The biopic Birdman of Alcatraz Actor was nominated for four Oscars: Actor Burt Lancaster
Supporting Actor Telly Savalas, Supporting Actress: Thelma Ritter, and Cinematography (black-and-white) Burnett Guffey.
Oscar Movies: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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Oscar Movies: Birds, The
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Hitchcock's last masterpiece, The Birds, was inexplicably nominated for just one Oscar, Special Visual Effects, but lost to “Cleopatra.”
Oscar Movies: Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1975)
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“Birds Do It, Bees Do It” was nominated for Original Score, but lost to one of the most popular tunes ever, John Williams' score for “Jaws.”
Oscar Movies: Birth of the Blues (1941)
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Birth of the Blues was nominated for the Scoring Oscar but lost to Dumbo.
Oscar Movies: Big Pond, The
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In 1929-30, Chevalier lost the Best Actor Oscar to Brit George Arliss, who won for the biopic “Disraeli.” Chevalier received an Honorary Oscar in 1958, on the occasion of his appearance in Minnelli's musical “Gigi.”
