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2 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929.
1 day ago · The film proved to be a smashing success, receiving 12 Academy Award nominations and taking home eight, which included Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and more.
3 days ago · Academy Award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · He received his first Academy Award nomination for his performance in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Kazan’s highly praised screen adaptation of the play, and went on to receive nominations for his performances in Viva Zapata!
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · The hauntingly beautiful and eloquent movie won the Academy Award for best picture. Jenkins and McCraney also won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, and Jenkins was nominated for the best-director award.
- Pat Bauer
4 days ago · Best Motion Picture: Arthur Freed; Best Director: Vincente Minnelli; Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Alan Jay Lerner; Best Cinematography (Color): Joseph Ruttenberg; Best Costume Design: Cecil Beaton; Best Film Editing: Adrienne Fazan; Best Scoring of a Musical Picture: André Previn; Best Song: Frederick Loewe and Alan ...
4 days ago · Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...
