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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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Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1953?
Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field.
The Best Actor winner in 1963 was Sidney Poitier for the part he played in "Lilies of the Field"
Sidney Poitier for the film Lilies of the Field
Did Julia Roberts win an Oscar?
Julia Roberts has received one Academy Award in four nominations. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar win in bold):
- Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in "Steel Magnolias" (1989). Best Supporting Actress.
- Vivian Ward in "Pretty Woman" (1990). Best Actress.
- Erin Brockovich in "Erin Brockovich" (2000). Best Actress.
- Barbara Fordham in "August: Osage County" (2013). Best Supporting Actress.
Who played melanie in Gone With the Wind?
It was Olivia de Havilland, who was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Scarlett O'Hara's friendly rival for the affections of Ashley Wilkes. The Oscar went to her co-star, Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy.
LISTENING! JUST listen. Don't try to fix all of her problems, don't ACT like you are listening. Look her in the eyes and HEAR her!
Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2002?
"Chicago," which was the first musical to win the Best Picture award since "Oliver!" (1968).
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 2002 went to "Chicago." It was the first musical to be named Best Picture since "Oliver!" (1968).
What was the first horror movie nominated for best picture?
The 1991 film, "The Silence of the Lambs" swept the Bests: Best Picture, Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Director (Jonathan Demme), and Best Writing (Ted Tally).
Who was the first hispanic to win the Oscar?
Jose Ferrer was the 1st Puerto Rican actor to win an academy award for best actor in the movie Cyranno De Bergerac in 1937. Rita Moreno was the second Puerto Rican actress to win an Oscar in 1960 in the movie West Side Story. Benecio Del Toro was the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar in 2003.
What movies won Oscars in 2015?
Here is a list of the 2014 Academy Award winners, presented on February 22, 2015:
Best Picture -- "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole
Best Actor -- Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything."
Best Actress -- Julianne Moore, "Still Alice."
Best Supporting Actor -- J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash."
Best Supporting Actress -- Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood."
Best Director -- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."
Best Animated Feature -- "Big Hero 6."
Best Foreign-Language Film -- "Ida" (Poland).
Best Original Screenplay -- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo, Jr., "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."
Best Adapted Screenplay -- Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game."
Best Original Score -- Alexandre Desplat, "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Best Original Song -- "Glory" from "Selma," music and lyrics by Common (Lonnie Lynn, Jr.) and John Legend (John Stephens).
Best Production Design -- "The Grand Budapest Hotel," production design: Adam Stockhausen; set decoration: Anna Pinnock.
Best Cinematography -- "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," Emmanuel Lubezki.
Best Costume Design -- "The Grand Budapest Hotel," Milena Canonero.
Best Documentary Feature -- "CitizenFour," Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky.
Best Documentary (Short Subject) -- "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1," Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry.
Best Film Editing -- "Whiplash," Tom Cross.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling -- "The Grand Budapest Hotel," Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier.
Best Short Film (Animated) -- "Feast," Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed.
Best Short Film (Live Action) -- "The Phone Call," Mat Kirkby and James Lucas.
Best Sound Editing -- "American Sniper," Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.
Best Sound Mixing -- "Whiplash," Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley.
Best Visual Effects -- "Interstellar," Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher.
Has any entertainer won a Grammy and an Oscar?
Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Rita Moreno, Richard Rogers, Mike Nichols, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Helen Hayes, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Winslet, John Gielgud, Cher, Jonathan Tunick, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and Mel Brooks.
Julie Andrews also has won an Oscar and a Grammy, and is the only winner to have received both awards for the same performance (Best Actress 1964 for MARY POPPINS and best children's recording for the soundtrack).
And now Jennifer Hudson!
Eminem also won both in the same year and for the same character 2002 for best rap ablum(Grammy) and best original score (Oscar) for 8 Mile. Paul McCartney has 18 Grammys and an Oscar (for "Let It Be").
You can also add Prince (Oscar for Purple Rain Soundtrack and many Grammy Awards) and Jamie Foxx (Oscar for "Ray" and Grammy for "Blame It")
What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1960?
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1962 went to "Lawrence of Arabia. "
In 1962 at the 35th Academy Awards the Best Picture award went to Lawrence of Arabia, beating Meredith Willson's The Music Man, The Longest Day, Mutiny on the Bounty and To Kill A Mockingbird. It also won Oscars for Best Art Direction -Set Decoration, Color; Best Cinematography, Color; Film Editing; Best Score - Substantially Original; Sound, and Best Director (David Lean). It was also nominated for ( but did not win) Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter O'Toole, Best Actor ina Supporting Role (Omar Sharif) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium.
What musical instruments did Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein play?
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan shared a 1950 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for South Pacific.
Rodgers and Hammerstein also won a 1944 Pulitzer Special Award for their musical score and lyrics for Oklahoma.
- Dante Ferretti (art director) Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator) won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Art Direction
- Robert Richardson won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Cinematography
- Sandy Powell won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Costume Design
- Thelma Schoonmaker won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Editing
- Cate Blanchett won the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Louise Fletcher won for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Louise Fletcher won the Best Actress award for her performance as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2015?
The 1995 Academy Award for Best Cinematography was presented to John Toll for his work in "Braveheart." It was Toll's second consecutive Oscar win in the category. He won the 1994 award for "Legends of the Fall."
How many Oscars did Cabaret win?
The movie won 2 out of 8 Oscars it was nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing and three Songs. It won for Supporting Actress and Sound Mixing.
What Academy Awards did titanic win?
Titanic (1997) won eleven 11 Academy Awards:
- Best Picture,
- Director,
- Editing,
- Cinematography,
- Art Direction,
- Costume Design,
- Sound,
- Visual Effects,
- Sound Effects Editing,
- Original Score and
- Original Song.
How many times has Harry Potter been nominated for Oscars?
Believe it or not, none of the "Harry Potter" movies ever won an Academy Award. Six of the films in the series received a total of 12 nominations, listed as follows:
- "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone" (2001) -- art direction/set decoration, costume design and original score.
- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004) -- original music score, visual effects.
- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) -- art direction/set decoration.
- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009) -- cinematography.
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" (2010) -- art direction/set decoration and visual effects.
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" (2011) -- art direction/set decoration, visual effects and makeup.
Who won an Oscar for Norma Rae?
- Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Norma Rae.
- David Shire (music) and Norman Gimbel (lyrics) won the Oscar for Best Music, Original Song For the song "It Goes Like It Goes".
Who were all the Oscar winners at the 81st Annual Academy Awards?
Best Actor- Sean Penn Best Actress- Kate Winslet
Best Supporting Actor- Heath Ledger
Best Supporting Actress- Penelope Cruz
Best Picture- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Directing- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Music Song- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Music Score- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Film Editing- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Sound Mixing- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Cinematography- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Writing- "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Foreign language Film- "Departures"
Best Sound Editing- "The Dark Night"
Best Visual Effects- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Make-Up- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Art Direction- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Best Documentary Short- "Smile Pinki"
Best Documentary Feature- "Man On Wire"
Best Costume design- "The Duchess"
Best Short Film (live action)- "Spielzeugland" (Toyland)
Best Short Film (Animated)- "La Maison En Petits Cubes"
Best Animated Feature Film- "Wall-E"
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)- "Milk"
Who was the first rapper to win an Oscar?
The first hip hop/Rapper to win an Oscar is Eminem. He won an Oscar for the song Lose Yourself for the movie 8mile. Three six mafia won the Oscar after him. They won it like 2 or 3 years after him.
Which actor or actress has won an Oscar after their death?
Heath Ledger won the Best Supoorting Actor Award for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).
Peter Finch is the only posthumous winner of the Best Actor award, though he was alive when his nomination was announced (the only other posthumous winner in any acting category was another Australian, Heath Ledger, who won the Best Supporting Actor award in 2009). The only posthumously nominated performers in this category were James Dean, Spencer Tracy, and Massimo Troisi. Dean was posthumously nominated twice.
How many Oscars did al pachino win?
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 for his role in Scent of a Woman after receiving seven previous nominations.
What does this award mean to you?
a. a prize given for achievement in a specific area.
b. that which is declared to be legally due.
Synonyms: honor, trophy, prize, accolade, laurels, tribute, medal, kudos, citation, compensation, settlement, scholarship, fellowship
verb:
a. to present in recognition of superior qualities or performance.
b. to give on the basis of a legal decision, as a damage payment or the like.
Synonyms: present, grant, give, gift, endow, accord, confer, bestow, adjudge, compensate, allocate, apportion
What was the first comedy to win an Academy Award?
The first comedy to win the Academy Award for Best Picture was Frank Capra's 1934 film "It Happened One Night," which starred Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. It was the first of three movies to win the top five Oscars on the same night: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and a screenwriting award. The two others that accomplished the feat: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991).
