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  1. Sep 29, 2024 · Leo McCarey (born October 3, 1898, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died July 5, 1969, Santa Monica, California) was an American director and writer who was perhaps best known for his light comedies, notably the classics Duck Soup (1933) and The Awful Truth (1937), but who also made several popular romances and sentimental films.

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  2. 2 days ago · Website. oscars.org. The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry.

  3. Oct 10, 2024 · Table of Contents. 01 An Affair to Remember was released in 1957. 02 The movie is a remake. 03 The iconic Empire State Building scene. 04 The movie was not a commercial success initially. 05 The movie was nominated for several awards. 06 The film has inspired other works.

  4. 2 days ago · Going My Way was a huge hit in 1945, winning best picture, best director for Leo McCarey, best actor for Bing Crosby, and several other awards. The film also won Barry Fitzgerald the supporting ...

  5. 3 days ago · Website. oscar.go.com /nominees /best-picture. 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. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the ...

  6. Sep 28, 2024 · Leo McCarey remade his own 1939 Best Picture-nominee “Love Affair” into an even-more beloved classic. Kerr and Cary Grant play socialites engaged to other people who become infatuated with ...

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  8. Sep 25, 2024 · The nearly three-hour-long movie was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won five, including those for best picture and best director. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) The Sound of Music, which takes place during the late 1930s, opens on a sweeping view of the Austrian Alps and a young woman, Maria (played by ...