Which of the following films has won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay?
Jordan Peele became the first and only African-American to win in this category for 2017’s Get Out. Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won became the first Asian writers to win either Screenplay award, for 2019’s Parasite.
Who won the Oscar award for the best original song in 2009?
Rahman, 43, won the Original Song Oscar for ‘Jai Ho’. “Before coming, I was excited and terrified,” Rahman said when accepting his Academy Award.
What film was the first to win the Best Picture Academy?
Wings
The first official Best Picture winner was Wings, directed by William Wellman. The most expensive movie of its time, with a budget of $2 million, the movie told the story of two World War I pilots who fall for the same woman.
Which 2011 Woody Allen film took home an Oscar for best original screenplay?
Midnight in Paris
Allen has more screenwriting Academy Award nominations than any other writer; all in the Best Original Screenplay category. He also holds the record as the oldest winner (at age 76) of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Midnight in Paris, 2011).
What is considered the best screenplay of all time?
101 Greatest Screenplays
- CASABLANCA. Screenplay by Julius J.
- THE GODFATHER. Screenplay by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola.
- CHINATOWN. Written by Robert Towne.
- CITIZEN KANE. Written by Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles.
- ALL ABOUT EVE. Screenplay by Joseph L.
- ANNIE HALL.
- SUNSET BLVD.
- NETWORK.
Who got Oscar award in 2009?
Slumdog Millionaire won eight awards, including Best Picture….
| 81st Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Best Picture | Slumdog Millionaire |
| Most awards | Slumdog Millionaire (8) |
| Most nominations | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13) |
| TV in the United States |
Who was nominated Best Actor 2009?
Actor in a Leading Role
- Sean Penn. Milk.
- Richard Jenkins. The Visitor.
- Frank Langella. Frost/Nixon.
- Brad Pitt. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
- Mickey Rourke. The Wrestler.
Who was the first female to win an Oscar?
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Janet Gaynor receiving the award for her roles in 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise.
Who is the youngest screenwriter to win an Oscar?
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck is the youngest winner, at the age of 25 for Good Will Hunting; he co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Damon (age 27 at the time of their award). Muriel Box was the first woman to win in this category; she shared the award with her husband, Sydney Box.
Which film has the best screenplay?
The 50 Greatest Screenplays of All Time
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- No Country for Old Men (2007) R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller.
- The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- Ran (1985)
- Network (1976)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
What happened at the 2009 Oscars?
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. Slumdog Millionaire was the eleventh film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations. Sean Penn became the ninth person to win Best Lead Actor twice….Films with multiple nominations and awards.
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 2 | The Dark Knight |
| Milk |
Which male movie star won the Oscar for best actor in 2009?
Sean Penn
Winners and nominees The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. Slumdog Millionaire was the eleventh film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations. Sean Penn became the ninth person to win Best Lead Actor twice.
What was nominated for Best Picture in 2009?
Best Picture
- Slumdog Millionaire. Christian Colson, Producer.
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
- Frost/Nixon. Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers.
- Milk. Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers.
- The Reader.
Who is the first black woman to win an Oscar?
For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar….
| Hattie McDaniel | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress, singer-songwriter and comedian |
| Years active | 1920–1952 |