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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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Did Harry Potter win any Oscars 2011?

Yes they won 2 Oscar's
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers won two Academy Awards:

  1. Best Sound Editing (Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins)
  2. Best Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke)

What year was the Godfather Part II made in?

Godfather was released on 24 March 1972 (USA)

Why was hattie mcdaniel award so important?

McDaniel, in spite of racism and adversity, knocked down the doors of segregation in Hollywood and made her presence known.

Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 - October 26, 1952) was an American actress and the first black performer to win an Academy Award. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).

McDaniel was also a professional singer-songwriter, comedienne, stage actress, radio performer, and television star. Hattie McDaniel was in fact the first black woman to sing on the radio in America]. Over the course of her career, McDaniel appeared in over 300 films, although she received screen credits for only about 80. She gained the respect of the African American show business community with her generosity, elegance, and charm.

McDaniel has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood: one for her contributions to radio at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard, and one for motion pictures at 1719 Vine Street. In 1975, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame and in 2006 became the first black Oscar winner honored with a US postage stamp

Who beat Elizabeth shue to win the Oscar when she was nominayed?

No, as of 03/07/2010, Elisabeth Shue has not won an Academy Award (Oscar); however, she was nominated once.

Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Leaving Las Vegas(1995)

Who won the Academy Award winners for best new actor in 1995?

There is no New Actor category at the Academy Awards.

How many times have James Bond movies won Academy Awards for Best Original Song?

Statistics

  • Total Oscar Nominations: 14
  • Total Oscar Wins: 4

Goldfinger (1964) in 1965

  • Winner
  • Best Effects, Sound Effects (Norman Wanstall)

Thunderball (1965) in 1966

  • Winner
  • Best Effects, Special Visual Effects (John Stears)

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) in 1972

  • Nomination
  • Best Sound (Gordon K. McCallum, John W. Mitchell, Al Overton)

Live And Let Die (1973) in 1974

  • Nomination
  • Best Music, Song (Paul and Linda McCartney for "Live and Let Die")

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) in 1978

  • Nomination
  • Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Ken Adam, Peter Lamont, Hugh Scaife)
  • Nomination
  • Best Music, Original Score (Marvin Hamlisch)
  • Nomination
  • Best Music, Song (Marvin Hamlisch for music, and Carole Bayer Sager for lyrics for "Nobody Does it Better")

Moonraker (1979) in 1980

  • Nomination
  • Best Effects, Visual Effects (Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans)

For Your Eyes Only (1981) in 1982

  • Nomination
  • Best Music, Song (Bill Conti for music, and Mick Leeson for lyrics for "For Your Eyes Only")

Skyfall (2012) in 2013

  • Winner
  • Best Original Song (lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth)
  • Winner (Tie)
  • Best Sound Editing (Per Halberg and Karen Baker Landers)
  • Nomination
  • Best Cinematography
  • Nomination
  • Best Original Score
  • Nomination
  • Best Sound Mixing

How many awards did Alfred Hitchcock win?

1940 Rebecca- Best Picture, Cinematography 1941 Suspicion- Best Actress 1945 Spellbound- Best Score 1955 To Catch a Thief- Best Cinematography 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much- Best Original Song That's it.

How tall is Oscar jaenada?

Oscar Joaquin Romero Salazar is 5' 10".

Who are vivien leigh's great grandchildren?

Vivien Leigh had one daughter, Suzanne Holman Farrington, who has three children, Neville Farrington (born December 5th 1958), Jonathan Farrington(born May 13th 1961) and Rupert Farrington (born August 31st 1962).

Director Frank Capra won Academy Awards?

Frank Capra won three Academy Awards in five years for his direction of "It Happened One Night" (1934), "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) and "You Can't Take It With You" (1938). The 1934 and 1938 films won Oscars for Best Picture.

What movie characters have won Academy Awards?

hey! how are you? so you are asking which of the movie characters? I have the answer for you ... well lots of actors and characters have won but... only the specific person that plays the role right can get it, if you did not interpret the character right . none of them will receive the academy award.

What years did angelina jolie and her dad win Oscars?

In 1979, Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the movie Coming Home. Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2000 for her role in Girl, Interrupted.

What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1972?

The Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972 went to Paramount's The Godfather (producer: Albert S. Ruddy). It also won Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Screenplay Adaptation (for Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola's brilliant re-working of Puzo's novel).
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1972 went to "The Godfather."
The Godfather, the 1972 movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola

What award do you win at the Academy Awards?

You win an Academy Award and are presented with a trophy which is nicknamed Oscar, so sometimes it is said you have won an Oscar at the Academy Awards.

Which movie won the 1985 Oscar for best picture?

Out of Africa, directed by Sydney Pollack, won Best Picture in 1985 at the 58th Academy Awards. The film won against The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Prizzi's Honor, and Witness.

Who won an Oscar an Emmy and a Golden Globe?

Bob Fosse won an Oscar for Cabaret, aTony for Pippin, and an Emmy for Liza With a Z in the same year.

Who has won Both best actor and best director Oscars?

Two* males actors have been nominated for acting twice in the same year: 1992 Al Pacino- Best Supporting Actor for Glengarry Glen Ross, and won Best Actor for Scent of a Woman. 2004 Jamie Foxx: Best Supporting Actor for Collateral, and won Best Actor for Ray. * Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor for the same movie, 1944's Going My Way (winning for Best Supporting Actor).

Who has hosted Academy Awards seventeen times?

Not counting honorary recipients, a total of 24 Oscar winners have hosted or co-hosted the Academy Awards. The list includes: Lionel Barrymore (1932), Frank Capra (1936), James Stewart (1946, 1958), Fredric March (1954), Claudette Colbert (1956), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1956), Celeste Holm (1957), David Niven (1958, 1958 and 1974), Jack Lemmon (1958, 1964 and 1972), Sir Laurence Olivier (1959), Frank Sinatra (1963, 1975), Helen Hayes (1972), Sir Michael Caine (1973), Charlton Heston (1973), John Huston (1974), Shirley MacLaine (1975), Goldie Hawn (1976, 1987), Ellen Burstyn (1977), Warren Beatty (1977), Jane Fonda (1977, 1986), Liza Minnelli (1983), Walter Matthau (1976, 1983), Robin Williams (1986) and Whoopi Goldberg (1994, 1996, 1999 and 2002).

How many Oscars has Jeff Bridges won?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Crazy Heart (2009)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Contender(2000)

Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Starman(1984)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Last Picture Show (1971)

Did Kevin Costner win an Oscar in Field of Dreams?

Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Frank Whaley.

What is the most nominated film that didn't win any Oscars?

Two movies were nominated for 14 awards: Titanic (winning 11) and All About Eve (winning 6).

Why doesn't Katharine Hepburn ever showed up in Oscar ceremonies?

She was never sure she was going to win and she certainly didn't want to lose. There's probably no one more conceited than Katharine Hepburn. She always wanted to be the most fascinating person in the room. Which is why I think she didn't show up for the first time and in following years, she chose not to.

Who was got the njanapeedam award in 2014?

1 ONV kurupu

2 MT vasudevan nayar

3 SK pottakadan

4 G shankara kurupu

5 Thakarhi shiva shankara pilla