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The first and only woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director was Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2009.
There have been four other women nominated in this category: Lina Wertmüller in 1976 (Seven Beauties), Jane Campion in 1993 (The Piano), Sofia Coppola in 2003 (Lost in Translation), and Greta Gerwig in 2017 (Lady Bird).
Jane Campion won the best director Oscar in 2022 for 'The Power of the Dog'. Campion joins Chloé Zhao and Kathryn Bigelow as the only women to win in the category. She had previously been nominated for The Piano.
Two women won for Best Score, both in the short-lived Best Score for Comedy Movie (given three times, 1996-1998). They are: 1996 Rachel Portman for Emma
1997 Anne Dudley for The Full Monty
1973 Julia Philips won for The Sting (with Michael Philips and Tony Bill)
1994 Wendy Finerman won for Forrest Gump (with Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey)
1998 Donna Gogliotti won for Shakespeare in Love(with Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman and David Parfitt)
2003 Fran Walsh won for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (with Peter Jackson and Barrie M. Osborne)
2005 Cathy Schulman won for Crash (with Paul Haggis)
In the Academy Awards' 92-year history, only five women have ever been nominated for Best Director, and only one Kathryn Bigelow has ever won.
British composer Rachel Portman won for her original score for the 1996 film version of Jane Austen's "Emma."
Katryn Bigelow. She defeated her ex James Cameron for Director.
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Who has two acting Oscars?
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Which movies written by John Williams won an Oscar?
John Williams has written the music for lots and lots of Oscar-winnign movies. Here is a list of his nominations.1988 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Empire of the Sun (1987)1988 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)1985 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)1985 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: The River (1984)1984 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)1983 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)1983 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Song for: Yes, Giorgio (1982) Shared with: Alan Bergman (lyrics) Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) For the song "If We Were In Love".1982 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)1981 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)1979 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Superman (1978)1978 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Star Wars (1977)1978 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)1976 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Jaws (1975)1975 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: The Towering Inferno (1974)1974 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: Cinderella Liberty (1973)1974 Nominated Osca Best Music, Original Song for: Cinderella Liberty (1973) Shared with: Paul Williams (lyrics) For the song "Nice to Be Around".1974 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation for: Tom Sawyer (1973) Shared with: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman1973 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: Images (1972)1973 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)1972 Won Oscar Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score for: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)1970 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) for: The Reivers (1969)1970 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation) for: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) Shared with: Leslie Bricusse1968 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment for: Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1998?
Al Pacino won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1992.
Who won an Oscar for My Left Foot?
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How many times has Farnando Torres won Best Score?
No one named Torres has ever won the Oscar for Best Original Score.
What film won the Oscar for Best Score in 1964?
"Mary Poppins."
Who won an Oscar for 'Round Midnight in 1986?
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Did The Social Network win the Oscar for best soundtrack?
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What film won the Oscar for best original score in 2010?
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What film won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 2009?
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Gravity
Which movie won the Oscar for best music in 2005?
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Who won an Oscar for The English Patient?
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Did Frida win an Academy Award?
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Has Indiana Jones won a Oscar?
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Which Movie's soundtrack won the Academy Award for the best oringinal flim score in 2009?
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