Oscars

Ziegfeld was best-known for(marriage-wise) his marriage to Anna Held. there was a movie house or stage theatre in Coney Island that bore her name inthe twenties- she died in l9l7.

The nominees for Best Actress of 1988 were: Glenn Close for "Dangerous Liaisons"; Jodie Foster for "The Accused"; Melanie Griffith for "Working Girl"; Meryl Streep for "A Cry in the Dark"; and Sigourney Weaver for "Gorillas in the Mist." The Oscar went to Foster.

A supporting actor is one who is cast in a role that is not the lead, but is still vital to the play. Although the supporting roles are not usually the biggest parts, they add depth to the plot.

Burt Lancaster for Elmer Gantry.
Burt Lancaster won his only Best Actor award for playing the title character in "Elmer Gantry." He also received Best Actor nominations for "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "The Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962) and "Atlantic City" (1980).

Meryl Streep stands as the most nominated actor with 15 nominations. Streep won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in "Kramer vs Kramer" and Best Actress in a Leading Role in "Sophie's Choice." She was also nominated for her work in "The Deer Hunter," "The French Lieutenant's Woman," "Silkwood," "Out of Africa," "Ironweed," "A Cry in the Dark," "Postcards from the Edge," "The Bridges of Madison County," "One True Thing," "Music of the Heart," "Adaptation,", "The Devil Wears Prada", and "Doubt."

Dronacharya Award is an award presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of Rs.300,000. The award was instituted in 1985. As the best sportsperson award is named Arjuna Award, it is appropriate that the coaching award is named after Dronacharya, as he was the Guru of Arjuna.

Yes. Yes. And yes. Ingrid Bergman won three Academy Awards during her career. She won the 1944 Best Actress award for her performance in "Gaslight," and the 1956 Best Actress award for her work in "Anastasia." Her third Oscar was a 1974 Best Supporting Actress award for a small role as a Swedish missionary/suspect in "Murder on the Orient Express."

In 1999, the King of Pop was the top bidder at a Sotheby auction for the ownership of producer David O. Selznick's 1939 Best Picture Oscar for "Gone With the Wind." The purchase price: $1.54 million.

1. Network (1976) Actor (Peter Finch-won); Actress (Faye Dunaway-won);
2. Coming Home (1978) Actor (Jon Voight-won); Actress (Jane Fonda-won);
3. Good as It Gets (1997) Actor (Jack Nicholson-won); Actress (Helen Hunt-won);
4. On Golden Pond (1981) Actor (Henry Fonda-won); Actress (Katharine Hepburn-won);
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Actor (Jack Nicholson-won); Actress (Louise Fletcher-won);

Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy appeared in nine films together.

Yes, in 1948, it was the first and to day the only Shakespeare play to win the award. Laurence Olivier also won for Best Actor and the film also won for Best Art Direction in black in white and Best Costume Design in black and white.

Susan Hayward for I Want to Live.
Susan Hayward won the 1958 Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of real-life death-row inmate Barbara Graham in "I Want to Live!" Graham was convicted of murder and executed in a gas chamber by the State of California on June 3, 1955. Hayward's Oscar was her first in five nominations for Best Actress.
Susan Hayward

• John G. Avildsen won the Oscar for Best Director
• Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad won the Oscar for Best Film Editing
• Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff won the Oscar for Best Picture

does jack nicholson pay for his laker seats?

The Academy Awards ceremony takes place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

The Theater has since been renamed the Dolby Theatre since Kodak went bankrupt in 2012 and gave up the naming rights to the theatre.

She won 2 Oscars for Best Actress: To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949).

Geoffrey Rush has: Played Man in "The Added Dimension" in 1981. Played himself in "Entertainment Tonight" in 1981. Played Detective 1 in "Hoodwink" in 1981. Performed in "Menotti" in 1981. Played Floor Manager in "Starstruck" in 1982. Played himself in "Cinema 3" in 1984. Played himself in "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1986. Played Himself - Guest in "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1986. Played Sir Andrew Aguecheek in "Twelfth Night" in 1987. Played himself in "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" in 1988. Played himself in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1992. Played himself in "HBO First Look" in 1992. Played himself in "Good Morning Australia" in 1993. Played himself in "Late Show with David Letterman" in 1993. Played himself in "Bravo Profiles" in 1994. Performed in "Midday Crisis" in 1994. Played himself in "Cartelera" in 1994. Played himself in "Frontline" in 1994. Played himself in "Heroes of Comedy" in 1995. Played Dave Rudd in "Dad and Dave: On Our Selection" in 1995. Played himself in "The Daily Show" in 1996. Played Bill Wyatt in "Mercury" in 1996. Played Welch in "Children of the Revolution" in 1996. Played David Helfgott - Adult in "Shine" in 1996. Played Harry Chisholm in "Twisted Tales" in 1996. Played Wal in "Call Me Sal" in 1996. Played Soldier Administrator David Collins in "Frontier" in 1997. Played Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role in "The 69th Annual Academy Awards" in 1997. Played himself in "Light Lunch" in 1997. Played himself in "3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in 1997. Played Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama in "The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards" in 1997. Played Narrator in "Oscar and Lucinda" in 1997. Played himself in "The View" in 1997. Played Sir Francis Walsingham in "Elizabeth" in 1998. Played himself in "The Panel" in 1998. Played himself in "4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in 1998. Played Philip Henslowe in "Shakespeare in Love" in 1998. Played Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in "The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards" in 1999. Played Casanova Frankenstein in "Mystery Men" in 1999. Played himself in "5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in 1999. Played Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in "The 71st Annual Academy Awards" in 1999. Played himself in "Shakespeare in Love and on Film" in 1999. Played Stephen H. Price in "House on Haunted Hill" in 1999. Played Himself - Actor in "Breakfast" in 2000. Played himself in "Spotlight on Location: Mystery Men" in 2000. Played Bunyip Bluegum in "The Magic Pudding" in 2000. Played himself in "Breakfast" in 2000. Played The Marquis de Sade in "Quills" in 2000. Played Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in "7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in 2001. Played himself in "Quills: The Marquis on the Marquee" in 2001. Played Himself - Presenter in "The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards" in 2001. Played himself in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" in 2001. Played himself in "The Perfect Fit" in 2001. Played himself in "The Orange British Academy Film Awards" in 2001. Played Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role in "The 73rd Annual Academy Awards" in 2001. Played John Knox in "Lantana" in 2001. Played himself in "Tinseltown TV" in 2002. Played Leon Trotsky in "Frida" in 2002. Played Harry Plummer in "The Banger Sisters" in 2002. Played Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" in 2003. Played Donovan Donaly in "Intolerable Cruelty" in 2003. Played Nigel in "Finding Nemo" in 2003. Played Superintendent Francis Hare in "Ned Kelly" in 2003. Played himself in "Enough Rope with Andrew Denton" in 2003. Played Himself - Presenter in "The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards" in 2003. Played Narrator in "Harvie Krumpet" in 2003. Played Harold Fingleton in "Swimming Upstream" in 2003. Played Barbossa in "Blooper Reel" in 2003. Played himself in "Sunday Morning Shootout" in 2003. Played Barbossa in "Planet Voice" in 2004. Played Peter Sellers in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" in 2004. Played Himself - Special Guest Host in "At the Movies" in 2004. Played himself in "Tavis Smiley" in 2004. Played himself in "The Tony Danza Show" in 2004. Played himself in "Made in Hollywood" in 2005. Played himself in "20 to 1" in 2005. Played Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie in "The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards" in 2005. Played himself in "The Hour" in 2005. Played himself in "El oficio de actor" in 2005. Played Himself - Guest in "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" in 2005. Played himself in "Swimming Upstream: The Making of a Champion" in 2005. Played himself in "Spicks and Specks" in 2005. Played Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie in "The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" in 2005. Played Ephraim in "Munich" in 2005. Played Himself - Guest in "The Colbert Report" in 2005. Played Himself - Winner: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in "11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in 2005. Played Casper in "Candy" in 2006. Performed in "Looking back at Hoodwink" in 2006. Played himself in "Munich: The International Cast" in 2006. Played himself in "Rachael Ray" in 2006. Played himself in "Munich: Memories of the Event" in 2006. Played himself in "Munich: The Mission - The Team" in 2006. Played himself in "Munich: The Experience" in 2006. Played himself in "Whaledreamers" in 2006. Played himself in "The Graham Norton Show" in 2007. Played Himself - Host in "The 2007 Australian Film Institute Awards" in 2007. Played himself in "Movie Connections" in 2007. Played Captain Hector Barbossa in "Bloopers of the Caribbean" in 2007. Played himself in "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" in 2007. Played Sir Francis Walsingham in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" in 2007. Played Himself - Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Play in "The 63rd Annual Tony Awards" in 2009. Played Father Benedictus in "Bran Nue Dae" in 2009. Played Himself - in audience in "Just for Laughs" in 2009. Played himself in "The 7PM Project" in 2009. Played himself in "BFI London Film Festival Awards" in 2010. Played Narrator in "Lowdown" in 2010. Played himself in "The Talk" in 2010. Played Father Benedictus in "Brand New Day" in 2010. Played Himself - Guest in "Piers Morgan Tonight" in 2011. Played Basil Hunter in "The Eye of the Storm" in 2011. Played Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" in 2011. Played himself in "TV Festival Du Cannes 2011" in 2011. Played Tomar-Re in "Green Lantern" in 2011. Played himself in "National Movie Awards" in 2011. Played Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in "The 83rd Annual Academy Awards" in 2011. Played himself in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 35mm 3D Special" in 2011. Played himself in "17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in 2011. Performed in "The Man Who Could Not Dream" in 2012. Played Himself - Interviewee in "Raising the Curtain" in 2012. Played Captain Barbossa in "Funny Show Presents: Captain Jokes Parrot" in 2012. Played Dr. Lance Pickering in "Being Brendo" in 2012. Played Captain Barbossa (segment "Captain Jokes Parrot") in "Funny Show Part Two: The Video - Movie" in 2012. Played Virgil Oldman in "La migliore offerta" in 2013. Played Hans Hubermann in "The Book Thief" in 2013. Played Narrator in "Unity" in 2014. Played Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Angela Lansbury, Angela in "The Oscars" in 2014. Played Ra in "Gods of Egypt" in 2016. Played Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" in 2016.

Yes. She won Best Actress for The Queen (2006).

I think that his trademark item of clothing is his black sunglasses. You almost never see him without them.

The film great won Best Actor awards for "Sergeant York" (1941) and "High Noon" (1952). The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also voted him an honorary Oscar "for his many memorable screen performances and the international recognition he, as an individual, has gained for the motion picture industry." James Stewart, Cooper's longtime friend, accepted the honorary statuette on April 17, 1961 because was too ill with cancer. Cooper died a month later, on May 13, 1961.

Emma Thompson won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1992.