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3 days ago · 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.
1 day ago · World War II Victory Medal. John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, [ 3 ] and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an ...
3 days ago · He won two Golden Globes, eight Laurel Awards, and five lifetime achievement awards, including the first BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1971, [290] and, in 1979, an AFI Life Achievement Award. [10] He was nominated five times for an Academy Award for Best Director.
5 days ago · Tucson-born Cord Jefferson won an Academy Award Sunday for best adapted screenplay for writing “American Fiction,” his first film. Jefferson also directed the film. That was a first for him too.
5 days ago · The Dark Knight was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won for best sound editing in addition to Ledger’s best supporting actor. The Dark Knight was considered controversial by some critics for its treatment of themes related to the war on terrorism .
2 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. [ 1 ] This change resulted from the Art Directors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) being ...
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4 days ago · Returning to her study of historical characters, Blanchett portrayed Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator (2004), Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the eccentric millionaire Howard Hughes, and won an Academy Award for the role.
