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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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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?
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Who won the Oscar for Best Director for Psycho?
Alfred Hitchcock was nominated five times for Best Director:
- 1940 Rebecca (winner: John Ford, The Grapes of Wrath)
- 1941 Suspicion (winner: John Ford, How Green Was My Valley)
- 1944 Lifeboat (winner: Leo McCarey, Going My Way)
- 1945 Rear Window (winner: Billy Wilder, The Lost Weekend)
- 1960 Psycho (winner: Billy Wilder, The Apartment)
Who did jack nicholson think was his sister?
Nicholson, who grew up in New Jersey, was told that his mother, June, was his sister. She was only 16 years old when he was born in 1937, so her mother reared the boy so June could continue to work as a dancer. Nicholson did not learn the truth until he was 37 years old, after the deaths of his mother and grandmother.
Did Rosalind Russell ever win an Academy Award?
Rosalind Russell won the following awards during her career:
Golden Apple Award 1942 - Most Cooperative Actress
Golden Globe 1963 - Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical/Comedy for Gypsy (1962)
Golden Globe 1962 - Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for A Majority of One (1961)
Golden Globe 1959 - Best Motion Picture Actress - Comedy/Musical for Auntie Mame (1958)
Golden Globe 1948 - Best Motion Picture Actress for Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Golden Globe 1947 - Best Motion Picture Actress for Sister Kenny (1946)
Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA 1964 - Woman of the Year
Golden Laurel 1959 - Top Female Comedy Performance for Auntie Mame (1958)
Screen Actors Guild Award 1976 - Lifetime Achievement Award
Walk of Fame - Star on the Walk of Fame - Motion Picture at 1708 Vine Street.
She was nominated for Oscars four times, unfortunately the award eluded her.
Oscar nomination 1959 - Best Actress in a Leading Role for Auntie Mame (1958)
Oscar nomination 1948 - Best Actress in a Leading Role for Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Oscar nomination 1947 - Best Actress in a Leading Role for Sister Kenny(1946)
Oscar nomination 1943 - Best Actress in a Leading Role for My Sister Eileen (1942)
Which actress has received 15 nominations for an Oscar?
Meryl Streep (won 3/nominated 18 times), Katharine Hepburn (4/12), Jack Nicholson (3/12), Bette Davis (2/10), Laurence Olivier (1/10);
1/9: Spencer Tracy, Paul Newman
2/8: Marlon Brando, Jack Lemmon
1/8: Al Pacino, Geraldine Page
Peter O'Toole (8), Ingrid Bergman (3/7);
2/7: Dustin Hoffman, Jane Fonda
Greer Garson, Dame Judi Dench (1/7), Richard Burton (7)
2/6: Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Denzel Washington
1/6: Cate Blanchett, Sissy Spacek, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Ellen Burstyn, Norma Shearer; Kate Winslet
0/6: Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter, Glenn Close.
2/5: Elizabeth Taylor, Olivia deHavilland, Gary Cooper, Gene Hackman, Tom Hanks, Frederic March; Sean Penn
1/5: Susan Sarandon, Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Gregory Peck, James Stewart, Audrey Hepburn, Susan Hayward, Jennifer Jones, Paul Muni
0/5: Albert Finney, Irene Dunne, Arthur Kennedy, Amy Adams.
Which German Film about life in East Germany won an Oscar?
Germany's The Lives of Others (2006) won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Jack Nicholson played what character in Batman?
The 1989 Batman movie with Michael Keaton as Batman. Directed by Tim Burton.
What role did Jack Nicholson win an Oscar for in Terms of Endearment?
hell yes ! I've seen it 5 times and i loved him & his character. he and Shirley maclaine were great.
Name the first woman for sahitya Academy Award?
On the contrary, it was Janet Gaynor in 1927/28 (1st)ACTRESS
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What is the Academy Award Oscar made of?
The Oscar is 8.5 lbs. (3,85553 kg.), 13.5 inches, (34 centimeters) tall, a tin based metal called Britannium or Britannia. Molds are made from a master, the metal is heated into a liquid and poured into the molds, once their cool they remove them and polish them smooth and plate them with 24-karat gold, then buff to a high gloss.
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Who won an Oscar for the film Driving Miss Daisy?
Diving Miss Daisy (1989) won four (4) Oscars
- Best Actress in a Leading Role, Jessica Tandy, Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar, at nearly 81, surpassing the achievement of George Burns.
- Best Makeup, Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, Kevin Haney
- Best Picture, Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Alfred Uhry
Who was won the most Academy Awards?
Clint Eastwood is the male actor with the most Oscars. He won 4 Oscars, none of them for acting. He won 2 Oscars for Best Director and 2 Oscars for Best Picture.
Katharine Hepburn is the female actor with the most Oscars. She won 4 Oscars for Best Actress.
Do Oscars winners receive other prizes?
At the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, Oscar nominees apparently received extravagant gift bags worth more than $160,000. According to the New York Daily News, acting and directing nominees received expensive swag from Distinctive Assets, with gifts ranging in price from $5 to $20,000.
What years did Billy Crystal host Oscar Night?
Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards (Oscars) broadcast in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2004. The only person to host more Oscar ceremonies is Bob Hope. Bob Hope hosted 18 Oscar ceremonies.
What film did Liza Minnelli win an Oscar for in 1972?
In 1972 at the 45th Academy Awards Liza Minelli won the award for Best Actress in a Leading role for Cabaret. The film laso won seven other Oscars, including Best Actor ina Supporting Role (Joel Grey) and Best Director (Bob Fosse). The other nominees were Diana Ross (Lady Sings The Blues), Cicely Tyson (Sounder), Maggie Smith (Travels with My Aunt) and Liv Ullmann (The Emigrants).
