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The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi , which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront .
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style.He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his career achievements.
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959. William Wyler 's Bible epic Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by Gigi .
Here's a list of the best actor Oscar winners since the very beginning. ... Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour" 2017 - Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea" ... 1959 - David Niven, "Separate Tables" 1958 ...
Academy Award for Best Original Score [note 11] Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: Year Name Film Status Notes 1945: Ann Ronell: G.I. Joe: Nominated First woman to be nominated for Best Original Score. First woman to be nominated in both music categories (For the further information, see Best Original Song). Shared with Louis Applebaum.
Best Actor: East of Eden: 29th: 1956: Best Actor: Giant: Walt Disney: December 15, 1966: 41st: 1968: Best Short Film (Animated) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day: Won Gail Dolgin: October 7, 2010: 84th: 2011: Best Documentary (Short Subject) The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement: Gerald Duffy: June 25, 1928: 1st ...
Walt Disney won four awards, a record to this day for most Oscars won by a single person in the same year (the record was tied by Bong Joon Ho at the 92nd Academy Awards [1] [a]). William Holden 's acceptance speech for Best Actor for Stalag 17 was simply "Thank You", making it one of the shortest speeches on record, as it was cut short by the ...
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film. The performers of a song are not credited with the ...