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5 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians, the first of which were Murray Spivack and Jack Solomon ...
3 days ago · Films with the most nominations: All About Eve ( 1950 ), Titanic ( 1997 ), and La La Land ( 2016) each earned 14 Academy Award nominations. Film with the highest clean sweep: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003) won all 11 Academy Awards from its 11 nominations.
Jun 28, 2024 · The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.
4 days ago · Academy Award (1975) Jaws, American suspense and horror film, released in 1975, that was directed by Steven Spielberg and is considered the first summer blockbuster. Based on the 1974 novel of the same name by author Peter Benchley, it tells the story of a great white shark that terrorizes a beach resort town.
Jun 19, 2024 · The film’s tight direction and clever script, together with an indelible performance by Anthony Hopkins as a cannibalistic serial killer, resulted in a sweep of the five major Oscars (best picture, best director, best lead actor, best lead actress, and best screenplay [original or adapted]). Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
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Dec 20, 2023 · “South Pacific” is a classic musical film set in the South Pacific during World War II, featuring iconic songs and themes of love and prejudice. It won several Academy Awards and continues to inspire filmmakers and performers.
Jun 16, 2024 · Christopher Plummer (born December 13, 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died February 5, 2021, Weston, Connecticut, U.S.) was a Canadian actor known for his interpretations of classical roles on the stage as well as his starring and supporting roles in motion pictures.
