Has any sequel won Best Picture?

Has any sequel won Best Picture?

Only two sequels have won best picture: “The Godfather Part II” (1974) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003).

What was the longest movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards?

If just counting the film itself, Lawrence of Arabia was the longest of the two contenders. [Other longest Best Picture winners in order: Ben-Hur (1959) at 212 minutes, and The Godfather Part II (1974) at 200 minutes.] The longest-running Best Picture nominee was Cleopatra (1963) at just over 4 hours.

Who receives the Oscar for Best Picture?

This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and vote on the final ballot. Best Picture is usually the final award of the night and is considered the most prestigious honor of the ceremony.

Who are the winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Sam Spiegel and Saul Zaentz tie for the most wins with three each. As for the time when the Oscar was given to production companies instead, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer holds the record with five wins and 40 nominations. The Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director have been closely linked throughout their history.

What was the first sequel to win an Oscar?

Paramount Pictures In 1975, The Godfather: Part II became the first sequel in Oscar history to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It won the coveted award two years after the original film was named Best Picture.

What was the ninth movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?

The ninth film, The Artist (2011), was financed by France and the tenth film, Parasite (2019), was financed by South Korea. Some genres of film (or mediums in the case of an animation) have received few or no nominations or awards. Only three animated films have been nominated — Beauty and the Beast (1991), Up (2009) and Toy Story 3 (2010).

How many movies were nominated for Best Picture each year?

The expansion was a throwback to the Academy’s early years in the 1930s and 1940s, when eight to 12 films were nominated each year. Beginning with films released in 1944, until 2008, only five films were nominated each year for the award.