How many Academy Awards were won by the film Ben - Hur?
"of ""Ben-Hur"" is considered one of the greatest films ever made and was seen by tens of millions, going on to win a record 11 Academy Awards in 1960, after which the book's sales increased and it surpassed ""Gone with the Wind"". It was blessed by Pope Leo XIII, the first novel ever to receive such praise. The success of the novel and its stage and film adaptations also helped it to become a popular cultural icon that was used to promote numerous commercial products. The story recounts the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is"
"Ben-Hur (2016 film) Ben-Hur is a 2016 American epic historical period drama film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley. It is the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel """" by Lew Wallace following the 1907 silent short film, the , the Academy Award-winning 1959 film and the 2003 animated film of the same name. It has been termed a ""re-adaptation"", ""reimagining"", and ""new interpretation"" of the novel. The film stars Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi, Haluk Bilginer, and Rodrigo Santoro. Principal photography began on February 2, 2015 in Matera, Italy"
"in 2004. Director William Wyler became the third (and most recent) person to win more than two Best Director awards (following Frank Capra and John Ford), as well as the only person to direct three Best Picture winners. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 32nd Academy Awards The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held on April 4, 1960 and took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre to honor the best films of 1959. The epic drama ""Ben-Hur"" won"
"a major studio. The film was re-released in 1931 with an added musical score, by the original composers William Axt and David Mendoza, and sound effects. As the decades passed, the original two-color Technicolor segments were replaced by alternative black-and-white takes. ""Ben-Hur"" earned $1,352,000 during its re-release, including $1,153,000 of foreign earnings, and made a profit of $779,000 meaning it had an overall profit of $81,000. It remains one of the few films at Rotten Tomatoes to maintain a 100% freshness rating. The film became notorious after its release for the egregious animal abuse involved in filming. A reported one"
"William A. Horning William Allen Horning (November 9, 1904 – March 2, 1959) was an American two-time Academy Award winner. He was married to Esther Montgomery until his death. At the 31st Academy Awards ceremony for 1958, Horning received a posthumous Academy Award for Best Art Direction for that year's Best Picture winner, ""Gigi"". The following year, he received two additional posthumous Oscar nominations, one for Alfred Hitchcock's ""North by Northwest"" and another for the 1959 epic film ""Ben-Hur"". At the 32nd Academy Awards ceremony, Horning won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for ""Ben-Hur"", that year's Best Picture"
"several ""best of"" lists generated by the American Film Institute, an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1967. The ""AFI 100 Years... series"" were created by juries consisting of over 1,500 artists, scholars, critics, and historians, with movies selected based on the film's popularity over time, historical significance, and cultural impact. ""Ben-Hur"" appeared at #72 on the 100 Movies, #49 on the 100 Thrills, #21 on the Film Scores, #56 on the 100 Cheers and #2 on the AFI's 10 Top 10 Epic film lists. In 2004, the National Film Preservation Board selected ""Ben-Hur"""
"him instead the role of Messala, which Douglas rejected. Douglas then went on to star in ""Spartacus"" (1960). ""Ben-Hur"" cost $15 million to produce but earned $47 million by the end of 1961 and $90 million worldwide. Audiences mobbed movie theaters in the months after it opened. Critic Pauline Kael praised Wyler's achievement: In 1968 he directed Barbra Streisand in her debut film, ""Funny Girl"", costarring Omar Sharif, which became a huge financial success. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, and like Audrey Hepburn in her first starring role, Streisand won as Best Actress, becoming the thirteenth actor to"
"left the studio in 1953, leaving Hanna and Barbera to focus on the popular ""Tom and Jerry"" and ""Droopy"" series. After 1955, all cartoons were filmed in CinemaScope until MGM closed its cartoon division in 1957. In 1959, MGM enjoyed what is quite probably its greatest financial success of later years, with the release of its nearly four-hour Technicolor epic ""Ben–Hur"", a remake of its 1925 silent film hit, loosely based on the novel by General Lew Wallace. Starring Charlton Heston in the title role, the film was critically acclaimed, and won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, a record"
"the University of Wales, Bangor, in 1980. Griffith died of a heart attack in London in 1980, shortly before his 68th birthday. Hugh Griffith Hugh Emrys Griffith (30 May 1912 – 14 May 1980) was a Welsh film, stage and television actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ""Ben-Hur"" (1959) and received an additional Oscar nomination in the same category for his work in ""Tom Jones"" (1963). Griffith was born in Marian-glas, Anglesey, Wales, the youngest son of Mary and William Griffith. He was educated at Llangefni County School and attempted to gain"
"the picture through amber-colored sunglasses."" Channel 4 noted, ""That it stands as an entertaining spectacle and the director's best musical is secondary in interest to the Hollywood politics surrounding it."" André Previn and Ken Darby won the Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. Leon Shamroy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color) but lost to Robert Surtees for ""Ben-Hur"". Irene Sharaff was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Color) but lost to Elizabeth Haffenden for ""Ben-Hur"". Gordon E. Sawyer and Fred Hynes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound"
"him. On July 24, 1981, Wyler gave an interview with his daughter, Catherine, for ""Directed by William Wyler"", a PBS documentary about his life and career. Three days later, he died from a heart attack. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, near his older brother, Robert Wyler, sister-in-law, actress Cathy O'Donnell and his son, William ""Billy"" Wyler, Jr in Glendale, California. Wyler is the most nominated director in Academy Awards history with twelve nominations. He won the Academy Award for Best Direction on three occasions, for his direction of ""Ben-Hur"", ""The Best Years of Our Lives"", and"
"credits are ""My Gal Sal"" (1942), ""Standing Room Only"" (1944), ""Kitty"" (1945) both with Paulette Goddard, ""Because You're Mine"" (1952), ""Valley of the Kings"" (1954), ""Beau Brummell"" (1954), ""The Seventh Sin"" (1957), ""Count Your Blessings"" (1958), ""Libel"" (1959). He is perhaps best known for ""Ben Hur"" (1959). As noted in many contemporary sources, in addition to Tunberg, who had written the first script for the project more than five years before the start of principal photography, Christopher Fry and Gore Vidal contributed to the screenplay during filming. Maxwell Anderson and S.N. Behrman are also mentioned as contributing writers in the"
"realising that forgiveness is more important than revenge. Esther becomes his wife and the mother of his children. Five years after the chariot race, Judah learns from Iras that she killed Messala. In approximately AD 64 (being the tenth year of Nero's reign), Judah finds out about the suffering of their fellow Christians. He gives his fortune to help construct the Catacomb of Callixtus and an underground church within the catacombs. In the Ben-Hur was portrayed by Ramon Novarro. In the 1959 film directed by William Wyler, Ben-Hur was played by Charlton Heston who won the Academy Award for Best"
"projects. He was an important personality in the early years of Hollywood and was one of the original founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In recognition of his role in the development of the film industry, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7014 Hollywood Boulevard on February 8, 1960. His ""Ben-Hur"" film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Fred Niblo died in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery near his wife Enid Bennett in Glendale, California. His son with"
"of the most important directors in her career. ""Friendly Persuasion"" (1956) was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival. And in 1959, Wyler directed ""Ben-Hur"", which won 11 Oscars, a feat unequaled until ""Titanic"" in 1997. He had also assisted in the production of the . Wyler and its star, Charlton Heston, both knew what the film meant for MGM, which had massive investments in its final outcome, with the film's budget having gone from $7 million to $15 million, and the fact that MGM was already in dire financial straits. They were aware that if"
"Ben Hur (2003 film) Ben Hur is a 2003 animated drama film based on the novel """", by Lew Wallace. It is the fourth film adaptation of the novel. Charlton Heston's production company, Agamemnon Films (in association with GoodTimes Entertainment), produced this direct-to-video animated version of the story, with Heston himself giving voice to the title character. Heston had won an Academy Award for playing the same role in the 1959 version. This version was Heston's last film. The animated version tells the same story as the 1959 film, with some differences. The story begins with Balthazar waiting in the"
"Ben-Hur (1959 film) Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic religious drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of , ""Ben-Hur"" was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel """". The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg, but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. ""Ben-Hur"" had the largest budget ($15.175 million), as well as the largest sets built, of any film produced at the time. Costume designer Elizabeth Haffenden oversaw a staff of 100 wardrobe fabricators to make the costumes,"
"– Drama, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Stephen Boyd – and received a Special Achievement Award (which went to Andrew Marton for directing the chariot race sequence). Heston was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama category, but did not win. The picture also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Motion Picture for William Wyler's masterful direction. ""Ben-Hur"" also appears on"
"competitive wins stood until ""Gigi"" (1958) won nine, and its overall record of ten was broken by ""Ben-Hur"" (1959) which won eleven. ""Gone with the Wind"" also held the record for most nominations until ""All About Eve"" (1950) secured fourteen. It was the longest American sound film made up to that point, and may still hold the record of the longest Best Picture winner depending on how it is interpreted. The running time for ""Gone with the Wind"" is just under 221 minutes, while ""Lawrence of Arabia"" (1962) runs for just over 222 minutes; however, including the overture, intermission, entr'acte,"
"Award nominations for Best Picture. He also was the producer for the 1944 film ""Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"", the story of the Doolittle Raiders. Zimbalist died suddenly of a heart attack In Italy, while working on MGM's most elaborate production until that time, the 1959 epic ""Ben-Hur"". He was buried at the Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California. He received a posthumous Oscar for the film, and remains the only person to ever posthumously receive a Best Picture award. His Oscar was accepted by his wife Mary Zimbalist, who made a speech in honor of her late husband. He"
"aspect ratio. For this release, the film was completely restored frame by frame from an 8K scan of the original 65mm negative. The restoration cost $1 million, and was one of the highest resolution restorations ever made by Warner Bros. A new musical soundtrack-only option and six new featurettes (one of which was an hour long) were also included. Ben-Hur (1959 film) Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic religious drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of , ""Ben-Hur"" was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880"
"""Ben-Hur"" (1959), and Barbra Streisand in her debut film, ""Funny Girl"" (1968). Wyler's films garnered more awards for participating artists and actors than any other director in the history of Hollywood. He received 12 Oscar nominations for Best Director, while dozens of his collaborators and actors won Oscars or were nominated. In 1965, Wyler won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for career achievement. Eleven years later, he received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. In addition to his Best Picture and Best Director Oscar wins, 13 of Wyler's films earned Best Picture nominations. Other late Wyler films include"
"$60–75 million, noting the film could do well on DVD and other home entertainment platforms. The losses for MGM were heavier, since they financed 80% of the total production budget, including marketing expenses. As a result, Paramount's share of the loss was about $13 million. Sources at rival studios put the film's break even point at about $250 million globally. ""The Hollywood Reporter"" placed ""Ben-Hur"" among the biggest summer box office risks of 2016, while ""Forbes"" deemed it ""the summer's most predictable miss/catastrophe"". In the United States and Canada, the film was projected to gross to about $15 million in"
"Hugh Griffith Hugh Emrys Griffith (30 May 1912 – 14 May 1980) was a Welsh film, stage and television actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ""Ben-Hur"" (1959) and received an additional Oscar nomination in the same category for his work in ""Tom Jones"" (1963). Griffith was born in Marian-glas, Anglesey, Wales, the youngest son of Mary and William Griffith. He was educated at Llangefni County School and attempted to gain entrance to university, but failed the English examination. He was then urged to make a career in banking, becoming a bank clerk"
"film from 1998 until 2010, when Cameron's 2009 film ""Avatar"" surpassed its gross. The CG visuals surrounding the sinking and destruction of the ship were considered spectacular. Despite criticism during production of the film, it received a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations (tied with ""All About Eve"") at the 1998 Academy Awards. It won 11 Oscars (also tying the record for most Oscar wins with ""Ben-Hur"" and later """"), including: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Dramatic Score, Best Original Song."
"William Wyler, who would direct the 1959 remake. The black-and-white footage was color tinted and toned in the film's original release print. The studio's publicity department was relentless in promoting the film, advertising it with lines like: ""The Picture Every Christian Ought to See!"" and ""The Supreme Motion Picture Masterpiece of All Time"". Audiences flocked to ""Ben-Hur"" after its premiere in 1925 and the picture became MGM's highest-grossing film, with rentals of $9 million worldwide. Its foreign earnings of $5 million were not surpassed at MGM for at least 25 years. Despite the large revenues, its huge expenses and the"
"in 1969. By 1989, ""Ben-Hur"" had earned $90 million in worldwide theatrical rentals. ""Ben-Hur"" received overwhelmingly positive reviews upon its release. Bosley Crowther, writing for ""The New York Times"", called ""Ben-Hur"" ""a remarkably intelligent and engrossing human drama"". While praising the acting and William Wyler's ""close-to"" direction, he also had high praise for the chariot race: ""There has seldom been anything in movies to compare with this picture's chariot race. It is a stunning complex of mighty setting, thrilling action by horses and men, panoramic observation and overwhelming use of dramatic sound."" Jack Gaver, writing for United Press International, also"
"at the British Arts Council, whom he had known since 1953. Elizabeth Mills followed Boyd to the United States in the late 1950s and was his personal assistant, friend and confidante for many years before marrying him in the mid- 1970s. Stephen Boyd Stephen Boyd (4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor. Originally from Glengormley, County Antrim, Boyd appeared in some 60 films, most notably as the villainous Messala in ""Ben-Hur"" (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He received his second Golden Globe Award"
"So far the most Academy Awards ever won by a single film stands at 11. This feat has only been achieved by 3 movies (""Ben-Hur"", ""Titanic"" and """") all of which are considered epics. Epic film Epic films are a style of filmmaking with large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle. The usage of the term has shifted over time, sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big budget filmmaking. Like epics in the classical literary sense it is often focused on a heroic character. An epic's ambitious nature helps to set it apart from other"
"and the 2nd best American epic film in the AFI's 10 Top 10. In 2004, the National Film Preservation Board selected ""Ben-Hur"" for preservation by the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being a ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"" motion picture. In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem, who lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott); his sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell); and their female servant Amrah (Stella Vitelleschi). The family's loyal slave, the merchant Simonides (Sam Jaffe), pays a visit with his daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet). Judah and Esther"
"Commandments"" had overtaken ""Gone with the Wind"" at the box office in the North American territory, and mounted a serious challenge in the global market—the worldwide takings for ""Gone with the Wind"" were reported to stand at $59 million at the time. ""Gone with the Wind"" would be re-released the following year as part of the American Civil War Centennial, and reasserted its supremacy at the box office by reclaiming the US record. Also at this time, ""Ben-Hur""—another biblical epic starring Charlton Heston released at the end of 1959—would go on to eclipse ""The Ten Commandments"" at the box office."
"and lasted about five months, finishing in June 2015. ""Ben-Hur"" premiered on August 9, 2016 in Mexico City and was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on August 19, 2016 in the United States in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D, Digital 3D, and IMAX 3D. The film received generally negative reviews and was a box office bomb, grossing $94.1 million worldwide against its $100 million production budget plus a large amount spent on marketing and distribution. A Jewish nobleman, Judah Ben-Hur, and his adopted Roman brother Messala are best friends despite their different origins. Messala enlists in the Roman army"
"It would be short-lived, however, as ""Ben-Hur"" broke the record with eleven Oscars the following year. ""Gigi"" was the last film until ""The Last Emperor"" (1987) to win Best Picture without any acting nominations. It also had the biggest clean sweep at the time, winning all nine of its nominations, a record that would be tied by ""The Last Emperor"". This record was broken in 2003 when """" won all 11 of its nominations. The ceremony was hosted by an ensemble of actors: Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven, and Laurence Olivier. Niven won Best Actor"