Love me them or hate them, there is no don't that the Academy Awards are the Super Bowl as far as the entertainment industry goes. It's the only movie related event that people actually bet on for crying out loud. Weather you are into the fashion, the actors, or the art directing, everybody usually has at least a passing interest in Oscar night.
Looking for some ammo to look cool at the party or just in front of the girlfriend or wife? He are a couple of the basics:
Who has hosted the academy awards the most times? Bob Hope, 19 times. Who was the first black performer to win an Academy Award? Hattie McDaniel, 1939 Gone With the Wind. Name the only "Oscar" to win an Oscar. Oscar Hammerstein for Best Song in 1941 and 1945. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for his performances? Jack Nicholson, 12.
Alright, that should get you started and make you look like you know what you are doing. Now, here is a list of my favorite winners by decade:
1940's --- Picture: Rebecca, 1940 -- Actor: Laurence Olivier, Hamlet, 1948 -- Actress: Loretta Young, The Farmer's Daughter, 1947
1950's --- Picture: All About Eve, 1950 -- Actor: David Niven, Separate Tables, 1958 -- Actress: Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve, 1957
1960's --- Picture: In the Heat of the Night, 1967 -- Actor: John Wayne, True Grit, 1969 -- Actress: Julie Christie, Darling, 1965
1970's --- Picture: Patton, 1970 -- Actor: Jon Voight, Coming Home, 1978 -- Actress: Diane Keaton, Annie Hall, 1977
1980's --- Picture: Out of Africa, 1985 -- Actor: F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus, 1984 -- Actress: Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice, 1982
1990's --- Picture: The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 -- Actor: Nicholas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995 -- Actress: Frances MacDormad, 1996
2000's --- Picture: Crash, 2005 -- Actor: Jamie Foxx, Ray, 2004 -- Actress: Nicole Kidman, The Hours, 2002
Have fun Sunday! - 31887
Looking for some ammo to look cool at the party or just in front of the girlfriend or wife? He are a couple of the basics:
Who has hosted the academy awards the most times? Bob Hope, 19 times. Who was the first black performer to win an Academy Award? Hattie McDaniel, 1939 Gone With the Wind. Name the only "Oscar" to win an Oscar. Oscar Hammerstein for Best Song in 1941 and 1945. Which actor has the most Oscar nominations for his performances? Jack Nicholson, 12.
Alright, that should get you started and make you look like you know what you are doing. Now, here is a list of my favorite winners by decade:
1940's --- Picture: Rebecca, 1940 -- Actor: Laurence Olivier, Hamlet, 1948 -- Actress: Loretta Young, The Farmer's Daughter, 1947
1950's --- Picture: All About Eve, 1950 -- Actor: David Niven, Separate Tables, 1958 -- Actress: Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve, 1957
1960's --- Picture: In the Heat of the Night, 1967 -- Actor: John Wayne, True Grit, 1969 -- Actress: Julie Christie, Darling, 1965
1970's --- Picture: Patton, 1970 -- Actor: Jon Voight, Coming Home, 1978 -- Actress: Diane Keaton, Annie Hall, 1977
1980's --- Picture: Out of Africa, 1985 -- Actor: F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus, 1984 -- Actress: Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice, 1982
1990's --- Picture: The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 -- Actor: Nicholas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995 -- Actress: Frances MacDormad, 1996
2000's --- Picture: Crash, 2005 -- Actor: Jamie Foxx, Ray, 2004 -- Actress: Nicole Kidman, The Hours, 2002
Have fun Sunday! - 31887
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