The three top-grossing Oscar winners are: Titanic in 1997, Forrest Gump in 1994, and Gone with the Wind in 1939, the only film on the chart made before 1970.
Oscar: Best Picture Nominees with Large Ensembles but No Acting Nominations
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Despite great perfromances from major stars like Garbo, Crawford, and Barrymore, Grand Hotel, the 1931-2 Oscar-winner, was not nominated for any acting awards.
Oscar: Nominations It Takes to Win
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In the Academy's history, three actors had been nominated seven or more times before winning the coveted Oscar: Paul Newman (7 nominations), Gerladine Page and Al Pacino (both 8 nominations).
Oscar: Best Picture Winners by Nominations and Awards
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The first film to be nominated for ten Oscars was Warner's The Life of Emile Zola, in 1937 but it won only three, including Best Picture.
Oscar Directors: Cukor, George–Comedy Acting–Style
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Eternally concerned with speed, Cukor was ruthless with his performers on the issue of pace. From his first film, he had his actors talk much faster than they may normally do. And on his very last film, Rich and Famous, he was still screaming at Candice Bergen and Jackie Bisset, “faster, faster.”
