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Billy Crystal. The Oscar host makes a dramatic exit. John Barry. Original Score winner for Dances with Wolves. Dean Semler. Cinematography winner for Dances with Wolves. View More Memorable Moments.
- Best Pictures and Books. Many of the best films in history, according to the Oscars, first started out as pieces of literature. Relive those stories here.
- All About Eve based on The Wisdom of Eve, a short story by Mary Orr. This Bette Davis film about ambition and betrayal between actress Margo Channing and her innocent-seeming understudy Eve Harrington was based on short story, The Wisdom of Eve.
- From Here to Eternity based on the novel From Here to Eternity by James Jones. The film version of From Here to Eternity wasn't the only rendition to bring home an award.
- Around the World in Eighty Days based on the novel Around the World In Eighty Days by Jules Verne. This 1873 novel by Victorian sci-fi pioneer Jules Verne (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth) would go on to be adapted multiple times, but Michael Anderson’s 1954 film was the only adaptation to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
Feb 26, 2017 · The 2017 Academy Awards ended with the 89th Best Picture Oscar winner announced. Here's the full list of the 88 winners that came before Moonlight.
- Daniel S. Levine
Jan 24, 2017 · Of those films, a whopping284 were based on books —novels, short story collections, creative nonfiction, biographies, etc. That’s 53%. When you run the numbers for Best Picture winners (47 out of 88), you get an identical result: 53%. Which makes 2017’s crop one of the least literary in history.
Mar 10, 2024 · Best picture Oscar winners from the 1st Academy Awards to now: a full list of films that won.
Feb 27, 2017 · Moonlight. Based on: “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue” (play) by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Directed by: Barry Jenkins. Starring: Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Naomie...
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Feb 25, 2024 · LOS ANGELES -- In the Oscars' nearly 100-year history, the Academy has nominated 601 films for the best picture award. Some winners, like the comedy-drama "Forrest Gump" (1994), are considered ...
