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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 1st African American to win an Academy Award 4 best actor?
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Who were the actors and actress's in Gone With the Wind?
Thomas Mitchell ... Gerald O'Hara Barbara O'Neil ... Ellen - His Wife (as Barbara O'Neill)
Vivien Leigh ... Scarlett - Their Daughter Evelyn Keyes ... Suellen - Their Daughter Ann Rutherford ... Carreen - Their Daughter
George Reeves ... Brent Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau
Fred Crane ... Stuart Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau
Hattie McDaniel ... Mammy - House Servant Oscar Polk ... Pork - House Servant Butterfly McQueen ... Prissy - House Servant Victor Jory ... Jonas Wilkerson - Field Overseer Everett Brown ... Big Sam - Field Foreman Howard C. Hickman ... John Wilkes (as Howard Hickman) Alicia Rhett ... India - His Daughter Leslie Howard ... Ashley - His Son
Oscar leading role actor nominated 1998?
Nominees for 'Best Actor' 1998
The Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1998 went to Roberto Benigni in the movie "Life Is Beautiful" for his role as Guido Orefice. Other nominees for "Best Actor", performance by an Actor in a Leading Role were: Tom Hanks in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" as Captain John Miller, Ian McKellen in the movie "Gods and Monsters" as James Whale, Nick Nolte in the movie "Affliction" as Wade Whitehouse, and Edward Norton in the movie "American History X" as Derek Vinyard. The Oscar for Best Picture in 1998 went to "Shakespeare in Love"
Who composed the music for Couples Retreat?
A.R. Rahman - Allah Rakha Rahman was born in 1966, in Madras, India, to a musically affluent family. His father died when he was 11, so he dropped out of school and began plaing keyboard for a troupe of musicians. He won a scholarship at the Trinity College of Music at Oxford University and obtained a degree in music. He converted to Islam. He composed more than 300 jingles in 5 years. The first film for which he composed music was Roja (1992).
Selected Filmography:
- Roja (1992) - first film
- Rangeela (1995) - first Hindi film
- Bumbai (1995) - chart-topper
- Dil Se.. (1998) - chart-toper
- Taal (1999) - chart-topper
- Zubeidaa (2001) - chart-topper, and
- Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) - chart-topper, nominated for best foreign-language film at the 2002 Academy Awards.
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Gulzar (lyrics) For the song "Jai Ho".
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Maya Arulpragasam For the song "O Saya".
He won two of the Oscars that he was nominated for: Best Score and Best Song (Jai Ho).
More recently, he composed the music Couples Retreat (2009)
What actor did ann rice first denounce then praise in the role of her beloved lestat?
I believe it is Tom Cruise. I think she'd wanted Stewart Townsend at first, but when he did Queen of the Damned, he turned out to be awful in the role of Lestat. Anne Rice preferred Cruise's Lestat much more.
Who became the first to African American win an Academy Award for best actress in 2002?
Halle Berry, who won for her performance as Leticia Musgrove in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
Who held the most Oscars before Ben Hur?
"Gigi," the 1958 musical that was named Best Picture the year before "Ben-Hur," won nine Academy Awards in nine nominations. "Ben-Hur" won 11 Oscars.
What films earned Will Smith an Oscar nomination?
AS of 2010, Will Smith has not won an Oscar. He has been nominated twice:
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Ali (2001)
John Huston.
How many oscars was The Bells of St Mary's nominated?
The "Bells of St. Mary's," was nominated for 6 Academy Awards in 1945.
However, the movie only took 1 Oscar home, and that was for, "Best Sound Recording."
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What military rank did actor John Wayne have?
John Wayne was never in the Armed Forces. The only rank he had were the ones his charachter's were awarded in his movies.
What movies has Tom Cruise been nominated for an Academy Award?
Best Actor: "Born on the fourth of July," "Jerry Maguire"
Best Supporting Actor: "Magnolia"
How many Oscars have Disney movies won in best song?
The seven animated Disney movies that have won the Oscar for Best Song are: Pinnochio, The Little Mermaid, The Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas and Tarzan.
Which American Television Actor won an Oscar?
Art Carney portrayed Ed Norton in the classic TV series The Honeymooners. He won an Oscar as Best Actor for Harry and Tonto (1974). Other Academy Award winners that started on TV include Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.
How many Academy Award nominations did the first Star Wars film earn in 1977?
Star Wars was nominated for 10 Oscars (it won 6 and was rewarded a special award for sound effects).
Who was the first African to win an Oscar?
1940 - Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
