Released: 1951 Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Dig Deeper Movies That Won Best Picture at the Oscars and Golden Globes Also ranks #3 on 16 Movies That Inspired Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie,' Ranked And Deeper Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's 22 Dumbo Herman Bing, Billy Bletche...
Released: 1951 Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Dig Deeper Movies That Won Best Picture at the Oscars and Golden Globes Also ranks #3 on 16 Movies That Inspired Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie,' Ranked And Deeper Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's 21 The King and I Deborah Kerr, Y...
Not only was Janet Gaynor the first to win this award, but she was also the only woman actor to win a single Oscar for multiple roles. As one of the biggest silent film stars of the time, Gaynor's Best Actress win recognized her work in "7th Heaven," "Sunrise: A Song of Two Hum...
Adrien Brody became the youngest Best Actor winner at the age of 29 (The Pianist). Henry Fonda became the oldest Best Actor winner at the age of 76 (On Golden Pond). I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at theBest Actor Oscar winners. For more reading joy, be sure to click the followin...
” Director Roberto Rossellini called her “the greatest acting genius since Eleonora Duse”. Playwright Tennessee Williams became an admirer of her acting and wroteThe Rose Tattoo(1951) specifically for her to star in, a role for which she received the Best Actress, becoming the first Italian ...
It's the kind of role that could lead to actorly histrionics: Ada is a mute woman who communicates via piano, in the remote wilderness, caught in a triangle between a civilized man (Sam Neill) and a poetical barbarian (Harvey Keitel). But in the role that won her a Best Actress Osca...
In "Going My Way," a priest (Bing Crosby) helps revive a rundown church in a poor neighborhood using the magic of song and dance. The film marked the first time a Best Picture winner also took home the Oscar for Best Song. This is also the only movie to have an actor (Barry Fitzg...
Clift’s performance inA Place in the Sun(1951) is regarded as one of his signature method acting performances. He worked extensively on his character, and was again nominated for Best Actor Oscar. For his character’s scenes in jail, Clift spent a night in a real state prison. He also ...
Parker was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941, when she was 18. She was nominated three times for the Oscar for Best Actress in the 1950s: for Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955). Her role inCagedalso won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Veni...
Best Actress 1983 Sophie's Choice Best Actress 2012 The Iron Lady Jeff Bridges 12/4/1949 Best Actor 2010 Crazy Heart Sissy Spacek 12/25/1949 Best Actress 1981 Coal Miner's Daughter Geoffrey Rush 7/6/1951 Best Actor 1997 Shine Roberto Benigni 10/27/1952 Best Actor 1999 Life is Beautiful ...