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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 was the first actress to win 4 Oscars?
Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards for Best Actress during her distinguished career. She won the Oscars for "Morning Glory" (1933), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), "The Lion in Winter" (1968) and "On Golden Pond" (1981).
George Clooney won an Oscar in 2005 for his role in this film?
Clooney won the 2005 Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Syriana."
What film won the Academy Award for best animated movie?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Animated Feature was not created until 2001. Babe (1995) won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Babe was a partly animated feature.
What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1967?
Here is a list of the 1967 Academy Awards presented on April 10, 1968:
Best Picture -- "In the Heat of the Night"
Best Actor -- Rod Steiger, "In the Heat of the Night"
Best Actress -- Katharine Hepburn, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
Best Supporting Actor -- George Kennedy, "Cool Hand Luke"
Best Supporting Actress -- Estelle Parsons, "Bonnie and Clyde"
Best Director -- Mike Nichols, "The Graduate"
Best Foreign-Language Film -- "Closely Watched Trains" (Czechoslovakia)
Best Original Screenplay -- William Rose, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
Best Adapted Screenplay -- Stirling Silliphant, "In the Heat of the Night"
Best Original Score -- Elmer Bernstein, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Best Music Adaptation -- Alfred Newman, Ken Darby, "Camelot"
Best Original Song -- "Talk to the Animals" from "Doctor Doolittle," music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Cinematography -- Burnett Guffey, "Bonnie and Clyde"
Art Direction-Set Decoration -- John Truscott, "Camelot"
Costume Design -- John Truscott, "Camelot"
Best Documentary Feature -- "The Anderson Platoon," Pierre Schoendoerffer
Best Documentary (Short Subject) -- "The Redwoods," Mark Harris and Trevor Greenwood
Film Editing -- Hal Ashby, "In the Heat of the Night"
Best Short Film (Cartoons) -- "The Box," Fred Wolf
Best Short Film (Live Action) -- "A Place to Stand," Christopher Chapman
Sound Effects -- John Poyner, "The Dirty Dozen"
Special Visual Effects -- L.B. Abbott, "Doctor Doolittle" Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
What was Meryl Streeps name in Out of Africa?
Karen Blixen.
Yeah, she played Danish writer Isaak Dinesen, but her real first name is Karen Blixen.
What films star Orson Welles and won the Oscar for Best Picture?
Woody Allen has won 4 Oscars:
Two for "Annie Hall" (1977) as Writer and Director, and two more as Writer for "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986) and "Midnight in Paris" (2011).
What actress from Steel Magnolia won an Oscar?
No. Julia Roberts, who played diabetic bride Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in "Steel Magnolias," was nominated as Best Supporting Actress of 1989. But the award went to Brenda Fricker for her performance in "My Left Foot."
Who was the only woman to ever win an Academy Award for best director was?
There were two categories in the first Academy Awards show. Frank Borzage won as Best Director (Drama) for 7th Heaven. Lewis Milestone won as Best Director (Comedy) for Two Arabian Knights.
What Oscars did Dustin Hoffman win?
Dustin Hoffman has two Academy Awards, both for Best Actor.
The first in 1979 for Kramer vs Kramer.
The second in 1988 for Rainman.
Dustin Hoffman has won two Academy Awards. He has been nominated seven times, all in the Best Actor category. The roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
- Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate" (1967).
- Ratso Rizzo in "Midnight Cowboy" (1969).
- Lenny Bruce in "Lenny" (1974).
- Ted Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979).
- Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels in "Tootsie" (1982).
- Raymond Babbitt in "Rain Man" (1988).
- Stanley Motss in "Wag the Dog" (1997).
Who were the Oscar nominees for Best Actor of 2005?
The nominees for Best Actor of 2005 were: Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Capote," Terrence Howard for "Hustle & Flow," Heath Ledger for "Brokeback Mountain," Joaquin Phoenix for "Walk the Line" and David Strathairn in "Good Night, and Good Luck" The Oscar went to Hoffman.
What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1985?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1977 went to Annie Hall.
IN 1977 at the 50th Annual Academy Award the Best Picture award went to Annie Hall. It also won for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Diane Keaton), Best Director (Woody Allen and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman). The other nominees were The Goodbye Girl, Julia, The Turning Point and Star Wars.
Annie Hall.
Who is the only non-human to ever win an Academy Award?
Mickey Mouse is the only non human to have won an Oscar
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The above answer is not technically correct. The dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were presented w/ Oscars. While the movie was not technically nominated they were still awarded with them.
Who was nominated for a Grammy and a Nobel Prize and an Academy Award?
I couldn't find anyone to fit all three. George Bernard Shaw won an Oscar and a Nobel Prize. And while Al Gore did receive a Nobel Prize, I couldn't find any listing of him ever being nominated for a Grammy, and he did get on stage when An Inconvenient Truthwon the Oscar, but he did not receive the actual award. (And By the way- there are no official nominations for the Nobel Prize.)
Singer Who played cyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac?
The cast of Cyrano de Bergerac - 1960 includes: Palau as Le capucin Georges Atlas as Un garde Philippe Avron Bruno Balp as Le portier Edmond Beauchamp as Carbon de Casteljaloux Michel Beaune as Cuigy Daniel Dancourt as Le second marquis Christiane Desbois as Soeur Marthe Jean Deschamps as De Guiche Michel Galabru as Ragueneau Pierre Gallon as De Valvert Evelyne Istria as La seconde soeur Jean Laroquette as Le second joueur Michel Le Royer as Christian de Neuvillette Philippe Lejour as Le premier marquis Jacques Marin as Montfleury Robert Puig as Le fils du bourgeois Roland Rodier as Le premier cadet Daniel Sorano as Cyrano de Bergerac Liliane Sorval as Lise Jean Topart as Le Bret Roger Trapp as Un porteur
Which movie trilogies had all three movies nominated for best picture?
Two film trilogies had all three movies nominated for Best Picture. The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) won Best Picture, while The Godfather: Part III (1990) was only only nominated. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers(2002) were nominated, The Return of the King (2003) won Best Picture.
Who won an Oscar in The Pianist?
When there is someone actually playing, it is really the actor, Adrian Brody playing. (i.e. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor by Chopin, which he plays for Hosenfield and the theme, Nocturne in C# Minor by Chopin, Adrian Brody plays at the beginning and the end) When you see only fingers, that is famous Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Best of Merle Haggard - 1999?
The cast of Merle - 2002 includes: Laura Ettel as Corinna Lilli Forgach as Mutter Leonhard Gruchenberg as Tobi Paul Herwig as Mr. Schroeder Oscar Tempelmann Louis von Stebut as Benni Stella Welter as Merle
What film in 1986 had 11 nominations and won nothing?
Only three films have ever won as many as eleven Academy Awards
- Ben-Hur, 1959, 11 wins, 12 nominations
- Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003, 11 wins, 11 nominations
- Titanic, 1997, 11 wins, 14 nominations
Who was the first African American to win the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field?
Sidney Poitier, who also is an American citizen -- born on February 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida.
What are the answers to Simon Drew Spot the Oscar Winning Film card?
1. Humphrey Bogart 2. Reese Witherspoon 3. Jack Lemmon 4. Ma ? 5. Rod Steiger 6.Al Pacino 7.Eddie Redmayne 8. Dustin Hoffman
Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010?
Colin Firth won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010.
Was Julia Roberts ever nominated for an Academy Award or an Oscar?
Oscar is a nickname for an Academy Award, and Julia Roberts has been nominated three times. The roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
- Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in "Steel Magnolias" (1990 Best Supporting Actress).
- Vivian Ward in "Pretty Woman" (1991 Best Actress).
- Erin Brockovich in "Erin Brockovich" (2000 Best Actress).
Who won the Oscar for Film Editing in 1949?
In 1969, at the 42nd Academy Awards, the Best Actor in a Leading Role went to John Wayne for True Grit . The Best Supporting Actor went to Gig Young for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.The Best Actress in a Leading Role award went to Maggie Smith for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Best Supporting Actress went to Goldie Hawn for Cactus Flower. Best Picture for 1969 went to Midnight Cowboy.
