"(Roman Polanski), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ronald Harwood), and Best Actor (Adrien Brody), and was nominated for four other awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and BAFTA Award for Best Direction in 2003, and seven French Césars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Brody. It was included in BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century. In September 1939, Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist, is playing live on the radio in Warsaw when the station is bombed during Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. Hoping for a quick"
"States. Since then, he has lived in Europe. The Polanski case sparked the interest of the American media who condemned the actions of the French authorities. In March 2003, during the 75th Academy Awards ceremony, Polanski was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director for the film ""The Pianist""; Polanski did not attend. Attendees at the ceremony gave the director a standing ovation despite being absent. In September 2009, he was arrested at the Zürich Airport in Switzerland at the request of American authorities on the Samantha Gailey case, however, the following year, the Justice Department announced that Switzerland would"
"to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Spielberg was also the first to win Best Director from both the Saturn Awards and the Academy Awards at the same year, but for different movies (Saturn Award for ""Jurassic Park"", and Academy Award for ""Schindler's List"", both in 1993); Peter Jackson was the first to win both for the same film ("""", in 2003) while Alfonso Cuarón was the second (for ""Gravity"" in 2013). Notes: ""†"" indicates an Academy Award-winning movie on the same category. ""‡"" indicates an Academy Award-nominated movie on the same category. Saturn Award for Best Director The"
"Awards, six Hispanic/Latino directors have been nominated a total of eight times in this category with four wins among them. Academy Award for Best Director The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award for Best 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. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with the award being split into ""Dramatic"" and ""Comedy"" categories; Frank Borzage and Lewis Milestone won"
"film industry. Supporters of the film engendered considerable discussion after the film ""Crash"" won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Some critics accused the Academy of homophobia for failing to award the Oscar for Best Picture to ""Brokeback Mountain."" Michael Jensen noted that prior to the Oscar ceremony, ""Brokeback Mountain"" became ""the most honored movie in cinematic history"", winning more Best Picture and Director awards than previous Oscar winners ""Schindler's List"" and ""Titanic"" combined. He noted that, prior to ""Brokeback"", no film that had won the Writers Guild, Directors Guild, and Producers Guild awards failed to win the Academy Award"
"2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 37th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2003, honored the best in film for 2002. 1. The Pianist<br> 2. ""Y Tu Mamá También""<br> 3. ""Talk to Her"" (""Hable con ella"") 1. Roman Polanski – ""The Pianist""<br> 2. Pedro Almodóvar – ""Talk to Her"" (""Hable con ella"")<br> 3. Alfonso Cuarón – ""Y Tu Mamá También"" 1. Adrien Brody – ""The Pianist""<br> 2. Michael Caine – ""The Quiet American""<br> 3. Aurélien Recoing – ""Time Out"" (""L'emploi du temps"") 1. Diane Lane – ""Unfaithful""<br> 2. Maggie Gyllenhaal – ""Secretary""<br> 2. Isabelle"
"for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, with Chastain winning the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. The depiction of so-called enhanced interrogation generated controversy, with some critics describing it as pro-torture propaganda, as the interrogations are shown producing reliably useful and accurate information. Acting CIA director Michael Morell felt the film created the false impression that torture was key to finding bin Laden. Others described it as an anti-torture exposure of interrogation practices. Republican Congressman Peter T. King charged that the filmmakers were given improper access to classified materials, which they"
"spending 42 days undergoing psychiatric evaluation in prison in preparation for sentencing, Polanski, who had expected to be put on probation, learned that the judge planned to imprison him, so he fled to Paris. In Europe, Polanski continued to make films, including ""Tess"" (1979), starring Nastassja Kinski. It won France's César Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, and received three Oscars. He later produced and directed ""The Pianist"" (2002), a drama about a Jewish-Polish musician escaping Nazi persecution, starring Adrien Brody and Emilia Fox. The film won three Academy Awards including Best Director, along with numerous international awards. He"
"for a Film, and was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (but lost to the music of ""The Hours""). The Pianist (soundtrack) The Pianist: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack, on the Sony Classical label, of the 2002 Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film ""The Pianist"" starring Adrien Brody (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as ""Władysław Szpilman"" in this film), Thomas Kretschmann and Frank Finlay. The Chopin pieces were played by Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak and the original score piece was composed by Wojciech Kilar. The music"
"Award nominations including Best Picture in 1993. Jones received a nomination and won for best supporting actor that year, which is his only Oscar win to date. The Academy ultimately gave the 1993 Best Picture award to ""Schindler's List"". That year Davis was also honored with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director by the Hollywood Foreign Press. The Directors Guild of America nominated him for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Direction. Roger Ebert reviewed ""The Fugitive"" in 1993, he begins his review with, ""Andrew Davis' ""The Fugitive"" is one of the best entertainments of the year, a tense, taut"
"the Best Picture Oscar has resulted in much criticism in recent years, with many considering it as one of the biggest snubs in the ceremony's history. The film also won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Director, the BAFTA Award for Special Effects and Sound, the Directors Guild of America Award, a Grammy Award for Best Film Soundtrack, the Producers Guild of America Golden Laurel Award, and the Saturn Award for Best Action, Adventure, or Thriller Film. Today, the film is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. The film has been"
"At the 71st Academy Awards, Benigni won Best Actor for his role, with the film winning two more awards for Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Foreign Language Film. Benigni's behaviour at the ceremony was regarded as memorable, as he jumped on top of the seats as he made his way to the stage to accept his first award, and upon accepting his second, said, ""This is a terrible mistake because I used up all my English."" The original score to the film was composed by Nicola Piovani, with the exception of a classical piece which figures prominently: the"
"The Pianist (soundtrack) The Pianist: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack, on the Sony Classical label, of the 2002 Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film ""The Pianist"" starring Adrien Brody (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as ""Władysław Szpilman"" in this film), Thomas Kretschmann and Frank Finlay. The Chopin pieces were played by Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak and the original score piece was composed by Wojciech Kilar. The music in the actual movie also includes pieces by Beethoven and Bach. In 2003, the music won the César Award for Best Music Written"
"of the Academy Awards for Best Picture is that among the winners and nominees there is an over-representation of romantic historical epics, biographical dramas, romantic dramedies, and family melodramas, most of which are released in the U.S. the last three months of the calendar year. The Oscars have been infamously known for selecting specific genres of movies to be awarded. This has led to the coining of the term 'Oscar bait', describing such movies. This has led at times to more specific criticisms that the Academy is disconnected from the audience, e.g., by favoring 'Oscar bait' over audience favorites, or"
"to the screening and ""agreed that it was a fantastic film."" In May 2002, the film won the ""Palme d'Or"" (Golden Palm) award at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as Césars for Best Film and Best Director, and later the 2002 Academy Award for Best Director. Because Polanski would have been arrested in the United States, he did not attend the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood. After the announcement of the Best Director Award, Polanski received a standing ovation from most of those present in the theater. Actor Harrison Ford accepted the award for Polanski, and then presented the"
"Pianist"". ""-Wins"" ""-Nominations"" ""-Wins"" ""-Nominations"" Roger Ebert gave the film a mixed, though mostly favorable, review. He was unimpressed with Mason's performance and the character as written, calling it ""hardly ever sympathetic."" However, he praised Dreyfuss and cited his ""Richard III"" scenes as ""the funniest in a movie since Mel Brooks staged ""Springtime for Hitler""."" Ebert criticized the beginning as ""awkward at times and never quite involving,"" but ""enjoyed its conclusion so much that we almost forgot our earlier reservations."" Vincent Canby of ""The New York Times"" found the film to be ""exhausting without being much fun."" and ""relentlessly wisecracked."""
"previously won in the same aforementioned category for ""Gone With the Wind"". Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double-dagger (). The following 15 films had multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards. The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. Riding on the critical praise from last year's ceremony, the Academy rehired former film producer and former Directors Guild of America president Gilbert Cates to oversee production of the Oscar ceremony for the second straight time. Two months before the awards gala, Cates selected actor and comedian"
"justify why he made the film, to which the director responded that he found the question strange since he considered the audience as his guests, ""not the other way around."" He then claimed to be the best director in the world. Charlotte Gainsbourg won the Cannes Film Festival's award for Best Actress. The ecumenical jury at the Cannes festival gave the film a special ""anti-award"" and declared the film to be ""the most misogynist movie from the self-proclaimed biggest director in the world."" Cannes festival director Thierry Frémaux responded that this was a ""ridiculous decision that borders on a call"
"Academy Award for Best Director The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award for Best 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. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with the award being split into ""Dramatic"" and ""Comedy"" categories; Frank Borzage and Lewis Milestone won for ""7th Heaven"" and ""Two Arabian Knights"", respectively. However, these categories were merged for all subsequent ceremonies. Nominees are determined"
"winner Christopher Plummer also made Oscar history by becoming the oldest ever performer to win a competitive acting Oscar. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The Academy held its 3rd Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 12, 2011, during which the following awards were presented. The following 18 films received multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards: The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. Because of the declining viewership of recent Academy Awards ceremonies, the Academy sought ideas to revamp the show while"
"received multiple nominations in the same year was Steven Soderbergh for ""Erin Brockovich"" and ""Traffic"" in 2000, winning the award for the latter. The Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture have been very closely linked throughout their history. Of the 90 films that have been awarded Best Picture, 64 have also been awarded Best Director. Since its inception, the award has been given to 69 directors or directing teams. John Ford has received the most awards in this category with four. William Wyler was nominated on twelve occasions, more than any other individual. Damien Chazelle became the youngest"
"También<br> 2. ""Talk to Her"" (""Hable con ella"")<br> 3. ""Time Out"" (""L'emploi du temps"") 1. Standing in the Shadows of Motown<br> 2. ""The Cockettes""<br> 3. ""Domestic Violence"" <br> 3. ""The Kid Stays in the Picture"" 2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 37th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2003, honored the best in film for 2002. 1. The Pianist<br> 2. ""Y Tu Mamá También""<br> 3. ""Talk to Her"" (""Hable con ella"") 1. Roman Polanski – ""The Pianist""<br> 2. Pedro Almodóvar – ""Talk to Her"" (""Hable con ella"")<br> 3. Alfonso Cuarón – ""Y Tu Mamá"
"for Best Director at Brasília International Film Festival. The film was the big winner at the 2003 Guldbagge Awards where it received prizes for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Akinshina as Best Actress and Best Cinematography. Bogucharsky was also nominated for Best Actor. It was nominated for Best Film and Best Actress at the European Film Awards. It was Sweden's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, which sparked some controversy when the Academy considered to deem it ineligible since the primary language is not Swedish. Eventually it was accepted, but"
"ability to truly bring about a newfound racial consciousness among a national, mainstream audience ... The film also was a period piece that featured a happy ending ushered in by a 'white savior' in the form of Brad Pitt's character."" ""12 Years a Slave"" has received numerous awards and nominations. It earned three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The film also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, while Ejiofor received the Best Actor award. In addition, the motion picture has been named as one of the best"
"occupiers. Polanski's film closely follows the book's style and details. Adrien Brody accepting the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role ""The Pianist"" said - ...""This film would not be possible without the blueprint provided by Wladyslaw Szpilman. This is a tribute to his survival""... Szpilman's son, Andrzej Szpilman, compiled and released a CD with the most popular songs Szpilman had composed under the title ""Wendy Lands Sings the Songs of the Pianist"" (Universal Music). Other CDs with the works of Szpilman include ""Works for Piano and Orchestra by Władysław Szpilman"" with Ewa Kupiec (piano), John Axelrod (director), and"
"The director, Robert Aldrich, explained that Davis and Crawford were each aware of how important the film was to their respective careers, and commented: ""It's proper to say that they really detested each other, but they behaved absolutely perfectly."" After filming was completed, their public comments against each other allowed the tension to develop into a life-long feud. When Davis was nominated for an Academy Award, Crawford contacted the other Best Actress nominees (who were unable to attend the ceremonies) and offered to accept the award on their behalf, should they win. When Anne Bancroft was announced as winner, Crawford"
"Best Director. Friedkin followed up with 1973's ""The Exorcist"", based on William Peter Blatty's best-selling novel, which revolutionized the horror genre and is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest horror movies of all time. ""The Exorcist"" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won the Best Screenplay and Best Sound. Following these two pictures, Friedkin, along with Francis Ford Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich, was deemed one of the premier directors of New Hollywood; In 1973, the trio announced the formation of an independent production company at Paramount, The Directors Company."
"the first third-generation Oscar winner in history. For the first time in Academy Awards history, all lead acting nominees were born in the United States. Argentina's ""The Official Story"" became the first Latin American film to win the Best Foreign Language Film category. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (). The following 18 films had multiple nominations: The following three films won multiple awards: The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. Determined to revive interest surrounding the awards and reverse declining ratings, the Academy hired Stanley Donen"
"out that two previous winners had gone on to win Best Picture Oscars. Highly discussed but divisive films among the public and critics include comedies ""Juno"" and ""Margot at the Wedding"", the Bob Dylan biopic ""I'm Not There"" and Brian De Palma's Iraq War documentary ""Redacted"". Films expected to stir controversy for their transgressive sexual content, such as Ang Lee's ""Lust, Caution"", Alan Ball's ""Nothing Is Private"" and Martin Gero's ""Young People Fucking"", did divide audiences but without fanfare. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Across the Universe both won their share of supporters despite"
"television ratings and protect the Oscar's status as the nation's pre-eminent awards event."" Despite several Academy officials denying such reasons, some industry insiders speculated that the earlier Oscar date was also implemented to mitigate the intense campaigning and lobbying during Oscar season put forth by film studios. This marked the first time since the 14th ceremony that the awards were held outside the aforementioned time frame. In August 2003, the Academy hired film producer Joe Roth to oversee production of the ceremony. The following month, Roth recruited veteran Oscar host Billy Crystal to emcee the awards gala for the eighth"
"previous work, ""Richard III"" was only nominated for a single Academy Award: Academy Award for Best Actor. It was Olivier's fifth nomination in the category, though the award was won by Yul Brynner for his performance in ""The King and I"". ""Richard III"" was the second film to have won both Best Film awards at the BAFTAS. It dominated that year's awards ceremony, winning, in addition to the two Best Film awards, the award for Best British Actor. It was also the first winner of the newly created Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film, which had been split"
"the first one since the 1948 awards show to feature film clips from the Best Picture nominated films. This year's nominations also marked the first time that three different films were nominated for the ""Top Five"" Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay. The three films were ""Bonnie and Clyde"", ""The Graduate"" and ""Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"". However, the winner of Best Picture was producer Walter Mirisch and director Norman Jewison's thriller/mystery film, ""In the Heat of the Night"" (with seven nominations and five wins – Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best"
"film was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning four. McLaglen won Best Actor for his portrayal of Gypo Nolan, beating out Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone for the better-remembered ""Mutiny on the Bounty"", and Ford won Best Director. Dudley Nichols won Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, but turned it down because of union disagreements. It was the first time an Oscar was declined, though he later claimed it three years later. The film also won the Oscar for Best Score; Max Steiner won for the first time. The film was nominated for Outstanding Production, as well as for Best"