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The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. [1] It was hosted by Bob Hope, in his first of nineteen turns as host.
In 1939 Olivier appeared in the film Wuthering Heights in the quintessential role of Heathcliff, which garnered him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The following year, he was again nominated for the same award for his portrayal of Maxim de Winter in Rebecca .
Academy Award for Best Actor: 1940: Laurence Olivier: Wuthering Heights: Nominated 1943: Walter Pidgeon: Mrs. Miniver: Nominated 1947: Fredric March: The Best Years of Our Lives: Won 1960: Charlton Heston: Ben-Hur: Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: 1937: Walter Brennan: Come and Get It: Won 1941: The Westerner: Won James Stephenson ...
Wuthering Heights is a 1939 American romantic period drama film directed by William Wyler, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier and David Niven, and based on the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The film depicts only 16 of the novel's 34 chapters, eliminating the second generation of characters.
She later travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn, including Folies Bergère de Paris (1935), The Dark Angel (1935), These Three (1936), The Cowboy and the Lady (1938), and Wuthering Heights (1939). Her performance as Kitty Vane in The Dark Angel earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of the classic gothic romance “Wuthering Heights” is coming to the big screen just in time for Valentine’s Day. Warner Bros. will release the film from MRC on ...
William Wyler Wyler in 1945 Born Willi Wyler (1902-07-01) July 1, 1902 Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire (now France) Died July 27, 1981 (1981-07-27) (aged 79) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. Occupations Film director producer Years active 1925–1970 Spouses Margaret Sullavan (m. 1934; div. 1936) Margaret Tallichet ...
Wuthering Heights is an upcoming drama film written, directed and produced by Emerald Fennell. It is an adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel and stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 13, 2026.