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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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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.

Who won an Oscar for Titanic?

  • 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

Who got best actress in 1975?

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:

  1. Best Picture,
  2. Director,
  3. Editing,
  4. Cinematography,
  5. Art Direction,
  6. Costume Design,
  7. Sound,
  8. Visual Effects,
  9. Sound Effects Editing,
  10. Original Score and
  11. 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?

Award:noun:
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).

How many black actors have won an Oscar?

Hattie McDaniel, Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington (two), Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman, Louis Gossett Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer and Lupita Nyong'o.

Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2003?

Tom Hanks for Philadelphia.
On March 21, 1994. Tom Hanks won the 1993 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Philadelphia."
Tom Hanks won the 1993 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Philadelphia." He won again the next year for "Forrest Gump."


Tom Hanks won the 1993 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Philadelphia." He won again the next year for "Forrest Gump."


Academy award winner for Best Actor in 1993 was Tom Hanks in the movie "Philadelphia"

Who won an Oscar in 1997?

Best Picture- Titanic Best Director- James Cameron, Titanic Best Actor- Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets Best Actress- Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets Best Supporting Actor- Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting Best Supporting Actress- Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidentional Best Original Screenplay- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting Best Adapted Screenplay- L.A. Confidentional Titanic also won Best Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound, Score (Drama), Visual Effects, Sound Effects Editing and Original Song. Best Score (Comedy)- The Full Monty Best Makeup- Men in Black Best Foreign Language Film- Character (Netherlands)

How many Oscar nominations did the movie Shrek 2 get?

Two : the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Academy Award for Best Original Song .

What films were nominated for Best Picture in 2010?

The following films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2011:

  • The Artist (winner)
  • The Descendants
  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  • The Help
  • Hugo
  • Midnight in Paris
  • Moneyball
  • The Tree of Life
  • War Horse

Who won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1932?

The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1930 went to All Quiet on the Western Front.

How many Oscars did 'Apocalypse Now' win?

Apocalypse Now won 2 Oscars and was nominated for 6 others.

Wins:

1. Best Cinematography

2. Best Sound

Nominations

1. Best Picture

2. Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)

3. Best Art Direction - Set Decoration

4. Directing (Francis Ford Coppola)

5. Film Editing

6. Writing, Adapted Screenplay

What Oscar-wining films start with the letter B?

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Bad Boys

Bad Boys II

Back to the Future

Batman

Batman Begins

Batman Forever

Batman Returns

Batman & Robin

Babe

Beerfest

Beethoven

Beetle juice

Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hood

Bewitched

Big Fish

Big Momma's House

Black Sheep (2006)

Bee Movie

Bambi

Balls of Fury

Be Kind Rewind

Black Hawk Down

Blow

Blue Crush

Barnyard

Beauty and the Beast

Bratz: The Movie

Braveheart

Boys Don't Cry

Boyz N The Hood

Boogie Nights

Bedazzled

Beauty Shop

Beavis And Butt-Head Do America

Beowulf (2007)

Belly

Big Trouble In Little China

Biker Boyz

Billy Elliot

Billy Madison

Blade

Blade II

Blade Runner

Blade : Trinity

Bridge To Terabithia

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bring It On

Bringing Down The House

Blast From The Past

Baby Boy

Baby Mama

Bad Santa

Babel

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