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The Big Country is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler, starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, and Charles Bickford. The supporting cast features Burl Ives and Chuck Connors .
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, singer and actor with a career that spanned more than six decades. Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own radio show, The Wayfaring Stranger , which popularized traditional folk songs.
In lieu of the traditional Oscar statuette, supporting acting recipients were given plaques up until the 16th Academy Awards, [1] when statuettes were awarded to each category instead. [2] The Best Supporting Actor award has been presented a total of 88 times, to 79 actors. The first winner was Walter Brennan for his role in Come and Get It.
The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi , which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront .
1 Winners and nominees. Toggle Winners and nominees subsection. 1.1 Film. ... Burl Ives – The Big Country. Harry Guardino – Houseboat; David Ladd – The Proud Rebel;
The Big Country, directed by William Wyler, starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors; Big Deal on Madonna Street (I soliti ignoti), starring Vittorio Gassman, Claudia Cardinale, Marcello Mastroianni – The Black Orchid, starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn
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Network and From Here to Eternity each had six nominations in the "Big Five"; both extra nominations were for Best Actor. The ceremonies with the most "Big Five"-nominated films were the 40th and 54th with three films each. Other ceremonies with multiple "Big Five" nominees are the 12th, 13th, 24th, 47th, and 49th, each with two films.