Though Olivier’s Hamlet is the only Best Picture winner to stick with the Bard’s original words, it isn’t Shakespeare’s only appearance in the list of Best Picture winners: West Side Story, which won Best Picture in 1961, is a modern musical retelling of Romeo and Juliet and 1998’s Shakespeare in Love took home seven Oscars, including Best Picture. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)Īlso at the 12th Academy Awards, Gone with the Wind’s Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar, for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy.Three of these Best Pictures each brought in 11 Oscars total. Which of these actors has appeared in the most Best Picture-nominated films? Which was it?Īll three Lord of the Rings movies were nominated for Best Picture, but only one won. Only two X- or NC17-rated movies have ever been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, and one of them won. Three of these four movies won for Best Picture - which one didn’t? Most Best Picture winners become classics with instant name recognition others, not so much.
What was the first full-color movie to win the Best Picture Oscar? Which of these animal-titled movies did NOT win the Oscar for Best Picture?įour costume flicks were nominated for Best Picture of 1956.
Hamlet (1948) with Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons.There have been countless film renditions of Shakespeare’s plays, but only one has received the Best Picture Oscar.