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Feb 26, 2015 · John G. Avildsen wins the Oscar for Directing for Rocky at the 49th Academy Awards. Jeanne Moreau presents the award; hosted by Jane Fonda. See more 1977 Osc...
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John G. Avildsen. Jump to Academy Awards, USA (2) BAFTA Awards (1) Directors Guild of America, USA (1) Golden Globes, USA (1) Razzie Awards (3) Valladolid International Film Festival (1) Kinema Junpo Awards (2) Blue Ribbon Awards (1) 5 wins & 7 nominations.
- December 21, 1935
- June 16, 2017
John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Rocky (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also renowned for directing the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise (1984–1989).
Jun 12, 2024 · In 1976 Avildsen scored a major box-office hit with Rocky, the now-legendary Sylvester Stallone project about inarticulate but sensitive boxer Rocky Balboa, who dreams of becoming a champion. Avildsen won an Oscar for best director, and the film was also named best picture.
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Jun 17, 2017 · John Avildsen shows off the best director Oscar he won in 1977 for Rocky. Avildsen, who also directed The Karate Kid, died Friday from pancreatic cancer at age 81 in Los Angeles.
Directed seven actors to Oscar nominations: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Burgess Meredith, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Pat Morita and Burt Young. Lemmon won Best Actor prizes for Save the Tiger (1973).
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Jun 17, 2017 · It won Oscars for best picture, director (Avildsen) and editing and was nominated for seven others. No less a Hollywood eminence than Frank Capra loved it, telling The New York Times in 1977, “When I saw it, I said, ‘Boy, that’s a picture I wish I had made.’.
