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Academy Award Visual Effects 1999 · Nominated
- 1 win & 3 nominations Academy Awards, USA 1950 Winner Oscar Best Effects, Special Effects Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2016 Nominee Saturn Award Best DVD/Blu-Ray Collection As part of the "Special Effects Collection".
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Mighty Joe Young: Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack. With Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Mr. Joseph Young. A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.
- (5.8K)
- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
- 1949-08-29
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Mighty Joe Young won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, the only other nominee that year was the film Tulsa. The nominees were listed by studio only. When it came time to receive the award, it was O'Brien that went up to the stage to receive it, with the acceptance speech being all of five words: "Thank you, very, very much."
1950 Winner Oscar. Best Effects, Special Effects. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. 2016 Nominee Saturn Award. Best DVD/Blu-Ray Collection. As part of the "Special Effects Collection". Shared with: Son of Kong · The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms · Them! Satellite Awards. 2005 Nominee Satellite Award. Outstanding DVD Extras.
This is a remake of a remake of King Kong (1933), which was made in 1949 as the original Mighty Joe Young. This latest version is a remarkable computer and animatronic invention, justly nominated for this year's Academy Awards.
- (31K)
- Action, Adventure, Family
- Ron Underwood
- 1998-12-25
- Best Motion Picture
- Directing
- Actor
- Actress
- Actor in A Supporting Role
- Actress in A Supporting Role
- Writing
- Music
- Film Editing
- Cinematography
All the King’s Men – Robert Rossen Productions Battleground – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Heiress – Paramount A Letter to Three Wives – 20th Century-Fox Twelve O’Clock High– 20th Century-Fox
All the King’s Men – Robert Rossen Battleground – William A. Wellman The Fallen Idol – Carol Reed The Heiress – William Wyler A Letter to Three Wives– Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Broderick Crawford – All the King’s Men Kirk Douglas – Champion Gregory Peck – Twelve O’Clock High Richard Todd – The Hasty Heart John Wayne – Sands of Iwo Jima
Jeanne Crain – Pinky Olivia de Havilland – The Heiress Susan Hayward – My Foolish Heart Deborah Kerr – Edward, My Son Loretta Young – Come to the Stable
John Ireland – All the King’s Men Dean Jagger – Twelve O’Clock High Arthur Kennedy – Champion Ralph Richardson – The Heiress James Whitmore – Battleground
Ethel Barrymore – Pinky Celeste Holm – Come to the Stable Elsa Lanchester – Come to the Stable Mercedes McCambridge – All the King’s Men Ethel Waters – Pinky
Come to the Stable – Clare Boothe Luce It Happens Every Spring – Shirley W. Smith, Valentine Davies Sands of Iwo Jima – Harry Brown The Stratton Story – Douglas Morrow White Heat– Virginia Kellogg
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – Neptune’s Daughter – Music, Lyrics by Frank Loesser “It’s A Great Feeling” – It’s a Great Feeling – Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn “Lavender Blue” – So Dear to My Heart – Music by Eliot Daniel; Lyrics by Larry Morey “My Foolish Heart” – My Foolish Heart – Music by Victor Young; Lyrics by Ned Washington “Throug...
All the King’s Men – Robert Parrish, Al Clark Battleground – John Dunning Champion – Harry Gerstad Sands of Iwo Jima – Richard L. Van Enger The Window– Frederic Knudtson
Battleground – Paul C. Vogel Champion – Frank Planer Come to the Stable – Joseph LaShelle The Heiress – Leo Tover Prince of Foxes– Leon Shamroy
Mighty Joe Young also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects, losing to What Dreams May Come. [16] Later Director Ron Underwood said: "That experience was a really positive one for me, although it was lengthy; it was a three-year project for me.
Mighty Joe Young won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, the only other nominee that year was the film Tulsa. The nominees were listed by studio only. When it came time to receive the award, it was O'Brien that went up to the stage to receive it, with the acceptance speech being all of five words: "Thank you, very, very much."
