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  • 1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards

    1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards

    1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 21, 1994
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Whoopi Goldberg
    • Eligibility Year: 1993

    Trivia

    • Whoopi’s Hosting Debut: Whoopi Goldberg stepped onto the Oscars stage as the host, marking her first time hosting the ceremony.
    • Spielberg’s Sweep: Schindler’s List was the big winner, taking home seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Spielberg.
    • Hanks on a Roll: Tom Hanks won Best Actor for Philadelphia, making him one of the few actors to win the award in consecutive years.
    • Holly Hunter’s Big Year: Holly Hunter won Best Actress for her role in The Piano, and was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm.
    • Double Duty: The Piano didn’t just net Holly Hunter an Oscar; Anna Paquin won for Best Supporting Actress at just 11 years old.
    • Asian Recognition: Farewell My Concubine and The Wedding Banquet were both nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, but lost to Belle Époque from Spain.
    • Special Achievements: A special Honorary Award went to Deborah Kerr for her lifetime of work, while a Scientific and Engineering Award went to Petro Vlahos for his work in blue and green screen technology.
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    1994 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Schindler’s List – Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, and Branko Lustig, producers (WINNER)
    The Fugitive – Arnold Kopelson, producer
    In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan, producer
    The Piano – Jan Chapman, producer
    The Remains of the Day – John Calley, Mike Nichols, and Ismail Merchant, producers
    Best Director:
    Steven Spielberg – Schindler’s List (WINNER)
    Jim Sheridan – In the Name of the Father
    Jane Campion – The Piano
    James Ivory – The Remains of the Day
    Robert Altman – Short Cuts
    Best Actor:
    Tom Hanks – Philadelphia as Andrew Beckett (WINNER)
    Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father as Gerry Conlon
    Laurence Fishburne – What’s Love Got to Do with It as Ike Turner
    Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day as James Stevens
    Liam Neeson – Schindler’s List as Oskar Schindler
    Best Actress:
    Holly Hunter – The Piano as Ada McGrath (WINNER)
    Angela Bassett – What’s Love Got to Do with It as Tina Turner
    Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation as Ouisa Kittredge
    Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day as Sarah “Sally” Kenton
    Debra Winger – Shadowlands as Joy Davidman
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (WINNER)
    Leonardo DiCaprio – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape as Arnie Grape
    Ralph Fiennes – Schindler’s List as Amon Goeth
    John Malkovich – In the Line of Fire as Mitch Leary
    Pete Postlethwaite – In the Name of the Father as Giuseppe Conlon
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Anna Paquin – The Piano as Flora McGrath (WINNER)
    Holly Hunter – The Firm as Tamara “Tammy” Hemphill
    Rosie Perez – Fearless as Carla Rodrigo
    Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence as May Welland
    Emma Thompson – In the Name of the Father as Gareth Peirce
    Best Original Screenplay:
    The Piano – Jane Campion (WINNER)
    Dave – Gary Ross
    In the Line of Fire – Jeff Maguire
    Philadelphia – Ron Nyswaner
    Sleepless in Seattle – Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, and Jeff Arch
    Best Adapted Screenplay:
    Schindler’s List – Steven Zaillian based on the non-fiction book by Thomas Keneally (WINNER)
    The Age of Innocence – Martin Scorsese and Jay Cocks based on the novel by Edith Wharton
    In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan and Terry George based on the autobiographical book Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon
    The Remains of the Day – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
    Shadowlands – William Nicholson based on his play
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Belle Epoque (Spain) in Spanish – Fernando Trueba, director (WINNER)
    Farewell My Concubine (Hong Kong) in Mandarin Chinese – Chen Kaige, director
    Hedd Wyn (United Kingdom) in Welsh – Paul Turner, director
    The Scent of Green Papaya (Vietnam) in Vietnamese – Anh Hung Tran, director
    The Wedding Banquet (Taiwan) in Mandarin Chinese – Ang Lee, director
    Best Documentary Feature:
    I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School – Susan Raymond and Alan Raymond (WINNER)
    The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter – David Paperny and Arthur Ginsberg
    Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family – Susan Todd and Andrew Young
    For Better or for Worse – David Collier and Betsy Thompson
    The War Room – D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Defending Our Lives – Margaret Lazarus and Renner Wunderlich (WINNER)
    Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann – Steven Cantor and Peter Spirer
    Chicks in White Satin – Elaine Holliman and Jason Schneider
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Schwarzfahrer – Pepe Danquart (WINNER)
    Down on the Waterfront – Stacy Title and Jonathan Penner
    The Dutch Master – Susan Seidelman and Jonathan Brett
    Partners – Peter Weller and Jana Sue Memel
    The Screw (La Vis) – Didier Flamand
    Best Animated Short Film:
    The Wrong Trousers – Nick Park (WINNER)
    Blindscape – Stephen Palmer
    The Mighty River – Frédéric Back and Hubert Tison
    Small Talk – Bob Godfrey and Kevin Baldwin
    The Village – Mark Baker
    Best Original Score:
    Schindler’s List – John Williams (WINNER)
    The Age of Innocence – Elmer Bernstein
    The Firm – Dave Grusin
    The Fugitive – James Newton Howard
    The Remains of the Day – Richard Robbins
    Best Original Song:
    “Streets of Philadelphia” from Philadelphia – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (WINNER)
    “Again” from Poetic Justice – Music and Lyrics by Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
    “The Day I Fall in Love” from Beethoven’s 2nd – Music and Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram, and Clif Magness
    “Philadelphia” from Philadelphia – Music and Lyrics by Neil Young
    “A Wink and a Smile” from Sleepless in Seattle – Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Ramsey McLean
    Best Sound:
    Jurassic Park – Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Ron Judkins, and Shawn Murphy (WINNER)
    Cliffhanger – Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, and Tim Cooney
    The Fugitive – Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, and Scott D. Smith
    Geronimo: An American Legend – Chris Carpenter, Doug Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, and Lee Orloff
    Schindler’s List – Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, and Ron Judkins
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    Jurassic Park – Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns (WINNER)
    Cliffhanger – Wylie Stateman and Gregg Baxter
    The Fugitive – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
    Best Art Direction:
    Schindler’s List – Art Direction: Allan Starski; Set Decoration: Ewa Braun (WINNER)
    Addams Family Values – Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Marvin March
    The Age of Innocence – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
    Orlando – Art Direction: Ben Van Os and Jan Roelfs
    The Remains of the Day – Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
    Best Makeup:
    Mrs. Doubtfire – Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng (WINNER)
    Philadelphia – Carl Fullerton and Alan D’Angerio
    Schindler’s List – Christina Smith, Matthew W. Mungle, and Judith A. Cory
    Best Costume Design:
    The Age of Innocence – Gabriella Pescucci (WINNER)
    Orlando – Sandy Powell
    The Piano – Janet Patterson
    The Remains of the Day – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
    Schindler’s List – Anna B. Sheppard
    Best Cinematography:
    Schindler’s List – Janusz Kaminski (WINNER)
    Farewell My Concubine – Gu Changwei
    The Fugitive – Michael Chapman
    The Piano – Stuart Dryburgh
    Searching for Bobby Fischer – Conrad Hall
    Best Film Editing:
    Schindler’s List – Michael Kahn (WINNER)
    The Fugitive – Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, and Dov Hoenig
    In the Name of the Father – Gerry Hambling
    In the Line of Fire – Anne V. Coates
    The Piano – Veronika Jenet
    Best Visual Effects:
    Jurassic Park – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri (WINNER)
    Cliffhanger – Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, and Pamela Easley
    The Nightmare Before Christmas – Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, and Gordon Baker
    Academy Honorary Award:
    Deborah Kerr
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Paul Newman
  • 1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards

    1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards

    1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 29, 1993
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Billy Crystal
    • Eligibility Year: 1992

    Trivia

    • Comedy Kingpin: Billy Crystal was back, hosting the Oscars for the fourth time and delivering his iconic humorous monologues.
    • Unforgiven Unleashed: Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven dominated the night, winning Best Picture, Best Director for Eastwood, and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman.
    • Actress Ascent: Emma Thompson won Best Actress for her role in Howards End, and she also wrote the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility, which would later earn her another Oscar.
    • Historic Win for Pacino: Al Pacino finally snagged his first competitive Oscar for Best Actor in Scent of a Woman after eight nominations.
    • Marisa’s Moment: Marisa Tomei won Best Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny, a comedy film, which is rare in the Oscars.
    • Animated Achievements: Aladdin bagged two Oscars, one for Best Original Score and another for Best Original Song for A Whole New World.
    • Sorrowful Score: Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Wojciech Kilar took home the Oscar for Best Costume Design.
    • War Winner: Indochine, a French film, won Best Foreign Language Film.
    • Woody’s Words: Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, a nod that came amidst a tumultuous period in Allen’s personal life.

    1993 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood, producer (WINNER)
    The Crying Game – Stephen Woolley, producer
    A Few Good Men – David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman, producers
    Howards End – Ismail Merchant, producer
    Scent of a Woman – Martin Brest, producer
    Best Director:
    Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven (WINNER)
    Neil Jordan – The Crying Game
    James Ivory – Howards End
    Robert Altman – The Player
    Martin Brest – Scent of a Woman
    Best Actor:
    Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (WINNER)
    Robert Downey Jr. – Chaplin as Charlie Chaplin
    Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven as William “Will” Munny
    Stephen Rea – The Crying Game as Fergus
    Denzel Washington – Malcolm X as Malcolm X
    Best Actress:
    Emma Thompson – Howards End as Margaret Schlegel (WINNER)
    Catherine Deneuve – Indochine as Éliane Devries
    Mary McDonnell – Passion Fish as May-Alice Culhane
    Michelle Pfeiffer – Love Field as Lurene Hallett
    Susan Sarandon – Lorenzo’s Oil as Michaela Odone
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Gene Hackman – Unforgiven as Little Bill Daggett (WINNER)
    Jaye Davidson – The Crying Game as Dil
    Jack Nicholson – A Few Good Men as Colonel Nathan R. Jessup
    Al Pacino – Glengarry Glen Ross as Ricky Roma
    David Paymer – Mr. Saturday Night as Stan Young
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny as Mona Lisa Vito (WINNER)
    Judy Davis – Husbands and Wives as Sally Wainwright
    Joan Plowright – Enchanted April as Mrs. Fisher
    Vanessa Redgrave – Howards End as Ruth Wilcox
    Miranda Richardson – Damage as Ingrid Fleming
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    The Crying Game – Neil Jordan (WINNER)
    Husbands and Wives – Woody Allen
    Lorenzo’s Oil – George Miller and Nick Enright
    Passion Fish – John Sayles
    Unforgiven – David Webb Peoples
    Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
    Howards End – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by E.M. Forster (WINNER)
    Enchanted April – Peter Barnes based on the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim
    The Player – Michael Tolkin based on his novel
    A River Runs Through It – Richard Friedenberg based upon the story by Norman Maclean
    Scent of a Woman – Bo Goldman based on the previous film Profumo di donna by Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi and the novel Il Buio E Il Miele by Giovanni Arpino
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Indochine (France) in French – Régis Wargnier, director (WINNER)
    Close to Eden (Russia) in Russian – Nikita Mikhalkov, director
    Daens (Belgium) in Dutch – Stijn Coninx, director
    Schtonk! (Germany) in German – Helmut Dietl, director
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Panama Deception – Barbara Trent and David Kasper (WINNER)
    Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker – David Haugland
    Fires of Kuwait – Sally Dundas
    Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II – Bill Miles and Nina Rosenblum
    Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann – Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Educating Peter – Thomas C. Goodwin (posthumous award) and Gerardine Wurzburg (WINNER)
    At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai – Geoffrey O’Connor
    Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the ‘Little Review’ – Wendy L. Weinberg
    The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein – Richard Elson and Sally Bochner
    When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories – Dorothy Fadiman
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Omnibus – Sam Karmann (WINNER)
    Contact – Jonathan Darby and Jana Sue Memel
    Cruise Control – Matt Palmieri
    The Lady in Waiting – Christian M. Taylor
    Swan Song – Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase – Joan C. Gratz (WINNER)
    Adam – Peter Lord
    Reci, reci, reci – Michaela Pavlátová
    The Sandman – Paul Berry
    Screen Play – Barry Purves
    Best Original Score:
    Aladdin – Alan Menken (WINNER)
    Basic Instinct – Jerry Goldsmith
    Chaplin – John Barry
    Howards End – Richard Robbins
    A River Runs Through It – Mark Isham
    Best Original Song:
    “A Whole New World” from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (WINNER)
    “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
    “I Have Nothing” from The Bodyguard – Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson
    “Run to You” from The Bodyguard – Music by Jud Friedman; Lyrics by Allan Rich
    “Beautiful Maria of My Soul” from The Mambo Kings – Music by Robert Kraft; Lyrics by Arne Glimcher
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    Bram Stoker’s Dracula – David E. Stone and Tom McCarthy (WINNER)
    Aladdin – Mark Mangini
    Under Siege – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
    Best Sound:
    The Last of the Mohicans – Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Simon Kaye (WINNER)
    Aladdin – Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
    A Few Good Men – Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline and Robert Eber
    Under Siege – Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Rick Hart and Scott D. Smith
    Unforgiven – Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander and Rob Young
    Best Art Direction:
    Howards End – Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker (WINNER)
    Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Art Direction: Thomas E. Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
    Chaplin – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler
    Toys – Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
    Unforgiven – Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine
    Best Cinematography:
    A River Runs Through It – Philippe Rousselot (WINNER)
    Hoffa – Stephen H. Burum
    Howards End – Tony Pierce-Roberts
    The Lover – Robert Fraisse
    Unforgiven – Jack N. Green
    Best Makeup:
    Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke and Matthew W. Mungle (WINNER)
    Batman Returns – Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter and Stan Winston
    Hoffa – Ve Neill, Greg Cannom and John Blake
    Best Costume Design:
    Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Eiko Ishioka (WINNER)
    Enchanted April – Sheena Napier
    Howards End – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
    Malcolm X – Ruth E. Carter
    Toys – Albert Wolsky
    Best Film Editing:
    Unforgiven – Joel Cox (WINNER)
    Basic Instinct – Frank J. Urioste
    The Crying Game – Kant Pan
    A Few Good Men – Robert Leighton
    The Player – Geraldine Peroni
    Best Visual Effects:
    Death Becomes Her – Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe and Tom Woodruff Jr. (WINNER)
    Alien³ – Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. and George Gibbs
    Batman Returns – Michael L. Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak
    Academy Honorary Award:
    Federico Fellini – In recognition of his place as one of the screen’s master storytellers.
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards:
    The award recognizes individuals whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the motion picture industry.
    Audrey Hepburn (posthumous award)
    Elizabeth Taylor

     

  • 1992 Oscars 64th Academy Awards

    1992 Oscars 64th Academy Awards

    1992 Oscars 64th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 30, 1992
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Billy Crystal
    • Eligibility Year: 1991

    Trivia

    • Comedy Genius Returns: Billy Crystal was back for the third time as the Oscars host, injecting his unique brand of humor into the ceremony.
    • Silence Roars: The Silence of the Lambs made history by winning the “big five” awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally).
    • Breaking Barriers: Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, though it didn’t win.
    • Aladdin’s Riches: Aladdin took home two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for A Whole New World.
    • Riveting Documentary: Barbara Kopple won Best Documentary Feature for American Dream, which delved into labor issues in the American Midwest.
    • Foreign Brilliance: The Best Foreign Language Film award went to Mediterraneo from Italy.
    • Jazz Legend Honored: Musician and bandleader Benny Carter won an Honorary Award for his contributions to the world of jazz and cinema.
    • Colorful Animation: Manipulation, an animated short film by Daniel Greaves, snagged the award for Best Animated Short Film.

    1992 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The Silence of the Lambs – Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, producers (WINNER)
    Beauty and the Beast – Don Hahn, producer
    Bugsy – Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, producers
    JFK – A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, producers
    The Prince of Tides – Barbra Streisand and Andrew S. Karsch, producers
    Best Director:
    Jonathan Demme – The Silence of the Lambs (WINNER)
    John Singleton – Boyz n the Hood
    Barry Levinson – Bugsy
    Oliver Stone – JFK
    Ridley Scott – Thelma & Louise
    Best Actor:
    Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs as Dr. Hannibal Lecter (WINNER)
    Warren Beatty – Bugsy as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
    Robert De Niro – Cape Fear as Maximilian “Max” Cady
    Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides as Tom Wingo
    Robin Williams – The Fisher King as Henry “Parry” Sagan
    Best Actress:
    Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling (WINNER)
    Geena Davis – Thelma & Louise as Thelma Dickinson
    Laura Dern – Rambling Rose as Rose
    Bette Midler – For the Boys as Dixie Leonard
    Susan Sarandon – Thelma & Louise as Louise Sawyer
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jack Palance – City Slickers as Curly Washburn (WINNER)
    Tommy Lee Jones – JFK as Clay Shaw
    Harvey Keitel – Bugsy as Mickey Cohen
    Ben Kingsley – Bugsy as Meyer Lansky
    Michael Lerner – Barton Fink as Jack Lipnick
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Mercedes Ruehl – The Fisher King as Anne Napolitano (WINNER)
    Diane Ladd – Rambling Rose as Mother
    Juliette Lewis – Cape Fear as Danielle Bowden
    Kate Nelligan – The Prince of Tides as Lila Wingo Newbury
    Jessica Tandy – Fried Green Tomatoes as Virginia “Ninny” Threadgoode
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Thelma & Louise – Callie Khouri (WINNER)
    Boyz n the Hood – John Singleton
    Bugsy – James Toback
    The Fisher King – Richard LaGravenese
    Grand Canyon – Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan
    Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
    The Silence of the Lambs – Ted Tally based on the novel by Thomas Harris (WINNER)
    Europa Europa – Agnieszka Holland based on the memoirs of Solomon Perel
    Fried Green Tomatoes – Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski (posthumous nomination) based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
    JFK – Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar based on the books Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs and On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison
    The Prince of Tides – Pat Conroy and Becky Johnston based on the novel by Pat Conroy
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Mediterraneo (Italy) in Italian – Gabriele Salvatores (WINNER)
    Children of Nature (Iceland) in Icelandic – Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
    The Elementary School (Czechoslovakia) in Czech – Jan Sverák
    The Ox (Sweden) in Swedish – Sven Nykvist
    Raise the Red Lantern (Hong Kong) in Mandarin – Zhang Yimou
    Best Documentary Feature:
    In the Shadow of the Stars – Allie Light and Irving Saraf, producers (WINNER)
    Death on the Job – Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, producers
    Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House – Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, producers
    The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 – Hava Kohav Beller, producer
    Wild by Law – Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, producers
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment – Debra Chasnoff, producer (WINNER)
    Birdnesters of Thailand – Éric Valli and Alain Majani d’Inguimbert, producers
    A Little Vicious – Immy Humes, producer
    The Mark of the Maker – David McGowan, producer
    Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers – Bill Couturié and Bernard Edelman, producers
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Session Man – Seth Winston and Rob Fried (WINNER)
    Birch Street Gym – Stephen Kessler and Thomas R. Conroy
    Last Breeze of Summer – David M. Massey
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Manipulation – Daniel Greaves (WINNER)
    Blackfly – Christopher Hinton
    Strings – Wendy Tilby
    Best Original Score:
    Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (WINNER)
    Bugsy – Ennio Morricone
    The Fisher King – George Fenton
    JFK – John Williams
    The Prince of Tides – James Newton Howard
    Best Original Song:
    “Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous award) (WINNER)
    “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
    “Belle” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
    “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves – Music by Michael Kamen; Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
    “When You’re Alone” from Hook – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
    Best Sound:
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers and Lee Orloff (WINNER)
    Backdraft – Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom and Glenn Williams
    Beauty and the Beast – Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
    JFK – Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker and Tod A. Maitland
    The Silence of the Lambs – Tom Fleischman and Christopher Newman
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Gary Rydstrom and Gloria Borders (WINNER)
    Backdraft – Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – George Watters II and F. Hudson Miller
    Best Art Direction:
    Bugsy – Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh (WINNER)
    Barton Fink – Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
    The Fisher King – Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
    Hook – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
    The Prince of Tides – Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller
    Best Makeup:
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Stan Winston and Jeff Dawn (WINNER)
    Hook – Christina Smith, Monty Westmore and Greg Cannom
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Michael Mills, Edward French and Richard Snell
    Best Costume Design:
    Bugsy – Albert Wolsky (WINNER)
    The Addams Family – Ruth Myers
    Barton Fink – Richard Hornung
    Hook – Anthony Powell
    Madame Bovary – Corinne Jorry
    Best Cinematography:
    JFK – Robert Richardson (WINNER)
    Bugsy – Allen Daviau
    The Prince of Tides – Stephen Goldblatt
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Adam Greenberg
    Thelma & Louise – Adrian Biddle
    Best Film Editing:
    JFK – Pietro Scalia and Joe Hutshing (WINNER)
    The Commitments – Gerry Hambling
    The Silence of the Lambs – Craig McKay
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt and Richard A. Harris
    Thelma & Louise – Thom Noble
    Best Visual Effects:
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr. and Robert Skotak (WINNER)
    Backdraft – Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney and Scott Farrar
    Hook – Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan and Michael Lantieri
    Academy Honorary Award:
    Satyajit Ray
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    George Lucas
  • 1991 Oscars 63rd Academy Awards

    1991 Oscars 63rd Academy Awards

    1991 Oscars 63rd Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 21, 1991
    • Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Billy Crystal
    • Eligibility Year: 1990

    Trivia

    • Comedy Streak Continues: Billy Crystal continued to add a touch of humor as the host for the evening.
    • Dances with Wolves Dominance: The film Dances with Wolves was the star of the night, winning seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Kevin Costner.
    • Pioneer for Female Directors: Although not a winner, Jane Campion’s An Angel at My Table brought attention to female directors during a time when they were greatly underrepresented.
    • Memorable Speech: Joe Pesci’s acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor was one of the shortest ever. He simply said, “It’s my privilege, thank you,” after winning for his role in Goodfellas.
    • Unique Achievement: A rather rare feat, Misery saw Kathy Bates take home the Best Actress award, a category often not won by actresses in thriller films.
    • Music and Movies: The Little Mermaid was acknowledged with Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Under the Sea,” mirroring its Grammy success.
    • Advocacy and Awards: Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ghost, becoming the second black woman to win an acting Oscar.
    • Vintage Style: Cinematography honors went to Dean Semler for Dances with Wolves, evoking the grandeur of classic Westerns.

    1991 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Dances with Wolves – Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner, producers (WINNER)
    Awakenings – Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, producers
    Ghost – Lisa Weinstein, producer
    The Godfather Part III – Francis Ford Coppola, producer
    Goodfellas – Irwin Winkler, producer
    Best Director:
    Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves (WINNER)
    Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part III
    Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas
    Stephen Frears – The Grifters
    Barbet Schroeder – Reversal of Fortune
    Best Actor:
    Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune as Claus von Bülow (WINNER)
    Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves as Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
    Robert De Niro – Awakenings as Leonard Lowe
    Gérard Depardieu – Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano de Bergerac
    Richard Harris – The Field as “Bull” McCabe
    Best Actress:
    Kathy Bates – Misery as Annie Wilkes (WINNER)
    Anjelica Huston – The Grifters as Lilly Dillon
    Julia Roberts – Pretty Woman as Vivian Ward
    Meryl Streep – Postcards from the Edge as Suzanne Vale
    Joanne Woodward – Mr. and Mrs. Bridge as India Bridge
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Joe Pesci – Goodfellas as Tommy DeVito (WINNER)
    Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion as David
    Andy García – The Godfather Part III as Vincent Corleone
    Graham Greene – Dances with Wolves as Kicking Bird
    Al Pacino – Dick Tracy as Alphonse “Big Boy” Caprice
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Whoopi Goldberg – Ghost as Oda Mae Brown (WINNER)
    Annette Bening – The Grifters as Myra Langtry
    Lorraine Bracco – Goodfellas as Karen Friedman Hill
    Diane Ladd – Wild at Heart as Marietta Fortune
    Mary McDonnell – Dances with Wolves as Stands with a Fist
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Ghost – Bruce Joel Rubin (WINNER)
    Alice – Woody Allen
    Avalon – Barry Levinson
    Green Card – Peter Weir
    Metropolitan – Whit Stillman
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Dances with Wolves – Michael Blake based on his novel (WINNER)
    Awakenings – Steven Zaillian from the book by Oliver Sacks
    Goodfellas – Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese from Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
    The Grifters – Donald E. Westlake based on the book by Jim Thompson
    Reversal of Fortune – Nicholas Kazan based on the book by Alan M. Dershowitz
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Journey of Hope (Switzerland) in German – Xavier Koller (WINNER)
    Cyrano de Bergerac (France) in French – Jean-Paul Rappeneau
    Ju Dou (China) in Mandarin Chinese – Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang
    The Nasty Girl (Germany) in German – Michael Verhoeven
    Open Doors (Italy) in Italian – Gianni Amelio
    Best Documentary Feature:
    American Dream – Barbara Kopple and Arthur Cohn (WINNER)
    Berkeley in the Sixties – Mark Kitchell
    Building Bombs – Mark Mori and Susan Robinson
    Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade – Judith Montell
    Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter’s Journey – Robert Hillmann and Eugene Corr
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Days of Waiting – Steven Okazaki (WINNER)
    Burning Down Tomorrow – Kit Thomas
    Chimps: So Like Us – Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
    Journey into Life: The World of the Unborn – Derek Bromhall
    Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember – Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    The Lunch Date – Adam Davidson (WINNER)
    12:01 PM – Hillary Ripps and Jonathan Heap
    Bronx Cheers – Raymond De Felitta and Matthew Gross
    Dear Rosie – Peter Cattaneo and Barnaby Thompson
    Senzeni Na? (What Have We Done?) – Bernard Joffa and Anthony E. Nicholas
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Creature Comforts – Nick Park (WINNER)
    A Grand Day Out – Nick Park
    Grasshoppers (Cavallette) – Bruno Bozzetto
    Best Original Score:
    Dances with Wolves – John Barry (WINNER)
    Avalon – Randy Newman
    Ghost – Maurice Jarre
    Havana – Dave Grusin
    Home Alone – John Williams
    Best Original Song:
    “Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)” from Dick Tracy – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (WINNER)
    “Blaze of Glory” from Young Guns II – Music and Lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi
    “I’m Checkin’ Out” from Postcards from the Edge – Music and Lyrics by Shel Silverstein
    “Promise Me You’ll Remember” from The Godfather Part III – Music by Carmine Coppola; Lyrics by John Bettis
    “Somewhere in My Memory” from Home Alone – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
    Best Sound:
    Dances with Wolves – Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins, and Russell Williams II (WINNER)
    Days of Thunder – Charles M. Wilborn, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, and Kevin O’Connell
    Dick Tracy – Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Doug Hemphill
    The Hunt for Red October – Richard Bryce Goodman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary, and Don Bassman
    Total Recall – Nelson Stoll, Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, and Aaron Rochin
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    The Hunt for Red October – Cecelia Hall and George Watters II (WINNER)
    Flatliners – Charles L. Campbell and Richard C. Franklin
    Total Recall – Stephen Hunter Flick
    Best Art Direction:
    Dick Tracy – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson (WINNER)
    Cyrano de Bergerac – Art Direction: Ezio Frigerio; Set Decoration: Jacques Rouxel
    Dances with Wolves – Art Direction: Jeffrey Beecroft; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean
    The Godfather Part III – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
    Hamlet – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
    Best Makeup:
    Dick Tracy – John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler (WINNER)
    Cyrano de Bergerac – Michèle Burke and Jean-Pierre Eychenne
    Edward Scissorhands – Ve Neill and Stan Winston
    Best Costume Design:
    Cyrano de Bergerac – Franca Squarciapino (WINNER)
    Avalon – Gloria Gresham
    Dances with Wolves – Elsa Zamparelli
    Dick Tracy – Milena Canonero
    Hamlet – Maurizio Millenotti
    Best Cinematography:
    Dances with Wolves – Dean Semler (WINNER)
    Avalon – Allen Daviau
    Dick Tracy – Vittorio Storaro
    The Godfather Part III – Gordon Willis
    Henry & June – Philippe Rousselot
    Best Film Editing:
    Dances with Wolves – Neil Travis (WINNER)
    Ghost – Walter Murch
    The Godfather Part III – Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, and Walter Murch
    Goodfellas – Thelma Schoonmaker
    The Hunt for Red October – Dennis Virkler and John Wright
    Academy Honorary Awards::
    Sophia Loren – “One of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form.”
    Myrna Loy – “In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime’s worth of indelible performances.”
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck
    Academy Special Achievement Award:
    Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke for the visual effects of Total Recall
  • 1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards

    1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards

    1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 26, 1990
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Billy Crystal
    • Eligibility Year: 1989

    Trivia

    • Billy’s Debut: This was the first time Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars, and he would go on to host the ceremony nine times.
    • Driving Miss Daisy Drives Home: Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture, but its director Bruce Beresford was not even nominated for Best Director.
    • Best Actress Streak: Jessica Tandy became the oldest actress to win Best Actress at the age of 80 for her role in Driving Miss Daisy.
    • Musical Moments: Alan Menken won the Oscar for Best Original Score for The Little Mermaid, marking the beginning of a successful partnership between Disney and Menken.
    • Historical Significance: Denzel Washington won Best Supporting Actor for his role as a Civil War soldier in Glory, the first Oscar for a film focused on the Civil War since Gone with the Wind.
    • Costume Drama: Henry V took home the Oscar for Best Costume Design, a nod to the movie’s historical accuracy.
    • Foreign Entry: Italy’s Cinema Paradiso won Best Foreign Language Film, cementing its place as one of the greatest films about the love of movies.
    • Woody’s Writing: Woody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors received two nominations but walked away with none, continuing Allen’s mixed Oscar track record.
    • The event was named “Around the World in 3½ Hours”
    • This (62nd) Academy Awards live presentation featured segments from five other cities around the globe: Buenos Aires, Argentina – London, United Kingdom – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan

    1990 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Driving Miss Daisy – Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, producers (WINNER)
    Born on the Fourth of July – A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, producers
    Dead Poets Society – Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas, producers
    Field of Dreams – Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, producers
    My Left Foot – Noel Pearson, producer
    Best Director:
    Oliver Stone – Born on the Fourth of July (WINNER)
    Woody Allen – Crimes and Misdemeanors
    Peter Weir – Dead Poets Society
    Kenneth Branagh – Henry V
    Jim Sheridan – My Left Foot
    Best Actor:
    Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot as Christy Brown (WINNER)
    Kenneth Branagh – Henry V as King Henry V of England
    Tom Cruise – Born on the Fourth of July as Ron Kovic
    Morgan Freeman – Driving Miss Daisy as Hoke Colburn
    Robin Williams – Dead Poets Society as John Charles Keating
    Best Actress:
    Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy as Daisy Werthan (WINNER)
    Isabelle Adjani – Camille Claudel as Camille Claudel
    Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
    Jessica Lange – Music Box as Ann Talbot
    Michelle Pfeiffer – The Fabulous Baker Boys as Susie Diamond
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Denzel Washington – Glory as Pvt. Silas Trip (WINNER)
    Danny Aiello – Do the Right Thing as Sal Frangione
    Dan Aykroyd – Driving Miss Daisy as Boolie Werthan
    Marlon Brando – A Dry White Season as Ian Mackenzie
    Martin Landau – Crimes and Misdemeanors as Judah Rosenthal
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Brenda Fricker – My Left Foot as Bridget Fagan Brown (WINNER)
    Anjelica Huston – Enemies, A Love Story as Tamara Broder
    Lena Olin – Enemies, A Love Story as Masha
    Julia Roberts – Steel Magnolias as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
    Dianne Wiest – Parenthood as Helen Buckman
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Dead Poets Society – Tom Schulman (WINNER)
    Crimes and Misdemeanors – Woody Allen
    Do the Right Thing – Spike Lee
    Sex, Lies, and Videotape – Steven Soderbergh
    When Harry Met Sally… – Nora Ephron
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Driving Miss Daisy – Alfred Uhry based on his play (WINNER)
    Born on the Fourth of July – Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic based on the autobiography by Ron Kovic
    Enemies, A Love Story – Roger L. Simon and Paul Mazursky based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
    Field of Dreams – Phil Alden Robinson based on Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
    My Left Foot – Jim Sheridan and Shane Connaughton based on the autobiography by Christy Brown
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Cinema Paradiso (Italy) – Giuseppe Tornatore (WINNER)
    Camille Claudel (France) – Bruno Nuytten
    Jesus of Montreal (Canada) – Denys Arcand
    Memories of a Marriage (Denmark) – Kaspar Rostrup
    What Happened to Santiago (Puerto Rico) – Jacobo Morales
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt – Rob Epstein and Bill Couturié (WINNER)
    Adam Clayton Powell – Richard Killberg and Yvonne Smith
    Crack USA: County Under Siege – Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag
    For All Mankind – Al Reinert and Betsy Broyles Breier
    Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren – Judith Leonard and Bill Jersey
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    The Johnstown Flood – Charles Guggenheim (WINNER)
    Fine Food, Fine Pastries, Open 6 to 9 – David Petersen
    Yad Vashem: Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future – Ray Errol Fox
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Work Experience – James Hendrie (WINNER)
    Amazon Diary – Robert Nixon
    The Childeater – Jonathan Tammuz
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Balance – Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein (WINNER)
    The Cow – Aleksandr Petrov
    The Hill Farm – Mark Baker
    Best Original Score:
    The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (WINNER)
    Born on the Fourth of July – John Williams
    The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin
    Field of Dreams – James Horner
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – John Williams
    Best Original Song:
    “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (WINNER)
    “After All” from Chances Are – Music by Tom Snow; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
    “The Girl Who Used to Be Me” from Shirley Valentine – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    “I Love To See You Smile” from Parenthood – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
    “Kiss the Girl” from The Little Mermaid – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Richard Hymns and Ben Burtt (WINNER)
    Black Rain – Milton Burrow and William Manger
    Lethal Weapon 2 – Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray
    Best Sound:
    Glory – Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson and Russell Williams II (WINNER)
    The Abyss – Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Lee Orloff
    Black Rain – Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
    Born on the Fourth of July – Michael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman and Tod A. Maitland
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy and Tony Dawe
    Best Art Direction:
    Batman – Art Direction: Anton Furst; Set Decoration: Peter Young (WINNER)
    The Abyss – Art Direction: Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Anne Kuljian
    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
    Driving Miss Daisy – Art Direction: Bruno Rubeo; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
    Glory – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
    Best Cinematography:
    Glory – Freddie Francis (WINNER)
    The Abyss – Mikael Salomon
    Blaze – Haskell Wexler
    Born on the Fourth of July – Robert Richardson
    The Fabulous Baker Boys – Michael Ballhaus
    Best Makeup:
    Driving Miss Daisy – Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney (WINNER)
    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Maggie Weston and Fabrizio Sforza
    Dad – Dick Smith, Ken Diaz and Greg Nelson
    Best Costume Design:
    Henry V – Phyllis Dalton (WINNER)
    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Gabriella Pescucci
    Driving Miss Daisy – Elizabeth McBride
    Harlem Nights – Joe Tompkins
    Valmont – Theodor Pištek
    Best Film Editing:
    Born on the Fourth of July – David Brenner and Joe Hutshing (WINNER)
    The Bear – Noëlle Boisson
    Driving Miss Daisy – Mark Warner
    The Fabulous Baker Boys – William Steinkamp
    Glory – Steven Rosenblum
    Best Visual Effects:
    The Abyss – Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak (WINNER)
    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Richard Conway and Kent Houston
    Back to the Future Part II – Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell and Steve Gawley
    Academy Honorary Award:
    Akira Kurosawa
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Howard W. Koch

  • 1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards

    1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards

    1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: Wednesday, March 29, 1989
    • Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: no one
    • Eligibility Year: 1988

    Trivia

    • No Host, No Problem: This was one of the rare occasions where the Oscars had no host. Instead, the ceremony opened with an infamous musical number featuring Rob Lowe and Snow White.
    • Rain Man Rains Supreme: Rain Man dominated the awards, scooping up Best Picture, Best Director for Barry Levinson, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman.
    • Wacky Wednesday: Unlike the traditional Sunday ceremony, the 61st Oscars took place on a Wednesday, breaking with tradition.
    • Firsts for Animation: Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit won three technical Oscars and also received a Special Achievement Award, marking an impressive year for animation.
    • Best Actress Upset: Jodie Foster won Best Actress for her role in The Accused, surprising many who had thought that Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons was a shoo-in.
    • Historic Cinematography: Peter Biziou won Best Cinematography for Mississippi Burning, a film focusing on racial tensions in the American South.
    • Musical Notes: Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” from Working Girl won Best Original Song, making it the first and only Oscar-winning song to also win a Grammy and a Golden Globe for Best Song.
    • Documentary Excellence: The French documentary Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie won Best Documentary Feature, spotlighting the life of the infamous Nazi war criminal.
    • This broadcast is noted for being the final public appearance of actress Lucille Ball, who died a few weeks later.

    1989 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Rain Man – Mark Johnson, producer (WINNER)
    The Accidental Tourist – Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo, producers
    Dangerous Liaisons – Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean, producers
    Mississippi Burning – Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry, producers
    Working Girl – Douglas Wick, producer
    Best Director:
    Barry Levinson – Rain Man (WINNER)
    Charles Crichton – A Fish Called Wanda
    Martin Scorsese – The Last Temptation of Christ
    Alan Parker – Mississippi Burning
    Mike Nichols – Working Girl
    Best Actor:
    Dustin Hoffman – Rain Man as Raymond Babbit (WINNER)
    Gene Hackman – Mississippi Burning as Agent Rupert Anderson
    Tom Hanks – Big as Josh Baskin
    Edward James Olmos – Stand and Deliver as Jaime Escalante
    Max von Sydow – Pelle the Conqueror as Lassefar
    Best Actress:
    Jodie Foster – The Accused as Sarah Tobias (WINNER)
    Glenn Close – Dangerous Liaisons as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
    Melanie Griffith – Working Girl as Tess McGill
    Meryl Streep – A Cry in the Dark as Lindy Chamberlain
    Sigourney Weaver – Gorillas in the Mist as Dian Fossey
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Kevin Kline – A Fish Called Wanda as Otto West (WINNER)
    Alec Guinness – Little Dorrit as William Dorrit
    Martin Landau-Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Abe Karatz
    River Phoenix – Running on Empty as Danny Pope
    Dean Stockwell – Married to the Mob as Tony “The Tiger” Russo
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Geena Davis – The Accidental Tourist as Muriel Pritchett (WINNER)
    Joan Cusack – Working Girl as Cyn
    Frances McDormand – Mississippi Burning as Mrs. Pell
    Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Liaisons as Madame Marie de Tourvel
    Sigourney Weaver – Working Girl as Katharine Parker
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Rain Man – Screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow (WINNER)
    Big – Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg
    Bull Durham – Ron Shelton
    A Fish Called Wanda – Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese and Charles Crichton
    Running on Empty – Naomi Foner
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Dangerous Liaisons – Christopher Hampton based on the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton and the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (WINNER)
    The Accidental Tourist – Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan based on the novel by Anne Tyler
    Gorillas in the Mist – Screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story by Anna Hamilton Phelan and Tab Murphy based on articles by Harold T.P. Hayes and Alex Shoumatoff
    Little Dorrit – Christine Edzard based on the novel by Charles Dickens
    The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Jean-Claude Carrière and Philip Kaufman based on the novel by Milan Kundera
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Pelle the Conqueror (Denmark) in Danish – Bille August (WINNER)
    Hanussen (Hungary) in Hungarian – István Szabó
    The Music Teacher (Belgium) in French – Gérard Corbiau
    Salaam Bombay! (India) Hindi – Mira Nair
    Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain) in Spanish – Pedro Almodóvar
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie – Marcel Ophuls (WINNER)
    The Cry of Reason: Beyers Naude – An Afrikaner Speaks Out – Robert Bilheimer and Ronald Mix
    Let’s Get Lost – Bruce Weber and Nan Bush
    Promises to Keep – Ginny Durrin
    Who Killed Vincent Chin? – Renee Tajima and Christine Choy
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    You Don’t Have to Die – William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke (WINNER)
    The Children’s Storefront – Karen Goodman
    Family Gathering – Lise Yasui and Ann Tegnell
    Gang Cops – Thomas B. Fleming and Daniel J. Marks
    Portrait of Imogen – Nancy Hale and Meg Partridge
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    The Appointments of Dennis Jennings – Dean Parisot and Steven Wright (WINNER)
    Cadillac Dreams – Matia Karrell and Abbee Goldstein
    Gullah Tales – George deGolian and Gary Moss
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Tin Toy – John Lasseter and William Reeves (WINNER)
    The Cat Came Back – Cordell Barker
    Technological Threat – Bill Kroyer and Brian Jennings
    Best Original Score:
    The Milagro Beanfield War – Dave Grusin (WINNER)
    The Accidental Tourist – John Williams
    Dangerous Liaisons – George Fenton
    Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre
    Rain Man – Hans Zimmer
    Best Original Song:
    “Let the River Run” from Working Girl – Music and Lyrics by Carly Simon (WINNER)
    “Calling You” from Bagdad Cafe – Music and Lyrics by Bob Telson
    “Two Hearts” from Buster – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins
    Best Sound:
    Bird – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Willie D. Burton (WINNER)
    Die Hard – Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, and Al Overton Jr.
    Gorillas in the Mist – Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, and Peter Handford
    Mississippi Burning – Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, and Danny Michael
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo, and Tony Dawe
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Charles L. Campbell and Louis Edemann (WINNER)
    Die Hard – Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard Shorr
    Willow – Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns
    Best Art Direction:
    Dangerous Liaisons – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gérard James (WINNER)
    Beaches – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
    Rain Man – Art Direction: Ida Random; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Armin Ganz
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Art Direction: Elliot Scott; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
    Best Makeup:
    Beetlejuice – Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short (WINNER)
    Coming to America – Rick Baker
    Scrooged – Tom Burman and Bari Dreiband-Burman
    Best Costume Design:
    Dangerous Liaisons – James Acheson (WINNER)
    Coming to America – Deborah Nadoolman Landis
    A Handful of Dust – Jane Robinson
    Sunset – Patricia Norris
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Milena Canonero
    Best Cinematography:
    Mississippi Burning – Peter Biziou (WINNER)
    Rain Man – John Seale
    Tequila Sunrise – Conrad Hall
    The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Sven Nykvist
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Dean Cundey
    Best Film Editing:
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Arthur Schmidt (WINNER)
    Die Hard – Frank J. Urioste and John F. Link
    Gorillas in the Mist – Stuart Baird
    Mississippi Burning – Gerry Hambling
    Rain Man – Stu Linder
    Best Visual Effects:
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Ed Jones, and George Gibbs (WINNER)
    Die Hard – Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, and Thaine Morris
    Willow – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Phil Tippett, and Chris Evans
    Academy Honorary Awards::
    National Film Board of Canada
    Eastman Kodak Company
    Special Achievement Award:
    Richard Williams “For the animation direction of Who Framed Roger Rabbit”.
  • 1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards

    1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards

    1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: April 11, 1988
    • Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Chevy Chase
    • Eligibility Year: 1987

    In-Depth Details and Trivia

    • New Venue: After years at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Oscars moved to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
    • One-Man Show: Unlike previous years featuring multiple hosts, Chevy Chase held the reins alone, bringing his comedic chops to the stage.
    • The Last Emperor Reigns: The film The Last Emperor cleaned house, winning nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Bernardo Bertolucci.
    • Michael Douglas’ Moment: Michael Douglas took home Best Actor for his role in Wall Street, while Sally Kirkland was a strong contender for Best Actress but ultimately lost to Kathy Bates for Moonstruck.
    • Unexpected Music Wins: Dirty Dancing surprised many by winning Best Original Song for “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” beating out favorites from La Bamba.
    • Sean Connery’s First: The iconic actor won his first and only Oscar for his role in The Untouchables as Best Supporting Actor.
    • Historic Animation: This year marked the debut of the Best Animated Short category, a significant milestone for the world of animation.
    • Foreign Film Winner: Denmark’s Babette’s Feast took home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, an adaptation of a story by Isak Dinesen.

    1988 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The Last Emperor – Jeremy Thomas, producer (WINNER)
    Broadcast News – James L. Brooks, producer
    Fatal Attraction – Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, producers
    Hope and Glory – John Boorman, producer
    Moonstruck – Norman Jewison and Patrick Palmer, producers
    Best Director:
    Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor (WINNER)
    Adrian Lyne – Fatal Attraction
    John Boorman – Hope and Glory
    Norman Jewison – Moonstruck
    Lasse Hallström – My Life as a Dog
    Best Actor:
    Michael Douglas – Wall Street as Gordon Gekko (WINNER)
    William Hurt – Broadcast News as Tom Grunick
    Marcello Mastroianni – Dark Eyes as Romano
    Jack Nicholson – Ironweed as Francis Phelan
    Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer
    Best Actress:
    Cher – Moonstruck as Loretta Castorini (WINNER)
    Glenn Close – Fatal Attraction as Alex Forrest
    Holly Hunter – Broadcast News as Jane Craig
    Sally Kirkland – Anna as Anna
    Meryl Streep – Ironweed as Helen Archer
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Sean Connery – The Untouchables as Jim Malone (WINNER)
    Albert Brooks – Broadcast News as Aaron Altman
    Morgan Freeman – Street Smart as Leo “Fast Black” Smalls Jr.
    Vincent Gardenia – Moonstruck as Cosmo Castorini
    Denzel Washington – Cry Freedom as Steve Biko
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Olympia Dukakis – Moonstruck as Rose Castorini (WINNER)
    Norma Aleandro – Gaby: A True Story as Florencia Sánchez Morales
    Anne Archer – Fatal Attraction as Beth Gallagher
    Anne Ramsey – Throw Momma from the Train as Mrs. Lift
    Ann Sothern – The Whales of August as Tisha Doughty
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Moonstruck – John Patrick Shanley (WINNER)
    Au revoir les enfants – Louis Malle
    Broadcast News – James L. Brooks
    Hope and Glory – John Boorman
    Radio Days – Woody Allen
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    The Last Emperor – Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci based on the autobiography From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi by Henry Pu Yi (WINNER)
    The Dead – Tony Huston based on the short story by James Joyce
    Fatal Attraction – James Dearden based on the teleplay Diversion by James Dearden
    Full Metal Jacket – Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
    My Life as a Dog – Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jonsson, Brasse Brännström, and Per Berglund based on the novel Mitt liv som hund by Reidar Jönsson
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Babette’s Feast (Denmark) in Danish and French – Gabriel Axel (WINNER)
    Au revoir les enfants (France) in French – Louis Malle
    Course Completed (Spain) in Spanish – José Luis Garci
    The Family (Italy) in Italian – Ettore Scola
    Pathfinder (Norway) in Sami – Nils Gaup
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table – Aviva Slesin (WINNER)
    Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965 – Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney
    Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima – John Junkerman and John W. Dower
    Radio Bikini – Robert Stone
    A Stitch for Time – Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Young at Heart – Sue Marx and Pamela Conn (WINNER)
    Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller – Deborah Dickson
    In the Wee Wee Hours… – Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir
    Language Says It All – Megan Williams
    Silver into Gold – Lynn Mueller
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall – Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel (WINNER)
    Making Waves – Ann Wingate
    Shoeshine – Robert A. Katz
    Best Animated Short Film:
    The Man Who Planted Trees – Frédéric Back (WINNER)
    George and Rosemary – Eunice Macaulay
    Your Face – Bill Plympton
    Best Original Score:
    The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (WINNER)
    Cry Freedom – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
    Empire of the Sun – John Williams
    The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone
    The Witches of Eastwick – John Williams
    Best Original Song:
    “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing – Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (WINNER)
    “Cry Freedom” from Cry Freedom – Music and Lyrics by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
    “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from Mannequin – Music and Lyrics by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
    “Shakedown” from Beverly Hills Cop II – Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, and Bob Seger
    “Storybook Love” from The Princess Bride – Music and Lyrics by Willy DeVille
    Best Sound:
    The Last Emperor – Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock (WINNER)
    Empire of the Sun – Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, and Tony Dawe
    Lethal Weapon – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Bill Nelson
    RoboCop – Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin, and Robert Wald
    The Witches of Eastwick – Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom E. Dahl, and Art Rochester
    Best Art Direction:
    The Last Emperor – Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri (WINNER)
    Empire of the Sun – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
    Hope and Glory – Art Direction: Anthony D. G. Pratt; Set Decoration: Joanne Woollard
    Radio Days – Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Leslie Bloom, and George DeTitta Jr.
    The Untouchables – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein and William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
    Best Cinematography:
    The Last Emperor – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
    Broadcast News – Michael Ballhaus
    Empire of the Sun – Allen Daviau
    Hope and Glory – Philippe Rousselot
    Matewan – Haskell Wexler
    Best Makeup:
    Harry and the Hendersons – Rick Baker (WINNER)
    Happy New Year – Bob Laden
    Best Costume Design:
    The Last Emperor – James Acheson (WINNER)
    The Dead – Dorothy Jeakins
    Empire of the Sun – Bob Ringwood
    Maurice – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
    The Untouchables – Marilyn Vance-Straker
    Best Film Editing:
    The Last Emperor – Gabriella Cristiani (WINNER)
    Broadcast News – Richard Marks
    Empire of the Sun – Michael Kahn
    Fatal Attraction – Michael Kahn and Peter E. Berger
    RoboCop – Frank J. Urioste
    Best Visual Effects:
    Innerspace – Dennis Muren, Bill George, Harley Jessup, and Kenneth F. Smith (WINNER)
    Predator – Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, and Stan Winston
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    The award honors “creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production”.
    Billy Wilder
    Special Achievement Award:
    Stephen Hunter Flick and John Pospisil, for the sound effects editing of RoboCop
  • 1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards

    1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards

    1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 30, 1987
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan
    • Eligibility Year: 1986

    In-Depth Details and Trivia

    • Triple Hosting Power: A unique trio of Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan added a mix of humor and charm to the event.
    • Platoon Dominates: Oliver Stone’s Platoon was the big winner, taking home four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
    • Paul Newman Finally Wins: Paul Newman won his first Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Color of Money, after seven previous nominations.
    • Marlee Matlin’s Historic Win: At 21, Marlee Matlin became the youngest and only deaf actress to win Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God.
    • Top Tunes: Take My Breath Away from Top Gun won Best Original Song, marking a victory for pop music in the Oscars.
    • A Touch of Animation: The Best Animated Short Film was awarded to A Greek Tragedy.
    • Woody Allen Stays Strong: Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters snagged three awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Michael Caine.
    • Special Achievements: Ralph Bellamy received an Honorary Award for his unique artistry and distinguished service to the profession of acting.

    1987 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Platoon – Arnold Kopelson, producer (WINNER)
    Children of a Lesser God – Burt Sugarman and Patrick J. Palmer, producers
    Hannah and Her Sisters – Robert Greenhut, producer
    The Mission – Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam, producers
    A Room with a View – Ismail Merchant, producer
    Best Director:
    Oliver Stone – Platoon (WINNER)
    David Lynch – Blue Velvet
    Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters
    Roland Joffé – The Mission
    James Ivory – A Room with a View
    Best Actor:
    Paul Newman – The Color of Money as “Fast Eddie” Felson (WINNER)
    Dexter Gordon – Round Midnight as Dale Turner
    Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa as George
    William Hurt – Children of a Lesser God as James Leeds
    James Woods – Salvador as Richard Boyle
    Best Actress:
    Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman (WINNER)
    Jane Fonda – The Morning After as Alex Sternbergen
    Sissy Spacek – Crimes of the Heart as Babe Magrath
    Kathleen Turner – Peggy Sue Got Married as Peggy Sue Bodell
    Sigourney Weaver – Aliens as Ellen Ripley
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Michael Caine – Hannah and Her Sisters as Elliott Daniels (WINNER)
    Tom Berenger – Platoon as Sgt. Bob Barnes
    Willem Dafoe – Platoon as Sgt. Elias Grodin
    Denholm Elliott – A Room with a View as Mr. Emerson
    Dennis Hopper – Hoosiers as Wilbur “Shooter” Flatch
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Dianne Wiest – Hannah and Her Sisters as Holly (WINNER)
    Tess Harper – Crimes of the Heart as Chick Boyle
    Piper Laurie – Children of a Lesser God as Mrs. Norman
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio – The Color of Money as Carmen
    Maggie Smith – A Room with a View as Charlotte Bartlett
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Hannah and Her Sisters – Woody Allen (WINNER)
    Crocodile Dundee – Screenplay by Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, and John Cornell; Story by Paul Hogan
    My Beautiful Laundrette – Hanif Kureishi
    Platoon – Oliver Stone
    Salvador – Oliver Stone and Rick Boyle
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    A Room with a View – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by E. M. Forster (WINNER)
    Children of a Lesser God – Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff based on the play by Mark Medoff
    The Color of Money – Richard Price based on the novel by Walter Tevis
    Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley based on the play by Beth Henley
    Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans based on the novella The Body by Stephen King
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    The Assault (The Netherlands) in Dutch and German – Fons Rademakers (WINNER)
    38 (Austria) in German – Wolfgang Glück
    Betty Blue (France) in French – Jean-Jacques Beineix
    The Decline of the American Empire (Canada) in French – Denys Arcand
    My Sweet Little Village (Czechoslovakia) in Czech – Jirí Menzel
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got – Brigitte Berman (WINNER/TIE)
    Down and Out in America – Joseph Feury and Milton Justice (WINNER/TIE)
    Chile: Hasta Cuando? – David Bradbury
    Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer – Kirk Simon and Amram Nowak
    Witness to Apartheid – Sharon I. Sopher
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Women – for America, for the World – Vivienne Verdon-Roe (WINNER)
    Debonair Dancers – Alison Nigh-Strelich
    The Masters of Disaster – Sonya Friedman
    Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse – Thomas L. Neff and Madeline Bell
    Sam – Aaron D. Weisblatt
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Precious Images – Chuck Workman (WINNER)
    Exit – Stefano Reali and Pino Quartullo
    Love Struck – Fredda Weiss
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Greek Tragedy – Nicole van Goethem (WINNER)
    The Frog, the Dog and the Devil – Bob Stenhouse
    Luxo Jr. – John Lasseter and William Reeves
    Best Original Score:
    Round Midnight – Herbie Hancock (WINNER)
    Aliens – James Horner
    Hoosiers – Jerry Goldsmith
    The Mission – Ennio Morricone
    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Leonard Rosenman
    Best Original Song:
    “Take My Breath Away” from Top Gun – Music and Lyrics by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock (WINNER)
    “Glory of Love” from The Karate Kid Part II – Music by Peter Cetera and David Foster; Lyrics by Peter Cetera and Diane Nini
    “Life in a Looking Glass” from That’s Life! – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
    “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” from Little Shop of Horrors – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman
    “Somewhere Out There” from An American Tail – Music by James Horner and Barry Mann; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    Aliens – Don Sharpe (WINNER)
    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Mark Mangini
    Top Gun – Cecelia Hall and George Watters II
    Best Sound:
    Platoon – John K. Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles “Bud” Grenzbach, and Simon Kaye (WINNER)
    Aliens – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, and Roy Charman
    Heartbreak Ridge – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and William Nelson
    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Terry Porter, Dave Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, and Gene S. Cantamessa
    Top Gun – Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline, and William B. Kaplan
    Best Art Direction:
    A Room with a View – Art Direction: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow; Set Decoration: Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura (WINNER)
    Aliens – Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
    The Color of Money – Art Direction: Boris Leven (posthumous nomination) ; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
    Hannah and Her Sisters – Art Direction: Stuart Wurtzel; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe
    The Mission – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Jack Stephens
    Best Cinematography:
    The Mission – Chris Menges (WINNER)
    Peggy Sue Got Married – Jordan Cronenweth
    Platoon – Robert Richardson
    A Room with a View – Tony Pierce-Roberts
    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Donald Peterman
    Best Makeup:
    The Fly – Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis (WINNER)
    The Clan of the Cave Bear – Michael Westmore and Michèle Burke
    Legend – Rob Bottin and Peter Robb-King
    Best Costume Design:
    A Room with a View – Jenny Beavan and John Bright (WINNER)
    The Mission – Enrico Sabbatini
    Otello – Anna Anni and Maurizio Millenotti
    Peggy Sue Got Married – Theadora Van Runkle
    Pirates – Anthony Powell
    Best Film Editing:
    Platoon – Claire Simpson (WINNER)
    Aliens – Ray Lovejoy
    Hannah and Her Sisters – Susan E. Morse
    The Mission – Jim Clark
    Top Gun – Billy Weber and Chris Lebenzon
    Best Visual Effects:
    Aliens – Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson (WINNER)
    Little Shop of Horrors – Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, and Martin Gutteridge
    Poltergeist II: The Other Side – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller, and William Neil
    Honorary Academy Award:
    Ralph Bellamy
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Steven Spielberg
  • 1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards

    1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards

    1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 24, 1986
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams
    • Eligibility Year: 1985

    Trivia

    • Dynamic Hosting Trio: Alan Alda brought his charm, Jane Fonda added an activist’s perspective, and Robin Williams unleashed his comedic energy as hosts.
    • Out of Africa Dominance: The film Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, won seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Sydney Pollack.
    • Comedy and Drama: Prizzi’s Honor was noted for its mix of dark comedy and drama, earning Anjelica Huston a Best Supporting Actress award.
    • Spielberg’s First: This year marked the first Best Director nomination for Steven Spielberg for his work on The Color Purple, though he didn’t win.
    • The Age of Cocoon: Don Ameche, at the age of 77, won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Cocoon, beating younger talents.
    • Geraldine Page’s Win: Geraldine Page finally snagged a Best Actress win for The Trip to Bountiful after seven previous nominations.
    • Song Hit: Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie from White Nights won Best Original Song.
    • Foreign Flair: The Official Story from Argentina took home the Best Foreign Language Film award.

    1986 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Out of Africa – Sydney Pollack, producer (WINNER)
    The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, producers
    Kiss of the Spider Woman – David Weisman, producer
    Prizzi’s Honor – John Foreman, producer
    Witness – Edward S. Feldman, producer
    Best Director:
    Sydney Pollack – Out of Africa (WINNER)
    Héctor Babenco – Kiss of the Spider Woman
    John Huston – Prizzi’s Honor
    Akira Kurosawa – Ran
    Peter Weir – Witness
    Best Actor:
    William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman as Luis Molina (WINNER)
    Harrison Ford – Witness as Detective Captain John Book
    James Garner – Murphy’s Romance as Murphy Jones
    Jack Nicholson – Prizzi’s Honor as Charley Partanna
    Jon Voight – Runaway Train as Oscar “Manny” Manheim
    Best Actress:
    Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Watts (WINNER)
    Anne Bancroft – Agnes of God as Miriam Ruth
    Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple as Celie Harris Johnson
    Jessica Lange – Sweet Dreams as Patsy Cline
    Meryl Streep – Out of Africa as Karen Blixen
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Don Ameche – Cocoon as Arthur Selwyn (WINNER)
    Klaus Maria Brandauer – Out of Africa as Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke
    William Hickey – Prizzi’s Honor as Don Corrado Prizzi
    Robert Loggia – Jagged Edge as Sam Ransom
    Eric Roberts – Runaway Train as Buck
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Anjelica Huston – Prizzi’s Honor as Maerose Prizzi (WINNER)
    Margaret Avery – The Color Purple as Shug Avery
    Amy Madigan – Twice in a Lifetime as Sunny Sobel
    Meg Tilly – Agnes of God as Sister Agnes
    Oprah Winfrey – The Color Purple as Sofia Johnson
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Witness – Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallace (WINNER)
    Back to the Future – Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
    Brazil – Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown
    The Official Story – Luis Puenzo and Aída Bortnik
    The Purple Rose of Cairo – Woody Allen
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Out of Africa – Kurt Luedtke based on the memoir by Isak Dinesen and the books Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski and Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman (WINNER)
    The Color Purple – Menno Meyjes based on the novel by Alice Walker
    Kiss of the Spider Woman – Leonard Schrader based on the novel by Manuel Puig
    Prizzi’s Honor – Richard Condon and Janet Roach based on the novel by Richard Condon
    The Trip to Bountiful – Horton Foote based on his teleplay
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    The Official Story (Argentina) in Spanish – Luis Puenzo (WINNER)
    Angry Harvest (Federal Republic of Germany) in German – Agnieszka Holland
    Colonel Redl (Hungary) in German – István Szabó
    Three Men and a Cradle (France) in French – Coline Serreau
    When Father Was Away on Business (Yugoslavia) in Serbo-Croatian – Emir Kusturica
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Broken Rainbow – Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd (WINNER)
    The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo – Susana Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo
    Soldiers in Hiding – Japhet Asher
    The Statue of Liberty – Ken Burns and Buddy Squires
    Unfinished Business – Steven Okazaki
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements – David Goodman (WINNER)
    The Courage to Care – Robert H. Gardner
    Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date – Michael Crowley and James Wolpaw
    Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra – Barbara Willis Sweete
    The Wizard of the Strings – Alan Edelstein
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Molly’s Pilgrim – Jeffrey D. Brown and Chris Pelzer (WINNER)
    Graffiti – Dianna Costello
    Rainbow War – Bob Rogers
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Anna & Bella – Cilia van Dijk (WINNER)
    The Big Snit – Richard Condie and Michael J. F. Scott
    Second Class Mail – Alison Snowden
    Best Original Score:
    Out of Africa – John Barry (WINNER)
    Agnes of God – Georges Delerue
    The Color Purple – Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey and Randy Kerber
    Silverado – Bruce Broughton
    Witness – Maurice Jarre
    Best Original Song:
    “Say You, Say Me” from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie (WINNER)
    “Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)” from The Color Purple – Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton; Lyrics by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
    “The Power of Love” from Back to the Future – Music by Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla; Lyrics by Huey Lewis
    “Separate Lives” from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Bishop
    “Surprise Surprise” from A Chorus Line – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    Back to the Future – Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge (WINNER)
    Ladyhawke – Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray
    Rambo: First Blood Part II – Frederick Brown
    Best Sound:
    Out of Africa – Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold and Peter Handford (WINNER)
    Back to the Future – Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell and William B. Kaplan
    A Chorus Line – Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys and Christopher Newman
    Ladyhawke – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bud Alper
    Silverado – Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell and David M. Ronne
    Best Art Direction:
    Out of Africa – Art Direction: Stephen B. Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin (WINNER)
    Brazil – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
    The Color Purple – Art Direction: J. Michael Riva and Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
    Ran – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Yoshiro Muraki and Shinobu Muraki
    Witness – Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John H. Anderson
    Best Cinematography:
    Out of Africa – David Watkin (WINNER)
    The Color Purple – Allen Daviau
    Murphy’s Romance – William A. Fraker
    Ran – Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda and Asakazu Nakai
    Witness – John Seale
    Best Makeup:
    Mask – Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek (WINNER)
    The Color Purple – Ken Chase
    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins – Carl Fullerton
    Best Costume Design:
    Ran – Emi Wada (WINNER)
    The Color Purple – Aggie Guerard Rodgers
    The Journey of Natty Gann – Albert Wolsky
    Out of Africa – Milena Canonero
    Prizzi’s Honor – Donfeld
    Best Film Editing:
    Witness – Thom Noble (WINNER)
    A Chorus Line – John Bloom
    Out of Africa – Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke J. Herring and Sheldon Kahn
    Prizzi’s Honor – Rudi Fehr and Kaja Fehr
    Runaway Train – Henry Richardson
    Best Visual Effects:
    Cocoon – Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar and David Berry (WINNER)
    Return to Oz – Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic and Michael Lloyd
    Young Sherlock Holmes – Dennis Muren, Kit West, John R. Ellis and David W. Allen
    Honorary Academy Awards
    Paul Newman
    Alex North
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Charles “Buddy” Rogers
  • 1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards

    1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards

    1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 25, 1985
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Jack Lemmon
    • Eligibility Year: 1984

    Trivia

    • Amadeus Rules the Night: The film Amadeus directed by Milos Forman swept the Oscars, taking home eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for F. Murray Abraham.
    • Sally’s Field Day: Sally Field won Best Actress for her role in Places in the Heart, delivering her iconic “You like me!” acceptance speech.
      “I haven’t had an orthodox career and I wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can’t deny the fact that you like me… right now, you like me!”
    • Prince Makes History: Purple Rain earned Prince an Oscar for Best Original Song Score, a category that was retired after this win.
    • Cates Debuts: The Oscars broadcast saw the first appearance of “Oscar Family Album,” an idea introduced by producer Gil Cates, who was new to the job that year.
    • Eastwood Honored: Clint Eastwood received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for consistently high-quality film production.
    • Foreign Film Spotlight: Dangerous Moves, a Swiss film, won Best Foreign Language Film.
    • Aging Elegance: Peggy Ashcroft at 77 became the oldest actress to win an Academy Award at that time, for her Supporting role in A Passage to India.

    1985 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Amadeus – Saul Zaentz, producer (WINNER)
    The Killing Fields – David Puttnam, producer
    A Passage to India – John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin, producers
    Places in the Heart – Arlene Donovan, producer
    A Soldier’s Story – Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, producers
    Best Director:
    Miloš Forman – Amadeus (WINNER)
    Woody Allen – Broadway Danny Rose
    Roland Joffé – The Killing Fields
    David Lean – A Passage to India
    Robert Benton – Places in the Heart
    Best Actor:
    F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus as Antonio Salieri (WINNER)
    Jeff Bridges – Starman as Starman/Scott Hayden
    Albert Finney – Under the Volcano as Geoffrey Firmin
    Tom Hulce – Amadeus as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Sam Waterston – The Killing Fields as Sydney Schanberg
    Best Actress:
    Sally Field – Places in the Heart as Edna Spalding (WINNER)
    Judy Davis – A Passage to India as Adela Quested
    Jessica Lange – Country as Jewell Ivy
    Vanessa Redgrave – The Bostonians as Olive Chancellor
    Sissy Spacek – The River as Mae Garvey
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Haing S. Ngor – The Killing Fields as Dith Pran (WINNER)
    Adolph Caesar – A Soldier’s Story as Sgt. Waters
    John Malkovich – Places in the Heart as Mr. Will
    Pat Morita – The Karate Kid as Kesuke Miyagi
    Ralph Richardson (posthumous nomination) – Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as 6th Earl of Greystoke
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Peggy Ashcroft – A Passage to India as Mrs. Moore (WINNER)
    Glenn Close – The Natural as Iris Gaines
    Lindsay Crouse – Places in the Heart as Margaret Lomax
    Christine Lahti – Swing Shift as Hazel Zanussi
    Geraldine Page – The Pope of Greenwich Village as Mrs. Ritter
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Places in the Heart – Robert Benton (WINNER)
    Beverly Hills Cop – Screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.
    Broadway Danny Rose – Woody Allen
    The North – Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas
    Splash – Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman based on a story by Brian Grazer
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Amadeus – Peter Shaffer based on his play (WINNER)
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin[5] based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
    The Killing Fields – Bruce Robinson based on the article “The Death and Life of Dith Pran” by Sydney Schanberg
    A Passage to India – David Lean based on the novel by E. M. Forster
    A Soldier’s Story – Charles Fuller based on his play A Soldier’s Play
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Dangerous Moves (Switzerland) (WINNER)
    Beyond the Walls (Israel)
    Camila (Argentina)
    Double Feature (Spain)
    Wartime Romance (USSR)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Times of Harvey Milk – Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen (WINNER)
    High Schools – Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss
    In the Name of the People – Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher
    Marlene – Karel Dirka and Zev Braun
    Streetwise – Cheryl McCall
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    The Stone Carvers – Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner (WINNER)
    The Children of Soong Ching Ling – Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin
    Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing – Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer
    The Garden of Eden – Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman
    Recollections of Pavlovsk – Irina Kalinina
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Up – Mike Hoover (WINNER)
    The Painted Door – Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt
    Tales of Meeting and Parting – Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Charade – Jon Minnis (WINNER)
    Doctor DeSoto – Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn
    Paradise – Ishu Patel
    Best Original Score:
    A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (WINNER)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – John Williams
    The Natural – Randy Newman
    The River – John Williams
    Under the Volcano – Alex North
    Best Original Song: Score
    Purple Rain – Prince (WINNER)
    The Muppets Take Manhattan – Jeff Moss
    Songwriter – Kris Kristofferson
    Best Original Song:
    “I Just Called to Say I Love You” from The Woman in Red – Music and Lyrics by Stevie Wonder (WINNER)
    “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” from Against All Odds – Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins
    “Footloose” from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
    “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow
    “Ghostbusters” from Ghostbusters – Music and Lyrics by Ray Parker Jr.
    Best Sound:
    Amadeus – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris Newman (WINNER)
    2010 – Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa
    Dune – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O’Connell and Nelson Stoll
    A Passage to India – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John W. Mitchell
    The River – Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
    Best Art Direction:
    Amadeus – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerný (WINNER)
    2010 – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
    The Cotton Club – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines and Leslie Bloom
    The Natural – Art Direction: Mel Bourne, Angelo P. Graham, James J. Murakami and Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
    A Passage to India – Art Direction: John Box and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
    Best Costume Design:
    Amadeus – Theodor Pištek (WINNER)
    2010 – Patricia Norris
    The Bostonians – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
    A Passage to India – Judy Moorcroft
    Places in the Heart – Ann Roth
    Best Makeup:
    Amadeus – Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc (WINNER)
    2010 – Michael Westmore
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – Rick Baker and Paul Engelen
    Best Cinematography:
    The Killing Fields – Chris Menges (WINNER)
    Amadeus – Miroslav Ondrícek
    The Natural – Caleb Deschanel
    A Passage to India – Ernest Day
    The River – Vilmos Zsigmond
    Best Film Editing:
    The Killing Fields – Jim Clark (WINNER)
    Amadeus – Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler
    The Cotton Club – Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett
    A Passage to India – David Lean
    Romancing the Stone – Donn Cambern and Frank Morriss
    Best Visual Effects:
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs (WINNER)
    2010 – Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson
    Ghostbusters – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar
    Honorary Academy Awards
    James Stewart “for his fifty years of memorable performances. For his high ideals both on and off the screen. With the respect and affection of his colleagues.”

    National Endowment for the Arts “in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts.”

    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    David L. Wolper
    Special Achievement Academy Award:
    The River – Kay Rose for Sound Effects Editing

     

  • 1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards

    1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards

    1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: April 9, 1984
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Johnny Carson
    • Eligibility Year: 1983

    Trivia

    • The evening was dominated by Terms of Endearment. It won Best Picture, Best Director for James L. Brooks, and Best Actress for Shirley MacLaine.
    • Sally Field’s famous speech, “You like me, you really like me!” took place during this ceremony. She won Best Actress for Places in the Heart.
    • Flashdance…What a Feeling from Flashdance won Best Original Song. This track became an ’80s anthem.
    • An honorary award was presented to film industry titan Hal Roach, known for producing Laurel and Hardy films.
    • “The Right Stuff” bagged four technical awards—Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Art Direction.
    • Yentl, directed and starring Barbra Streisand, won Best Original Score. Streisand became the first woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director, but was overlooked in the Oscars’ director category.
    • Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman, took home the Best Foreign Language Film, and it was Sweden’s first win in the category since 1961’s Through a Glass Darkly.
    • “God bless that potential that we all have for making anything possible if we think we deserve it. I deserve this.”
      – Shirley MacLaine, Best Actress, Terms of Endearment
    • Take the PCM Hollywood Sign Quiz!

    1984 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks, producer (WINNER)
    The Big Chill – Michael Shamberg, producer
    The Dresser – Peter Yates, producer
    The Right Stuff – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers
    Tender Mercies – Philip S. Hobel, producer
    Best Director:
    James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment (WINNER)
    Peter Yates – The Dresser
    Ingmar Bergman – Fanny and Alexander
    Mike Nichols – Silkwood
    Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies
    Best Actor:
    Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies as Mac Sledge (WINNER)
    Michael Caine – Educating Rita as Prof. Frank Bryant
    Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben as Gowan McGland
    Tom Courtenay – The Dresser as Norman
    Albert Finney – The Dresser as Sir
    Best Actress:
    Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment as Aurora Greenway (WINNER)
    Jane Alexander – Testament as Carol Wetherly
    Meryl Streep – Silkwood as Karen Silkwood
    Julie Walters – Educating Rita as Susan “Rita” White
    Debra Winger – Terms of Endearment as Emma Greenway-Horton
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment as Garrett Breedlove (WINNER)
    Charles Durning – To Be or Not to Be as S.S. Colonel Erhardt
    John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment as Sam Burns
    Sam Shepard – The Right Stuff as Chuck Yeager
    Rip Torn – Cross Creek as Marsh Turner
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously as Billy Kwan (WINNER)
    Cher – Silkwood as Dolly Pelliker
    Glenn Close – The Big Chill as Sarah Cooper
    Amy Irving – Yentl as Hadass Vishkower
    Alfre Woodard – Cross Creek as Beatrice “Geechee”
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Tender Mercies – Horton Foote (WINNER)
    The Big Chill – Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek
    Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman
    Silkwood – Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen
    WarGames – Lawrence Lasker and Walter Parkes
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks based on the novel by Larry McMurtry (WINNER)
    Betrayal – Harold Pinter based on his play
    The Dresser – Ronald Harwood based on his play
    Educating Rita – Willy Russell based on his play
    Reuben, Reuben – Julius J. Epstein based on the play Spofford by Herman Shumlin
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Fanny and Alexander (Sweden) (WINNER)
    The Ball (Algeria)
    Carmen (Spain)
    Entre Nous (France)
    The Revolt of Job (Hungary)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ – Emile Ardolino (WINNER)
    Children of Darkness – Richard Kotuk and Ara Chekmayan
    First Contact – Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson
    The Profession of Arms – Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen
    Seeing Red – James Klein and Julia Reichert
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Flamenco at 5:15 – Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky (WINNER)
    In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? – Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann
    Sewing Woman – Arthur Dong
    Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph – Robert Eisenhardt
    You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei) – Dea Brokman and Ilene Landis
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Boys and Girls – Janice L. Platt (WINNER)
    Goodie-Two-Shoes – Ian Emes
    Overnight Sensation – Jon N. Bloom
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Sundae in New York – Jimmy Picker (WINNER)
    Mickey’s Christmas Carol – Burny Mattinson
    Sound of Sunshine – Sound of Rain – Eda Godel Hallinan
    Best Original Score:
    The Right Stuff – Bill Conti (WINNER)
    Cross Creek – Leonard Rosenman
    Return of the Jedi – John Williams
    Terms of Endearment – Michael Gore
    Under Fire – Jerry Goldsmith
    Best Original Song: Score or Adaptation Score
    Yentl – Song Score by Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
    The Sting II – Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
    Trading Places – Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein
    Best Original Song:
    “Flashdance… What a Feeling” from Flashdance – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (WINNER)
    “Maniac” from Flashdance – Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
    “Over You” from Tender Mercies – Music and Lyrics by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
    “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    “The Way He Makes Me Feel” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    Best Sound:
    The Right Stuff – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom and David MacMillan (WINNER)
    Never Cry Wolf – Alan Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom and David Parker
    Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom and Tony Dawe
    Terms of Endearment – Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell and James R. Alexander
    WarGames – Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Willie D. Burton
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    The Right Stuff – Jay Boekelheide (WINNER)
    Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt
    Best Art Direction:
    Fanny and Alexander – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Anna Asp (WINNER)
    Return of the Jedi – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole and James L. Schoppe; Set Decoration: Michael D. Ford
    The Right Stuff – Art Direction: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell and Peter R. Romero; Set Decoration: Jim Poynter and George R. Nelson
    Terms of Endearment – Art Direction: Polly Platt and Harold Michelson; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo and Anthony Mondello
    Yentl – Art Direction: Roy Walker and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Tessa Davies
    Best Costume Design:
    Fanny and Alexander – Marik Vos (WINNER)
    Cross Creek – Joe I. Tompkins
    Heart Like a Wheel – William Ware Theiss
    The Return of Martin Guerre – Anne-Marie Marchand
    Zelig – Santo Loquasto
    Best Cinematography:
    Fanny and Alexander – Sven Nykvist (WINNER)
    Flashdance – Donald Peterman
    The Right Stuff – Caleb Deschanel
    WarGames – William A. Fraker
    Zelig – Gordon Willis
    Best Film Editing:
    The Right Stuff – Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, and Douglas Stewart (WINNER)
    Blue Thunder – Frank Morriss and Edward M. Abroms
    Flashdance – Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery
    Silkwood – Sam O’Steen
    Terms of Endearment – Richard Marks
    Honorary Academy Award:
    Hal Roach
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    M. J. Frankovich
    Special Achievement Academy Award:
    Return of the Jedi – Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett for Visual Effects
  • 1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards

    1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards

    1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: April 11, 1983
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau
    • Eligibility Year: 1982

    Trivia

    1. Host Versatility: The hosting ensemble included a diverse blend of talents. Liza Minnelli represented the musical theater community, Dudley Moore brought comedic flavor, Richard Pryor offered edgier comedy, and Walter Matthau provided dramatic gravitas.
    2. Gandhi’s Grand Night: The film Gandhi swept major categories. Richard Attenborough won Best Director and Ben Kingsley, Best Actor, and the film taking Best Picture.
    3. E.T. Comes Close: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a major contender but lost out in some major categories. It did win for Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects.
    4. Historical Win for Louis Gossett Jr.: Louis Gossett Jr. became the first African American to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for performing in An Officer and a Gentleman.
    5. Musical Milestone: Up Where We Belong from An Officer and a Gentleman won Best Original Song.
    6. No Visual Effects Category: There was no standard award for Best Visual Effects this year. Instead, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial received a Special Achievement Award for visual effects.
    7. Not Just Movies: The evening honored veterans in the film industry. Mickey Rooney received a special Honorary Award for his lifetime of achievement in film.
    8. Foreign Film Winner: Best Foreign Language Film went to Volver a Empezar (‘To Begin Again’) from Spain.
    9. Celebrating Animation: The short film Tango won Best Animated Short Film, a significant achievement for Polish filmmaker Zbigniew Rybczyński.

    1983 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Gandhi – Richard Attenborough, producer (WINNER)
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
    Missing – Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, producers
    Tootsie – Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, producers
    The Verdict – David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck, producers
    Best Director:
    Richard Attenborough – Gandhi (WINNER)
    Wolfgang Petersen – Das Boot
    Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    Sydney Pollack – Tootsie
    Sidney Lumet – The Verdict
    Best Actor:
    Ben Kingsley – Gandhi as Mahatma Gandhi (WINNER)
    Dustin Hoffman – Tootsie as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
    Jack Lemmon – Missing as Edmund Horman
    Paul Newman – The Verdict as Frank Galvin
    Peter O’Toole – My Favorite Year as Alan Swann
    Best Actress:
    Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice as Zofia “Sophie” Zawistowski (WINNER)
    Julie Andrews – Victor/Victoria as Victoria Grant/Count Victor Grazinski
    Jessica Lange – Frances as Frances Farmer
    Sissy Spacek – Missing as Beth Horman
    Debra Winger – An Officer and a Gentleman as Paula Pokrifki
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Louis Gossett Jr. – An Officer and a Gentleman as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (WINNER)
    Charles Durning – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as The Governor
    John Lithgow – The World According to Garp as Roberta Muldoon
    James Mason – The Verdict as Ed Concannon
    Robert Preston – Victor/Victoria as Carol “Toddy” Todd
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Jessica Lange – Tootsie as Julie Nichols (WINNER)
    Glenn Close – The World According to Garp as Jenny Fields
    Teri Garr – Tootsie as Sandra “Sandy” Lester
    Kim Stanley – Frances as Lillian Van Ornum Farmer
    Lesley Ann Warren – Victor/Victoria as Norma Cassidy
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Gandhi – John Briley (WINNER)
    Diner – Barry Levinson
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Melissa Mathison
    An Officer and a Gentleman – Douglas Day Stewart
    Tootsie – Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Missing – Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart based on the book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice by Thomas Hauser (WINNER)
    Das Boot – Wolfgang Petersen based on the novel by Lothar G. Buchheim
    Sophie’s Choice – Alan J. Pakula based on the novel by William Styron
    The Verdict – David Mamet based on the novel by Barry Reed
    Victor/Victoria – Blake Edwards based on the film Viktor und Viktoria by Reinhold Schünzel
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Begin the Beguine (Spain) (WINNER)
    Alsino and the Condor (Nicaragua)
    Clean Slate (France)
    Flight of the Eagle (Sweden)
    Private Life (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Just Another Missing Kid – John Zaritsky (WINNER)
    After the Axe – Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas
    Ben’s Mill – John Karol and Michel Chalufour
    In Our Water – Meg Switzgable
    A Portrait of Giselle – Joseph Wishy
    Best Documentary Short Subject: Best Live Action Short Film:
    If You Love This Planet – Edward Le Lorrain and Terre Nash (WINNER)
    Gods of Metal – Robert Richter
    The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America – Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann
    To Live or Let Die – Freida Lee Mock
    Traveling Hopefully – John G. Avildsen
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    A Shocking Accident – Christine Oestreicher (WINNER)
    Ballet Robotique – Bob Rogers
    The Silence – Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson
    Split Cherry Tree – Jan Saunders
    Sredni Vashtar – Andrew Birkin
    Best Animated Short Film: Best Original Score:
    Tango – Zbigniew Rybczynski (WINNER)
    The Great Cognito – Will Vinton
    The Snowman – John Coates
    Best Original Score:
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (WINNER)
    Gandhi – Ravi Shankar and George Fenton
    An Officer and a Gentleman – Jack Nitzsche
    Poltergeist – Jerry Goldsmith
    Sophie’s Choice – Marvin Hamlisch
    Best Original Song: Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
    Victor/Victoria – Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse (WINNER)
    Annie – Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
    One from the Heart – Song Score by Tom Waits
    Best Original Song:
    “Up Where We Belong” from An Officer and a Gentleman – Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Will Jennings (WINNER)
    “Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III – Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
    “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” from Best Friends – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
    “If We Were In Love” from Yes, Giorgio – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
    “It Might Be You” from Tootsie – Music by Dave Grusin; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt (WINNER)
    Das Boot – Mike Le Mare
    Poltergeist – Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard Anderson
    Best Sound:
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo and Gene Cantamessa (WINNER)
    Das Boot – Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le Mare
    Gandhi – Gerry Humphreys, Robin O’Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye
    Tootsie – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz
    Tron – Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler and James LaRue
    Best Makeup:
    Quest for Fire – Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke (WINNER)
    Gandhi – Tom Smith
    Best Costume Design:
    Gandhi – John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya (WINNER)
    La Traviata – Piero Tosi
    Sophie’s Choice – Albert Wolsky
    Tron – Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton
    Victor/Victoria – Patricia Norris
    Best Art Direction:
    Gandhi – Art Direction: Stuart Craig and Robert W. Laing; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton (WINNER)
    Annie – Art Direction: Dale Hennesy (posthumous nomination); Set Decoration: Marvin March
    Blade Runner – Art Direction: Lawrence G. Paull and David Snyder; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
    La Traviata – Art Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Set Decoration: Gianni Quaranta
    Victor/Victoria – Art Direction: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson and William Craig Smith; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
    Best Cinematography:
    Gandhi – Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor (WINNER)
    Das Boot – Jost Vacano
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Allen Daviau
    Sophie’s Choice – Néstor Almendros
    Tootsie – Owen Roizman
    Best Film Editing:
    Gandhi – John Bloom (WINNER)
    Das Boot – Hannes Nikel
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Carol Littleton
    An Officer and a Gentleman – Peter Zinner
    Tootsie – Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
    Best Visual Effects:
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren and Kenneth F. Smith (WINNER)
    Blade Runner – Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer
    Poltergeist – Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson
    Honorary Academy Award:
    Mickey Rooney
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Walter Mirisch
  • 1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards

    1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards

    1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 29, 1982
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Johnny Carson
    • Eligibility Year: 1981

    1982 Oscars Trivia and Noteworthy Moments

    1. Henry’s Final Award: Henry Fonda won his only Oscar for On Golden Pond, and sadly, he passed away a few months later.
    2. British Underdog: Chariots of Fire, a British film, surprised everyone by winning Best Picture over the heavily favored Reds.
    3. Rising Star: At just 20, Timothy Hutton won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ordinary People, setting a record for the youngest actor to win in that category.
    4. Duo Directors: Warren Beatty won Best Director for Reds and became one of the few individuals to be nominated in four categories for the same film.
    5. Women in Film: Katherine Hepburn’s Best Actress win for On Golden Pond made her the first actress to win four Academy Awards.
    6. Musical Milestone: The score for Chariots of Fire by Vangelis is iconic. It not only won Best Original Score but also became synonymous with slow-motion running scenes in later films.
    7. Viva la France: A surprise win for the foreign language film Mephisto from Hungary marked a departure from the traditional French and Italian victories in this category.
    8. The 54th Academy Awards was first year that the award for Best Makeup was presented; the winner was Rick Baker for his work on An American Werewolf in London.

    1982 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Chariots of Fire – David Puttnam, producer (WINNER)
    Atlantic City – Denis Héroux and John Kemeny, producers
    On Golden Pond – Bruce Gilbert, producer
    Raiders of the Lost Ark – Frank Marshall, producer
    Reds – Warren Beatty, producer
    Best Director:
    Warren Beatty – Reds (WINNER)
    Louis Malle – Atlantic City
    Hugh Hudson – Chariots of Fire
    Mark Rydell – On Golden Pond
    Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Best Actor:
    Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond as Norman Thayer Jr. (WINNER)
    Warren Beatty – Reds as John Silas “Jack” Reed
    Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City as Lou Pascal
    Dudley Moore – Arthur as Arthur Bach
    Paul Newman – Absence of Malice as Michael Gallagher
    Best Actress:
    Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer (WINNER)
    Diane Keaton – Reds as Louise Bryant
    Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh as Georgia Hines
    Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City as Sally Matthews
    Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant’s Woman as Sarah Woodruff/Anna
    Best Supporting Actor:
    John Gielgud – Arthur as Hobson (WINNER)
    James Coco – Only When I Laugh as Jimmy Perrino
    Ian Holm – Chariots of Fire as Sam Mussabini
    Jack Nicholson – Reds as Eugene O’Neill
    Howard E. Rollins Jr. – Ragtime as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Maureen Stapleton – Reds as Emma Goldman (WINNER)
    Melinda Dillon – Absence of Malice as Teresa Perrone
    Jane Fonda – On Golden Pond as Chelsea Thayer Wayne
    Joan Hackett – Only When I Laugh as Toby Landau
    Elizabeth McGovern – Ragtime as Evelyn Nesbit
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Chariots of Fire – Colin Welland (WINNER)
    Absence of Malice – Kurt Luedtke
    Arthur – Steve Gordon
    Atlantic City – John Guare
    Reds – Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    On Golden Pond – Ernest Thompson based on his play (WINNER)
    The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Harold Pinter based on the novel by John Fowles
    Pennies from Heaven – Dennis Potter based on his TV series
    Prince of the City – Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet based on the book by Robert Daley
    Ragtime – Michael Weller based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Mephisto (Hungary) (WINNER)
    The Boat Is Full (Switzerland)
    Man of Iron (Poland)
    Muddy River (Japan)
    Three Brothers (Italy)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Genocide – Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier (WINNER)
    Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey – Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs
    Brooklyn Bridge – Ken Burns
    Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott – Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus
    El Salvador: Another Vietnam – Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Close Harmony – Nigel Noble (WINNER)
    Americas in Transition – Obie Benz
    Journey for Survival – Dick Young
    See What I Say – Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens
    Urge to Build – Roland Hallé and John Hoover
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Violet – Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson (WINNER)
    Couples and Robbers – Christine Oestreicher
    First Winter – John N. Smith
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Crac – Frédéric Back (WINNER)
    The Creation – Will Vinton
    The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin – Janet Perlman
    Best Original Score:
    Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (WINNER)
    Dragonslayer – Alex North
    On Golden Pond – Dave Grusin
    Ragtime – Randy Newman
    Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams
    Best Original Song:
    “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” from Arthur – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (WINNER)
    “Endless Love” from Endless Love – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie
    “The First Time It Happens” from The Great Muppet Caper – Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
    “For Your Eyes Only” from For Your Eyes Only – Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Mick Leeson
    “One More Hour” from Ragtime – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
    Best Sound:
    Raiders of the Lost Ark – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Roy Charman (WINNER)
    On Golden Pond – Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
    Outland – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., Robert Thirlwell and Robin Gregory
    Pennies from Heaven – Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton Jr.
    Reds – Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye
    Best Makeup:
    An American Werewolf in London – Rick Baker (WINNER)
    Heartbeeps – Stan Winston
    Best Costume Design:
    Chariots of Fire – Milena Canonero (WINNER)
    The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Tom Rand
    Pennies from Heaven – Bob Mackie
    Ragtime – Anna Hill Johnstone
    Reds – Shirley Russell
    Best Art Direction:
    Raiders of the Lost Ark – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford (WINNER)
    The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
    Heaven’s Gate – Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: James L. Berkey
    Ragtime – Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia von Brandenstein and Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George DeTitta Sr., George DeTitta Jr. and Peter Howitt
    Reds – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
    Best Cinematography:
    Reds – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
    Excalibur – Alex Thomson
    On Golden Pond – Billy Williams
    Ragtime – Miroslav Ondrícek
    Raiders of the Lost Ark – Douglas Slocombe
    Best Film Editing:
    Raiders of the Lost Ark – Michael Kahn (WINNER)
    Chariots of Fire – Terry Rawlings
    The French Lieutenant’s Woman – John Bloom
    On Golden Pond – Robert L. Wolfe (posthumous nomination)
    Reds – Dede Allen and Craig McKay
    Best Visual Effects:
    Raiders of the Lost Ark – Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston (WINNER)
    Dragonslayer – Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson
    Honorary Academy Award:
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Danny Kaye
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Albert R. Broccoli
    Gordon E. Sawyer Award:
    Joseph B. Walker
    Special Achievement Academy Award:
    Ben Burtt and Richard L. Anderson for Raiders of the Lost Ark for Sound Effects Editing
  • 1981 Oscars 53rd Academy Awards

    1981 Oscars 53rd Academy Awards

    1981 Oscars 53rd Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 31, 1981
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Johnny Carson
    • Eligibility Year: 1980

    Oscar Trivia for the Film Buffs

    • Host with the Most: Johnny Carson, famed for his long-running The Tonight Show, returned to host the Oscars, showcasing his quick wit and effortless charm.
    • First-Timer’s Luck: Ordinary People, a film about the disintegration of an upper-middle-class family in Illinois, marked Robert Redford’s directorial debut and won Best Picture.
    • Two Legends, Two Films: Both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci won Oscars but for different films. De Niro took home Best Actor for his role as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, while Pesci secured Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas.
    • Country Roads to Stardom: Sissy Spacek won the Best Actress award for her role as country music legend Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter. Her performance involved singing Lynn’s hits herself.
    • Musical Genius: John Williams, a name synonymous with film scores, won Best Original Score for his work on The Empire Strikes Back, adding another trophy to his extensive collection.
    • A Soviet Story: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, a Soviet film about the lives of three women in Russia, won Best Foreign Language Film. It was a nod to international cinema during the Cold War.
    • Political Stance: The 1981 ceremony was the last time the Academy advised winners to avoid making political statements during their acceptance speeches, a guideline that has since changed.
    • The ceremony was originally scheduled for the previous day but were postponed due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
    • The lack of recognition for Christopher Tucker’s make-up work on The Elephant Man prompted the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup the following year.

    1981 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Ordinary People – Ronald L. Schwary, producer (WINNER)
    Coal Miner’s Daughter – Bernard Schwartz, producer
    The Elephant Man – Jonathan Sanger, producer
    Raging Bull – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers
    Tess – Claude Berri, producer; Timothy Burrill, co-producer
    Best Director:
    Robert Redford – Ordinary People (WINNER)
    David Lynch – The Elephant Man
    Martin Scorsese – Raging Bull
    Richard Rush – The Stunt Man
    Roman Polanski – Tess
    Best Actor:
    Robert De Niro – Raging Bull as Jake LaMotta (WINNER)
    Robert Duvall – The Great Santini as Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum
    John Hurt – The Elephant Man as Joseph Merrick
    Jack Lemmon – Tribute as Scottie Templeton
    Peter O’Toole – The Stunt Man as Eli Cross
    Best Actress:
    Sissy Spacek – Coal Miner’s Daughter as Loretta Lynn (WINNER)
    Ellen Burstyn – Resurrection as Edna Mae McCauley
    Goldie Hawn – Private Benjamin as Judy Benjamin
    Mary Tyler Moore – Ordinary People as Beth Jarrett
    Gena Rowlands – Gloria as Gloria Swenson
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Timothy Hutton – Ordinary People as Conrad Jarrett (WINNER)
    Judd Hirsch – Ordinary People as Dr. Tyrone C. Berger
    Michael O’Keefe – The Great Santini as Ben
    Joe Pesci – Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta
    Jason Robards – Melvin and Howard as Howard Hughes
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Mary Steenburgen – Melvin and Howard as Lynda West Dummar (WINNER)
    Eileen Brennan – Private Benjamin as Doreen Lewis
    Eva Le Gallienne – Resurrection as Pearl
    Cathy Moriarty – Raging Bull as Vikki Thailer Lamotta
    Diana Scarwid – Inside Moves as Louise
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Melvin and Howard – Bo Goldman (WINNER)
    Brubaker – Screenplay by W. D. Richter; Story by W. D. Richter and Arthur Ross
    Fame – Christopher Gore
    Mon Oncle D’Amerique – Jean Gruault
    Private Benjamin – Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Harvey Miller
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Ordinary People – Alvin Sargent based on the novel by Judith Guest (WINNER)
    Breaker Morant – Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens and Bruce Beresford based on the play by Kenneth G. Ross
    Coal Miner’s Daughter – Thomas Rickman based on the autobiography by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey
    The Elephant Man – Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David Lynch based on the books The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves and The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu
    The Stunt Man – Screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus; Adaptation by Richard Rush based on the novel by Paul Brodeur
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (WINNER)
    Confidence (Hungary)
    Kagemusha (Japan)
    The Last Metro (France)
    The Nest (Spain)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China – Murray Lerner (WINNER)
    Agee – Ross Spears
    The Day After Trinity – Jon H. Else
    Front Line – David Bradbury
    The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45 – Bengt von zur Muehlen and Arthur Cohn
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Karl Hess: Toward Liberty – Roland Hallé and Peter Ladue (WINNER)
    Don’t Mess with Bill – John Watson and Pen Densham
    The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! – George Casey
    It’s the Same World – Dick Young
    Luther Metke at 94 – Richard Hawkins and Jorge Preloran
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    The Dollar Bottom – Lloyd Phillips (WINNER)
    Fall Line – Bob Carmichael and Greg Lowe
    A Jury of Her Peers – Sally Heckel
    Best Animated Short Film:
    The Fly – Ferenc Rofusz (WINNER)
    All Nothing – Frédéric Back
    History of the World in Three Minutes Flat – Michael Mills
    Best Original Score:
    Fame – Michael Gore (WINNER)
    Altered States – John Corigliano
    The Elephant Man – John Morris
    The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams
    Tess – Philippe Sarde
    Best Original Song:
    “Fame” from Fame – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (WINNER)
    “9 to 5” from 9 to 5 – Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
    “On the Road Again” from Honeysuckle Rose – Music and Lyrics by Willie Nelson
    “Out Here on My Own” from Fame – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Lesley Gore
    “People Alone” from The Competition – Music by Lalo Schifrin; Lyrics by Will Jennings
    Best Sound:
    The Empire Strikes Back – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Peter Sutton (WINNER)
    Altered States – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Willie D. Burton
    Coal Miner’s Daughter – Richard Portman, Roger Heman and Jim Alexander
    Fame – Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Jay M. Harding and Chris Newman
    Raging Bull – Donald O. Mitchell, Bill Nicholson, David J. Kimball and Les Lazarowitz
    Best Costume Design:
    Tess – Anthony Powell (WINNER)
    The Elephant Man – Patricia Norris
    My Brilliant Career – Anna Senior
    Somewhere in Time – Jean-Pierre Dorleac
    When Time Ran Out – Paul Zastupnevich
    Best Art Direction:
    Tess – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens (WINNER)
    Coal Miner’s Daughter – Art Direction: John W. Corso; Set Decoration: John M. Dwyer
    The Elephant Man – Art Direction: Stuart Craig and Robert Cartwright; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
    The Empire Strikes Back – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange and Alan Tomkins; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
    Kagemusha – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Yoshiro Muraki
    Best Cinematography:
    Tess – Geoffrey Unsworth (posthumous award) and Ghislain Cloquet (WINNER)
    The Blue Lagoon – Néstor Almendros
    Coal Miner’s Daughter – Ralf D. Bode
    The Formula – James Crabe
    Raging Bull – Michael Chapman
    Best Film Editing:
    Raging Bull – Thelma Schoonmaker (WINNER)
    Coal Miner’s Daughter – Arthur Schmidt
    The Competition – David Blewitt
    The Elephant Man – Anne V. Coates
    Fame – Gerry Hambling
    Academy Honorary Award:
    Henry Fonda
    Special Achievement Award:
    The Empire Strikes Back (Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson) for Visual Effects
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  • 1980 Oscars 52nd Academy Awards

    1980 Oscars 52nd Academy Awards

    1980 Oscars 52nd Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 14, 1980
    Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    Host: Johnny Carson
    Eligibility Year: 1979

    Red Carpet Trivia

    1. Battle of the Spouses: Kramer vs. Kramer, a film about a custody battle, was the big winner of the night, taking home Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman.
    2. Host with the Most: Johnny Carson was no stranger to hosting, being a familiar face on late-night TV. This year, he added his characteristic wit to the Oscars ceremony.
    3. Revolving Roles: Meryl Streep won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer this year. Interestingly, the role was initially given to Kate Jackson, who had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.
    4. A Comic Icon: Peter Sellers was posthumously nominated for his role in Being There. Sadly, he passed away just a few months after the ceremony.
    5. War and Pieces: Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola’s epic about the Vietnam War, was nominated for eight awards but only won two: Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
    6. From 007 to Oscar: The James Bond film Moonraker was nominated for Best Visual Effects, a nod to the franchise’s ever-evolving technological prowess.
    7. Young Talent: Justin Henry, the young actor from Kramer vs. Kramer, became one of the youngest actors ever to be nominated for an Academy Award.
    8. All That Jazz and Kramer vs. Kramer each earned 9 nominations. Kramer vs Kramer won 5 Oscars. All That Jazz won 4.

    1980 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Kramer vs. Kramer – Stanley R. Jaffe, producer (WINNER)
    All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur, producer (posthumous nomination)
    Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola, producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, co-producers
    Breaking Away – Peter Yates, producer
    Norma Rae – Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, producers
    Best Director:
    Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer (WINNER)
    Bob Fosse – All That Jazz
    Francis Ford Coppola – Apocalypse Now
    Peter Yates – Breaking Away
    Édouard Molinaro – La Cage aux Folles
    Best Actor:
    Dustin Hoffman – Kramer vs. Kramer as Ted Kramer (WINNER)
    Jack Lemmon – The China Syndrome as Jack Godell
    Al Pacino – …And Justice for All. as Arthur Kirkland
    Roy Scheider – All That Jazz as Joseph “Joe” Gideon
    Peter Sellers – Being There as Chance
    Best Actress:
    Sally Field – Norma Rae as Norma Rae Webster (WINNER)
    Jill Clayburgh – Starting Over as Marilyn Holmberg
    Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome as Kimberly Wells
    Marsha Mason – Chapter Two as Jennie MacLaine
    Bette Midler – The Rose as Mary Rose Foster
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Melvyn Douglas – Being There as Ben Rand (WINNER)
    Robert Duvall – Apocalypse Now as Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” Kilgore
    Frederic Forrest – The Rose as Huston Dyer
    Justin Henry – Kramer vs. Kramer as Billy Kramer
    Mickey Rooney – The Black Stallion as Henry Dailey
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Meryl Streep – Kramer vs. Kramer as Joanna Kramer (WINNER)
    Jane Alexander – Kramer vs. Kramer as Margaret Phelps
    Barbara Barrie – Breaking Away as Evelyn Stoller
    Candice Bergen – Starting Over as Jessica Potter
    Mariel Hemingway – Manhattan as Tracy
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Breaking Away – Steve Tesich (WINNER)
    All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur (posthumous nomination) and Bob Fosse
    …And Justice for All – Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson
    The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook, and James Bridges
    Manhattan – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton based on the novel by Avery Corman (WINNER)
    Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola and John Milius based on the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
    La Cage aux Folles – Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Jean Poiret based on the play by Jean Poiret
    A Little Romance – Allan Burns based on the novel E=MC2 mon amour by Patrick Cauvin
    Norma Rae – Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. based on the book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by Hank Leiferman
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    The Tin Drum (Federal Republic of Germany – West) (WINNER)
    The Maids of Wilko (Poland)
    Mama Turns 100 (Spain)
    A Simple Story (France)
    To Forget Venice (Italy)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Best Boy – Ira Wohl (WINNER)
    Generation on the Wind – David A. Vassar
    Going the Distance – Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet
    The Killing Ground – Steve Singer and Tom Priestley
    The War at Home – Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist – Saul J. Turell (WINNER)
    Dae – Risto Teofilovski
    Koryo Celadon – Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger
    Nails – Phillip Borsos
    Remember Me – Dick Young
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Board and Care – Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis (WINNER)
    Bravery in the Field – Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky
    Oh Brother, My Brother – Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell
    The Solar Film – Saul Bass and Michael Britton
    Solly’s Diner – Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Every Child – Derek Lamb (WINNER)
    Dream Doll – Bob Godfrey
    Its So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House – Paul Fierlinger
    Best Original Score:
    A Little Romance – Georges Delerue (WINNER)
    10 – Henry Mancini
    The Amityville Horror – Lalo Schifrin
    The Champ – Dave Grusin
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Jerry Goldsmith
    Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
    All That Jazz – Ralph Burns (WINNER)
    Breaking Away – Patrick Williams
    The Muppet Movie – Songs by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation by Paul Williams
    Best Original Song:
    “It Goes Like It Goes” from Norma Rae – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel (WINNER)
    “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from The Promise – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    “It’s Easy to Say” from 10 – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Robert Wells
    “Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie – Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
    “Through the Eyes of Love” from Ice Castles – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
    Best Sound:
    Apocalypse Now – Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs and Nat Boxer (WINNER)
    1941 – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
    The Electric Horseman – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Al Overton Jr.
    Meteor – William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut and Jack Solomon
    The Rose – Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells and Jim Webb
    Best Costume Design:
    All That Jazz – Albert Wolsky (WINNER)
    Agatha – Shirley Russell
    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days – William Ware Theiss
    The Europeans – Judy Moorcroft
    La Cage aux Folles – Piero Tosi and Ambra Danon
    Best Art Direction:
    All That Jazz – Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg and Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart and Gary J. Brink (WINNER)
    Alien – Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Leslie Dilley and Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
    Apocalypse Now – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
    The China Syndrome – Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris and John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
    Best Cinematography:
    Apocalypse Now – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
    1941 – William A. Fraker
    All That Jazz – Giuseppe Rotunno
    The Black Hole – Frank Phillips
    Kramer vs. Kramer – Néstor Almendros
    Best Film Editing:
    All That Jazz – Alan Heim (WINNER)
    Apocalypse Now – Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman
    The Black Stallion – Robert Dalva
    Kramer vs. Kramer – Jerry Greenberg
    The Rose – Robert L. Wolfe and C. Timothy O’Meara
    Best Visual Effects:
    Alien – H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Dennis Ayling (WINNER)
    1941 – Gregory Jein, William A. Fraker and A. D. Flowers
    The Black Hole – Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale
    Moonraker – Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart and Grant McCune
    Special Achievement Award:
    Alan Splet for sound effects editing in The Black Stallion
    Academy Honorary Awards:
    Hal Elias
    Alec Guinness
    Medal of Commendation:
    John O. Aalberg
    Charles G. Clarke
    John G. Frayne
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Robert Benjamin
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Ray Stark
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  • 1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards

    1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards

    1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 9, 1979
    Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    Host: Johnny Carson (introduced as “John Carson”)
    Eligibility Year: 1978

    Intriguing Trivia and Highlights

    1. Introduction Curveball: Johnny Carson, a seasoned late-night host, was formally introduced as “John Carson,” which was a bit unusual for TV audiences.
    2. Dear Hunter, the Winner: The Deer Hunter swept the major awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Cimino, and Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken.
    3. Streisand & Diamond: Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond performed the song You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, a chart-topping hit that was unrelated to any film that year.
    4. “A Little Priest”: The film adaptation of The Wiz was among the nominees for Best Art Direction, giving the beloved musical some much-needed limelight.
    5. Mork on Stage: Robin Williams, then primarily known for his TV role as Mork, presented an award, providing a touch of comedy to the ceremonies.
    6. Musical Variety: John Williams won for his original score for Superman, further cementing his status as one of Hollywood’s leading composers.
    7. Foreign Excellence: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs) from France won Best Foreign Language Film, marking a strong presence for international cinema.
    8. This was the final public appearance of actor John Wayne.
    9. The nominees for the 51st Academy Awards were announced on February 20, 1979

    1979 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The Deer Hunter – Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall, producers (WINNER)
    Coming Home – Jerome Hellman, producer
    Heaven Can Wait – Warren Beatty, producer
    Midnight Express – Alan Marshall and David Puttnam, producers
    An Unmarried Woman – Paul Mazursky and Anthony Ray, producers
    Best Director:
    Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter (WINNER)
    Hal Ashby – Coming Home
    Warren Beatty and Buck Henry – Heaven Can Wait
    Woody Allen – Interiors
    Alan Parker – Midnight Express
    Best Actor:
    Jon Voight – Coming Home as Luke Martin (WINNER)
    Warren Beatty – Heaven Can Wait as Joe Pendleton/Leo Farnsworth/Tom Jarrett
    Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story as Buddy Holly
    Robert De Niro – The Deer Hunter as Sergeant Michael “Mike” Vronsky
    Laurence Olivier – The Boys from Brazil as Ezra Lieberman
    Best Actress:
    Jane Fonda – Coming Home as Sally Hyde (WINNER)
    Ingrid Bergman – Autumn Sonata as Charlotte Andergast
    Ellen Burstyn – Same Time, Next Year as Doris
    Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman as Erica Benton
    Geraldine Page – Interiors as Eve
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Christopher Walken – The Deer Hunter as Corporal Nikanor “Nick” Chevotarevich (WINNER)
    Bruce Dern – Coming Home as Captain Bob Hyde
    Richard Farnsworth – Comes a Horseman as Dodger
    John Hurt – Midnight Express as Max
    Jack Warden – Heaven Can Wait as Max Corkle
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Maggie Smith – California Suite as Diana Barrie (WINNER)
    Dyan Cannon – Heaven Can Wait as Julia Farnsworth
    Penelope Milford – Coming Home as Vi Munson
    Maureen Stapleton – Interiors as Pearl
    Meryl Streep – The Deer Hunter as Linda
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Coming Home – Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones (WINNER)
    Autumn Sonata – Ingmar Bergman
    The Deer Hunter – Story by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle and Quinn Redeker; Screenplay by Deric Washburn
    Interiors – Woody Allen
    An Unmarried Woman – Paul Mazursky
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Midnight Express – Oliver Stone based on the book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer (WINNER)
    Bloodbrothers – Walter Newman based on the novel by Richard Price
    California Suite – Neil Simon based on his play
    Heaven Can Wait – Elaine May and Warren Beatty based on the play by Harry Segall
    Same Time, Next Year – Bernard Slade based on his play
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (France) (WINNER)
    The Glass Cell (West Germany)
    Hungarians (Hungary)
    Viva Italia! (Italy)
    White Bim Black Ear (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Scared Straight! – Arnold Shapiro (WINNER)
    The Lovers’ Wind (Le vent des amoureux) – Albert Lamorisse (posthumous nomination)
    Mysterious Castles of Clay – Joan Root and Alan Root
    Raoni – Jean-Pierre Dutilleux and Luiz Carlos Saldanha
    With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women’s Emergency Brigade – Lorraine Gray
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    The Flight of the Gossamer Condor – Jacqueline Phillips Shedd and Ben Shedd (WINNER)
    The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey
    An Encounter with Faces – Vidhu Vinod Chopra and K. K. Kapil
    Goodnight Miss Ann
    Squires of San Quentin
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Teenage Father – Taylor Hackford (WINNER)
    A Different Approach – Jim Belcher and Fern Field
    Mandy’s Grandmother – Andrew Sugerman
    Strange Fruit – Seth Pinsker
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Special Delivery – Eunice Macauley and John Weldon (WINNER)
    Oh My Darling – Nico Crama
    Rip Van Winkle – Will Vinton
    Best Original Score:
    Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (WINNER)
    The Boys from Brazil – Jerry Goldsmith
    Days of Heaven – Ennio Morricone
    Heaven Can Wait – Dave Grusin
    Superman – John Williams
    Best Adaptation Score:
    The Buddy Holly Story – Joe Renzetti (WINNER)
    Pretty Baby – Jerry Wexler
    The Wiz – Quincy Jones
    Best Original Song:
    “Last Dance” from Thank God It’s Friday – Music and Lyrics by Paul Jabara (WINNER)
    “Hopelessly Devoted to You” from Grease – Music and Lyrics by John Farrar
    “The Last Time I Felt Like This” from Same Time, Next Year – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    “Ready to Take a Chance Again” from Foul Play – Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
    “When You’re Loved” from The Magic of Lassie – Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
    Best Sound:
    The Deer Hunter – Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Darin Knight (WINNER)
    The Buddy Holly Story – Tex Rudloff, Joel Fein, Curly Thirlwell and Willie D. Burton
    Days of Heaven – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., John T. Reitz and Barry Thomas
    Hooper – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Jack Solomon
    Superman – Gordon McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier and Roy Charman
    Best Costume Design:
    Death on the Nile – Anthony Powell (WINNER)
    Caravans – Renié
    Days of Heaven – Patricia Norris
    The Swarm – Paul Zastupnevich
    The Wiz – Tony Walton
    Best Art Direction:
    Heaven Can Wait – Art Direction: Paul Sylbert and Edwin O’Donovan; Set Decoration: George Gaines (WINNER)
    The Brink’s Job – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson and Bruce Kay
    California Suite – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
    Interiors – Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Daniel Robert
    The Wiz – Art Direction: Tony Walton and Philip Rosenberg; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart and Robert Drumheller
    Best Cinematography:
    Days of Heaven – Néstor Almendros (WINNER)
    The Deer Hunter – Vilmos Zsigmond
    Heaven Can Wait – William A. Fraker
    Same Time, Next Year – Robert Surtees
    The Wiz – Oswald Morris
    Best Film Editing:
    The Deer Hunter – Peter Zinner (WINNER)
    The Boys from Brazil – Robert E. Swink
    Coming Home – Don Zimmerman
    Midnight Express – Gerry Hambling
    Superman – Stuart Baird
    Academy Honorary Awards:
    Laurence Olivier
    Walter Lantz
    King Vidor
    Museum of Modern Art Department of Film
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Leo Jaffe
    Special Achievement Award:
    Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings and Zoran Perisic for the visual effects of Superman.
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  • 1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards

    1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards

    1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 3, 1978
    Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    Host: Bob Hope
    Eligibility Year: 1977

    Riveting Trivia and Tantalizing Tidbits

    1. Milestone Event: This ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the Oscars, making it an especially significant year.
    2. Woody Allen’s No-Show: Woody Allen won for Best Director for Annie Hall but didn’t attend the ceremony, famously choosing to play clarinet at his regular gig instead.
    3. Breakthrough for Star Wars: The epic space opera Star Wars won six technical Oscars, but lost Best Picture to Annie Hall.
    4. Diane Keaton Triumphs: Diane Keaton won Best Actress for her role in Annie Hall, a character reportedly based on her own personality.
    5. Youngest Supporting Actress: Tatum O’Neal still holds the record as the youngest actor ever to win a competitive Academy Award. She won Best Supporting Actress at age 10 for her role in Paper Moon (1973), but this year her record wasn’t broken.
    6. Pioneering Animation: The Rescuers, a film by Walt Disney Productions, received a nomination for its song “Someone’s Waiting for You,” signaling recognition for animated films in categories other than just Best Animated Feature.
    7. Hope’s Hosting Legacy: Bob Hope served as host for a record 19th and final time, a record that still stands to this day.

    1978 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Annie Hall – Charles H. Joffe, producer (WINNER)
    The Goodbye Girl – Ray Stark, producer
    Julia – Richard Roth, producer
    Star Wars – Gary Kurtz, producer
    The Turning Point – Herbert Ross and Arthur Laurents, producers
    Best Director:
    Woody Allen – Annie Hall (WINNER)
    Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    Fred Zinnemann – Julia
    George Lucas – Star Wars
    Herbert Ross – The Turning Point
    Best Actor:
    Richard Dreyfuss – The Goodbye Girl as Elliot Garfield (WINNER)
    Woody Allen – Annie Hall as Alvy “Max” Singer
    Richard Burton – Equus as Doctor Martin Dysart
    Marcello Mastroianni – A Special Day as Gabriele
    John Travolta – Saturday Night Fever as Anthony “Tony” Manero
    Best Actress:
    Diane Keaton – Annie Hall as Annie Hall (WINNER)
    Anne Bancroft – The Turning Point as Emma Jacklin
    Jane Fonda – Julia as Lillian Hellman
    Shirley MacLaine – The Turning Point as DeeDee Rodgers
    Marsha Mason – The Goodbye Girl as Paula McFadden
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jason Robards – Julia as Dashiell Hammett (WINNER)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov – The Turning Point as Yuri Kopeikine
    Peter Firth – Equus as Alan Strang
    Alec Guinness – Star Wars as Obi Wan Kenobi
    Maximilian Schell – Julia as Johann
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Vanessa Redgrave – Julia as Julia (WINNER)
    Leslie Browne – The Turning Point as Emilia Rodgers
    Quinn Cummings – The Goodbye Girl as Lucy McFadden
    Melinda Dillon – Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Jillian Guiler
    Tuesday Weld – Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Katherine Dunn
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Based on Factual Material or on Story Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
    Annie Hall – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (WINNER)
    The Goodbye Girl – Neil Simon
    The Late Show – Robert Benton
    Star Wars – George Lucas
    The Turning Point – Arthur Laurents
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Julia – Alvin Sargent based on the novel Pentimento by Lillian Hellman (WINNER)
    Equus – Peter Shaffer based on his play
    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden – Gavin Lambert and Lewis John Carlino based on the novel by Hannah Greene
    Oh, God! – Larry Gelbart based on the novel by Avery Corman
    That Obscure Object of Desire – Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière based on the novel La Femme et le pantin by Pierre Louÿs
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Madame Rosa (France) (WINNER)
    Iphigenia (Greece)
    Operation Thunderbolt (Israel)
    A Special Day (Italy)
    That Obscure Object of Desire (Spain)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? – John Korty (WINNER)
    The Children of Theatre Street – Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack
    High Grass Circus – Tony Ianzelo and Torben Schioler
    Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love – Harry Rasky
    Union Maids – Jim Klein, Miles Mogulescu and Julia Reichert
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Gravity Is My Enemy – John C. Joseph and Jan Stussy (WINNER)
    Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
    First Edition
    Of Time, Tombs and Treasures
    The Shetland Experience
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    I’ll Find a Way – Beverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida (WINNER)
    The Absent-Minded Waiter – William E. McEuen
    Floating Free – Jerry Butts
    Notes on the Popular Arts – Saul Bass
    Spaceborne – Philip Dauber
    Best Animated Short Film:
    The Sand Castle – Co Hoedeman (WINNER)
    Bead Game – Ishu Patel
    The Doonesbury Special – John Hubley (posthumous nomination), Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau
    Jimmy the C – James Picker, Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker
    Best Original Score:
    Star Wars – John Williams (WINNER)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
    Julia – Georges Delerue
    Mohammad, Messenger of God – Maurice Jarre
    The Spy Who Loved Me – Marvin Hamlisch
    Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
    A Little Night Music – Adapted by Jonathan Tunick (WINNER)
    Pete’s Dragon – Song Score by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn; Adapted by Irwin Kostal
    The Slipper and the Rose – Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adapted by Angela Morley
    Best Original Song:
    “You Light Up My Life” from You Light Up My Life – Music and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks (WINNER)
    “Candle on the Water” from Pete’s Dragon – Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
    “Nobody Does It Better” from The Spy Who Loved Me – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
    “The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me)” from The Slipper and the Rose – Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
    “Someone’s Waiting for You” from The Rescuers – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
    Best Sound:
    Star Wars – Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler and Derek Ball (WINNER)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
    The Deep – Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert and Robin Gregory
    Sorcerer – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Richard Tyler and Jean-Louis Ducarme
    The Turning Point – Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas Williams and Jerry Jost
    Best Costume Design:
    Star Wars – John Mollo (WINNER)
    Airport ’77 – Edith Head and Burton Miller
    Julia – Anthea Sylbert
    A Little Night Music – Florence Klotz
    The Other Side of Midnight – Irene Sharaff
    Best Art Direction:
    Star Wars – Art Direction: John Barry, Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Roger Christian (WINNER)
    Airport ’77 – Art Direction: George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Mickey S. Michaels
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Art Direction: Joe Alves and Daniel A. Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
    The Spy Who Loved Me – Art Direction: Ken Adam and Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
    The Turning Point – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
    Best Cinematography:
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Vilmos Zsigmond (WINNER)
    Islands in the Stream – Fred J. Koenekamp
    Julia – Douglas Slocombe
    Looking for Mr. Goodbar – William A. Fraker
    The Turning Point – Robert Surtees
    Best Film Editing:
    Star Wars – Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew (WINNER)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Michael Kahn
    Julia – Walter Murch
    Smokey and the Bandit – Walter Hannemann and Angelo Ross
    The Turning Point – William H. Reynolds
    Best Visual Effects:
    Star Wars – John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune and Robert Blalack (WINNER)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Gregory Jein, Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich and Richard Yuricich
    Academy Honorary Awards:
    Margaret Booth
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Charlton Heston
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Walter Mirisch
    Special Achievement Awards:
    Ben Burtt for the creation of the alien, creature, and robot voices in Star Wars
    Frank Warner for sound effects editing in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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  • 1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards

    1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards

    1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 28, 1977
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, Warren Beatty
    • Eligibility Year: 1976

    Trivia and Details

    • This was the first year the Academy Awards had multiple hosts. Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, and Warren Beatty each brought their own flair to the proceedings, which was a bit of an experimental move.
    • The film Rocky, starring Sylvester Stallone, knocked out the competition to win Best Picture. Stallone wrote the screenplay in just three days and had to sell his dog to stay financially afloat while seeking a studio willing to let him star in it.
    • Faye Dunaway won Best Actress for her role in Network, a film that also earned Peter Finch a posthumous Best Actor award. He’s the first actor to win an Oscar posthumously.
    • All the President’s Men won four Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards, who portrayed Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.
    • The Best Foreign Language Film was Black and White in Color, an Ivory Coast film that was actually a comedy about colonialism.
    • Jerry Goldsmith won Best Original Score for The Omen, making it the only horror film to win an Oscar that evening.
    • Peter Finch was the first posthumous winner of an Oscar for acting.
    • The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called.
    • Beatrice Straight became the actor with the shortest performance ever in a film to win an acting Oscar, with only five minutes and two seconds of screen-time in Network.

    1977 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Rocky – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers (WINNER)
    All the President’s Men – Walter Coblenz, producer
    Bound for Glory – Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, producers
    Network – Howard Gottfried, producer
    Taxi Driver – Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips, producers
    Best Director:
    John G. Avildsen – Rocky (WINNER)
    Alan J. Pakula – All the President’s Men
    Ingmar Bergman – Face to Face
    Sidney Lumet – Network
    Lina Wertmüller – Seven Beauties
    Best Actor:
    Peter Finch – Network as Howard Beale (WINNER)
    Robert De Niro – Taxi Driver as Travis Bickle
    Giancarlo Giannini – Seven Beauties as Pasqualino
    William Holden – Network as Max Schumacher
    Sylvester Stallone – Rocky as Rocky Balboa
    Best Actress:
    Faye Dunaway – Network as Diana Christensen (WINNER)
    Marie-Christine Barrault – Cousin Cousine as Marthe
    Talia Shire – Rocky as Adrian Pennino
    Sissy Spacek – Carrie as Carrie White
    Liv Ullmann – Face to Face as Jenny Isaksson
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jason Robards – All the President’s Men as Ben Bradlee (WINNER)
    Ned Beatty – Network as Arthur Jensen
    Burgess Meredith – Rocky as “Mickey” Goldmill
    Laurence Olivier – Marathon Man as Dr. Christian Szell
    Burt Young – Rocky as Paulie Pennino
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Beatrice Straight – Network as Louise Schumacher (WINNER)
    Jane Alexander – All the President’s Men as Judy Graham Hoback
    Jodie Foster – Taxi Driver as Iris Steensma
    Lee Grant – Voyage of the Damned as Lillian Rosen
    Piper Laurie – Carrie as Margaret White
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Based on Factual Material or on Story Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
    Network – Paddy Chayefsky (WINNER)
    Cousin Cousine – Jean-Charles Tacchella and Danièle Thompson
    The Front – Walter Bernstein
    Rocky – Sylvester Stallone
    Seven Beauties – Lina Wertmüller
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    All the President’s Men – William Goldman based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (WINNER)
    Bound for Glory – Robert Getchell based on the book by Woody Guthrie
    Fellini’s Casanova – Federico Fellini and Bernardino Zapponi based on the autobiography Histoire de ma vie by Giacomo Casanova
    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution – Nicholas Meyer based on his novel
    Voyage of the Damned – David Butler and Steve Shagan based on the book by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Harlan County, USA – Barbara Kopple (WINNER)
    Hollywood on Trial – David Helpern
    Off the Edge – Michael Firth
    People of the Wind – Anthony Howarth and David Koff
    Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry – Donald Brittain and John Kramer
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Number Our Days – Lynne Littman (WINNER)
    American Shoeshine
    Blackwood
    The End of the Road
    Universe
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    In the Region of Ice – Anne Guttfreund and Peter Werner (WINNER)
    Kudzu – Marjorie Anne Short
    The Morning Spider – Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
    Nightlife – Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman
    Number One – Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Leisure – Suzanne Baker (WINNER)
    Dedalo – Manfredo Manfredi
    The Street – Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover
    Best Original Score:
    The Omen – Jerry Goldsmith (WINNER)
    Obsession – Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
    The Outlaw Josey Wales – Jerry Fielding
    Taxi Driver – Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
    Voyage of the Damned – Lalo Schifrin
    Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
    Bound for Glory – Leonard Rosenman (WINNER)
    Bugsy Malone – Paul Williams
    A Star Is Born – Roger Kellaway
    Best Original Song:
    “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” from A Star Is Born – Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (WINNER)
    “Ave Satani” from The Omen – Music and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
    “Come to Me” from The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
    “Gonna Fly Now” from Rocky – Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
    “A World That Never Was” from Half a House – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
    Best Sound:
    All the President’s Men – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Jim Webb (WINNER)
    King Kong – Harry Warren Tetrick (posthumous nomination), William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Jack Solomon
    Rocky – Harry Warren Tetrick (posthumous nomination), William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge and Bud Alper
    Silver Streak – Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler and Hal Etherington
    A Star Is Born – Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass and Tom Overton
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Black and White in Color (Côte d’Ivoire) (WINNER)
    Cousin Cousine (France)
    Jacob the Liar (East Germany)
    Nights and Days (Poland)
    Seven Beauties (Italy)
    Best Costume Design:
    Fellini’s Casanova – Danilo Donati (WINNER)
    Bound for Glory – William Ware Theiss
    The Incredible Sarah – Anthony Mendleson
    The Passover Plot – Mary Wills
    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution – Alan Barrett
    Best Art Direction:
    All the President’s Men – Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines (WINNER)
    The Incredible Sarah – Art Direction: Elliot Scott and Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
    The Last Tycoon – Art Direction: Gene Callahan and Jack T. Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
    Logan’s Run – Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Robert De Vestel
    The Shootist – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
    Best Cinematography:
    Bound for Glory – Haskell Wexler (WINNER)
    King Kong – Richard H. Kline
    Logan’s Run – Ernest Laszlo
    Network – Owen Roizman
    A Star Is Born – Robert Surtees
    Best Film Editing:
    Rocky – Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad (WINNER)
    All the President’s Men – Robert L. Wolfe
    Bound for Glory – Robert C. Jones and Pembroke J. Herring
    Network – Alan Heim
    Two-Minute Warning – Eve Newman and Walter Hannemann
    Special Achievement Awards:
    Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, and Frank Van der Veer for the visual effects of King Kong
    L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, and Matthew Yuricich for the visual effects of Logan’s Run
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Pandro S. Berman
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  • 1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards

    1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards

    1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 29, 1976
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly
    • Eligibility Year: 1975

    Trivia and Details

    • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest had a legendary night, sweeping the “Big Five” Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director for Milos Forman, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson, Best Actress for Louise Fletcher, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
    • The late Robert Shaw, known for his role in Jaws, co-hosted the ceremony but didn’t win an Oscar for his iconic performance. Talk about irony!
    • George Burns, at 80 years old, won Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Sunshine Boys, making him one of the oldest winners in this category.
    • Jaws, Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster, got recognized for its score but was noticeably absent from the Best Director and Best Picture nominations. However, it won three Oscars: Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound.
    • The Best Animated Short Film award went to Great, a biographical film about Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Quite an eclectic pick for an animation!
    • Dog Day Afternoon was a strong contender with six nominations but managed to snag only one Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
    • Chris Sarandon, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Dog Day Afternoon, became one of the first actors to receive an Oscar nomination for portraying a transgender character.

    1976 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz, producers (WINNER)
    Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick, producer
    Dog Day Afternoon – Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, producers
    Jaws – Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, producers
    Nashville – Robert Altman, producer
    Best Director:
    Miloš Forman – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (WINNER)
    Federico Fellini – Amarcord
    Stanley Kubrick – Barry Lyndon
    Sidney Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
    Robert Altman – Nashville
    Best Actor:
    Jack Nicholson – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Randle Patrick McMurphy (WINNER)
    Walter Matthau – The Sunshine Boys as Willy Clark
    Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon as Sonny Wortzik
    Maximilian Schell – The Man in the Glass Booth as Arthur Goldman
    James Whitmore – Give ’em Hell, Harry! as Harry S. Truman
    Best Actress:
    Louise Fletcher – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Nurse Mildred Ratched (WINNER)
    Isabelle Adjani – The Story of Adele H. as Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewry
    Ann-Margret – Tommy as Nora Walker
    Glenda Jackson – Hedda as Hedda Gabler
    Carol Kane – Hester Street as Gitl
    Best Supporting Actor:
    George Burns – The Sunshine Boys as Al Lewis (WINNER)
    Brad Dourif – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Billy Bibbit
    Burgess Meredith – The Day of the Locust as Harry Greener
    Chris Sarandon – Dog Day Afternoon as Leon
    Jack Warden – Shampoo as Lester Karpf
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Lee Grant – Shampoo as Felicia Karpf (WINNER)
    Ronee Blakley – Nashville as Barbara Jean
    Sylvia Miles – Farewell, My Lovely as Jessie Halstead Florian
    Lily Tomlin – Nashville as Linnea Reese
    Brenda Vaccaro – Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough as Linda Riggs
    Best Original Screenplay:
    Dog Day Afternoon – Frank Pierson (WINNER)
    Amarcord – Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra
    And Now My Love – Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven
    Lies My Father Told Me – Ted Allan
    Shampoo – Warren Beatty and Robert Towne
    Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material:
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben based on the novel by Ken Kesey (WINNER)
    Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick based on The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by William Makepeace Thackeray
    The Man Who Would Be King – John Huston and Gladys Hill based on the story by Rudyard Kipling
    Profumo di donna – Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi based on the novel Il buio e il mare by Giovanni Arpino
    The Sunshine Boys – Neil Simon based on his play
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Man Who Skied Down Everest – F. R. Crawley, James Hager and Dale Hartleben (WINNER)
    The California Reich – Keith Critchlow and Walter F. Parkes
    Fighting for Our Lives – Glen Pearcy
    The Incredible Machine – Irwin Rosten
    The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir – Shirley MacLaine
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    The End of the Game – Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman (WINNER)
    Arthur and Lillie
    Millions of Years Ahead of Man
    Probes in Space
    Whistling Smith
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Angel and Big Joe – Bert Salzman (WINNER)
    Conquest of Light – Louis Marcus
    Dawn Flight – Lawrence M. Lansburgh and Brian Lansburgh
    A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo – Barry Spinello
    Doubletalk – Alan Beattie
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Great – Bob Godfrey (WINNER)
    Kick Me – Robert Swarthe
    Monsieur Pointu – René Jodoin, Bernard Longpré and André Leduc
    Sisyphus – Marcell Jankovics
    Best Original Score:
    Jaws – John Williams (WINNER)
    Birds Do It, Bees Do It – Gerald Fried
    Bite the Bullet – Alex North
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Jack Nitzsche
    The Wind and the Lion – Jerry Goldsmith
    Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
    Barry Lyndon – Leonard Rosenman (WINNER)
    Funny Lady – Peter Matz
    Tommy – Pete Townshend
    Best Original Song:
    “I’m Easy” from Nashville – Music and Lyrics by Keith Carradine (WINNER)
    “How Lucky Can You Get?” from Funny Lady – Music and Lyrics by Kander and Ebb
    “Now That We’re In Love” from Whiffs – Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
    “Richard’s Window” from The Other Side of the Mountain – Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
    “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” from Mahogany – Music by Michael Masser; Lyrics by Gerry Goffin
    Best Sound:
    Jaws – John Carter, Roger Heman, Robert Hoyt and Earl Madery (WINNER)
    Bite the Bullet – Les Fresholtz, Al Overton Jr., Arthur Piantadosi and Richard Tyler
    Funny Lady – Don MacDougall, Richard Portman, Jack Solomon and Curly Thirlwell
    The Hindenburg – John A. Bolger Jr., John L. Mack, Leonard Peterson and Don Sharpless
    The Wind and the Lion – Roy Charman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Harry W. Tetrick
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Dersu Uzala (Soviet Union) (WINNER)
    Letters from Marusia (Mexico)
    Profumo di donna (Italy)
    The Promised Land (Poland)
    Sandakan No. 8 (Japan)
    Best Costume Design:
    Barry Lyndon – Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund (WINNER)
    The Four Musketeers – Yvonne Blake and Ron Talsky
    Funny Lady – Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie
    The Magic Flute – Karin Erskine and Henny Noremark
    The Man Who Would Be King – Edith Head
    Best Art Direction:
    Barry Lyndon – Art Direction: Ken Adam and Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon (WINNER)
    The Hindenburg – Art Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
    The Man Who Would Be King – Art Direction: Alexandre Trauner and Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
    Shampoo – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
    The Sunshine Boys – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
    Best Cinematography:
    Barry Lyndon – John Alcott (WINNER)
    The Day of the Locust – Conrad Hall
    Funny Lady – James Wong Howe
    The Hindenburg – Robert Surtees
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Bill Butler and Haskell Wexler
    Best Film Editing:
    Jaws – Verna Fields (WINNER)
    Dog Day Afternoon – Dede Allen
    The Man Who Would Be King – Russell Lloyd
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Richard Chew, Sheldon Kahn and Lynzee Klingman
    Three Days of the Condor – Don Guidice and Fredric Steinkamp
    Academy Honorary Award:
    Mary Pickford
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Mervyn LeRoy
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Jules C. Stein
    Special Achievement Awards:
    Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson for visual effect work on The Hindenburg
    Peter Berkos for sound effect work on The Hindenburg
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  • 1975 Oscars 47th Academy Awards

    1975 Oscars 47th Academy Awards

    1975 Oscars 47th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: April 8, 1975
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra
    • Eligibility Year: 1974

    Trivia and Details

    • This was the only Oscars where the same studio released all nominees in one category: all five Best Costume Design nominations were for films released by Paramount Pictures.
    • The hosting line-up was studded with iconic performers. Bob Hope, who had hosted multiple times, joined a rare ensemble of hosts that included Sammy Davis, Jr., Shirley MacLaine, and Frank Sinatra.
    • The Best Picture award went to The Godfather Part II. It was the first sequel to win Best Picture, and it also won for Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola) and Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro).
    • The Towering Inferno received a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects. The film was a commercial blockbuster and a significant entry in the disaster movie genre.
    • Art Carney won Best Actor for Harry and Tonto, beating out actors like Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson. It was a surprising win and remains one of the Oscars’ notable upsets.
    • The Great Gatsby swept the costume and art direction categories, making it a rare case where a film’s visual aesthetics were highly celebrated, but it failed to snag any of the top awards.
    • Actress Ingrid Bergman won her third Oscar for her role in Murder on the Orient Express, further cementing her status as an icon in Hollywood history.
    • Blazing Saddles, directed by Mel Brooks, was nominated for three awards but failed to win any. However, its legacy as a comedy classic endures.

    1975 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, co – producers (WINNER)
    Chinatown – Robert Evans, producer
    The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Fred Roos, co-producer
    Lenny – Marvin Worth, producer
    The Towering Inferno – Irwin Allen, producer
    Best Director:
    Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II (WINNER)
    Roman Polanski – Chinatown
    François Truffaut – Day for Night
    Bob Fosse – Lenny
    John Cassavetes – A Woman Under the Influence
    Best Actor:
    Art Carney – Harry and Tonto as Harry Coombes (WINNER)
    Albert Finney – Murder on the Orient Express as Hercule Poirot
    Dustin Hoffman – Lenny as Lenny Bruce
    Jack Nicholson – Chinatown as J.J. “Jake” Gittes
    Al Pacino – The Godfather Part II as Michael Corleone
    Best Actress:
    Ellen Burstyn – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore as Alice Hyatt (WINNER)
    Diahann Carroll – Claudine as Claudine Price
    Faye Dunaway – Chinatown as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
    Valerie Perrine – Lenny as Honey Bruce
    Gena Rowlands – A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Robert De Niro – The Godfather Part II as Vito Corleone (WINNER)
    Fred Astaire – The Towering Inferno as Harlee Claiborne
    Jeff Bridges – Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Lightfoot
    Michael V. Gazzo – The Godfather Part II as Frankie “Five Angels” Pentangeli
    Lee Strasberg – The Godfather Part II as Hyman Roth
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Ingrid Bergman – Murder on the Orient Express as Greta Ohlsson (WINNER)
    Valentina Cortese – Day for Night as Severine
    Madeline Kahn – Blazing Saddles as Lili von Shtupp
    Diane Ladd – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore as Florence “Flo” Castleberry
    Talia Shire – The Godfather Part II as Connie Corleone
    Best Original Screenplay:
    Chinatown – Robert Towne (WINNER)
    Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Robert Getchell
    The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola
    Day for Night – François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman and Jean-Louis Richard
    Harry and Tonto – Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld
    Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material:
    The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo (WINNER)
    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz – Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd based on the novel by Mordecai Richler
    Lenny – Julian Barry based on his play
    Murder on the Orient Express – Paul Dehn based on the novel by Agatha Christie
    Young Frankenstein – Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis (WINNER)
    The 81st Blow – Haim Gouri
    Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman – Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow
    The Challenge… A Tribute to Modern Art – Herbert Kline
    The Wild and the Brave – Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Don’t – Robin Lehman (WINNER)
    City Out of Wilderness
    Exploratorium
    John Muir’s High Sierra
    Naked Yoga
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    One-Eyed Men Are Kings – Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan (WINNER)
    Climb – Dewitt Jones
    The Concert – Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
    Planet Ocean – George V. Casey
    The Violin – Andrew Welsh and George Pastic
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Closed Mondays – Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner (WINNER)
    The Family That Dwelt Apart – Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall
    Hunger – Peter Foldes and René Jodoin
    Voyage to Next – John Hubley and Faith Hubley
    Winnie the Pooh and Teggir Too – Wolfgang Reitherman
    Best Original Dramatic Score:
    The Godfather Part II – Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola (WINNER)
    Chinatown – Jerry Goldsmith
    Murder on the Orient Express – Richard Rodney Bennett
    Shanks – Alex North
    The Towering Inferno – John Williams
    Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
    The Great Gatsby – Adapted by Nelson Riddle (WINNER)
    The Little Prince – Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adapted by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
    Phantom of the Paradise – Song Score by Paul Williams; Adapted by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
    Best Song:
    “We May Never Love Like This Again” – The Towering Inferno • Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (WINNER)
    “Benji’s Theme (I Feel Love)” – Benji • Music by Euel Box • Lyrics by Betty Box
    “Blazing Saddles” – Blazing Saddles • Music by John Morris • Lyrics by Mel Brooks
    “Little Prince” – The Little Prince • Music by Frederick Loewe • Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
    “Wherever Love Takes Me” – Gold • Music by Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics by Don Black
    Best Sound:
    Earthquake – Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr. (WINNER)
    Chinatown – Bud Grenzbach and Larry Jost
    The Conversation – Walter Murch and Arthur Rochester
    The Towering Inferno – Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis
    Young Frankenstein – Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Amarcord – Italy (WINNER)
    Cats’ Play – Hungary
    The Deluge – Poland
    Lacombe, Lucien – France
    The Truce – Argentina
    Best Costume Design:
    The Great Gatsby – Theoni V. Aldredge (WINNER)
    Chinatown – Anthea Sylbert
    Daisy Miller – John Furniss
    The Godfather Part II – Theadora Van Runkle
    Murder on the Orient Express – Tony Walton
    Best Art Direction:
    The Godfather Part II – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham: Set Decoration: George R. Nelson (WINNER)
    Chinatown – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt
    Earthquake – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
    The Island at the Top of the World – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler and Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
    The Towering Inferno – Art Direction: William J. Creber and Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
    Best Cinematography:
    The Towering Inferno – Joseph Biroc and Fred J. Koenekamp (WINNER)
    Chinatown – John A. Alonzo
    Earthquake – Philip H. Lathrop
    Lenny – Bruce Surtees
    Murder on the Orient Express – Geoffrey Unsworth
    Best Film Editing:
    The Towering Inferno – Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress (WINNER)
    Blazing Saddles – John C. Howard and Danford Greene
    Chinatown – Sam O’Steen
    Earthquake – Dorothy Spencer
    The Longest Yard – Michael Luciano
    Special Achievement Award:
    Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, and Albert Whitlock for the visual effects of Earthquake
    Academy Honorary Awards:
    Jean Renoir
    Howard Hawks
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Arthur B. Krim
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  • 1974 Oscars 46th Academy Awards

    1974 Oscars 46th Academy Awards

    1974 Oscars 46th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: April 2, 1974
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, David Niven
    • Eligibility Year: 1973

    Trivia and Details

    • The host list was a star-studded ensemble featuring John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, and David Niven. This combination brought an interesting mix of Hollywood’s old guard and rising stars.
    • George Roy Hill’s The Sting became the night’s big winner, taking home seven Oscars including Best Picture.
    • The event had its share of humor and spontaneity when a streaker (Robert Opel) dashed across the stage, famously prompting host David Niven to remark, “The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and showing his shortcomings.”
    • Jack Lemmon earned his fourth Oscar nomination for his role in Save the Tiger but it was his first win for Best Actor.
    • Glenda Jackson took home Best Actress for A Touch of Class, a romantic comedy that starkly contrasts the heavier, more dramatic films that often won in this category.
    • The Exorcist didn’t win Best Picture but did manage to secure two Oscars for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay. The horror genre was rarely recognized at the Oscars, making this a noteworthy exception.
    • The ceremony occurred during a period of great social change, marked by the Watergate scandal and the ending of the Vietnam War, adding a layer of gravitas to the evening’s more light-hearted moments.
    • Tatum O’Neal, age 10, was the youngest person ever to win an Oscar.
    • “In recent years, especially, there has been a great deal of criticism about this award. And probably, a great deal of that criticism is very justified; I would just like to say that, whether it is justified or not, I think it is one hell of a honor and I am thrilled, and I thank you all, very, very much.” – Jack Lemmon, after winning his second Oscar.
    • Julia Phillips became the first female producer to win for Best Picture.
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    1974 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The Sting – Tony Bill, Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips, producers (WINNER)
    American Graffiti – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gary Kurtz, co-producer
    Cries and Whispers – Ingmar Bergman, producer
    The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty, producer
    A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank, producer
    Best Director:
    George Roy Hill – The Sting (WINNER)
    George Lucas – American Graffiti
    Ingmar Bergman – Cries and Whispers
    William Friedkin – The Exorcist
    Bernardo Bertolucci – Last Tango in Paris
    Best Actor:
    Jack Lemmon – Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner (WINNER)
    Marlon Brando – Last Tango in Paris as Paul
    Jack Nicholson – The Last Detail as Billy “Badass” Buddusky
    Al Pacino – Serpico as Frank Serpico
    Robert Redford – The Sting as Johnny Hooker
    Best Actress:
    Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class as Vicki Allessio (WINNER)
    Ellen Burstyn – The Exorcist as Chris MacNeil
    Marsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul
    Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were as Katie Morosky
    Joanne Woodward – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Rita Pritchett-Walden
    Best Supporting Actor:
    John Houseman – The Paper Chase as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. (WINNER)
    Vincent Gardenia – Bang the Drum Slowly as Dutch
    Jack Gilford – Save the Tiger as Phil
    Jason Miller – The Exorcist as Damien Karras
    Randy Quaid – The Last Detail as Larry Meadows
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Tatum O’Neal – Paper Moon as Addie Loggins (WINNER)
    Linda Blair – The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil
    Candy Clark – American Graffiti as Debbie Dunham
    Madeline Kahn – Paper Moon as Trixie Delight
    Sylvia Sidney – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Mrs. Pritchett
    Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
    The Sting – David S. Ward (WINNER)
    American Graffiti – George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck
    Cries and Whispers – Ingmar Bergman
    Save the Tiger – Steve Shagan
    A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty based on his novel (WINNER)
    The Last Detail – Robert Towne based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan
    The Paper Chase – James Bridges based on the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
    Paper Moon – Alvin Sargent based on the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown
    Serpico – Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler based on the book by Peter Maas
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Great American Cowboy – Kieth Merrill (WINNER)
    Always a New Beginning – John D. Goodell
    Battle of Berlin (Schlacht um Berlin) – Franz Baake and Jost von Morr
    Journey to the Outer Limits – Alexander Grasshoff
    Walls of Fire – Herbert Kline and Edmund Penney
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Princeton: A Search for Answers – Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage Jr. (WINNER)
    Background
    Christo’s Valley Curtain
    Four Stones for Kanemitsu
    Paisti ag obair
    Best Live Action Short Subject:
    The Bolero – Allan Miller and William Fertik (WINNER)
    Clockmaker – Richard Gayer
    Life Times Nine – Pen Densham and John Watson
    Best Animated Short Subject:
    Frank Film – Frank Mouris (WINNER)
    The Legend of John Henry – Nick Bosustow and David Adams
    Pulcinella – Emanuele Luzzati and Guilo Gianini
    Best Original Dramatic Score:
    The Way We Were – Marvin Hamlisch (WINNER)
    Cinderella Liberty – John Williams
    The Day of the Dolphin – Georges Delerue
    Papillon – Jerry Goldsmith
    A Touch of Class – John Cameron
    Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
    The Sting – Adaptated by Marvin Hamlisch (WINNER)
    Jesus Christ Superstar – Adapted by André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Tom Sawyer – Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adapted by John Williams
    Best Song:
    “The Way We Were” – The Way We Were • Music by Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
    “All That Love Went to Waste” – A Touch of Class • Music by George Barrie • Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
    “Live and Let Die” – Live and Let Die • Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
    “Love” – Robin Hood • Music by George Bruns • Lyrics by Floyd Huddleston
    “(You’re So) Nice to Be Around” – Cinderella Liberty • Music by John Williams • Lyrics by Paul Williams
    Best Sound:
    The Exorcist – Robert Knudson and Chris Newman (WINNER)
    The Day of the Dolphin – Richard Portman and Larry Jost
    The Paper Chase – Donald O. Mitchell and Larry Jost
    Paper Moon – Richard Portman and Les Fresholtz
    The Sting – Ronald Pierce and Robert R. Bertrand
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Day for Night – France (WINNER)
    The House on Chelouche Street – Israel
    L’Invitation – Switzerland
    The Pedestrian – Germany (West)
    Turkish Delight – Netherlands
    Best Costume Design:
    The Sting – Edith Head (WINNER)
    Cries and Whispers – Marik Vos
    Ludwig – Piero Tosi
    Tom Sawyer – Donfeld
    The Way We Were – Dorothy Jeakins and Moss Mabry
    Best Art Direction:
    The Sting – Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James W. Payne (WINNER)
    Brother Sun, Sister Moon – Art Direction: Lorenzo Mongiardino and Gianni Quaranta; Set Decoration: Carmelo Patrono
    The Exorcist – Art Direction: Bill Malley; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
    Tom Sawyer – Art Direction: Philip Jefferies; Set Decoration: Robert De Vestel
    The Way We Were – Art Direction: Stephen B. Grimes; Set Decoration: William Kiernan (posthumous nomination)
    Best Cinematography:
    Cries and Whispers – Sven Nykvist (WINNER)
    The Exorcist – Owen Roizman
    Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Jack Couffer
    The Sting – Robert Surtees
    The Way We Were – Harry Stradling Jr.
    Best Film Editing:
    The Sting – William H. Reynolds (WINNER)
    American Graffiti – Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas
    The Day of the Jackal – Ralph Kemplen
    The Exorcist – Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud S. Smith, Evan Lottman and Norman Gay
    Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Frank P. Keller and James Galloway
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  • David Niven Interrupted by Streaker at the 1974 Oscars

    David Niven Interrupted by Streaker at the 1974 Oscars

    David Niven was Interrupted by Streaker at the 1974 Oscars

    Robert Opel dashed naked from across from backstage during the 46th Academy Awards ceremony and flashed a peace sign with his fingers as he jogged offstage. David Niven was in the middle of an introduction for Elizabeth Taylor as this, the first televised streak occurred, on April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.

    Streaking was an epidemic in 1973/1974. However, there had been multiple situations where ‘non-crazy’ people ran off into the public without clothes, usually to make a point or win a bet. Often, drinking was involved.

    Robert, a part-time photographer for The Advocate, an LGBT publication, became a minor celebrity after the incident. Rumors persist that the event was planned, with Oscar producer Jack Haley, Jr. in on the plot.

    “Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen… But isn’t it fascinating to think that the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?”

    The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was the other big winner that night, earning seven Oscars, including best picture.

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  • 1973 Oscars 45th Academy Awards

    1973 Oscars 45th Academy Awards

    1973 Oscars 45th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 3, 1973
    • Held at: Tennessee Theater, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Host: Andy Williams
    • Eligibility Year: October 16, 1971 – October 15, 1972

    Musical Highlights and Achievements

    • Sweep by “The Concert for Bangladesh”: The album, organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, won Album of the Year and demonstrated the power of music to enact social change.
    • Robert Flack’s “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”: This song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, catapulting Roberta Flack to stardom.
    • Prestigious Newcomer: America won Best New Artist.

    Engaging Trivia

    • Country Takeover: With the Grammys being held in Nashville for the first time, there was a noticeable focus on country music, including Charley Pride winning Best Country Vocal Performance.
    • Repeat Host: Andy Williams hosted the Grammys for several years, but the 1973 event was notable for its location change to Nashville, placing Williams in the heart of country music.
    • Youth Power: Michael Jackson got his first Grammy nomination at the age of 14 for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.
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    1973 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The Godfather – Albert S. Ruddy, producer
    Cabaret – Cy Feuer, producer
    Deliverance – John Boorman, producer
    The Emigrants – Bengt Forslund, producer
    Sounder – Robert B. Radnitz, producer
    Best Director:
    Bob Fosse – Cabaret
    John Boorman – Deliverance
    Jan Troell – The Emigrants
    Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz – Sleuth
    Best Actor:
    Marlon Brando – The Godfather as Vito Corleone (declined)
    Michael Caine – Sleuth as Milo Tindle
    Laurence Olivier – Sleuth as Andrew Wyke
    Peter O’Toole – The Ruling Class as Jack Gurney
    Paul Winfield – Sounder as Nathan Lee Morgan
    Best Actress:
    Liza Minnelli – Cabaret as Sally Bowles
    Diana Ross – Lady Sings the Blues as Billie Holiday
    Maggie Smith – Travels with My Aunt as Augusta Bertram
    Cicely Tyson – Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
    Liv Ullmann – The Emigrants as Kristina Nilsson
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Joel Grey – Cabaret as the M.C.
    Eddie Albert – The Heartbreak Kid as Mr. Corcoran
    James Caan – The Godfather as Santino “Sonny” Corleone
    Robert Duvall – The Godfather as Tom Hagen
    Al Pacino – The Godfather as Michael Corleone
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Eileen Heckart – Butterflies Are Free as Mrs. Baker
    Jeannie Berlin – The Heartbreak Kid as Lila Kolodny
    Geraldine Page – Pete ‘n’ Tillie as Gertrude Wilson
    Susan Tyrrell – Fat City as Oma
    Shelley Winters – The Poseidon Adventure as Belle Rosen
    Best Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
    The Candidate – Jeremy Larner
    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
    Lady Sings the Blues – Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe and Terence McCloy
    Murmur of the Heart – Louis Malle
    Young Winston – Carl Foreman
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    The Godfather – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel by Puzo
    Cabaret – Jay Presson Allen based on the musical by Fred Ebb and John Kander and the book by Joe Masteroff
    The Emigrants – Bengt Forslund and Jan Troell based on the novels The Emigrants and Unto a Good Land by Vilhelm Moberg
    Pete ‘n’ Tillie – Julius J. Epstein based on the story Witch’s Milk by Peter De Vries
    Sounder – Lonne Elder III based on the novel by William H. Armstrong
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Marjoe – Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith
    Ape and Super-Ape – Bert Haanstra
    Malcolm X – Arnold Perl (posthumous nomination) and Marvin Worth
    Manson – Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick
    The Silent Revolution – Eckehard Munck
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    This Tiny World – Charles Huguenot van der Linden and Martina Huguenot van der Linden
    Hundertwasser’s Rainy Day – Peter Schamoni
    K-Z – Giorgio Treves
    Selling Out – Tadeusz Jaworski
    The Tide of Traffic – Humphrey Swingler
    Best Live Action Short Subject:
    Norman Rockwell’s World… An American Dream – Richard Barclay
    Frog Story – Ray Gideon and Ron Satlof
    Solo – David Adams
    Best Animated Short Subject:
    A Christmas Carol – Richard Williams
    Kama Sutra Rides Again – Bob Godfrey
    Tup Tup – Nedeljko Dragic
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (France) in French – Luis Buñuel
    The Dawns Here Are Quiet (USSR) in Russian – Stanislav Rostotsky
    I Love You Rosa (Israel) in Hebrew – Moshé Mizrahi
    My Dearest Senorita (Spain) in Spanish – Jaime de Armiñán
    The New Land (Sweden) in Swedish – Jan Troell
    Best Song Original for the Picture:
    “The Morning After” from The Poseidon Adventure – Music and Lyrics by Joel Hirschhorn and Al Kasha
    “Ben” from Ben – Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black
    “Come Follow, Follow Me” from The Little Ark – Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Marsha Karlin
    “Marmalade, Molasses & Honey” from The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean – Music by Maurice Jarre; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    “Strange Are the Ways of Love” from The Stepmother – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
    Best Original Dramatic Score:
    Limelight – Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell (posthumous awards)
    Images – John Williams
    Napoleon and Samantha – Buddy Baker
    The Poseidon Adventure – John Williams
    Sleuth – John Addison
    Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score:
    Cabaret – Adaptated by Ralph Burns
    Lady Sings the Blues – Adapted by Gil Askey
    Man of La Mancha – Adapted by Laurence Rosenthal
    Best Costume Design:
    Travels with My Aunt – Anthony Powell
    The Godfather – Anna Hill Johnstone
    Lady Sings the Blues – Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch and Bob Mackie
    The Poseidon Adventure – Paul Zastupnevich
    Young Winston – Anthony Mendleson
    Best Sound:
    Cabaret – David Hildyard and Robert Knudson
    Butterflies Are Free – Charles T. Knight and Arthur Piantadosi
    The Candidate – Gene Cantamessa and Richard Portman
    The Godfather – Bud Grenzbach, Christopher Newman and Richard Portman
    The Poseidon Adventure – Herman Lewis and Theodore Soderberg
    Best Art Direction:
    Cabaret – Art Direction: Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel
    Lady Sings the Blues – Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: Reg Allen
    The Poseidon Adventure – Art Direction: William Creber; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
    Travels with My Aunt – Art Direction and Set Decoration: John Box, Robert W. Laing and Gil Parrondo
    Young Winston – Art Direction: Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark and William Hutchinson; Set Decoration: Peter James
    Best Cinematography:
    Cabaret – Geoffrey Unsworth
    1776 – Harry Stradling Jr.
    Butterflies Are Free – Charles Lang
    The Poseidon Adventure – Harold E. Stine
    Travels with My Aunt – Douglas Slocombe
    Best Film Editing:
    Cabaret – David Bretherton
    Deliverance – Tom Priestley
    The Godfather – William H. Reynolds and Peter Zinner
    The Hot Rock – Fred W. Berger and Frank P. Keller
    The Poseidon Adventure – Harold F. Kress
    Special Achievement Award:
    L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers for the visual effects of The Poseidon Adventure
    Academy Honorary Award:
    Charles S. Boren
    Edward G. Robinson
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  • 1972 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    1972 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    1972 Oscars 44th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: April 10, 1972
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon
    • Eligibility Year: 1971

    Cinematic Highlights and Achievements

    • The French Connection Cleans Up: This crime thriller won, snagging five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Gene Hackman.
    • Jane Fonda’s Breakthrough: Fonda won Best Actress for her role in “Klute,” which also secured an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Donald Sutherland.
    • Disney’s Resurgence: “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” took home the award for Best Visual Effects, showcasing Disney’s persistent prowess in the category.

    Noteworthy Trivia

    • Unusual Host Quartet: This year saw a unique hosting scenario with four hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Jack Lemmon, who kept the audience engaged throughout the ceremony.
    • Film Editing Triumph: “The French Connection” nabbed the Best Picture and took home the trophy for Best Film Editing, cementing its place as a technical masterpiece.
    • Costume Drama: A British period drama, “Nicholas and Alexandra,” won for Best Costume Design, emphasizing the genre’s significance in this particular category.
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    1972 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The French Connection – Philip D’Antoni, producer (WINNER)
    A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick, producer
    Fiddler on the Roof – Norman Jewison, producer
    The Last Picture Show – Stephen J. Friedman, producer
    Nicholas and Alexandra – Sam Spiegel, producer
    Best Director:
    William Friedkin – The French Connection (WINNER)
    Stanley Kubrick – A Clockwork Orange
    Norman Jewison – Fiddler on the Roof
    Peter Bogdanovich – The Last Picture Show
    John Schlesinger – Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Best Actor:
    Gene Hackman – The French Connection as Det. Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (WINNER)
    Peter Finch – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsch
    Walter Matthau – Kotch as Joseph P. Kotcher
    George C. Scott – The Hospital as Dr. Herbert “Herb” Bock
    Chaim Topol – Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye
    Best Actress:
    Jane Fonda – Klute as Bree Daniels (WINNER)
    Julie Christie – McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Constance Miller
    Glenda Jackson – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Alex Greville
    Vanessa Redgrave – Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary, Queen of Scots
    Janet Suzman – Nicholas and Alexandra as Empress Alexandra
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Ben Johnson – The Last Picture Show as Sam the Lion (WINNER)
    Jeff Bridges – The Last Picture Show as Duane Jackson
    Leonard Frey – Fiddler on the Roof as Motel Kamzoil
    Richard Jaeckel – Sometimes a Great Notion as Joe Ben Stamper
    Roy Scheider – The French Connection as Det. Buddy ‘Cloudy’ Russo
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Cloris Leachman – The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper (WINNER)
    Ann-Margret – Carnal Knowledge as Bobbie
    Ellen Burstyn – The Last Picture Show as Lois Farrow
    Barbara Harris – Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? as Allison Densmore
    Margaret Leighton – The Go-Between as Mrs. Maudsley
    Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
    The Hospital – Paddy Chayefsky (WINNER)
    Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro
    Klute – Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis
    Summer of ’42 – Herman Raucher
    Sunday Bloody Sunday – Penelope Gilliatt
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    The French Connection – Ernest Tidyman based on the book by Robin Moore (WINNER)
    A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick based on the novel by Anthony Burgess
    The Conformist – Bernardo Bertolucci based on the novel Il Conformista by Alberto Moravia
    The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio Bonicelli and Ugo Pirro based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani
    The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry based on the novel by Larry McMurtry
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italy) in Italian – Vittorio De Sica (WINNER)
    Dodes’ka-den (Japan) in Japanese – Akira Kurosawa
    The Emigrants (Sweden) in Swedish – Jan Troell
    The Policeman (Israel) in Hebrew – Ephraim Kishon
    Tchaikovsky (USSR) in Russian – Igor Talankin
    Best Costume Design:
    Nicholas and Alexandra – Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo (WINNER)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Bill Thomas
    Death in Venice – Piero Tosi
    Mary, Queen of Scots – Margaret Furse
    What’s the Matter with Helen? – Morton Haack
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Hellstrom Chronicle – Walon Green (WINNER)
    Alaska Wilderness Lake – Alan Landsburg
    On Any Sunday – Bruce Brown
    Ra – Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl
    The Sorrow and the Pity – Marcel Ophüls
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Sentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango (WINNER)
    Adventures in Perception – Han van Gelder
    Art Is… – Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr.
    The Numbers Start with the River – Donald Wrye
    Somebody Waiting – Sherwood Omens, Hal Riney and Dick Snider
    Best Live Action Short Subject:
    Sentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango (WINNER)
    Good Morning – Denny Evans and Ken Greenwald
    The Rehearsal – Stephen F. Verona
    Best Animated Short Subject:
    The Crunch Bird – Ted Petok (WINNER)
    Evolution – Michael Mills
    The Selfish Giant – Peter Sander and Murray Shostak
    Best Original Dramatic Score:
    Summer of ’42 – Michel Legrand (WINNER)
    Mary, Queen of Scots – John Barry
    Nicholas and Alexandra – Richard Rodney Bennett
    Shaft – Isaac Hayes
    Straw Dogs – Jerry Fielding
    Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score:
    Fiddler on the Roof – Adapted by John Williams (WINNER)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Adapted by Irwin Kostal; Song Score by The Sherman Brothers: Robert B. and Richard M.
    The Boy Friend – Adapted by Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell
    Tchaikovsky – Adapted by Dimitri Tiomkin
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – Adapted by Walter Scharf; Song Score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
    Best Song Original for the Picture:
    “Theme from Shaft” from Shaft – Music and Lyrics by Isaac Hayes (WINNER)
    “The Age of Not Believing” from Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Music and Lyrics by Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman
    “All His Children” from Sometimes a Great Notion – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    “Bless the Beasts and Children” from Bless the Beasts and Children – Music and Lyrics by Perry Botkin Jr. and Barry De Vorzon
    “Life Is What You Make It” from Kotch – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
    Best Sound:
    Fiddler on the Roof – David Hildyard and Gordon K. McCallum (WINNER)
    Diamonds Are Forever – Gordon K. McCallum, John W. Mitchell and Alfred J. Overton
    The French Connection – Christopher Newman and Theodore Soderberg
    Kotch – Richard Portman and Jack Solomon
    Mary, Queen of Scots – John Aldred and Bob Jones
    Best Art Direction:
    Nicholas and Alexandra – Art Direction: Ernest Archer, John Box, Jack Maxsted and Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon (WINNER)
    The Andromeda Strain – Art Direction: Boris Leven and William H. Tuntke; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw and John B. Mansbridge; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman and Emile Kuri
    Fiddler on the Roof – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle and Michael Stringer; Set Decoration: Peter Lamont
    Mary, Queen of Scots – Art Direction: Terence Marsh and Robert Cartwright; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
    Best Cinematography:
    Fiddler on the Roof – Oswald Morris (WINNER)
    The French Connection – Owen Roizman
    The Last Picture Show – Robert Surtees
    Nicholas and Alexandra – Freddie Young
    Summer of ’42 – Robert Surtees
    Best Film Editing:
    The French Connection – Gerald B. Greenberg (WINNER)
    The Andromeda Strain – Stuart Gilmore (posthumous nomination) and John W. Holmes
    A Clockwork Orange – Bill Butler
    Kotch – Ralph E. Winters
    Summer of ’42 – Folmar Blangsted
    Best Special Visual Effects:
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Danny Lee, Eustace Lycett and Alan Maley (WINNER)
    When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth – Jim Danforth and Roger Dicken
    Honorary Academy Award:
    Charlie Chaplin received an honorary award at this ceremony, for “the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century”.
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  • 1971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards

    1971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards

    1971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards

    971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards: A Night of Cinematic Marvels

    Winners Announced: April 15, 1971
    Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    Host: no one (34 presenters)
    Eligibility Year: 1970

    The Night’s Big Winners and Memorable Moments

    • Patton Sweeps the Night: The biographical war film about General George S. Patton captured seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Franklin J. Schaffner.
    • George C. Scott’s No-Show: The leading man for Patton, George C. Scott, won Best Actor but famously refused the award, citing disdain for the competitive nature of acting awards.
    • First Solo Female Director Nominee: Barbara Loden was the first woman nominated for Best Director for her groundbreaking film Wanda.

    Movie Trivia You Didn’t Know You Needed

    • 34 Presenters But No Host: This year, the Oscars went without a host, instead opting for many presenters. This became an interesting format experiment, although not a frequently repeated one.
    • Cicely Tyson’s Historic Nomination: Actress Cicely Tyson was nominated for her role in Sounder, becoming only the second African American woman to be nominated for Best Actress.
    • First Televised Nomination Announcements: This was the year the Oscar nominations were televised for the first time, adding yet another layer of suspense and public interest to the proceedings.
    • Helen Hayes was the first performer in lead and supporting categories to win Oscars.
    • The documentary film Woodstock garnered three Oscar nominations, making it the most nominated documentary film in Oscar history.
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    1971 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Patton – Frank McCarthy, producer (WINNER)
    Airport – Ross Hunter, producer
    Five Easy Pieces – Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler, producers
    Love Story – Howard G. Minsky, producer
    M*A*S*H – Ingo Preminger, producer
    Best Director:
    Franklin J. Schaffner – Patton (WINNER)
    Federico Fellini – Fellini Satyricon
    Arthur Hiller – Love Story
    Robert Altman – M*A*S*H
    Ken Russell – Women in Love
    Best Actor:
    George C. Scott – Patton as General George S. Patton (declined) (WINNER)
    Melvyn Douglas – I Never Sang for My Father as Tom Garrison
    James Earl Jones – The Great White Hope as Jack Jefferson
    Jack Nicholson – Five Easy Pieces as Robert Eroica Dupea
    Ryan O’Neal – Love Story as Oliver Barrett IV
    Best Actress:
    Glenda Jackson – Women in Love as Gundrun Brangwen (WINNER)
    Jane Alexander – The Great White Hope as Eleanor Backman
    Ali MacGraw – Love Story as Jennifer “Jenny” Cavalleri
    Sarah Miles – Ryan’s Daughter as Rosy Ryan
    Carrie Snodgress – Diary of a Mad Housewife as Bettina “Tina” Balser
    Best Supporting Actor:
    John Mills – Ryan’s Daughter as Michael (WINNER)
    Richard S. Castellano – Lovers and Other Strangers as Frank Vecchio
    Chief Dan George – Little Big Man as Old Lodge Skins
    Gene Hackman – I Never Sang for My Father as Gene Garrison
    John Marley – Love Story as Phil Cavalleri
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Helen Hayes – Airport as Ada Quonsett (WINNER)
    Karen Black – Five Easy Pieces as Rayette Dipesto
    Lee Grant – The Landlord as Joyce Enders
    Sally Kellerman – M*A*S*H as Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan
    Maureen Stapleton – Airport as Inez Guerrero
    Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
    Patton – Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North (WINNER)
    Five Easy Pieces – Screenplay by Adrien Joyce; Story by Bob Rafelson and Adrien Joyce
    Joe – Norman Wexler
    Love Story – Erich Segal
    My Night at Maud’s – Éric Rohmer
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    M*A*S*H – Ring Lardner Jr. based on the novel by Richard Hooker (WINNER)
    Airport – George Seaton based on the novel by Arthur Hailey
    I Never Sang for My Father – Robert Woodruff Anderson based on his play
    Lovers and Other Strangers – Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna and David Zelag Goodman based on the play by Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor
    Women in Love – Larry Kramer based on the novel by D. H. Lawrence
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Woodstock – Michael Wadleigh (WINNER)
    Erinnerungen an die Zukunft – Harald Reinl (Released in English language version under title “Chariots of the Gods?”)
    Jack Johnson – Jimmy Jacobs
    King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis – Ely Landau
    Say Goodbye – David H. Vowell
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Interviews with My Lai Veterans – Joseph Strick (WINNER)
    The Gifts
    A Long Way from Nowhere
    Oisin
    Time Is Running Out
    Best Live Action Short Subject:
    The Resurrection of Broncho Billy – John Longenecker (WINNER)
    Shut Up…I’m Crying – Robert Siegler
    Sticky My Fingers…Fleet My Feet – John D. Hancock
    Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
    Is It Always Right to Be Right? – Nick Bosustow (WINNER)
    The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two – Robert Mitchell and Dale Case
    The Shepherd – Cameron Guess
    Best Original Score:
    Love Story – Francis Lai (WINNER)
    Airport – Alfred Newman (posthumous nomination)
    Cromwell – Frank Cordell
    Patton – Jerry Goldsmith
    I Girasoli – Henry Mancini
    Best Original Song Score:
    Let It Be – Music and Lyrics by The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr (WINNER)
    The Baby Maker – Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry
    A Boy Named Charlie Brown – Music by Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter; Lyrics by Rod McKuen, Bill Melendez, and Al Shean; Adapted by Vince Guaraldi
    Darling Lili – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
    Scrooge – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; Adapted by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer
    Best Song Original for the Picture:
    “For All We Know” – Lovers and Other Strangers • Music by Fred Karlin • Lyrics by Robb Royer (Robb Wilson) and Jimmy Griffin (Arthur James) (WINNER)
    “Whistling Away the Dark” – Darling Lili • Music by Henry Mancini • Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
    “Till Love Touches Your Life” – Madron • Music by Riz Ortolani • Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton
    “Pieces of Dreams” – Pieces of Dreams • Music by Michel Legrand • Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
    “Thank You Very Much” – Scrooge • Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
    Best Sound:
    Patton – Douglas Williams and Don Bassman (WINNER)
    Airport – Ronald Pierce and David H. Moriarty
    Ryan’s Daughter – Gordon McCallum and John Bramall
    Tora! Tora! Tora! – Murray Spivack and Herman Lewis
    Woodstock – Dan Wallin and L. A. Johnson
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Italy) (WINNER)
    First Love (Switzerland)
    Hoa-Binh (France)
    Paix sur les champs (Belgium)
    Tristana (Spain)
    Best Costume Design:
    Cromwell – Vittorio Nino Novarese (WINNER)
    Airport – Edith Head
    Darling Lili – Donald Brooks and Jack Bear
    The Hawaiians – Bill Thomas
    Scrooge – Margaret Furse
    Best Art Direction:
    Patton – Art Direction: Urie McCleary and Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos and Pierre-Louis Thévenet (WINNER)
    Airport – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore and Mickey S. Michaels
    The Molly Maguires – Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
    Scrooge – Art Direction: Terence Marsh and Bob Cartwright; Set Decoration: Pamela Cornell
    Tora! Tora! Tora! – Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Yoshiro Muraki, Richard Day, and Taizoh Kawashima; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett and Carl Biddiscombe
    Best Cinematography:
    Ryan’s Daughter – Freddie Young (WINNER)
    Airport – Ernest Laszlo
    Patton – Fred J. Koenekamp
    Tora! Tora! Tora! – Charles F. Wheeler, Osami Furuya, Masamichi Satoh, and Sinsaku Himeda
    Women in Love – Billy Williams
    Best Film Editing:
    Patton – Hugh S. Fowler (WINNER)
    Airport – Stuart Gilmore
    M*A*S*H – Danford B. Greene
    Tora! Tora! Tora! – James E. Newcom, Pembroke J. Herring, and Inoue Chikaya
    Woodstock – Thelma Schoonmaker
    Best Special Visual Effects:
    Tora! Tora! Tora! – A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott (WINNER)
    Patton – Alex Weldon
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  • 1970 Oscars 42nd Academy Awards

    1970 Oscars 42nd Academy Awards

    1970 Oscars 42nd Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 7, 1970
    Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    Host: no one
    Presenters: Bob Hope, John Wayne, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Jon Voight, Myrna Loy, Clint Eastwood, Raquel Welch, Candice Bergen, James Earl Jones, Katharine Ross, Cliff Robertson, Ali MacGraw, Barbara McNair, Elliott Gould, Claudia Cardinale, and Elizabeth Taylor.
    Eligibility Year: 1969

    Cinematic Highlights and Achievements

    • Midnight Cowboy Makes History: It remains the only X-rated film to win Best Picture.
    • A Double for Hepburn: Katharine Hepburn won her third Best Actress award for her role in The Lion in Winter, tying her with the previous record.
    • Roaring Musical Score: Burt Bacharach’s Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won Best Original Song and became an instant classic.

    Trivia and Fascinating Facts

    • Who Needs a Host?: This was the first Oscars to go on without a host, relying on various presenters for segments.
    • Streisand and Ross: Barbra Streisand and Katharine Ross were not only presenters but also prior Best Actress nominees, giving a nod to the Oscars’ storied past.
    • A Galaxy of Stars: The night featured an eclectic mix of presenters, from the ever-graceful Fred Astaire to the commanding voice of James Earl Jones, capturing the wide array of Hollywood talent.
    • They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? earned nine nominations but not one for Best Picture.
    • According to Nielsen ratings, this was the highest rated of the televised Academy Awards ceremonies. Since then, the Super Bowl has had higher ratings.
    • Midnight Cowboy was the only Oscar-winning film rated X. It would barely rank an R by modern standards.
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    1970 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Midnight Cowboy – Jerome Hellman, producer (WINNER)
    Anne of the Thousand Days – Hal B. Wallis, producer
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – John Foreman, producer
    Hello, Dolly! – Ernest Lehman, producer
    Z – Jacques Perrin and Ahmed Rachedi, producers
    Best Director:
    John Schlesinger – Midnight Cowboy (WINNER)
    Arthur Penn – Alice’s Restaurant
    George Roy Hill – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    Sydney Pollack – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
    Costa-Gavras – Z
    Best Actor:
    John Wayne – True Grit as Rooster Cogburn (WINNER)
    Richard Burton – Anne of the Thousand Days as King Henry VIII of England
    Dustin Hoffman – Midnight Cowboy as Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo
    Peter O’Toole – Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Arthur Chipping
    Jon Voight – Midnight Cowboy as Joe Buck
    Best Actress:
    Maggie Smith – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as Jean Brodie (WINNER)
    Geneviève Bujold – Anne of the Thousand Days as Anne Boleyn
    Jane Fonda – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? as Gloria Beatty
    Liza Minnelli – The Sterile Cuckoo as Mary Ann “Pookie” Adams
    Jean Simmons – The Happy Ending as Mary Wilson
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Gig Young – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? as Rocky (WINNER)
    Rupert Crosse – The Reivers as Ned
    Elliott Gould – Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice as Ted
    Jack Nicholson – Easy Rider as George Hanson
    Anthony Quayle – Anne of the Thousand Days as Thomas Wolsey
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Goldie Hawn – Cactus Flower as Toni Simmons (WINNER)
    Catherine Burns – Last Summer as Rhoda
    Dyan Cannon – Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice as Alice Henderson
    Sylvia Miles – Midnight Cowboy as Cass
    Susannah York – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? as Alice LeBlanc
    Best Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – William Goldman (WINNER)
    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice – Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
    The Damned – Story by Nicola Badalucco; Screenplay by Nicola Badalucco, Enrico Medioli, and Luchino Visconti
    Easy Rider – Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern
    The Wild Bunch – Story by Walon Green and Roy N. Sickner; Screenplay by Walon Green and Sam Peckinpah
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Midnight Cowboy – Waldo Salt based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy (WINNER)
    Anne of the Thousand Days – Screenplay by John Hale and Bridget Boland; Adaptation by Richard Sokolove based on the play by Maxwell Anderson
    Goodbye, Columbus – Arnold Schulman based on the novel by Philip Roth
    They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – James Poe and Robert E. Thompson based on the novel by Horace McCoy
    Z – Jorge Semprun and Costa-Gavras based on the novel by Vassilis Vassilikos
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Arthur Rubinstein – The Love of Life (WINNER)
    Before the Mountain Was Moved
    In the Year of the Pig
    Olimpiada en México
    The Wolf Men
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Czechoslovakia 1968 – Denis Sanders and Robert M. Fresco (WINNER)
    An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer
    Jenny Is a Good Thing
    Leo Beuerman
    The Magic Machines
    Best Live Action Short Subject:
    The Magic Machines – Joan Keller Stern (WINNER)
    Blake – Doug Jackson
    People Soup – Marc Merson
    Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
    It’s Tough to Be a Bird – Ward Kimball (WINNER)
    Of Men and Demons – John Hubley and Faith Hubley
    Walking – Ryan Larkin
    Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (Not a Musical):
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (WINNER)
    Anne of the Thousand Days – Georges Delerue
    The Reivers – John Williams
    The Secret of Santa Vittoria – Ernest Gold
    The Wild Bunch – Jerry Fielding
    Best Score of a Musical Picture – Original or Adaptation:
    Hello, Dolly! – Adaptation score by Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman (WINNER)
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; Adaptation score by John Williams
    Paint Your Wagon – Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle
    Sweet Charity – Adaptation score by Cy Coleman
    They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Adaptation score by Johnny Green and Albert Woodbury
    Best Song Original for the Picture:
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach and Hal David for “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” (WINNER)
    “Come Saturday Morning” – The Sterile Cuckoo • Music by Fred Karlin • Lyrics by Dory Previn
    “Jean” – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie • Music and Lyrics by Rod McKuen
    “True Grit” – True Grit • Music by Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics by Don Black
    “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?” – The Happy Ending • Music by Michel Legrand • Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    Best Sound:
    Hello, Dolly! – Jack Solomon and Murray Spivack (WINNER)
    Anne of the Thousand Days – John Aldred
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – William Edmondson and David Dockendorf
    Gaily, Gaily – Robert Martin and Clem Portman
    Marooned – Les Fresholtz and Arthur Piantadosi
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Z (Algeria) (WINNER)
    Ådalen 31 (Sweden)
    Battle of Neretva (Yugoslavia)
    The Brothers Karamazov (Soviet Union)
    My Night at Maud’s (France)
    Best Costume Design:
    Anne of the Thousand Days – Margaret Furse (WINNER)
    Gaily, Gaily – Ray Aghayan
    Hello, Dolly! – Irene Sharaff
    Sweet Charity – Edith Head
    They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Donfeld
    Best Art Direction:
    Hello, Dolly! – Art Direction: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, and Herman A. Blumenthal; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, and Raphaël Bretton (WINNER)
    Anne of the Thousand Days – Art Direction: Maurice Carter and Lionel Couch; Set Decoration: Patrick McLoughlin
    Gaily, Gaily – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle and George B. Chan; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle and Carl Biddiscombe
    Sweet Charity – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore
    They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Art Direction: Harry Horner; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
    Best Cinematography:
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Conrad Hall (WINNER)
    Anne of the Thousand Days – Arthur Ibbetson
    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice – Charles Lang
    Hello, Dolly! – Harry Stradling (posthumous nomination)
    Marooned – Daniel L. Fapp
    Best Film Editing:
    Z – Françoise Bonnot (WINNER)
    Hello, Dolly! – William H. Reynolds
    Midnight Cowboy – Hugh A. Robertson
    The Secret of Santa Vittoria – William Lyon and Earle Herdan
    They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Fredric Steinkamp
    Best Special Visual Effects:
    Marooned – Robbie Robertson (WINNER)
    Krakatoa, East of Java – Eugène Lourié and Alex Weldon
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  • 1969 Oscars 41st Academy Awards

    1969 Oscars 41st Academy Awards

    1969 Oscars 41st Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 14, 1969
    Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    Host: no one
    Eligibility Year: 1968

    Cinematic Highlights and Achievements

    • Oliver! Steals the Show: This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel surprised many by bagging six awards, including Best Picture.
    • Oliver! had 11 nominations, winning five awards.
    • Oliver! was the only G-rated film to win Best Picture.
    • Heat for Cool Hand Luke: Strother Martin coined the memorable line “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate” in this film. Although not a winner, the movie received nominations and became iconic.
    • Katharine Hepburn’s Double Act: Hepburn won Best Actress for her role in The Lion in Winter, sharing the honor with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl—an Oscars first!

    Trivia and Noteworthy Moments

    • Host-less Night: For the first time in its history, the Academy Awards had no host, creating a more streamlined (but less comedic) atmosphere.
    • Political Activism: When Marlon Brando won Best Actor for The Godfather, he sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to decline the award as a protest against Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film.
    • Foreign Influence: The Best Director award went to Carol Reed for Oliver!, marking a triumph for British cinema in Hollywood.
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    1969 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Oliver! – John Woolf, producer (WINNER)
    Funny Girl – Ray Stark, producer
    The Lion In Winter – Martin Poll, producer
    Rachel, Rachel – Paul Newman, producer
    Romeo and Juliet – John Brabourne and Anthony Havelock-Allan, producers
    Best Director:
    Carol Reed – Oliver! (WINNER)
    Stanley Kubrick – 2001: A Space Odyssey
    Gillo Pontecorvo – The Battle of Algiers
    Anthony Harvey – The Lion In Winter
    Franco Zeffirelli – Romeo and Juliet
    Best Actor:
    Cliff Robertson – Charly as Charlie Gordon (WINNER)
    Alan Arkin – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as John Singer
    Alan Bates – The Fixer as Yakov Bok
    Ron Moody – Oliver! as Fagin
    Peter O’Toole – The Lion In Winter as King Henry II of England
    Best Actress (tie):
    Katharine Hepburn – The Lion In Winter as Eleanor of Aquitaine (WINNER)
    Barbra Streisand – Funny Girl as Fanny Brice (WINNER)
    Patricia Neal – The Subject Was Roses as Nettie Cleary
    Vanessa Redgrave – Isadora as Isadora Duncan
    Joanne Woodward – Rachel, Rachel as Rachel Cameron
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jack Albertson – The Subject Was Roses as John Cleary (WINNER)
    Seymour Cassel – Faces as Chet
    Daniel Massey – Star! as Noël Coward
    Jack Wild – Oliver! as Jack Dawkins (“The Artful Dodger”)
    Gene Wilder – The Producers as Leo Bloom
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Ruth Gordon – Rosemary’s Baby as Minnie Castevet (WINNER)
    Lynn Carlin – Faces as Maria Frost
    Sondra Locke – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Mick Kelly
    Kay Medford – Funny Girl as Rose Stern Borach
    Estelle Parsons – Rachel, Rachel as Calla Mackie
    Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    The Producers – Mel Brooks (WINNER)
    2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke
    The Battle of Algiers – Franco Solinas and Gillo Pontecorvo
    Faces – John Cassavetes
    Hot Millions – Ira Wallach and Peter Ustinov
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    The Lion in Winter – James Goldman based on his play (WINNER)
    The Odd Couple – Neil Simon based on his play
    Oliver! – Vernon Harris based on the play by Lionel Bart and Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
    Rachel, Rachel – Stewart Stern based on the novel A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence
    Rosemary’s Baby – Roman Polanski based on the novel by Ira Levin
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Journey into Self – Bill McGaw (WINNER)
    A Few Notes on Our Food Problem – U.S. Information Agency
    The Legendary Champions – William Cayton
    Other Voices – David H. Sawyer
    Young Americans – Robert Cohn and Alex Grasshoff
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Why Man Creates – Saul Bass (WINNER)
    The House That Ananda Built – Films Division, Government of India
    The Revolving Door – Vision Associates Production for the American Foundation Institute of Corrections
    A Space to Grow – Office of Economic Opportunity for Project Upward Bound
    A Way Out of the Wilderness – Dan E. Weisburd
    Best Live Action Short Subject:
    Robert Kennedy Remembered – Guggenheim Productions (WINNER)
    The Dove – Coe-Davis Ltd.
    Duo – National Film Board of Canada
    Prelude – Prelude Co.
    Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day – Walt Disney (posthumous award) (WINNER)
    The House That Jack Built – National Film Board of Canada
    The Magic Pear Tree – Murakami-Wolf Films
    Windy Day – Hubley Studios
    Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (Not a Musical):
    The Lion in Winter – John Barry (WINNER)
    The Fox – Lalo Schifrin
    Planet of the Apes – Jerry Goldsmith
    The Shoes of the Fisherman – Alex North
    The Thomas Crown Affair – Michel Legrand
    Best Score of a Musical Picture – Original or Adaptation:
    Oliver! – Johnny Green (WINNER)
    Finian’s Rainbow – Ray Heindorf
    Funny Girl – Walter Scharf
    Star! – Lennie Hayton
    The Young Girls of Rochefort – Adaptation: Michel Legrand; Song Score: Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy
    Best Song Original for the Picture:
    “The Windmills of Your Mind” from The Thomas Crown Affair – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
    “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Music and Lyrics by The Sherman Brothers: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
    “For Love of Ivy” from For Love of Ivy – Music by Quincy Jones; Lyrics by Bob Russell
    “Funny Girl” from Funny Girl – Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Merrill
    “Star!” from Star! – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
    Best Sound:
    Oliver! – Shepperton Studio Sound Dept. (WINNER)
    Bullitt – Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Dept.
    Finian’s Rainbow – Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Dept.
    Funny Girl – Columbia Studio Sound Dept.
    Star! – Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept.
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    War and Peace – U.S.S.R. (WINNER)
    The Boys of Paul Street – Hungary
    The Firemen’s Ball – Czechoslovakia
    The Girl with the Pistol – Italy
    Stolen Kisses – France
    Best Costume Design:
    Romeo and Juliet – Danilo Donati (WINNER)
    The Lion in Winter – Margaret Furse
    Oliver! – Phyllis Dalton
    Planet of the Apes – Morton Haack
    Star! – Donald Brooks
    Best Art Direction:
    Oliver! – Art Direction: John Box and Terence Marsh; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon and Ken Muggleston (WINNER)
    2001: A Space Odyssey – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Anthony Masters, Harry Lange and Ernest Archer
    The Shoes of the Fisherman – Art Direction and Set Decoration: George W. Davis and Edward Carfagno
    Star! – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Howard Bristol
    War and Peace – Art Direction: Mikhail Bogdanov and Gennady Myasnikov; Set Decoration: G. Koshelev and V. Uvarov
    Best Cinematography:
    Romeo and Juliet – Pasqualino De Santis (WINNER)
    Funny Girl – Harry Stradling
    Ice Station Zebra – Daniel L. Fapp
    Oliver! – Oswald Morris
    Star! – Ernest Laszlo
    Best Film Editing:
    Bullitt – Frank P. Keller (WINNER)
    Funny Girl – Robert Swink, Maury Winetrobe and William Sands
    The Odd Couple – Frank Bracht
    Oliver! – Ralph Kemplen
    Wild in the Streets – Fred R. Feitshans Jr. and Eve Newman
    Best Special Visual Effects:
    2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick (WINNER)
    Ice Station Zebra – Hal Millar and Joseph McMillan Johnson
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Martha Raye
    Honorary Awards:
    Walter Matthau presented John Chambers his award for outstanding makeup achievement for Planet of the Apes
    Diahann Carroll presented Onna White her award for outstanding choreography achievement for Oliver!
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  • 1968 Oscars 40th Academy Awards

    1968 Oscars 40th Academy Awards

    1968 Oscars 40th Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 10, 1968
    Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
    Host: Bob Hope
    Eligibility Year: 1967

    Cinematic Highlights and Achievements

    • In the Heat of the Night Stands Out: The film grabbed five Oscars, including Best Picture. Sidney Poitier’s performance was highly praised, though he didn’t win an award that evening.
    • Katharine Hepburn’s Historic Win: The legendary actress snagged her second Best Actress award for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner but didn’t attend the ceremony.
    • Cool Hand Luke’s Iconic Score: The film took home the Best Original Score, adding to its cult classic status.
    • The Graduate Gets Noticed: While it didn’t win Best Picture, Mike Nichols did receive Best Director, and the film has since become a cultural landmark.

    Trivia

    • Delayed but Not Deterred: The ceremony was originally scheduled for April 8 but was postponed for two days due to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
    • Bob Hope’s Streak: This year marked yet another hosting gig for Bob Hope, who had become synonymous with the Oscars by this point.
    • First Oscar for a Canadian: Walter Matthau won the Best Supporting Actor award for The Fortune Cookie, becoming the first Canadian actor to win an Oscar.
    • The Graduate was the last film to win Best Director and nothing else.
    • Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner earned ten nominations, each winning 2.
    • Alfred Hitchcock’s acceptance speech is one of the shortest in Academy Awards history: “Thank you very much indeed”.
    • John Williams received his first nomination for scoring Valley of the Dolls.
    • This was the first ceremony since the 1948 awards show to feature film clips from the Best Picture nominated films.
    • Take our 1968 Quiz!

    1968 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    In the Heat of the Night – Walter Mirisch (WINNER)
    Bonnie and Clyde – Warren Beatty
    Doctor Dolittle – Arthur P. Jacobs
    The Graduate – Lawrence Turman
    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Stanley Kramer
    Best Director:
    Mike Nichols – The Graduate (WINNER)
    Arthur Penn – Bonnie and Clyde
    Stanley Kramer – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
    Richard Brooks – In Cold Blood
    Norman Jewison – In the Heat of the Night
    Best Actor:
    Rod Steiger – In the Heat of the Night as Police Chief Bill Gillespie (WINNER)
    Warren Beatty – Bonnie and Clyde as Clyde Barrow
    Dustin Hoffman – The Graduate as Benjamin Braddock
    Paul Newman – Cool Hand Luke as Lucas “Cool Hand Luke” Jackson
    Spencer Tracy (posthumous nomination) – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Matt Drayton
    Best Actress:
    Katharine Hepburn – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton (WINNER)
    Anne Bancroft – The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson
    Faye Dunaway – Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker
    Edith Evans – The Whisperers as Mrs. Ross
    Audrey Hepburn – Wait Until Dark as Susy Hendrix
    Best Supporting Actor:
    George Kennedy – Cool Hand Luke as Dragline (WINNER)
    John Cassavetes – The Dirty Dozen as V.R. Franko
    Gene Hackman – Bonnie and Clyde as Buck Barrow
    Cecil Kellaway – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Monsignor Ryan
    Michael J. Pollard – Bonnie and Clyde as C.W. Moss
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Estelle Parsons – Bonnie and Clyde as Blanche Barrow (WINNER)
    Carol Channing – Thoroughly Modern Millie as Muzzy
    Mildred Natwick – Barefoot in the Park as Ethel Banks
    Beah Richards – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Mrs. Mary Prentice
    Katharine Ross – The Graduate as Elaine Robinson
    Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – William Rose (WINNER)
    Bonnie and Clyde – David Newman and Robert Benton
    Divorce American Style – Screenplay by Norman Lear; Story by Robert Kaufman
    Two for the Road – Frederic Raphael
    The War Is Over – Jorge Semprún
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    In the Heat of the Night – Stirling Silliphant based on the novel by John Ball (WINNER)
    Cool Hand Luke – Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson based on the novel by Donn Pearce
    The Graduate – Buck Henry and Calder Willingham based on the novel by Charles Webb
    In Cold Blood – Richard Brooks based on the novel by Truman Capote
    Ulysses – Joseph Strick and Fred Haines based on the novel by James Joyce
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Closely Watched Trains (Czechoslovakia) (WINNER)
    El amor brujo (Spain)
    I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Yugoslavia)
    Live for Life (France)
    Portrait of Chieko (Japan)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Anderson Platoon (WINNER)
    Festival
    Harvest
    A King’s Story
    A Time for Burning
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    The Redwoods – Mark Harris and Trevor Greenwood (WINNER)
    Monument to the Dream
    A Place to Stand
    See You at the Pillar
    While I Run This Race
    Best Live Action Short Subject:
    A Place to Stand – Christopher Chapman and Cam McWhirt (WINNER)
    Paddle to the Sea – Julian Biggs
    Sky over Holland – John Ferno
    Stop Look and Listen – Len Janson and Chuck Menville
    Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
    The Box (WINNER)
    Hypothese Beta
    What on Earth!
    Best Original Music Score:
    Thoroughly Modern Millie – Elmer Bernstein (WINNER)
    Cool Hand Luke – Lalo Schifrin
    Doctor Dolittle – Leslie Bricusse
    Far from the Madding Crowd – Richard Rodney Bennett
    In Cold Blood – Quincy Jones
    Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score:
    Camelot – Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (WINNER)
    Doctor Dolittle – Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage
    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Frank De Vol
    Thoroughly Modern Millie – André Previn and Joseph Gershenson
    Valley of the Dolls – John Williams
    Best Song:
    “Talk to the Animals” from Doctor Dolittle – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse (WINNER)
    “The Bare Necessities” from The Jungle Book – Music and Lyrics by Terry Gilkyson
    “The Eyes of Love” from Banning – Music by Quincy Jones; Lyrics by Bob Russell
    “The Look of Love” from Casino Royale – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
    “Thoroughly Modern Millie” from Thoroughly Modern Millie – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
    Best Costume Design:
    Camelot – John Truscott (WINNER)
    Bonnie and Clyde – Theadora Van Runkle
    The Happiest Millionaire – Bill Thomas
    The Taming of the Shrew – Danilo Donati and Irene Sharaff
    Thoroughly Modern Millie – Jean Louis
    Best Art Direction:
    Camelot – Art Direction: John Truscott and Edward Carrere; Set Decoration: John W. Brown (WINNER)
    Doctor Dolittle – Art Direction: Mario Chiari, Jack Martin Smith and Ed Graves; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss
    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle
    The Taming of the Shrew – Art Direction: Renzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir, Elven Webb and Giuseppe Mariani; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni and Luigi Gervasi
    Thoroughly Modern Millie – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol
    Best Cinematography:
    Bonnie and Clyde – Burnett Guffey (WINNER)
    Camelot – Richard H. Kline
    Doctor Dolittle – Robert L. Surtees
    The Graduate – Robert L. Surtees
    In Cold Blood – Conrad L. Hall
    Best Sound:
    In the Heat of the Night – Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department (WINNER)
    Camelot – Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department
    The Dirty Dozen – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
    Doctor Dolittle – 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
    Thoroughly Modern Millie – Universal City Studio Sound Department
    Best Sound Effects:
    The Dirty Dozen – John Poyner (WINNER)
    In the Heat of the Night – James Richard
    Best Film Editing:
    In the Heat of the Night – Hal Ashby (WINNER)
    Beach Red – Frank P. Keller
    The Dirty Dozen – Michael Luciano
    Doctor Dolittle – Samuel E. Beetley and Marjorie Fowler
    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Robert C. Jones
    Best Special Visual Effects:
    Doctor Dolittle – L. B. Abbott (WINNER)
    Tobruk – Howard A. Anderson and Albert Whitlock
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
    Gregory Peck
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Honorary Oscar:
    Arthur Freed was presented for distinguished service to the Academy and the production of six top-rated Awards telecasts.
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  • 1967 Oscars 39th Academy Awards

    1967 Oscars 39th Academy Awards

    1967 Oscars 39th Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 10, 1967
    Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
    Host: Bob Hope
    Eligibility Year: 1966

    Cinematic Highlights and Achievements

    • A Man for All Seasons Stands Tall: This historical drama won the night’s big winner, securing six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Fred Zinnemann.
    • New Kid on the Block: Actor Paul Scofield won Best Actor for his role in A Man for All Seasons, making his Oscar debut memorable.
    • Captivating Costumes: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? scored big in the Best Costume Design category, underlining the film’s meticulous attention to detail.
    • Born Free Roars: The movie won two awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score, making it a melodic night success.

    Trivia

    • Bob Hope Strikes Again: Bob Hope hosted for the 14th time, setting a host record that would last for decades.
    • Walter Matthau’s Snub: Despite the film The Fortune Cookie earning him a nomination, Matthau failed to grab an Oscar, causing some eyebrows to rise.
    • The Fortune Cookie Firsts: This film was the first to pair Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, sparking an on-screen partnership for years.
    • The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called.
    • Take our 1967 Quiz!

    1967 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    A Man for All Seasons – Fred Zinnemann (WINNER)
    Alfie – Lewis Gilbert
    The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – Norman Jewison
    The Sand Pebbles – Robert Wise
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman
    Best Director:
    Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons (WINNER)
    Michelangelo Antonioni – Blowup
    Claude Lelouch – A Man and a Woman
    Richard Brooks – The Professionals
    Mike Nichols – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    Best Actor:
    Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons as Sir Thomas More (WINNER)
    Alan Arkin – The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming as Lt. Yuri Rozanov
    Richard Burton – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as George
    Michael Caine – Alfie as Alfie Elkins
    Steve McQueen – The Sand Pebbles as Jake Holman
    Best Actress:
    Elizabeth Taylor – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Martha (WINNER)
    Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman as Anne Gauthier
    Ida Kaminska – The Shop on Main Street as Rozália Lautmannová
    Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl as Georgina “Georgy” Parkin
    Vanessa Redgrave – Morgan! as Leonie Delt
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Walter Matthau – The Fortune Cookie as “Whiplash Willie” Gingrich (WINNER)
    Mako – The Sand Pebbles as Po-han
    James Mason – Georgy Girl as James Leamington
    George Segal – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Nick
    Robert Shaw – A Man for All Seasons as King Henry VIII
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Sandy Dennis – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Honey (WINNER)
    Wendy Hiller – A Man for All Seasons as Alice More
    Jocelyne LaGarde – Hawaii as Queen Malama Kanakoa
    Vivien Merchant – Alfie as Lily
    Geraldine Page – You’re a Big Boy Now as Margery Chanticleer
    Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    A Man and a Woman – Screenplay by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven; Story by Claude Lelouch (WINNER)
    Blowup – Screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni, Edward Bond and Tonino Guerra; Story by Michelangelo Antonioni
    The Fortune Cookie – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond
    Khartoum – Robert Ardrey
    The Naked Prey – Clint Johnston and Don Peters
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    A Man for All Seasons – Robert Bolt based on his play (WINNER)
    Alfie – Bill Naughton based on his play
    The Professionals – Richard Brooks based on the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O’Rourke
    The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – William Rose based on the novel Off-Islanders by Nathaniel Benchley
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman based on the play by Edward Albee
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    A Man and a Woman (France) (WINNER)
    The Battle of Algiers (Italy)
    Loves of a Blonde (Czechoslovakia)
    Pharaoh (Poland)
    Three (Yugoslavia)
    Best Song:
    “Born Free” from Born Free – Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black (WINNER)
    “Alfie” from Alfie – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
    “Georgy Girl” from Georgy Girl – Music by Tom Springfield; Lyrics by Jim Dale
    “My Wishing Doll” from Hawaii – Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack David
    “A Time for Love” from An American Dream – Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The War Game (WINNER)
    The Face of a Genius
    Helicopter Canada
    The Really Big Family
    Le Volcan interdit
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    A Year Toward Tomorrow – Edmond A. Levy (WINNER)
    Adolescence
    Cowboy
    The Odds Against
    Részletek J.S. Bach Máté passiójából
    Best Short Subject, Live Action:
    Wild Wings – Edgar Anstey (WINNER)
    Turkey the Bridge – Derek Williams
    The Winning Strain – Leslie Winik
    Best Short Subject, Cartoons:
    A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature – John Hubley and Faith Hubley (WINNER)
    The Drag – Carlos Marchiori
    The Pink Blueprint – David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
    Best Original Music Score:
    Born Free – John Barry (WINNER)
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Alex North
    The Bible: In the Beginning… – Toshiro Mayuzumi
    Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein
    The Sand Pebbles – Jerry Goldsmith
    Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment:
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Ken Thorne (WINNER)
    The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Luis Bacalov
    Return of the Seven – Elmer Bernstein
    The Singing Nun – Harry Sukman
    Stop the World – I Want to Get Off – Al Ham
    Best Sound Effects:
    Grand Prix – Gordon Daniel (WINNER)
    Fantastic Voyage – Walter Rossi
    Best Sound:
    Grand Prix – Franklin Milton (WINNER)
    Gambit – Waldon O. Watson
    Hawaii – Gordon E. Sawyer
    The Sand Pebbles – James Corcoran
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – George Groves
    Best Art Direction, Black-and-White:
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins (WINNER)
    The Fortune Cookie – Art Direction: Robert Luthardt; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
    The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Luigi Scaccianoce
    Is Paris Burning? – Art Direction: Willy Holt; Set Decoration: Marc Frédérix and Pierre Guffroy
    Mister Buddwing – Art Direction: George Davis and Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Hugh Hunt
    Best Art Direction, Color:
    Fantastic Voyage – Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith and Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss (WINNER)
    Gambit – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb; Set Decoration: John P. Austin and John McCarthy Jr.
    Juliet of the Spirits – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Piero Gherardi
    The Oscar – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert R. Benton and James W. Payne
    The Sand Pebbles – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant and William Kiernan
    Best Cinematography, Black-and-White:
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Haskell Wexler (WINNER)
    The Fortune Cookie – Joseph LaShelle
    Georgy Girl – Kenneth Higgins
    Is Paris Burning? – Marcel Grignon
    Seconds – James Wong Howe
    Best Cinematography, Color:
    A Man for All Seasons – Ted Moore (WINNER)
    Fantastic Voyage – Ernest Laszlo
    Hawaii – Russell Harlan
    The Professionals – Conrad Hall
    The Sand Pebbles – Joseph MacDonald
    Best Costume Design, Black-and-White:
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Irene Sharaff (WINNER)
    The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Danilo Donati
    Mandragola – Danilo Donati
    Mister Buddwing – Helen Rose
    Morgan! – Jocelyn Rickards
    Best Costume Design, Color:
    A Man for All Seasons – Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden (WINNER)
    Gambit – Jean Louis
    Hawaii – Dorothy Jeakins
    Juliet of the Spirits – Piero Gherardi
    The Oscar – Edith Head
    Best Film Editing:
    Grand Prix – Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder and Frank Santillo (WINNER)
    Fantastic Voyage – William B. Murphy
    The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – Hal Ashby and J. Terry Williams
    The Sand Pebbles – William H. Reynolds
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Sam O’Steen
    Best Special Visual Effects:
    Fantastic Voyage – Art Cruickshank (WINNER)
    Hawaii – Linwood G. Dunn
    Honorary Awards:
    Yakima Canutt “for achievements as a stunt man and for developing safety devices to protect stunt men everywhere.”
    Y. Frank Freeman “for unusual and outstanding service to the Academy during his thirty years in Hollywood.”
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    Robert Wise
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    George Bagnall
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  • 1966 Oscars 38th Academy Awards

    1966 Oscars 38th Academy Awards

    1966 Oscars 38th Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: April 18, 1966
    Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
    Host: Bob Hope
    Eligibility Year: 1965

    Oscar Highlights and Achievements

    • The Sound of Music Sweeps: This iconic musical directed by Robert Wise dominated the night, bagging five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
    • Best Actress Julie Christie: For her role in Darling, Julie Christie took home the Best Actress award, making her an instant Hollywood sensation.
    • Lee Marvin’s Double Role: For his dual roles in Cat Ballou, Lee Marvin won Best Actor, a role that showcased his versatility.
    • Shelley Winters’ Win: She clinched the Best Supporting Actress for her role in A Patch of Blue, making it her second Oscar win.
    • The Sound of Music and Doctor Zhivago were the two most nominated films, each with ten nominations and five wins.
    • Maria Von Trapp, whose memoir inspired The Sound of Music and made a cameo appearance in the film, was not invited to the premiere.
      Von Trapp later inquired why, and producers told her no seats were left.
    • Although nominated for 5 Academy Awards, George Stevens’ production of The Greatest Story Ever Told is generally considered a flop.

    Trivia

    • Bob Hope’s Hosting Legacy: This was the 14th time Bob Hope hosted the Academy Awards, a record that still stands for most times hosting.
    • First Televised Oscars: This was the first Oscars ceremony to be broadcast simultaneously in color on both coasts, a major tech milestone for the event.
    • First Win for Animated Short: The Dot and the Line became the first abstract and non-narrative film to win in the Best Animated Short category.
    • Youngest Composer to Win: At 29, John Barry became the youngest composer to win for Best Original Score, thanks to his work on Born Free.
    • Take our 1966 Quiz!

    1966 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    The Sound of Music – Robert Wise (WINNER)
    Darling – Joseph Janni
    Doctor Zhivago – Carlo Ponti
    Ship of Fools – Stanley Kramer
    A Thousand Clowns – Fred Coe
    Best Director:
    Robert Wise – The Sound of Music (WINNER)
    William Wyler – The Collector
    John Schlesinger – Darling
    David Lean – Doctor Zhivago
    Hiroshi Teshigahara – Woman in the Dunes
    Best Actor:
    Lee Marvin – Cat Ballou as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn (WINNER)
    Richard Burton – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as Alec Leamas
    Laurence Olivier – Othello as Othello
    Rod Steiger – The Pawnbroker as Sol Nazerman
    Oskar Werner – Ship of Fools as Dr. Wilhelm “Willi” Schumann
    Best Actress:
    Julie Christie – Darling as Diana Scott (WINNER)
    Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music as Maria von Trapp
    Samantha Eggar – The Collector as Miranda Grey
    Elizabeth Hartman – A Patch of Blue as Selina D’Arcey
    Simone Signoret – Ship of Fools as La Condesa
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Martin Balsam – A Thousand Clowns as Arnold Burns (WINNER)
    Ian Bannen – The Flight of the Phoenix as “Ratbags” Crow
    Tom Courtenay – Doctor Zhivago as Pavel “Pasha” Antipov
    Michael Dunn – Ship of Fools as Carl Glocken
    Frank Finlay – Othello as Iago
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Shelley Winters – A Patch of Blue as Rose-Ann D’Arcey (WINNER)
    Ruth Gordon – Inside Daisy Clover as Lucile Clover
    Joyce Redman – Othello as Emilia
    Maggie Smith – Othello as Desdemona
    Peggy Wood – The Sound of Music as the Mother Abbess
    Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Darling – Frederic Raphael (WINNER)
    Casanova 70 – Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli, Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni and Suso Cecchi d’Amico
    Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines – Jack Davies and Ken Annakin
    The Train – Franklin Coen and Frank Davis
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Jacques Demy
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Doctor Zhivago – Robert Bolt from Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (WINNER)
    Cat Ballou – Walter Newman and Frank Pierson from The Ballad of Cat Ballou by Roy Chanslor
    The Collector – Stanley Mann and John Kohn from The Collector by John Fowles
    Ship of Fools – Abby Mann from Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter
    A Thousand Clowns – Herb Gardner from A Thousand Crowns by Herb Gardner
    Best Foreign Language:
    The Shop on Main Street (Czechoslovakia) (WINNER)
    Blood on the Land (Greece)
    Dear John (Sweden)
    Kwaidan (Japan)
    Marriage Italian Style (Italy)
    Film Best Song:
    “The Shadow of Your Smile” from The Sandpiper – Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster (WINNER)
    “The Ballad of Cat Ballou” from Cat Ballou – Music by Jerry Livingston; Lyrics by Mack David
    “I Will Wait for You” from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Jacques Demy
    “The Sweetheart Tree” from The Great Race – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
    “What’s New Pussycat?” from What’s New Pussycat? – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
    Best Documentary Feature:
    The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (WINNER)
    The Battle of the Bulge… The Brave Rifles
    The Forth Road Bridge
    Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
    To Die in Madrid
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    To Be Alive! (WINNER)
    Mural on Our Street
    Nyitany
    Point of View
    Yeats Country
    Best Short Subject, Live Action:
    The Chicken – Claude Berri (WINNER)
    Fortress of Peace – Lothar Wolff
    Skaterdater
    Snow
    Time Piece – Jim Henson
    Best Short Subject, Cartoons:
    The Dot and the Line (WINNER)
    Clay or the Origin of Species
    The Thieving Magpie
    Best Music Score – Substantially Original:
    Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (WINNER)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy – Alex North
    The Greatest Story Ever Told – Alfred Newman
    A Patch of Blue – Jerry Goldsmith
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy
    Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment:
    The Sound of Music – Irwin Kostal (WINNER)
    Cat Ballou – Frank De Vol
    The Pleasure Seekers – Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage
    A Thousand Clowns – Don Walker
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Michel Legrand
    Best Sound Effects:
    The Great Race – Treg Brown (WINNER)
    Von Ryan’s Express – Walter Rossi
    Best Sound:
    The Sound of Music – James Corcoran and Fred Hynes (WINNER)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy – James Corcoran
    Doctor Zhivago – A. W. Watkins and Franklin Milton
    The Great Race – George Groves
    Shenandoah – Waldon O. Watson
    Best Art Direction, Black-and-White:
    Ship of Fools – Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: Joseph Kish (WINNER)
    King Rat – Art Direction: Robert Emmet Smith; Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle
    A Patch of Blue – Art Direction: George Davis and Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Charles S. Thompson
    The Slender Thread – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Jack Poplin; Set Decoration: Robert R. Benton and Joseph Kish
    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold – Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen and Ted Marshall; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin
    Best Art Direction, Color:
    Doctor Zhivago – Art Direction: John Box and Terence Marsh; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni (WINNER)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy – Art Direction: John DeCuir and Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
    The Greatest Story Ever Told – Art Direction: Richard Day, William J. Creber and David S. Hall (posthumous nomination); Set Decoration: Ray Moyer, Fred M. MacLean and Norman Rockett
    Inside Daisy Clover – Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
    The Sound of Music – Art Direciton: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Ruby Levitt
    Best Cinematography, Black-and-White:
    Ship of Fools – Ernest Laszlo (WINNER)
    In Harm’s Way – Loyal Griggs
    King Rat – Burnett Guffey
    Morituri – Conrad Hall
    A Patch of Blue – Robert Burks
    Best Cinematography, Color:
    Doctor Zhivago – Freddie Young (WINNER)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy – Leon Shamroy
    The Great Race – Russell Harlan
    The Greatest Story Ever Told – William C. Mellor (posthumous nomination) and Loyal Griggs
    The Sound of Music – Ted D. McCord
    Best Costume Design, Black-and-White:
    Darling – Julie Harris (WINNER)
    Morituri – Moss Mabry
    A Rage to Live – Howard Shoup
    Ship of Fools – Jean Louis and Bill Thomas
    The Slender Thread – Edith Head
    Best Costume Design, Color:
    Doctor Zhivago – Phyllis Dalton (WINNER)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy – Vittorio Nino Novarese
    The Greatest Story Ever Told – Marjorie Best and Vittorio Nino Novarese
    Inside Daisy Clover – Edith Head and Bill Thomas
    The Sound of Music – Dorothy Jeakins
    Best Film Editing:
    The Sound of Music – William H. Reynolds (WINNER)
    Cat Ballou – Charles Nelson
    Doctor Zhivago – Norman Savage
    The Flight of the Phoenix – Michael Luciano
    The Great Race – Ralph E. Winters
    Best Special Visual Effects:
    Thunderball – John Stears (WINNER)
    The Greatest Story Ever Told – J. McMillan Johnson
    Honorary Award:
    Bob Hope “for unique and distinguished service to our industry and the Academy.”
    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
    William Wyler
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Edmond L. DePatie
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