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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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What year did three six mafia win a Oscar?

"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow.

What is the proper name for the Oscars?

The proper name for the Oscars is the Academy Awards of Merit. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also distributes other awards, but the awards of merit are the most famous, and they are commonly referred to as the Oscars.

Did Dean Martin win an Oscar?

Elvis Presley won three Grammy awards, all in the Gospel genre!

# How Great Thou Art - Best Sacred Performance (1967) # He Touched Me - Best Inspirational Performance (1972) # How Great Thou Art - Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical) (1974) (source: www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners )

Elvis' first recording was in 1954 with Sun Records. Some of his best work was recorded early in his career, before the Grammys awards were introduced in 1958. That was the year Elvis entered the U.S. Army. After completing his two years of service, he was focused on Hollywood. He did not get serious about his music again until the late 60's.

What song won the Oscar in 1998?

The Best Original Song award went to "When You Believe" from "The Prince of Egypt."

Who was nominated in 1972 for best actress?

* Liza Minnelli, Cabaret Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues Maggie Smith, Travels with My Aunt Cicley Tyson, Sounder Liv Ullmann, The Emigrants

Who was nominated for Best Actress in 1940?

An amazing line-up of five: Bette Davis, The Little Foxes Barbara Stanwyck, Ball of Fire Greer Garson, Blossoms in the Dust Olivia de Havilland, Hold Back the Dawn and her sister won: Joan Fontaine, Suspicion

What Actors were considered for the movie role of Atticus Finch?

Gregory Peck was the original. And he accepted the role immediately, Peck has become synonymous to his portrayal of Atticus Finch. It is also the role that has won Peck his only Academy Award.

How many Oscars did george lucas win?

George Lucas received a bachelor degree in Film from the University of Southern California and holds numerous honorary degrees.

How Oscars have Randy Newman won?

20 nominations from 1982 to 2011 (present) in the categories of Best Original Song or Best Original Score. He has won twice: in 2002 for Original Song: "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters Inc. & in 2011 for Original Song: "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3.

What won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1963?

The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1963 went to "Tom Jones." Based on an 18th-century novel by Henry Fielding, the flm comedy was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. It also won Oscars for Best Director (Tony Richardson); Best Adapted Screenplay (John Osborne); and Best Substantially Original Score (John Addison).

Who won the Oscar for Short Film - Animated - in 1997?

Creature Comforts won the Oscar for Short Film - Animated - in 1990.

Who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2006?

Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine as Edwin Hoover - WINNER

Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children as Ronald James McGorvey

Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond as Solomon Vandy

Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls as James "Thunder" Early

Mark Wahlberg - The Departed as Sgt. Sean Dignam

What 1999 film received seven Oscar nominations?

Titanic won best picture in 1997.
The Oscar(s) went to: Titanic, As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting, L.A. Confidential, The Full Monty, Men in Black.

Who won the Academy Award for best actress in the last 5 years?

You probably mean actors. Well: Katharine Hepburn is the only one to win 4 Oscars. Three actors won 3 Oscars: Walter Brennan- Supporting Role, Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), The Westerner (1940). Ingrid Bergman- Lead Role, Gaslight (1944), Anastasia (1956); Supporting Role, Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Jack Nicholson- Lead Role, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Supporting Role, Terms of Endearment (1983); Lead Role, As Good As It Gets (1997).

Who won the Oscar for Best Director in 1991?

Jonathan Demme won for The Silence of the Lambs.

For what film did Meryl Streep win her first Oscar?

BUtterfield 8 (1960). Based on the novel by John O'Hara, Butterfield 8 earned Elizabeth Taylor her

first Academy Award (for Best Actress) after four unsuccessful nominations. ...
Two.

What 1958 movie won nine Oscars?

The Defiant Ones was nominated for nine Oscars and won two. You can read more about The film and about the 1958 Academy Awards awarded by following the links, below.


The film that won nine Oscars was Gigi. You can also read more about it, below.

Has Jhonny depp ever won an Oscar?

No... :'( hes never won an Oscar before. But hes been nominated 3 times.

Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?

Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).

Other firsts for African Americans at the Academy Awards

James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)

Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)

Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963).

Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).

John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director Academy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)

Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role in Monster's Ball(2001).

Did katharine hepburn have Tremors?

Yes. She suffered from a familial essential tremor passed on from her paternal grandfather. Kate did not have Parkinsons.

Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1934?

James Stewart for The Philadelphia Story.
James Stewart, for the movie "The Philadelphia Story." The film also starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
The Academy Award for Best Actor of 1940 went to James Stewart for his performance in "The Philadelphia Story."

Did Rocky receive an Academy Award?

"Rocky" won three 1976 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director (John G. Avildsen) and Best Film Editing (Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad). The film also was nominated for seven other awards: Best Actor (Sylvester Stallone), Best Actress (Talia Shire), Best Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith and Burt Young), Best Original Screenplay (Stallone), Best Sound Mixing (Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge and Bud Alper), and Best Original Song ("Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti, Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins).

What films won Oscars in 2009?

At the 82nd Academy Awards, held on March 7, 2010, The Hurt Locker, was named Best Picture of 2009.

The other nominees were:

  1. Avatar
  2. The Blind Side
  3. District 9
  4. An Education
  5. Inglourious Basterds
  6. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
  7. A Serious Man
  8. Up
  9. Up in the Air