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1 day 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 · Chicago, American musical film, released in 2002, that was based on Bob Fosse’s 1975 Broadway play, with songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The movie, directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, was a popular and critical success, winning six Academy Awards, including best picture. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film ...
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1 day ago · Moulin Rouge! received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Nicole Kidman), winning in two categories for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. It became the first musical film to receive a coveted Best Picture nomination since Beauty and the Beast (1991). [ 62 ]
3 days ago · Aside from bestowing international recognition and prestige, an Academy Award can play a crucial role in the success of the major winners. The best picture award, for example, can significantly increase the box office earnings of the winning film.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Directed by Tom Hooper. Image via Paramount Pictures. One of the most low-key Best Picture Oscar winners ever, The King's Speech is a beautiful period drama that's perfect for those who like their ...
23 hours ago · This is a list of films produced and/or distributed by Focus Features that also includes its former predecessors USA Films and Universal Focus, the arthouse motion picture production / distribution arm of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.
3 days ago · To date, 17 of the 100-ish Academy Award Best Picture winners since the Oscars began have earned at least one sequel. (A couple have become trilogies; one turned into a franchise that continues to ...
