Has a rom com ever won an Oscar?

Not Many Rom-Coms Have Won Best Picture—But at Least the Original, Perfect One Did. On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, a look back at the 1934 Oscar juggernaut It Happened One Night. It remains one of only three films to win the “top five”: best picture, director, actor, actress, and screenplay.

Has any movie only won best picture?

Only one best picture winner, “The Hurt Locker” (2009), was directed by a woman, Kathryn Bigelow.

Has a Mexican American ever won an Oscar?

On April 9, 1962, Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno becomes the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar, for her role of Anita in West Side Story (1961).

Is Argo based on a true story?

Ex-CIA agent Tony Mendez, who inspired the Oscar-winning film Argo, has died at the age of 78. He is best known for smuggling six American diplomats out of Iran during the 1979-81 hostage crisis by posing as a film producer. Ben Affleck, who directed Argo and starred as Mendez, called him “a true American hero”.

Where did the Oscars take place in 2013?

The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.

Who are the 2013 Academy Award nominees?

Full list of the 2013 Academy Award nominees. Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone reveal the Academy Award nominations for 2013. Jan. 10, 2013 — — “Lincoln” is leading the way to the 2013 Oscars.

Who are the actors at the Oscars 2019?

Michael Haneke, accepting for Austria, presented by Jennifer… Aaron Tveit, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks, Sacha Baron Cohen and… The Pirates!

Will ‘Lincoln’ win Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars?

“Lincoln” is leading the way to the 2013 Oscars. This morning, the biopic about the 16th president picked up 12 Academy Award nominations, including best director for Steven Spielberg and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis. Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” followed close behind with 11 nominations.