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Life Is Beautiful was the second film nominated simultaneously for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film in the same year (the first being Z in 1969). [12] Best Actor winner Roberto Benigni was the second person to direct himself to an acting Oscar win. Laurence Olivier first achieved this feat for his performance in 1948's Hamlet. [13]
Best Actor winner Kevin Spacey became the tenth performer to win acting Oscars in both lead and supporting categories. [14] By virtue of her father Jon Voight's Best Lead Actor win for 1978's Coming Home, Best Supporting Actress winner Angelina Jolie and Voight became the second father-daughter Oscar acting winners. [15]
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on June 6, 1999. "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. [ 1 ] The show did not have a formal host.
Here's a list of the best actor Oscar winners since the very beginning. ... 1999 - Roberto Benigni, "Life Is Beautiful" 1998 - Jack Nicholson, "As Good as It Gets" 1997 - Geoffrey Rush, Shine.
At the 1999 Academy Awards, the film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Spacey), Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography (for Conrad Hall). The film was nominated for and won numerous other awards and honors, mainly for the direction, writing, and acting.
Both Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench won awards for their portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I, while Geoffrey Rush won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Italian actor Roberto Benigni won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Life Is Beautiful; he previously won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Peter Weir, director of ...
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Nominated [1] 1998: Liar Liar: Nominated [2] 1999: The Truman Show: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama: Won [3] 2000: Man on the Moon: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Won [4] 2001: How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Nominated [5] 2005: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ...
New Zealand Australian actor Russell Crowe has acted in blockbuster films such as Gladiator (2000), a historical epic for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also a winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his portrayal of John Forbes Nash Jr ...