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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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Why the movie 2001 Space Odyssey is timeless and high quality?
2001: A Space Odyssey is widely renowned for its special effects, scientific accuracy, little dialogue, music in place of traditional narrative techniques, and for being ahead-of-its-time. Today, it is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.
How many times did Meryl Streep win an oscar?
Meryl Streep holds the overall record for acting with 17 Academy Award 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.
What movie did Grace Kelly win an Oscar?
He never won a competitive OSCAR but in 1952 he received an Honorary OSCAR.
What awards did Patrick Swayze win?
- The Aftonbladet TV Prize [1988]
- BMI Film & TV Award [1989]
- Bravo Otoot [1988]
- Houston Film Critics Society Award [2009]
- ShoWest Award [1992]
- Yoga Award [1991]
Which was the first movie to get Oscar?
The only two movies to do so are Sleuth (1972) and Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975). I would also mention Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Aside for the four principal actors that were Oscar-nominated, there are others onscreen but they really are almost extras in the movie.
Who was the first American woman to be nominated for best director Academy Award?
Kathryn Bigelow, for her film The Hurt Locker (2009), is the only woman to have won an Oscar for Best Director. Only four have been nominated including Bigelow, the others are: Lina Wertmuller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, for [the Italian] Seven Beauties (1976), The Piano (1993), Lost in Translation (2003), respectively. The second and third won an Oscar for the film's screenplay.
The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film goes to the director. And two women have won: Marleen Gorris for Antonia's Line(The Netherlands, 1995) and Caroline Link for Nowhere in Africa (Germany, 2002).
When is the 2014 Academy Awards?
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony -- held to celebrate the best pictures of the 2014 film year -- will begin at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, February 22, 2015. The event will be telecast by ABC.
Is Steven Speilberg a practicing Jew?
Actually he is unusually religious for Hollywood, but more I think out of tradition and "reverence for culture" than actual belief in God. Believe it or not there are many Jews who are atheists who attend synagogue, simply because its their "identity." Its hard to swallow, but its true. Spielberg is one of those. The reason he's an atheist is because he's convinced that as a kid he was abducted by aliens. Although I do not believe he has ever professed, at least publicly, to believe in God, and in fact a lot of his works imply much atheism, he does hold a respect for Jewish religious tradition. Again its not uncommon for many ashkenazi Jews to be atheists, but nevertheless respect the religion for identity reasons. Reverence for Judaism, is seen in probably his most famous work now, Schindler's List; the movie opens with a Jewish religious ceremony.
What are the 4 acting awards given every year at the Oscars?
The number of awards and the names of the award given out each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) changes a bit from year to year. The special awards and honorary awards are almost always different, but the awards of merit are almost always the same.
Academy Awards of Merti
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Live Action Short
- Best Animated Short
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Art Direction
- Best Cinematography
- Best Makeup
- Best Costume Design
- Best Film Editing
- Best Visual Effects
Special Awards
- Academy Honorary Award
- Special Achievement Academy Award
- Academy Scientific and Technical Award
- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Retired Awards
- Best Assistant Director
- Best Dance Direction
- Best Director of a Comedy Picture
- Best Engineering Effects
- Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- Best Short Subject, Color
- Best Short Subject, Novelty
- Best Original Story
- Best Title Writing
- Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production
- Academy Juvenile Award
The list of 2010 films nominated for Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 8:35 a.m. ET. The awards will be presented and telecast on Sunday, February 28, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Did Anne Bancroft win the Oscar for The Graduate?
The Graduate won an Oscar for Best Director (Mike Nichols). It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Anne Bancroft), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Katharine Ross), Best Cinematography (Robert Surtees), Best Picture (Lawrence Turman), and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Calder Willingham and Buck Henry)
How much money did Jack Nicholson make for batman?
i know that jack got paid 72 million ONLY for wearing make up in tim burton's batman. it's in the guiness book of world records. i think 1990 edition. he grossed several more millions for merchandising. why? cause he's JACK F'IN NICHOLSON!! they have to schedule filming around the laker games cause jack refuses to miss those games.
Who won the Oscar for Foreign Language Film in 1979?
The 1956 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film went to Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini for "La Strada" ("The Road").
What movie received the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1994?
The Shawshank Redemption Four Weddings and a Funeral Quiz Show Pulp Fiction * Forrest Gump
The 1994 Best Picture nominees were: "Forrest Gump," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Pulp Fiction," "Quiz Show" and "The Shawshank Redemption." The award went to "Forrest Gump."
The Best Picture nominees were: "Forrest Gump," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Pulp Fiction," "Quiz Show" and "The Shawshank Redemption." The award went to "Forrest Gump."
How many Oscar nomination for American beauty?
Yes. It won 5 Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay and Cinematography.
Name 3 movies that have won an Oscar for best picture?
37 movies won 4 Oscars (underlined 15 movies won Best Picture): The Informer, Anthony Adverse, The Song of Bernadette, The Lost Weekend, Hamlet (1948), The Heiress, A Streetcar Named Desire, High Noon, Marty, Sayonara, Spartacus, Cleopatra, Tom Jones, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Barry Lyndon, All the President's Men, Network, Annie Hall, All That Jazz, Ordinary People, Chariots of Fire, E.T., Fanny and Alexander, The Right Stuff, Platoon, Rain Man, Driving Miss Daisy, Terminator 2, Unforgiven, The Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Traffic, A Beautiful Mind, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Million Dollar Baby, The Departed and No Country for Old Men.
How many times has Spencer Tracy been nominated for an Oscar?
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Boys Town(1938) Spencer Tracy was not present at the awards ceremony. His wife Louise Treadwell accepted the award on his behalf.
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Captains Courageous (1937)
Everyone likes to win awards, even film makers. Many other industries present similar types of awards. Your company might present an annual employee of the year award. The Oscars server an additional purpose of promoting film making generally. Movie fans watch more movies because of the award show.
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Who has won the Oscar for best director?
John Ford holds the record for most Academy Awards given to a director, with four for The Informer, The Grapes Of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, and The Quiet Man. William Wyler won 3 times for Best Director, for Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben-Hur. Frank Capra won 3 times for Best Direction, for It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and They Can't Take It with You.
Francis Ford Coppola has 5 Academy Awards on his name. Director Billy Wilder has 6 Oscars for directing, producing and writing.
John Ford won four Academy Awards as a director. He won the Oscars for "The Informer" (1935), "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940), "How Green Was My Valley" (1941) and "The Quiet Man" (1952).
Who won the 2016 Best Actor Oscar?
The 2011 Academy Award for Best Actor went to Jean Dujardin for his performance as silent film star George Valentin in "The Artist." Dujardin is the first French actor to win the Best Actor award.
How many Oscars has Lady Gaga won?
Yes, she has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Girl Interrupted (1999).
Yes. She won a Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as troubled psychiatric hospital patient Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted" (1999). On November 16, 2013, she was presented the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award -- which is an Oscar statuette -- for her many contributions to benevolent causes.
Angelina Jolie has won one Oscar. She won the award for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in "Girl, Interrupted." She was also nominated for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 2009 for the film "Changeling."
She won a Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as troubled psychiatric hospital patient Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted" (1999).
She won a Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as troubled psychiatric hospital patient Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted" (1999).
What actors and actresses appeared in Daddy Knows Best - 1983?
The cast of Daddy Knows Best - 1983 includes: Matutina Balot Dolphy Corina Abello Hiedi Alemania Maan Angelica Ryan Arnaldo Gabriel Bonnin Vincent Bonnin Rowena Buenaventura Carol Dauden Teroy de Guzman Boy De Guzman Andy De Lara Jimmy De Leon Girlie Dominguez Maria Elena Hernandez Sonny Erang Lemuel Estrada Kristine Garcia Noel Garda Julie Gutierrez Juno Henares Jaime Ladiana Ike Lozada Benny Mack Susan Madrinico Manong Martin Jenny Morena Glenn Navarro Raymond Paraiso Zony Quizon Manuel Quizon Georgie Quizon Manilyn Reynes Tessie Salinas Ariel Salvador Snooky Serna Maricel Soriano Conde Ubaldo Nova Villa
