Oscars

Believe it or not, there have been several instances in which people accepted Academy Awards and got off the stage in record time. The shortest acceptance speech may have been uttered by 16-year-old Patty Duke at the 35th Academy Awards on April 8, 1963. Upon winning the 1962 Best Supporting Actress Award for her mostly silent portrayal as the young Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," Duke simply said "Thank you!"

At the 26th Academy Awards on March 25, 1954, William Holden won the 1953 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Stalag 17." He said "Thank you!" twice.

Another short acceptance speech was by Joe Pesci at the 63rd Academy Awards on March 25, 1991. Pesci, who won the 1990 Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Goodfellas," said only: "Well, it's my privilege. Thank you!"

Humanitarian work is hands on support on the ground in disadvantaged places around the world. The initial goal of humanitarian work is to relieve suffering, but the long-term goal is for sustainable development. Humanitarian efforts have realized the importance of distinguishing between giving people hand-outs, essentially making them dependent, versus teaching them useful skills to make them self-sufficient.

As related to man-made disasters, often including civil wars and genocide, humanitarian work often revolves around United Nations (UN) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops on the ground. USAID also plays a large role in U.S. foreign assistance abroad. USAID has working relationships with more than 3,500 American companies and over 300 U.S.-based private voluntary organizations USAID is a federal government agency that received foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State and has an Administrator and Deputy Administrator who are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The United Nations, through Resolution 46/182 in 1991 laid out specific guidelines of international humanitarian aid. This included guiding principles like, the affected State is the first party responsible to take care of its citizens, and humanitarian aid is only provided by the consent of the affected States. The resolution is outlines through sub sections with titles such as, prevention, preparedness, and coordination, cooperation and leadership, and continuum from relief to rehabilitation and development.

This document shows first all, that the international community is aware that, for humanitarian work to be successful, it must be managed in the right way. The right way to manage is to understand that large catastrophes have repercussions that need to be addressed through continuing relief, rehabilitation, and development.

Non-governmental organizations that do humanitarian work on the ground abroad, often receive funding through grant money obtained by the federal government. This money is what makes it possible for humanitarian efforts to exist.

Three times. He won the 1983 Best Actor award for his performance as a onetime country singer who redeems himself in "Tender Mercies." He also was nominated in the category for his work in "The Great Santini" (1979) and "The Apostle" (1997). Duvall also has received three Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in "The Godfather" (1972), "Apocalypse Now" (1979) and "A Civil Action" (1998).

To date, two James Bond films have won Academy Awards. The first of these was Goldfinger (1964) which won an Academy Award for Sound Effects (today known as Sound Editing), and the second was Thunderball (1965), which won the Academy Award for Visual Effects.

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In 1968 the Awards ceremony was postponed from April 8 to April 10 out of respect for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had been assassinated a few days earlier, and whose funeral was held on April 9.

Jessica Lange won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

No one! Most ever won were two! The only male actors to win three Oscars are Walter Brennan (with three Best Supporting Actor awards) and Jack Nicholson (won two for lead, one as supporting actor).

Two-time winners for directing: Frank Borzage for Seventh Heaven (1927) and Bad Girl (1931). Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). Frank Lloyd of Drag (1929) and Cavalcade (1933). Leo McCarey for The Awful Truth (1937) and Going My Way (1944). Joseph L. Mankiewicz for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950). Billy Wilder for The Lost Weekend (1945) and The Apartment (1960). Elia Kazan for Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and On the Waterfront (1954). George Stevens for A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant (1956). David Lean for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). George Wise for West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). Fred Zinnemann for From Here to Eternity (1953) and A Man of All Seasons (1966). Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Amadeus (1984). Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Clint Eastwood for Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). Three-time winners for directing: Frank Capra for It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and You Can't Take It With You (1938). William Wyler for Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Ben-Hur (1959). Four-time winner for directing: John Ford for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941) and The Quiet Man (1952).

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Adrian Brody, 29, for The Pianist (2002). I have to mention Timothy Hutton. He was 20 when he won for Ordinary People (1980). Though obviously the lead role in the movie, he was nominated for Supporting Actor, to avoid competition with Robert de Niro (who won for Raging Bull).

Nicolas Cage won his only Oscar to date in 1995 for Leaving Las Vegas.

Since 1929, the Academy Awards ceremony has been held in the months of February, March, April, May and November. But in recent years, the event has been conducted in February or March, despite hints by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that it will move the awards to January.

The 87th Oscars ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015.

It was her brother, Henry who sat next to her at the oscar.

Walt Disney was nominated 59 times and won 22 awards, more than any individual in Oscars history, 3 additional special awards and one honorary award. He won as producer for (including all 4 in 1953!): Short Subject (cartoon): Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan Kittens, The Country Cousin, The Old Mill, Fredinand the Bull, The Ugly Duckling, Lend a Paw, Der Fuehrer's Face, Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (the last won posthumous). [12] Short Subject: Seal Island, In Beaver Valley, Nature's Half Acre, Water Birds, Bear County, Grand Canyon. [6] Documentary (feature): The Living Desert, The Vanishing Prairie. [2] Documentary (short subject): The Alaskan Eskimo, Men Against the Arctic. [2] * He received a special award for: The creation of Mickey Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Fantasia. [3] ** And was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg award. He was nominated only once as producer of a Best Picture nominee, for Mary Poppins.

Yes. The Humphrey Bogart-Ingrid Bergman classic was named the Best Picture of 1943.