David Niven won his only Oscar for which film?
"David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, memoirist and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in ""A Matter of Life and Death"", Phileas Fogg in ""Around the World in 80 Days"", and Sir Charles Lytton (""the Phantom"") in ""The Pink Panther."" He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ""Separate Tables"" (1958). Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst, he joined the British Army and was commissioned"
"stars and another hit; ""A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"" (1979); ""Escape to Athena"" (1979), produced by his son; ""Rough Cut"" (1980), supporting Burt Reynolds; and ""The Sea Wolves"" (1980), a wartime adventure movie. While Niven was co-hosting the 46th Annual Oscars ceremony, a naked man appeared behind him, ""streaking"" across the stage. Niven responded ""Isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?"" In 1974, he hosted ""David Niven's World"" for London Weekend Television, which profiled contemporary adventurers such as hang gliders,"
"David Niven Jr. David Niven Jr. (born 15 December 1942), is a British film producer and film actor, with stints as an executive at Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. He is the son of Oscar-winning actor David Niven and his wife Primula Rollo. His credits include ""Rush Hour 3"", ""The Cool Surface"", ""Psycho Cop Returns"", and ""The Girl with the Hungry Eyes"". In 1976, he produced ""The Eagle Has Landed"", and in 1979, he produced ""Escape to Athena"", which starred his father. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1987. Niven divorced his first wife, Barbara Lee"
"ever to win a Best Actor Oscar, until Anthony Hopkins win for his appearance in the 1991 film ""The Silence of the Lambs"", which is a little over 16 minutes. He was also a co-host of the 30th, 31st, and 46th Academy Awards ceremonies. After Niven had won the Academy Award, Goldwyn called with an invitation to his home. In Goldwyn's drawing room, Niven noticed a picture of himself in uniform which he had sent to Goldwyn from Britain during the Second World War. In happier times with Goldwyn, he had observed this same picture sitting on Goldwyn's piano. Now"
"co-producer Charles K. Feldman said later that Fleming had written the book with Niven in mind, and therefore had sent a copy to Niven. Niven was the only James Bond actor mentioned by name in the text of a Fleming novel. In chapter 14 of ""You Only Live Twice"", the pearl diver Kissy Suzuki refers to Niven as ""the only man she liked in Hollywood"", and the only person who ""treated her honourably"" there. Niven made some popular comedies, ""Prudence and the Pill"" (1968) and ""The Impossible Years"" (1968). Less widely seen was ""The Extraordinary Seaman"" (1969). ""The Brain"" (1969),"
"of the Light Brigade"" (1938), ""The Way Ahead"" (1944), ""A Matter of Life and Death"" (1946)—judged by the BFI to be one of the top twenty British films of all time—""The Guns of Navarone"" (1961) and the role of Sir Charles Litton in three ""Pink Panther"" films. Niven lived much of his life in the United States, although upon the outbreak of the Second World War, he returned to Britain to fight, and was re-commissioned as a lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. At the end of the war he returned to the US and continued his film work, but"
"Buholz (1993–98), and married Beatrice Anne Reed, daughter of Annette de la Renta. Niven was a regular on the 1990 edition of ""To Tell the Truth"", which was hosted by Gordon Elliot. David Niven Jr. David Niven Jr. (born 15 December 1942), is a British film producer and film actor, with stints as an executive at Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. He is the son of Oscar-winning actor David Niven and his wife Primula Rollo. His credits include ""Rush Hour 3"", ""The Cool Surface"", ""Psycho Cop Returns"", and ""The Girl with the Hungry Eyes"". In 1976, he produced ""The Eagle"
"then began writing theater reviews for ""The New York Times"" in 1966, writing for the next seventeen years. He married Jean Kerr (née Collins) on August 9, 1943. She was also a writer. Together, they wrote the musical ""Goldilocks"" (1958), which won two Tony Awards. They also collaborated on ""Touch and Go"" (1949) and ""King of Hearts"" (1954). He was portrayed pseudonymously by David Niven in the 1960 film ""Please Don't Eat the Daisies"", based on Jean Kerr's best-selling collection of humorous essays. Kerr was well known for panning musicals that were musically ambitious. Many of the shows he critiqued"
"At the time, David Niven said that he was keen to make the movie as it gave him the chance to return to England, and he did not enjoy being in Hollywood after the death of his first wife. He was so enthusiastic he did a screen test in costume to persuade Samuel Goldwyn, who had Niven under contract, to loan him out to Alexander Korda, who was producing the film. Later on, however, Niven alleged he had been forced by Goldwyn to take the role. It was one of the few roles Niven played in his career without his"
"role. Niven also became heavily involved in American TV as a partner in Four Star Television, a company he established with Dick Powell and Charles Boyer. It ended up producing a considerable number of shows, in several of which Niven appeared. Niven's next few films were made in England: ""The Love Lottery"" (1954), a comedy; ""Carrington V.C."" (1954), a drama which earned Niven a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor; ""Happy Ever After"" (1954), a comedy with Yvonne de Carlo which was hugely popular in Britain. In Hollywood he had a thankless role as the villain in an MGM swashbuckler ""The"
"the Best Actor Oscar for ""Save the Tiger"" (1973), becoming the first actor to achieve this rare double (the only other actors to have done so are Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Spacey, and Denzel Washington). He was also nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the controversial film ""Missing"" in 1982, and for his roles in ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959), ""The Apartment"" (1960), ""Days of Wine and Roses"" (1962), ""The China Syndrome"" (1979), for which he was also awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and ""Tribute"" (1980). He won another"
"Best Actor. He and River Phoenix hold the distinction of being the only brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards. His other films include the satire film ""Buffalo Soldiers"" (2001), the science fiction thriller ""Signs"" (2002), the animated film ""Brother Bear"" (2003), the historical drama film ""Hotel Rwanda"" (2004), the psychological thriller ""The Village"" (2004), the documentary ""Earthlings"" (2005), the romantic drama ""Two Lovers"" (2008), the drama ""The Immigrant"" (2013), the romantic science fiction drama ""Her"" (2013), the crime comedy-drama film ""Inherent Vice"" (2014), and the thriller ""You Were Never Really Here"" (2017), for which he won the Cannes"
"or ""Lou Gehrig's disease"" in the US, or ""motor neurone disease"" (MND) in the UK), later that year. His final appearance in Hollywood was hosting the 1981 American Film Institute tribute to Fred Astaire. In February 1983, using a false name to avoid publicity, Niven was hospitalised for 10 days, ostensibly for a digestive problem. Afterwards, he returned to his chalet at Château-d'Œx. His condition continued to decline, but he refused to return to the hospital, and his family supported his decision. He died at his chalet from ALS on 29 July 1983 aged 73, the same day as his"
"Revenant"", respectively. The Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film has traditionally been a near perfect barometer for both Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards. Only seven times since the DGA Award's inception has the DGA Award winner not won the Academy Award; in 1968 (Carol Reed won the Oscar for directing ""Oliver!""); 1972 (Bob Fosse won the Oscar for directing ""Cabaret""); 1985 (Sydney Pollack won the Oscar for directing ""Out of Africa"", as Steven Spielberg was not nominated for directing ""The Color Purple""); 1995 (Mel Gibson won for directing ""Braveheart"", as Ron Howard was not nominated for"
"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"
"of justice. This was his only recurring role on television. ""The Rogues"" ran for only one season, but won a Golden Globe award. In 1965, he made two films for MGM: ""Lady L"", supporting Paul Newman and Sophia Loren, and ""Where the Spies Are"", as a doctor turned secret agent - MGM hoped it would lead to a series but this did not happen. After a horror film ""Eye of the Devil"" (1966) Niven appeared as James Bond 007 in ""Casino Royale"" (1967). Niven had been Bond creator Ian Fleming's first choice to play Bond in ""Dr. No"". ""Casino Royale"""
"film became a huge success in Norway. Krøvel also photographed Torun Lian's ""Only Clouds Move the Stars"" (1998), which was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize in 1999. He was also responsible for the photography in Norway's 2002 Oscar entry, ""Elling"", directed by Petter Næss. Svein Krøvel Svein Krøvel (12 May 1946 – 29 December 2011) was a Norwegian cinematographer, known for his collaborations with director Knut Erik Jensen and Petter Næss. Krøvel worked on both documentaries and feature films. He started his feature film career in 1980. Since then he has been responsible for the photography of around 20 features,"
"Toast of New Orleans"" (1950), ""Happy Go Lovely"" (1951), ""Happy Ever After"" (1954) and ""Carrington V.C."" (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of ""Around the World in 80 Days"" (1956). Niven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for television. He also began writing books, with considerable commercial success. In 1982 he appeared in Blake Edwards' final ""Pink Panther"" films ""Trail of the Pink Panther"" and ""Curse of the Pink Panther"", reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton. James David Graham Niven was born in Belgrave Mansions, London, to William Edward"
"Robert Opel ran across the stage naked while flashing a peace sign with his hand. In response, host David Niven jokingly quipped, ""The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings."" In 2001, this incident was voted as the most memorable Oscar moment in history, coming in first over Marlon Brando's 1972 boycott of the 45th Academy Awards, in which he nominated Sacheen Littlefeather to explain why he would not be coming to collect his Oscar for ""The Godfather"". These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards."
"comedy. Niven decided to try Broadway, appearing opposite Gloria Swanson in ""Nina"" (1951–52). The play only ran for 45 performances but it was seen by Otto Preminger who decided to cast Niven in the film version of the play ""The Moon Is Blue"" (1953). As preparation, Preminger, who had directed the play in New York, insisted that Niven appear on stage in the West Coast run. ""The Moon Is Blue"", a sex comedy, became notorious when it was released without a Production Code Seal of Approval; it was a big hit and Niven won a Golden Globe Award for his"
"motorcyclists, and mountain climbers: it ran for 21 episodes. In 1975, he narrated ""The Remarkable Rocket"", a short animation based on a story by Oscar Wilde. His last sizeable film part was in ""Better Late Than Never"" (1983). In July 1982, Blake Edwards brought Niven back for cameo appearances in two final ""Pink Panther"" films (""Trail of the Pink Panther"" and ""Curse of the Pink Panther""), reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton. By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. When the raw footage was reviewed, his voice was inaudible, and his lines had to be dubbed by"
"born in 1857. Helen Boustead married William Niven and the couple gave birth to a son, William Edward Graham Niven. William Edward Graham Niven then married socialite Henrietta Julia Degacher. Their first child was James David Graham Niven, better known as David Niven. Niven's film career spanned over 90 films, and he was best known for his roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Pink Panther (1963) and Casino Royale (1967). There has been some dispute over Niven's paternity, with one biographer claiming that Niven himself believed his biological father to be Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt, whom his"
"""Mrs. Miniver"". He is tied with Frank Capra and behind John Ford, who won four Oscars in this category. He is also only director in Academy history to direct three Best Picture-winning films (the three for which he won Best Director), and directed more Best Picture nominees than anyone else (thirteen). He has the distinction of having directed more actors to Oscar-nominated performances than any other director in history: thirty-six. Out of these nominees, fourteen went on to win Oscars, also a record. He received the fourth AFI Life Achievement Award in 1976. Among those who thanked him for directing"
"Inn of the Sixth Happiness"" ""Do Aankhen Barah Haath"" Rock Hudson Deborah Kerr The Ann Sothern Show Letter to Loretta The Red Skelton Show Toast of the Town Tonight! Bradford Dillman John Gavin Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Linda Cristal Susan Kohner Tina Louise Red Skelton David Ladd ""(For best juvenile actor)"" Shirley MacLaine ""(For most versatile actress)"" Maurice Chevalier 16th Golden Globe Awards The 16th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1958 films, were held on March 5, 1959. ""' David Niven – ""Separate Tables"" ""' Danny Kaye – ""Me and the Colonel"" ""' Susan Hayward – ""I"
"16th Golden Globe Awards The 16th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1958 films, were held on March 5, 1959. ""' David Niven – ""Separate Tables"" ""' Danny Kaye – ""Me and the Colonel"" ""' Susan Hayward – ""I Want to Live!"" ""' Rosalind Russell – ""Auntie Mame"" ""' Burl Ives – ""The Big Country"" ""' Hermione Gingold – ""Gigi"" ""' Vincente Minnelli – ""Gigi"" ""' ""The Defiant Ones"" ""' ""Gigi"" ""' ""Auntie Mame"" ""' ""Das Mädchen Rosemarie"" (West Germany) ""' ""L'Eau vive"" (France) ""' ""The Year Long Road"" (Yugoslavia) ""' ""A Night to Remember"" ""' ""The"
"Alone,"" ""National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation,"" ""Uncle Buck,"" ""She’s Having a Baby,"" ""Planes, Trains and Automobiles"", and ""Ferris Bueller’s Day Off"". Rob Marshall — ""Nine Nine (2009 live-action film)"" and ""Memoirs of a Geisha"". Wolfgang Petersen — ""Das Boot (American Director's Cut)"", ""The Perfect Storm"", ""Air Force One"", ""Outbreak"", ""In the Line of Fire"", ""Shattered"", ""Troy"", and ""Poseidon"". Herbert Ross — ""Steel Magnolias"", ""Footloose"", ""Protocol"", ""Secret of My Success"", and ""Dancers"". Oliver Stone — ""Snowden"", ""Savages"", ""The Untold History of the United States"", """", ""W."", ""World Trade Center"", ""Alexander"", ""Any Given Sunday"", ""Nixon"", ""Natural Born Killers"", ""Heaven & Earth"", ""JFK"", ""The"
"husband, Sydney Box, for the 1945 film ""The Seventh Veil"". The Boxes are also the first married couple to win in this category. Only three other married couples won an Oscar in another category—Earl W. Wallace and Pamela Wallace (for Original Screenplay), Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (for Adapted Screenplay and Picture), and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (for Original Song). In 1996, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen became the only siblings to win in this category (for ""Fargo""). Francis Ford Coppola (""Patton"", 1970) and Sofia Coppola (""Lost in Translation"", 2003) are the only father-daughter pair to win. Preston Sturges"
"along with a card that read: 'To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a porter feel like a king.'"" In 1985, Niven was included in a series of British postage stamps, along with Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Charles Chaplin, Peter Sellers and Vivien Leigh, to commemorate ""British Film Year"". David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, memoirist and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in ""A Matter of Life and Death"", Phileas Fogg in ""Around the World in 80 Days"", and"
"which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and ""Heaven & Earth"" (1993). Stone's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama ""Salvador"" (1986); the financial drama ""Wall Street"" (1987) and its 2010 sequel """"; the Jim Morrison biographical film ""The Doors"" (1991); the satirical black comedy crime film ""Natural Born Killers (1994);"" and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency—""JFK"" (1991), ""Nixon"" (1995) and ""W."" (2008). His latest film is ""Snowden"" (2016). Many of Stone's films focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such were considered contentious at the times of"
"and rejoined the army, being recommissioned as a lieutenant. In 1942 he co-starred in the morale-building film about the development of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter, ""The First of the Few"" (American title ""Spitfire""), which was enthusiastically endorsed by Winston Churchill. Niven resumed his acting career after his demobilisation, and was voted the second-most popular British actor in the 1945 Popularity Poll of British film stars. He appeared in ""A Matter of Life and Death"" (1946), ""The Bishop's Wife"" (1947) with Cary Grant, and ""Enchantment"" (1948), all of which received critical acclaim. Niven later appeared in ""The Elusive Pimpernel"" (1950), ""The"
"Woman"" (1988) and ""Crimes and Misdemeanors"" (1989); Richard Attenborough's ""Chaplin"" (1992); Nora Ephron's ""Sleepless in Seattle"" (1993); and Lasse Hallström's ""What's Eating Gilbert Grape"" (1993). Nykvist won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for two of his films: ""Cries and Whispers"" (1973), and ""Fanny and Alexander"" (1982), both of which were Bergman films. At the 9th Guldbagge Awards in 1973 he won the Special Achievement award for his work on ""Cries and Whispers"". He was also nominated for a Cinematography Oscar for ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"" (1988), and in the category of Best Foreign Language Film for ""The Ox"""
"other categories: Cimino won the film's only Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Other nominations the film included Best Motion Picture – Drama, De Niro for Best Motion Picture Actor – Drama, Walken for Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role, Streep for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role, and Washburn for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture. ""The Deer Hunter"" was one of the first, and most controversial, major theatrical films to be critical of the American involvement in Vietnam following 1975 when the war officially ended. While the film opened the same year as Hal Ashby's"
"during the Battle of the Atlantic, his ship was torpedoed, and he was one of just eight survivors of the 32 people who had been in the same lifeboat. He won an Academy Award for Best Writing for his contribution to the screenplay of ""Mrs. Miniver"" (1942), in which he also had a small acting part. He was also nominated for another Oscar for his contribution to the screenplay of ""Random Harvest"" (1942). His later films included ""If Winter Comes"" (1947), ""Julia Misbehaves"" (1948), ""The Red Danube"" (1949), ""That Forsyte Woman"" (1949), ""Calling Bulldog Drummond"" (1951), ""Young Bess"" (1953) and"