Oscars

Tastes change over the years. A great many actors have been great Shakespearean actors since the plays were written 400 years ago. Unfortunately we do not have an opportunity of seeing most of them, since they performed before the invention of sound and film recording, so it is hard to compare. Here are some of the most famous:

Elizabethan Period: Richard Burbage, the man who Shakespeare wrote his leading roles for.

Restoration Period: Thomas Betterton

Early 18th century: Charles Macklin

Late 18th century: David Garrick

Early 19th century: Edmund Kean, William Charles Macready, Edwin Booth

Late 19th century: Sir Henry Irving, Johnston Forbes-Robertson

Early 20th century: Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Judith Anderson

Late 20th century: Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen, Kenneth Branagh, Antony Sher, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench

1. Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.
2. Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
3. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
4. Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.
5. Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
6. Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
7. Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
8. Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
9. Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
10. Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
11. Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
12. Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.
13. Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
14. Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.
15. Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
16. Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.
17. Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
18. Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.
19. Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
20. Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.
21. Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.
22. Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
23. Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.
24. Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
25. Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
26. Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.
27. Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
28. Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.
29. Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.
30. Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.

Ben Affleck has won two Oscars. He won an Oscar along with friend Matt Damon in 1997 for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting. In 2013, he won a Best Picture Oscar for Argo, which he produced.

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The tallest Oscar-winning actors are John Wayne and Tim Robbins, who according to different sources was and is between 6'4 and 6'5. The only actor taller than Tim, who was nominated for Babe and still has a chance of winning one day is 6'7-tall James Cromwell (he was in The Queen and is in the upcoming W. as George Bush Sr.).

Steven Spielberg has won many, many awards, inclucing: Academy Awards (Oscars), BAFTA Awards, Emmy Awards, Director's Guild of America Awards and Golden Globes. Please see related links for a more complete list.

The movie that won the Best Picture Oscar in 1987 was The Last Emperor. The other four nominees were Broadcast News, Fatal Attraction, Hope and Glory, and Moonstruck.

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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