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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.
3,339 Questions
What Oscar winning actress was born in 1937?
Oscar winners Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave and Sandy Dennis were born in 1937.
Who were the primary actors in an officer and a gentleman?
Richard Gere and Debra Winger starred in Taylor Hackford's 1982 drama, which was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award. Louis Gossett Jr. won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in the film.
Who won the Oscar in 1983 for best actor?
Robert Duvall for Tender Mercies.
Robert Duvall won the 1983 Best Actor award for his performance as onetime country singer Mac Sledge in "Tender Mercies."
Who won a 1960 Tony and a 1962 Oscar for playing a miracle-working teacher named Annie Sullivan?
Anne Bancroft
What are the movies nominated for Best Picture this year?
The Best Picture nominees for 2013 were: "12 Years a Slave," "American Hustle," "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Gravity," "Her," "Nebraska," "Philomena" and "The Wolf of Wall Street." The Oscar went to "12 Years a Slave."
Who sang the Oscar winning song in the movie the Bodyguard?
Neither of the Oscar-nominated songs from The Bodyguard won the Oscar. The Oscar for Best Song went to:
- "A Whole New World" - Aladdin • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Tim Rice
The other nominees were:
- "Friend Like Me" - Aladdin • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
- "I Have Nothing" - The Bodyguard • Music: David Foster • Lyrics: Linda Thompson
- "Run to You" - The Bodyguard • Music: Jud Friedman • Lyrics: Allan Rich
- "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" - The Mambo Kings • Music: Robert Kraft • Lyrics: Arne Glimcher
Songs that were published prior to a film's production having nothing to do with the film, such as "I Will Always Love You" in the 1992 film The Bodyguard, cannot qualify for this award. "I Will Always Love You" was originally published by Dolly Parton in 1973.
However the performer of all three songs on The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album was Whitney Houston.
What is Robert Altman famous for?
Robert Altman was an American screenwriter and film director that was best known for making highly naturalistic films. He was presented with an Academy Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2006.
80s Films Film at Eleven Car has a mind of its own?
The 1983 movie "Christine" is about a car that has a mind of its own. It is based on a novel written by Stephen King.
What movie was named Best Picture of 1955?
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1955 went to "Marty."
Has Meryl Streep written an autobiography?
Not yet. Maybe she believes she has more places to go and things to experience before putting it all down in a book.
What song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2015?
The 2015 Best Original Song Oscar went to "Glory." Written for the movie Selma starring David Oyelowo, "Glory" was written and performed by John Legend and Common.
Francis Ford Coppola
Who was nominated for an acting Oscar in every decade since the 1960s?
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Alfie (1966)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Sleuth (1972)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Educating Rita(1983)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) WINNER (After losing the Oscar three times Michael Caine was tired of attending the awards ceremony. Ironically he won the first time that year.)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Cider House Rules (1999) WINNER
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Quiet American(2002)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Easy Rider(1969)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Five Easy Pieces(1970)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Last Detail(1973)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Chinatown (1974)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) WINNER
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Reds (1981)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Terms of Endearment(1983) WINNEr
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Prizzi's Honor(1985)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Ironweed (1987)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: A Few Good Men(1992)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: As Good as It Gets(1997) WINNER
- Best Actor in a Leading Role for: About Schmidt(2002)
When did Hattie McDaniels 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).
First black male to win an Oscar?
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
What is a signal for an actor or actress to do or say something?
It is called a 'cue'.
It is the last line of the preceding actor.
Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman in same movie?
They have never appeared together in a movie. However, they did both play Carl Bernstein.
Directors of film and TV are eligible for "Best Direction" awards from varied awards groups, notably from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards/Oscars), the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmy awards), Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globe), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA Awards).
Who won the Academy Award for the best male lead in 1988?
The Academy Award for Best Actor of 1988 was presented to Dustin Hoffman for his performance in "Rain Man." It was his second Oscar win, following the1979 Best Actor award he received for his work in "Kramer vs. Kramer." Hoffman has earned seven overall Oscar nominations -- all in the Best Actor category.
What actress won an Emmy Award for her role on ER?
The only regular cast member of "e.r." to win an Emmy was Julianna Margulies, who received the 1994 award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Why was Vivien Leigh reluctant to kiss Clark Gable during the filming of Gone With the Wind?
Clark Gable actually had a medical condition that made his breath smell.He drank and smoked, and that made it worse.If you look closely, you can see he kisses her on the side of her mouth.
