Updated Sunday, 9th February 2020, 9:38 am (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) The nominations for this year's Academy Awards have been announced, with … Few other best picture winners are as engrained in the public consciousness as Casablanca.Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront can be read as the director’s attempt at justifying his own craven behaviour, naming names in front of the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities, during the communist witch hunts. Oscar nominations 2020: Joker leads with 11 nods. Annie Hall offers the New York based comedian’s familiar angst and also has a superlative performance from Diane Keaton as the free spirited, preppy heroine he falls in love with.William Wyler’s film about three veterans coming home at the end of the war still has a huge emotional kick. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts

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Log in to update your newsletter preferencesPlease All would have been worthy winners in other years.The western was considered an anachronism and so was Clint Eastwood himself when Eastwood made his blood soaked masterpiece. Every film, actor and director in contention at this year’s ceremony try again, the name must be uniquePlease English The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. This adaptation of the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name starred Broderick Crawford as the ambitious and occasionally ruthless politician, Willie Stark.This Best Picture winner won six Oscars, but left lead stars Bette Davis and Anne Baxter – both nominated for Best Actress – empty-handed.Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron lead this musical version of George Gershwin's orchestral composition that won six Oscars in all.Many consider this film to be one of the worst Best Picture winners in Oscar history, and was the last victor to win fewer than three trophies until Fred Zinneman's romantic drama took home an impressive eight out of 13 nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor win for Frank Sinatra.Marlon Brando won his first Oscar in this Best Picture winner from Elia Kazan.The adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel won five Oscars, beat out a particularly tough category that included epics The 30th Oscars ceremony awarded David Lean's epic war film that saw Alec Guinness take home Best Actor.One of the last black-and-white Oscar winners as Hollywood moved towards colour in films a matter of years after This film, from directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, holds the record for most wins for a musical (10 out of 11 nominations). This adaptation of the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name starred Broderick Crawford as the ambitious and occasionally ruthless politician, Willie Stark.This Best Picture winner won six Oscars, but left lead stars Bette Davis and Anne Baxter – both nominated for Best Actress – empty-handed.Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron lead this musical version of George Gershwin's orchestral composition that won six Oscars in all.Many consider this film to be one of the worst Best Picture winners in Oscar history, and was the last victor to win fewer than three trophies until Fred Zinneman's romantic drama took home an impressive eight out of 13 nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor win for Frank Sinatra.Marlon Brando won his first Oscar in this Best Picture winner from Elia Kazan.The adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel won five Oscars, beat out a particularly tough category that included epics The 30th Oscars ceremony awarded David Lean's epic war film that saw Alec Guinness take home Best Actor.One of the last black-and-white Oscar winners as Hollywood moved towards colour in films a matter of years after This film, from directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, holds the record for most wins for a musical (10 out of 11 nominations).
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