An American in Paris and Gigi both won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Minnelli winning Best Director for Gigi
Oscar Directors: Minnelli, Vincente–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography (Oscar Winning Films, “American in Paris,” “Gigi”)
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Oscar Directors: Lucas, George–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography (Jewish)
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September 28, 2020 George Lucas Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: US Social Class: middle, father owner of stationery store Race/Ethnicity: Jewish Family: Formal Education: Modesto Junior College, sociology; USC, 1967; aged 23 Training: First Film: American Graffiti, 1973; 29 Breakthrough: American Graffiti, 1973; 29 First Oscar Nomination: American Graffiti, 1973; 29 Gap between First […]
Oscar Directors: Lubitsch, Ernst–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography, Auteur (Strangers in Paradise, Foreigners in Hollywood, Jewish)
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In 1946, he received an Honorary Oscar Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.
Oscar Directors: Hallstrom, Lasse–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography (Stranger in Paradise; Foreigners in Hollywood)
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September 28, 2020 Lasse Hallstrom Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: Swedish Social Class: upper-middle; father dentist Race/Ethnicity: Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: A Guy and a Gal, 1975; aged 29 Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: My Life as a Dog, 1987; aged 41 Gap between First Film and First Nom: 12 years Other Oscars: […]
Oscar Directors: Hall, Alexander–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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Hall was nominated for the Best Director Oscar for Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).
