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1 day ago · The nearly 100-year history of the Academy Award for best actor tells the story of the movies themselves. From performers playing towering real-life figures to those depicting the struggles of the ...
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.
4 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.
4 days ago · Her first fiction feature, Tom Kalin’s Swoon, led to work with directors like Rebecca Miller, Mary Harron, Spike Lee, and Martin Scorsese. Kuras received an Academy Award nomination for her directing debut, the documentary The Betrayal (Nerakhoon). Lee is currently in release from Roadside Attractions and Vertical .
10 hours ago · Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) is a monumental film that not only depicts the life of Mahatma Gandhi but also exemplifies technical excellence in filmmaking. Beyond its powerful storytelling, the film’s visual artistry is a masterclass in cinematography, art direction, costume design, makeup, and editing, which were instrumental in its sweeping success at the Academy Awards. Garnering ...
2 days ago · Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film [ 1 ] directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace 's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
5 days ago · You have to get up very, very early in the morning to outwit Maggie Smith.” "Jean Brodie," in which she played a dangerously charismatic Edinburgh schoolteacher, brought her the Academy Award for best actress, and the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) as well.
