0
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.
3,339 Questions
Where does Meryl Streep's blue peasant dress in mama mia come from?
Either Italy or Greece. It's a fairly well known style in those states.
How many Oscars has Kevin Bacon won?
Kevin Bacon has never been nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar).
Golden Globes
- winner, Best Actor (in a movie made for television), Taking Chance (2009)
- nominated, Best Supporting Actor, River Wild (1994)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- winner, Best Actor (in a television movie), Taking Chance (2009)
- nominated, Oustanding Cast, Forst/Nixon (2008)
- nominated, Outstanding Cast, Mystic River (2003)
- winner, Outstanding Cast, Apollo 13 (1995)
- nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Murder in the First (1996)
Who won the Oscar for best film in 1960 1970 1980 and 1990?
1960 The Apartment 1970 Patton 1980 Ordinary people 1990 Dances with wolves
How many Oscars has Robin Williams won?
Robin Williams won one Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997).
What are the movies that black women have been nominated for an Oscar for best actress?
Nine black actresses and one preteen have been nominated for Best Actress in the history of the Academy Awards. Here is a list of their roles and movies (Oscar winner in bold):
- Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen Jones in "Carmen Jones" (1954).
- Diana Ross as Billie Holliday in "Lady Sings the Blues" (1972).
- Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan in "Sounder" (1972).
- Diahann Carroll as Claudine Price in "Claudine" (1974).
- Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Johnson in "The Color Purple" (1985).
- Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in "What's Love Got to Do With It" (1993).
- Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
- Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece P. Jones in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).
- Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark in "The Help" (2011).
- Quvenzhané Wallis as Hushpuppy in "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (2012).
What is Hilary Swank famous for?
Hilary Swank is an actress; she is most memorable for her role in Boys Don't Cry but she has also appeared in Million Dollar Baby, The Core and P.S. I Love You. Most people forget that she was a cast member of Beverly Hills 90210.
What did it cost to get into the movies in 1965?
The average price of a movie ticket in 1965 was $1.01.
What actor has the most Academy Awards?
On February 24, 2013, Daniel Day-Lewis became the first person ever to win three Best Actor Oscars. He won the awards for his performances in "My Left Foot" (1989), "There Will Be Blood" (2007) and Steven Spielberg's 2012 biopic "Lincoln."
Eight other performers have won the award twice. They are: Spencer Tracy (1937 and 1938), Fredric March (1932 and 1946), Gary Cooper (1941 and 1952), Marlon Brando (1954 and 1972), Dustin Hoffman (1979 and 1988), Tom Hanks (1993 and 1994), Jack Nicholson (1975 and 1997) and Sean Penn (2003 and 2008).
What actor presented the Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the year?
Director Steven Spielberg gave the award for Best Picture to Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
What Disney character does impersonations of Jack Nicholson Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ed Sullivan?
Genie from the Aladdin series
What Year did lord of ring win multiple Academy Awards?
2003. The Lord of the Rings won a record breaking 11 Academy Awards. It is tied with two other films for that many Academy Awards; Ben-Hur and Titanic.
Why did Sandra Bullock kiss Meryl Streep on the lips?
They both won the Critic's choice award for best actress so they first did like if they were fighting so to show that they are good friends in the real life Sandra kissed her.
What actors and actresses appeared in Oscar Freire 279 - 2011?
The cast of Nelson Freire - 2003 includes: Martha Argerich as herself Fred Astaire as himself Nelson Freire as himself Erroll Garner as himself Rita Hayworth as herself Henrique Morelenbaum as himself
Who is the youngest person to win an Emmy a Grammy an Oscar and a Tony?
At the age of 28, Barbra Streisand won the four awards faster than any other EGOT recipient (EGOT meaning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony). She accomplished the feat in seven years -- between 1963 and 1970.
Streisand has won four Primetime Emmy Awards (and one Daytime Emmy); eight Grammy Awards; and and two Oscars (one for acting, the other for songwriting). Although she has been nominated twice, Streisand has never won a competitive Tony Award. She was presented a special award in 1970.
What movie stars Jack Nicholson reading to his wife who has Alzheimer's?
It isn't Jack Nicholson who stars in this film...The Notebookstars James Garner as Noah and Gena Rowlands as Allie who has Alzheimer disease and he tries to jog her memory by reading their life story from his notebook.
Did the POTC movies win any awards?
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards: Best Actor, Sound, Sound Editing, Visual Effects and Makeup.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) won 1 of 4 nominations: Best Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) with 2 nominations: Best Visual Effects and Makeup.
What is the feud about between Helen Mirren and Nicol Williamson?
He potted the tight brown whilst she thought he was going for the easier pink
