What was the first sports film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

What was the first sports film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

“Rocky” was the first sports film to win Best Picture; the next sports film to win Best Picture was “Chariots of Fire” (1981), followed by “Million Dollar Baby” (2004).

What was the last black and white movie to win Best Picture?

Schindler’s List (1993) was the first black-and-white film (although it had a few short segments in color) to win the top award since the all B&W The Apartment (1960). The Artist (2011) was the last entirely B/W film to win Best Picture.

What was the first non American film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

Parasite
‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history as the first foreign-language film to win best picture.

What baseball movies were nominated for best picture?

Even though a number of sports films have been nominated by the Motion Picture Academy, only three baseball films have actually been nominated for Best Picture — “The Pride of the Yankees” (1942), “Field of Dreams” (1989) and “Moneyball” (2011).

What was the only animated film to be nominated for Best Picture before 2009?

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is the only animated-feature film Best Picture nominee before the inception of Best Animated Feature and in the five-nominee format.

Which Best Picture winner is the longest?

Gone with the Wind
The longest winner of best picture in Oscars history is 1939’s “Gone with the Wind,” which clocks in at 3 hours, 58 minutes.

What movie was 3 hours and 54 minutes that won the Academy Award?

What Movie Was 3 Hours And 54 Minutes That Won The Academy Award?

Superlative Film Record Set
Most Nominations La La Land 14 nominations
Longest Winner Gone with the Wind 3 hours 54 minutes
Longest Nominee Cleopatra 4 hours 2 minutes
Shortest Winner Marty 1 hour 28 minutes

What is the highest grossing baseball movie of all time?

Where “Field of Dreams” Ranks for Highest Grossing Baseball Movies of All Time

  • “The Natural” (1984) — $126 million.
  • “The Rookie” (2002) — $122 million.
  • “Major League” (1989) — $120 million.
  • “Bull Durham” (1988) — $117 million.
  • “42” (2013) — $114 million.
  • “Rookie of the Year” (1993) — $107 million.

Did Bull Durham win an Oscar?

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
Bull Durham/Awards

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