated for an Oscar in two categories in one year and come out empty-handed (but not the last one). Young Foster was a surprise winner for The Accused sole nomination.

In 1991, when Foster won for The Silence of the Lambs, the other nominees were:

• Susan Sarandon and
• Geena Davis for Thelma & Louise,
• Laura Dern for Rambling Rose and
• Bette Midler for For the Boys.

Though Davis won 3 years earlier as Best Supporting Actress for The Accidental Tourist, it seemed that she and Sarandon ruled each other out (stupid, but it happens). Dern had no chance for her movie. Midler seemed like a good bet, she didn't win for The Rose, she won a Golden Globe for Boys, but it came down to the fact that people really liked The Silence of the Lambs and Foster, and the movie swept the board with the top 5 awards.

John Wayne was nominated three times for Academy Awards -- twice as an actor and once as a producer. He won one Oscar for acting. The roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

• Sgt. John M. Stryker in "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949). Best Actor.
• U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in "True Grit" (1969). Best Actor.

Wayne also received a 1960 Academy Award nomination for producing "The Alamo," which was up for Best Picture.

Many people won Academy Awards in 1986, the winners of the "major" awards are listed below, see related links for a more complete list.

1. Paul Newman - Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Color of Money (1986)
2. Michael Caine - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
3. Marlee Matlin - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Children of a Lesser God (1986)
4. Dianne Wiest - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
5. Oliver Stone - Best Director - Platoon(1986)
6. Arnold Kopelson, Producer - Best Picture - Platoon (1986)
7. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - A Room with a View(1986)
8. Woody Allen - Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

As of 03/07/2010, Meryle Streep has been nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) sixteen (16) times. This figure is likely to rise each year for the foreseeable future.

1. Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Julie & Julia (2009)
2. Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Doubt (2008)
3. Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
4. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Adaptation. (2002)
5. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Music of the Heart (1999)
6. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: One True Thing (1998)
7. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
8. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Postcards from the Edge (1990)
9. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Evil Angels (1988)
10. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Ironweed (1987)
11. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Out of Africa (1985)
12. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Silkwood (1983)
13. Won Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Sophie's Choice (1982)
14. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
15. Won Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
16. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: The Deer Hunter (1978)