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In her six decades-long acting career, Taylor received five nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the films Raintree County (1957), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), BUtterfield 8 (1960), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Elizabeth Taylor. Jump to. 43 wins & 43 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1967 Winner Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Elizabeth Taylor was not present at the awards ceremony. Anne Bancroft accepted the award on her behalf. 1961 Winner Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role. BUtterfield 8. 1960 Nominee Oscar.
Although she disliked her role as a call girl in BUtterfield 8 (1960), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. During the production of the film Cleopatra in 1961, Taylor and co-star Richard Burton began an extramarital affair, which caused a scandal.
4 days ago · Elizabeth Taylor won two Academy Awards, one for her performance as a conflicted New York call girl in Butterfield 8 (1960) and the second for her performance opposite Burton as the vituperative but vulnerable Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
In 1958 Elizabeth starred as Maggie Pollitt in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). The film received rave reviews from the critics and Elizabeth was nominated again for an Academy Award for best actress, but this time she lost to Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! (1958). She was still a hot commodity in the film world, though.
Apr 3, 2014 · Largely retired from the world of acting, Taylor received numerous awards for her body of work. In 1993, she received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
Jan 25, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II knighted her in 2000, honoring the actress as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and France bestowed its highest civilian or military honor on her, the Legion of Honor, in 1987 (via The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation).
Awards Database. 6 Nominations. 3 Wins. Elizabeth Taylor. Born in London, England to American parents on February 26, 1932, died in Los Angeles on March 23, 2011, “Liz” Taylor, one of Hollywood biggest stars, started acting as a child in National Velvet (1944) with Mickey Rooney.
Mar 29, 2011 · Elizabeth Taylor winning the Oscar® for Best Actress for her performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" at the 39th Academy Awards® in 1967. Presented by Lee Marvin and accepted by...
Aug 7, 2024 · ‘Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes’ Review: Nanette Burstein’s HBO Documentary Reveals How Elizabeth Taylor’s Life Became a Parable Reviewed online, Aug. 2, 2024. In Cannes Film Festival.