document_title: Academy Award for Best Actor

question_text: who won the academy award this year for best actor

text: Academy Award for Best Actor

text: Winners and nominees[edit]

text: In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County; the ceremonies are always held the following year.[5] For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31.[6] For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933.[6] Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.[6]

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Table key

Indicates the winner

§
Indicates winner who refused the award

^
Indicates posthumous winner

*
Indicates posthumous nominee

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Year
Actor
Role(s)
Film
Ref.

1920s

1927/28
(1st)
Jannings !Emil Jannings [A]
Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
August Schilling
Last !The Last Command
The Way of All Flesh
[10]

Barthelmess !Richard Barthelmess
Elkins !Nickie Elkins
Patent Leather Kid
Noose !The Noose
The Patent Leather Kid

1928/29
(2nd)
[note 1]
Baxter !Warner Baxter
Cisco !The Cisco Kid
In Old Arizona
[11]

Bancroft !George Bancroft
Lang !Thunderbolt Jim Lang
Thunderbolt

Morris !Chester Morris
Williams !Chick Williams (No. 1065)
Alibi

Muni !Paul Muni
Dyke !James Dyke
Valiant !The Valiant

Stone !Lewis Stone
Pahlen !Count Pahlen
Patriot !The Patriot

1930s

1929/30
(3rd)
Arliss !George Arliss [B]
Benjamin Disraeli
Disraeli
[12]

Arliss !George Arliss[B]
Raja !The Raja
Green !The Green Goddess

Beery !Wallace Beery
Schmidt !Butch "Machine Gun" Schmidt
Big !The Big House

Chevalier !Maurice Chevalier [B]
Mirande !Pierre Mirande
Count Alfred Renard
Big !The Big Pond
The Love Parade

Colman !Ronald Colman [B]
Drummond !Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Michel
Bulldog !Bulldog Drummond
Condemned

Tibbett !Lawrence Tibbett
Yegor !Yegor
Rogue !The Rogue Song

1930/31
(4th)
Barrymore !Lionel Barrymore
Ashe !Stephen Ashe
Free !A Free Soul
[13]

Cooper !Jackie Cooper
Skinner !Skippy Skinner
Skippy

Dix !Richard Dix
Cravat !Yancey Cravat
Cimarron

March !Fredric March
Cavendish !Tony Cavendish
Royal !The Royal Family of Broadway

Menjou !Adolphe Menjou
Burns !Walter Burns
Front !The Front Page

1931/32
(5th)
Beery !Wallace Beery  (TIE) [C]
Purcell !Andy Purcell – The Champ
Champ !The Champ
[14]

March !Fredric March  (TIE) [C]
Jekyll !Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Lunt !Alfred Lunt
Actor !The Actor
Guardsman !The Guardsman

1932/33
(6th)
Laughton !Charles Laughton
Henry !King Henry VIII of England
Private !The Private Life of Henry VIII
[15]

Howard !Leslie Howard
Standish !Peter Standish
Berkeley Square

Muni !Paul Muni
Allen !James Allen
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1934
(7th)
Gable !Clark Gable
Warne !Peter Warne
It Happened One Night
[16]

Morgan !Frank Morgan
de' Medici !Alessandro – Duke of Florence
Affairs !The Affairs of Cellini

Powell !William Powell
Charles !Nick Charles
Thin !The Thin Man

1935
(8th)
McLaglen !Victor McLaglen
Nolan !Gypo Nolan
Informer !The Informer
[17]

Gable !Clark Gable
Christian !Lieutenant Fletcher Christian
Mutiny on the Bounty

Laughton !Charles Laughton
Bligh !Captain William Bligh

Tone !Franchot Tone
Byam !Midshipman Roger Byam

Muni !Paul Muni [D]
Radek !Joe Radek
Black Fury

1936
(9th)
Muni !Paul Muni
Pasteur !Louis Pasteur
Story !The Story of Louis Pasteur
[18]

Cooper !Gary Cooper
Deeds !Longfellow Deeds
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Huston !Walter Huston
Dodsworth !Sam Dodsworth
Dodsworth

Powell !William Powell
Park !Godfrey Park
My Man Godfrey

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Mullin !Father Tim Mullin
San Francisco

1937
(10th)
Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Manuel Fidello
Captains Courageous
[19]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Bonaparte !Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Conquest

March !Fredric March
Maine !Norman Maine
Star !A Star Is Born

Montgomery !Robert Montgomery
Danny
Night Must Fall

Muni !Paul Muni
Zola !Émile Zola
Life !The Life of Emile Zola

1938
(11th)
Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Flanagan !Father Flanagan
Boys Town
[20]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Pepe le Moko
Algiers

Cagney !James Cagney
Sullivan !Rocky Sullivan
Angels with Dirty Faces

Donat !Robert Donat
Manson !Dr. Andrew Manson
Citadel !The Citadel

Howard !Leslie Howard
Higgins !Professor Henry Higgins
Pygmalion

1939
(12th)
Donat !Robert Donat
Charles Edward Chipping
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
[21]

Gable !Clark Gable
Butler !Rhett Butler
Gone with the Wind

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff
Wuthering Heights

Rooney !Mickey Rooney
Moran !Mickey Moran
Babes in Arms

Stewart !James Stewart
Smith !Jefferson Smith
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1940s

1940
(13th)
Stewart !James Stewart
Macaulay "Mike" Connor
Philadelphia !The Philadelphia Story
[22]

Chaplin !Charlie Chaplin
Hynkel !Adenoid Hynkel / The Barber
Great !The Great Dictator

Fonda !Henry Fonda
Joad !Tom Joad
Grapes !The Grapes of Wrath

Massey !Raymond Massey
Lincoln !Abraham Lincoln
Abe !Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
de Winter !Maximilian "Maxim" de Winter
Rebecca

1941
(14th)
Cooper !Gary Cooper
Sgt. Alvin York
Sergeant York
[23]

Grant !Cary Grant
Adams !Roger Adams
Penny Serenade

Huston !Walter Huston
Scratch !Mr. Scratch
The Devil and Daniel Webster

Montgomery !Robert Montgomery
Pendleton !Joe Pendleton
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Welles !Orson Welles
Kane !Charles Foster Kane
Citizen Kane

1942
(15th)
Cagney !James Cagney
Cohan !George M. Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandy
[24]

Colman !Ronald Colman
Rainer !Charles Rainier
Random Harvest

Cooper !Gary Cooper
Gehrig !Lou Gehrig
Pride !The Pride of the Yankees

Pidgeon !Walter Pidgeon
Miniver !Clem Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

Woolley !Monty Woolley
Howard
Pied !The Pied Piper

1943
(16th)
Lukas !Paul Lukas
Muller !Kurt Muller
Watch on the Rhine
[25]

Bogart !Humphrey Bogart
Blaine !Rick Blaine
Casablanca

Cooper !Gary Cooper
Jordan !Robert Jordan
For Whom the Bell Tolls

Pidgeon !Walter Pidgeon
Curie !Pierre Curie
Madame Curie

Rooney !Mickey Rooney
Macauley !Homer Macauley
Human !The Human Comedy

1944
(17th)
Crosby !Bing Crosby
O'Malley !Father Chuck O'Malley
Going My Way
[26]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Anton !Gregory Anton
Gaslight

Fitzgerald !Barry Fitzgerald
Fitzgibbon !Father Fitzgibbon
Going My Way

Grant !Cary Grant
Mott !Ernie Mott
None but the Lonely Heart

Knox !Alexander Knox
Wilson !Woodrow Wilson
Wilson

1945
(18th)
Milland !Ray Milland
Birnam !Don Birnam
Lost !The Lost Weekend
[27]

Crosby !Bing Crosby
O'Malley !Father Chuck O'Malley
Bells !The Bells of St. Mary's

Kelly !Gene Kelly
Brady !Joseph Brady
Anchors Aweigh

Peck !Gregory Peck
Francis !Father Francis
Keys !The Keys of the Kingdom

Wilde !Cornel Wilde
Chopin !Frédéric Chopin
Song !A Song to Remember

1946
(19th)
March !Fredric March
Stephenson !Al Stephenson
Best !The Best Years of Our Lives
[28]

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Henry !King Henry V of England
Henry V

Parks !Larry Parks
Jolson !Al Jolson
Jolson !The Jolson Story

Peck !Gregory Peck
Baxter !Ezra "Penny" Baxter
Yearling !The Yearling

Stewart !James Stewart
Bailey !George Bailey
It's a Wonderful Life

1947
(20th)
Colman !Ronald Colman
John !Anthony John
Double !A Double Life
[29]

Garfield !John Garfield
Davis !Charlie Davis
Body and Soul

Peck !Gregory Peck
Green !Philip Schuyler Green
Gentleman's Agreement

Powell !William Powell
Day !Clarence Day, Sr.
Life with Father

Redgrave !Michael Redgrave
Mannon !Orin Mannon
Mourning Becomes Electra

1948
(21st)
Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet
[30]

Ayres !Lew Ayres
Richardson !Dr. Robert Richardson
Johnny Belinda

Clift !Montgomery Clift
Stevenson !Ralph "Steve" Stevenson
Search !The Search

Dailey !Dan Dailey
Johnson !"Skid" Johnson
When My Baby Smiles at Me

Webb !Clifton Webb
Belevedre !Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
Sitting Pretty

1949
(22nd)
Crawford !Broderick Crawford
Willie Stark
All the King's Men
[31]

Douglas !Kirk Douglas
Kelly !Michael "Midge" Kelly
Champion

Peck !Gregory Peck
Savage !Brig. General Frank Savage
Twelve O'Clock High

Todd !Richard Todd
MacLachlan !Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
Hasty !The Hasty Heart

Wayne !John Wayne
Stryker !Sergeant John M. Stryker
Sands of Iwo Jima

1950s

1950
(23rd)
Ferrer !José Ferrer
de Bergerac !Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
[32]

Calhern !Louis Calhern
Holmes !Oliver Wendell Holmes
Magnificent !The Magnificent Yankee

Holden !William Holden
Gillis !Joe Gillis
Sunset Boulevard

Stewart !James Stewart
Dowd !Elwood P. Dowd
Harvey

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Banks !Stanley T. Banks
Father of the Bride

1951
(24th)
Bogart !Humphrey Bogart
Allnut !Charlie Allnut
African !The African Queen
[33]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Kowalski !Stanley Kowalski
Streetcar !A Streetcar Named Desire

Clift !Montgomery Clift
Eastman !George Eastman
Place !A Place in the Sun

Kennedy !Arthur Kennedy
Nevins !Larry Nevins
Bright Victory

March !Fredric March
Loman !Willy Loman
Death of a Salesman

1952
(25th)
Cooper !Gary Cooper
Kane !Marshal Will Kane
High Noon
[34]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Zapata !Emiliano Zapata
Viva Zapata!

Douglas !Kirk Douglas
Shields !Jonathan Shields
Bad !The Bad and the Beautiful

Ferrer !José Ferrer
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec
Moulin Rouge

Guinness !Alec Guinness
name !Holland
Lavender !The Lavender Hill Mob

1953
(26th)
Holden !William Holden
Sefton !Sgt. J.J. Sefton
Stalag 17
[35]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Antony !Mark Antony
Julius Caesar

Burton !Richard Burton
Gallio !Marcellus Gallio
Robe !The Robe

Clift !Montgomery Clift
Prewitt !Pvt. Robert E. Lee "Prew" Prewitt
From Here to Eternity

Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Warden !1st Sgt. Milton Warden

1954
(27th)
Brando !Marlon Brando
Terry Malloy
On the Waterfront
[36]

Bogart !Humphrey Bogart
Queeg !Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
Caine !The Caine Mutiny

Crosby !Bing Crosby
Elgin !Frank Elgin
Country !The Country Girl

Mason !James Mason
Maine !Norman Maine
Star !A Star Is Born

O'Herlihy !Dan O'Herlihy
Crusoe !Robinson Crusoe
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

1955
(28th)
Borgnine !Ernest Borgnine
Piletti !Marty Piletti
Marty
[37]

Cagney !James Cagney
Snyder !Martin Snyder
Love Me or Leave Me

Dean !James Dean *[38]
Trask !Cal Trask
East of Eden

Sinatra !Frank Sinatra
Machine !Frankie Machine
Man !The Man with the Golden Arm

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Macreedy !John J. Macreedy
Bad Day at Black Rock

1956
(29th)
Brynner !Yul Brynner
Mongkut !King Mongkut of Siam
King !The King and I
[39]

Dean !James Dean *[38]
Rink !Jett Rink
Giant

Douglas !Kirk Douglas
van Gogh !Vincent van Gogh
Lust for Life

Hudson !Rock Hudson
Benedict !Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
Giant

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Richard !King Richard III of England
Richard III

1957
(30th)
Guinness !Alec Guinness
Nicholson !Lt. Colonel L. Nicholson, D.S.O.
Bridge !The Bridge on the River Kwai
[40]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Gruver !Major Lloyd "Ace" Gruver, USAF
Sayonara

Franciosa !Anthony Franciosa
Pope !Polo Pope
Hateful !A Hatful of Rain

Laughton !Charles Laughton
Robarts !Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Witness for the Prosecution

Quinn !Anthony Quinn
Gino
Wild Is the Wind

1958
(31st)
Niven !David Niven
Pollock !Major Angus Pollock
Separate Tables
[41]

Curtis !Tony Curtis
Jackson !John "Joker" Jackson
Defiant !The Defiant Ones

Newman !Paul Newman
Pollitt !Brick Pollitt
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Poitier !Sidney Poitier
Noah !Noah Cullen
Defiant !The Defiant Ones

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Old !The Old Man
Old !The Old Man and the Sea

1959
(32nd)
Heston !Charlton Heston
Ben Hur !Judah Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
[42]

Harvey !Laurence Harvey
Lampton !Joe Lampton
Room at the Top

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Jerry / Daphne
Some Like It Hot

Muni !Paul Muni
Abelman !Dr. Sam Abelman
Last !The Last Angry Man

Stewart !James Stewart
Biegler !Paul Biegler
Anatomy of a Murder

1960s

1960
(33rd)
Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Gantry !Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
[43]

Howard !Trevor Howard
Morel !Walter Morel
Sons and Lovers

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Baxter !C. C. "Bud" Baxter
Apartment !The Apartment

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Rice !Archie Rice
Entertainer !The Entertainer

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Drummond !Henry Drummond
Inherit the Wind

1961
(34th)
Schell !Maximilian Schell
Rolfe !Hans Rolfe
Judgment at Nuremberg
[44]

Boyer !Charles Boyer
Cesar
Fanny

Newman !Paul Newman
Felson !Eddie Felson
Hustler !The Hustler

Tracy !Spencer Tracy
Haywood !Chief Judge Dan Haywood
Judgment at Nuremberg

Whitman !Stuart Whitman
Fuller !Jim Fuller
Mark !The Mark

1962
(35th)
Peck !Gregory Peck
Finch !Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird
[45]

Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Stroud !Robert Franklin Stroud
Birdman of Alcatraz

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Clay !Joe Clay
Days of Wine and Roses

Mastroianni !Marcello Mastroianni
Cefalù !Ferdinando Cefalù
Divorce Italian Style

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Lawrence !T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia

1963
(36th)
Poitier !Sidney Poitier
Smith !Homer Smith
Lilies of the Field
[46]

Finney !Albert Finney
Jones !Tom Jones
Tom Jones

Harris !Richard Harris
Machin !Frank Machin
This Sporting Life

Harrison !Rex Harrison
Caesar !Julius Caesar
Cleopatra

Newman !Paul Newman
Bannon !Hud Bannon
Hud

1964
(37th)
Harrison !Rex Harrison
Higgins !Professor Henry Higgins
My Fair Lady
[47]

Burton !Richard Burton
Becket !Thomas Becket
Becket

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Henry !King Henry II of England

Quinn !Anthony Quinn
Zorba !Alexis Zorba
Zorba the Greek

Sellers !Peter Sellers
Mandrake !Group Captain Lionel Mandrake
President Merkin Muffley
Dr. Strangelove
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1965
(38th)
Marvin !Lee Marvin
Shelleen !Kid Shelleen
Tim Strawn
Cat Ballou
[48]

Burton !Richard Burton
Leamas !Alec Leamas
Spy !The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Othello
Othello

Steiger !Rod Steiger
Nazerman !Sol Nazerman
Pawnbroker !The Pawnbroker

Werner !Oskar Werner
Schumann !Willie Schumann
Ship of Fools

1966
(39th)
Scofield !Paul Scofield
More !Sir Thomas More
Man !A Man for All Seasons
[49]

Arkin !Alan Arkin
Bozanov !Lt. Rozanov
Russians !The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

Burton !Richard Burton
George
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Caine !Michael Caine
Elkins !Alfie Elkins
Alfie

McQueen !Steve McQueen
Holman !Jake Holman
Sand !The Sand Pebbles

1967
(40th)
Steiger !Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night
[50]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Barrow !Clyde Barrow
Bonnie and Clyde

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Braddock !Benjamin Braddock
Graduate !The Graduate

Newman !Paul Newman
Jackson !Lucas "Cool Hand Luke" Jackson
Cool Hand Luke

Tracy !Spencer Tracy *[38]
Drayton !Matt Drayton
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1968
(41st)
Robertson !Cliff Robertson
Gordon !Charly Gordon
Charly
[51]

Arkin !Alan Arkin
Singer !John Singer
Heart !The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Bates !Alan Bates
Bok !Yakov Bok
Fixer !The Fixer

Moody !Ron Moody
Fagin
Oliver!

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Henry !King Henry II of England
Lion !The Lion in Winter

1969
(42nd)
Wayne !John Wayne
Cogburn !Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn
True Grit
[52]

Burton !Richard Burton
Henry !King Henry VIII of England
Anne of the Thousand Days

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Rizzo !Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" "Rico" Rizzo
Midnight Cowboy

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Chipping !Arthur Chipping
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Voight !Jon Voight
Buck !Joe Buck
Midnight Cowboy

1970s

1970
(43rd)
Scott !George C. Scott §[53]
Patton !General George S. Patton Jr.
Patton
[54]

Douglas !Melvyn Douglas
Garrison !Tom Garrison
I Never Sang for My Father

Jones !James Earl Jones
Jefferson !Jack Jefferson
Great !The Great White Hope

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Dupea !Robert Eroica Dupea
Five Easy Pieces

O'Neal !Ryan O'Neal
Barrett !Oliver Barrett IV
Love Story

1971
(44th)
Hackman !Gene Hackman
Doyle !Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
French !The French Connection
[55]

Finch !Peter Finch
Hirsh !Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Matthau !Walter Matthau
Kotcher !Joseph P. Kotcher
Kotch

Scott !George C. Scott
Bock !Dr. Herbert Bock
Hospital !The Hospital

Topol
Tevye !Tevye
Fiddler on the Roof

1972
(45th)
Brando !Marlon Brando §[53]
Corleone !Vito Corleone
Godfather !The Godfather
[56]

Caine !Michael Caine
Tindle !Milo Tindle
Sleuth

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Wyke !Andrew Wyke

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Gurney !Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney
Ruling !The Ruling Class

Winfield !Paul Winfield
Morgan !Nathan Lee Morgan
Sounder

1973
(46th)
Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Stoner !Harry Stoner
Save the Tiger
[57]

Brando !Marlon Brando
Paul
Last Tango in Paris

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Signalman First Class Billy L. "Badass" Buddusky
Last !The Last Detail

Pacino !Al Pacino
Serpico !Frank Serpico
Serpico

Redford !Robert Redford
Hooker !Johnny "Kelly" Hooker
Sting !The Sting

1974
(47th)
Carney !Art Carney
Coombes !Harry Coombes
Harry and Tonto
[58]

Finney !Albert Finney
Poirot !Hercule Poirot
Murder on the Orient Express

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Bruce !Lenny Bruce
Lenny

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Gittes !J. J. "Jake" Gittes
Chinatown

Pacino !Al Pacino
Corleone !Michael Corleone
Godfather !The Godfather Part II

1975
(48th)
Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
McMurphy !Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
[59]

Matthau !Walter Matthau
Clark !Willy Clark
Sunshine !The Sunshine Boys

Pacino !Al Pacino
Wortzik !Sonny Wortzik
Dog Day Afternoon

Schell !Maximilian Schell
Goldman !Arthur Goldman
Man !The Man in the Glass Booth

Whitmore !James Whitmore
Truman !Harry S. Truman
Give 'em Hell, Harry!

1976
(49th)
Finch !Peter Finch ^[38]
Beale !Howard Beale
Network
[60]

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Bickle !Travis Bickle
Taxi Driver

Giannini !Giancarlo Giannini
Frafuso !Pasqualino Frafuso
Seven Beauties

Holden !William Holden
Schumacher !Max Schumacher
Network

Stallone !Sylvester Stallone
Balboa !Rocky Balboa
Rocky

1977
(50th)
Dreyfuss !Richard Dreyfuss
Garfield !Elliot Garfield
Goodbye !The Goodbye Girl
[61]

Allen !Woody Allen
Singer !Alvy Singer
Annie Hall

Burton !Richard Burton
Dysart !Martin Dysart
Equus

Mastroianni !Marcello Mastroianni
Gabriele
Special !A Special Day

Travolta !John Travolta
Manero !Anthony "Tony" Manero
Saturday Night Fever

1978
(51st)
Voight !Jon Voight
Martin !Luke Martin
Coming Home
[62]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Pendleton !Joe Pendleton
Heaven Can Wait

Busey !Gary Busey
Holly !Buddy Holly
Buddy !The Buddy Holly Story

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Vronsky !Michael Vronsky
Deer !The Deer Hunter

Olivier !Laurence Olivier
Lieberman !Ezra Lieberman
Boys !The Boys from Brazil

1979
(52nd)
Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Kramer !Ted Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer
[63]

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Godell !Jack Godell
China !The China Syndrome

Pacino !Al Pacino
Kirkland !Arthur Kirkland
And !...And Justice for All

Scheider !Roy Scheider
Gideon !Joe Gideon
All That Jazz

Sellers !Peter Sellers
Chance the Gardener, aka Chauncey Gardiner
Being There

1980s

1980
(53rd)
De Niro !Robert De Niro
LaMotta !Jake LaMotta
Raging Bull
[64]

Duvall !Robert Duvall
Meechum !Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur "Bull" Meechum
Great !The Great Santini

Hurt !John Hurt
Merrick !John Merrick
Elephant !The Elephant Man

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Templeton !Scottie Templeton
Tribute

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Cross !Eli Cross
Stunt !The Stunt Man

1981
(54th)
Fonda !Henry Fonda
Thayer !Norman Thayer Jr.
On Golden Pond
[65]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Reed !John Silas "Jack" Reed
Reds

Lancaster !Burt Lancaster
Pascal !Lou Pascal
Atlantic City

Moore !Dudley Moore
Bach !Arthur Bach
Arthur

Newman !Paul Newman
Gallagher !Michael Colin Gallagher
Absence of Malice

1982
(55th)
Kingsley !Ben Kingsley
Gandhi !Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gandhi
[66]

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Dorsey !Michael Dorsey, aka Dorothy Michaels
Tootsie

Lemmon !Jack Lemmon
Horman !Ed Horman
Missing

Newman !Paul Newman
Galvin !Frank Galvin
Verdict !The Verdict

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Swann !Alan Swann
My Favorite Year

1983
(56th)
Duvall !Robert Duvall
Sledge !Mac Sledge
Tender Mercies
[67]

Caine !Michael Caine
Bryant !Dr. Frank Bryant
Educating Rita

Conti !Tom Conti
McGland !Gowan McGland
Reuben, Reuben

Courtenay !Tom Courtenay
Norman
Dresser !The Dresser

Finney !Albert Finney
Sir

1984
(57th)
Abraham !F. Murray Abraham
Salieri !Antonio Salieri
Amadeus
[68]

Bridges !Jeff Bridges
Starman
Starman

Finney !Albert Finney
Firmin !Geoffrey Firmin
Under the Volcano

Hulce !Tom Hulce
Amadeus !Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amadeus

Waterston !Sam Waterston
Schanberg !Sydney Schanberg
Killing !The Killing Fields

1985
(58th)
Hurt !William Hurt
Molina !Luis Molina
Kiss of the Spider Woman
[69]

Ford !Harrison Ford
Book !Detective Captain John Book
Witness

Garner !James Garner
Jones !Murphy Jones
Murphy's Romance

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Partanna !Charley Partanna
Prizzi's Honor

Voight !Jon Voight
Manheim !Oscar "Manny" Manheim
Runaway Train

1986
(59th)
Newman !Paul Newman
Felson !Fast Eddie Felson
Color !The Color of Money
[70]

Gordon !Dexter Gordon
Turner !Dale Turner
Round Midnight

Hoskins !Bob Hoskins
George
Mona Lisa

Hurt !William Hurt
Leeds !James Leeds
Children of a Lesser God

Woods !James Woods
Boyle !Richard Boyle
Salvador

1987
(60th)
Douglas !Michael Douglas
Gekko !Gordon Gekko
Wall Street
[71]

Hurt !William Hurt
Grunick !Tom Grunick
Broadcast News

Mastroianni !Marcello Mastroianni
Romano
Dark Eyes

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Phelan !Francis Phelan
Ironweed

Williams !Robin Williams
Cronauer !Adrian Cronauer
Good Morning, Vietnam

1988
(61st)
Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Babbitt !Raymond Babbitt
Rain Man
[72]

Hackman !Gene Hackman
Anderson !Agent Rupert Anderson
Mississippi Burning

Hanks !Tom Hanks
Baskin !Josh Baskin
Big

Olmos !Edward James Olmos
Escalante !Jaime Escalante
Stand and Deliver

von Sydow !Max von Sydow
Lassefar
Pelle the Conqueror

1989
(62nd)
Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Brown !Christy Brown
My Left Foot
[73]

Branagh !Kenneth Branagh
Henry !King Henry V of England
Henry V

Cruise !Tom Cruise
Kovic !Ron Kovic
Born on the Fourth of July

Freeman !Morgan Freeman
Colburn !Hoke Colburn
Driving Miss Daisy

Williams !Robin Williams
Keating !John Charles "Keats" Keating
Dead Poets Society

1990s

1990
(63rd)
Irons !Jeremy Irons
Claus von Bülow
Reversal of Fortune
[74]

Costner !Kevin Costner
Dunbar !Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
Dances with Wolves

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Lowe !Leonard Lowe
Awakenings

Depardieu !Gérard Depardieu
de Bergerac !Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac

Harris !Richard Harris
McCage !"Bull" McCabe
Field !The Field

1991
(64th)
Hopkins !Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Silence !The Silence of the Lambs
[75]

Beatty !Warren Beatty
Siegel !Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Bugsy

De Niro !Robert De Niro
Cady !Maximilian "Max" Cady
Cape Fear

Nolte !Nick Nolte
Wingo !Tom Wingo
Prince !The Prince of Tides

Williams !Robin Williams
Sagan !Henry "Parry" Sagan
Fisher !The Fisher King

1992
(65th)
Pacino !Al Pacino
Slade !Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade
Scent of a Woman
[76]

Downey Jr. !Robert Downey Jr.
Chaplin !Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin

Eastwood !Clint Eastwood
Munny !William "Will" Munny
Unforgiven

Rea !Stephen Rea
Fergus
Crying !The Crying Game

Washington !Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Malcolm X

1993
(66th)
Hanks !Tom Hanks
Beckett !Andrew Beckett
Philadelphia
[77]

Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Conlon !Gerry Conlon
In the Name of the Father

Fishburne !Laurence Fishburne
Turner !Ike Turner
What's Love Got to Do with It

Hopkins !Anthony Hopkins
Stevens !James Stevens
Remains !The Remains of the Day

Neeson !Liam Neeson
Schindler !Oskar Schindler
Schindler's List

1994
(67th)
Hanks !Tom Hanks
Gump !Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
[78]

Freeman !Morgan Freeman
Redding !Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
Shawshank !The Shawshank Redemption

Hawthorne !Nigel Hawthorne
George !King George III
Madness !The Madness of King George

Newman !Paul Newman
Sullivan !Donald "Sully" Sullivan
Nobody's Fool

Travolta !John Travolta
Vega !Vincent Vega
Pulp Fiction

1995
(68th)
Cage !Nicolas Cage
Sanderson !Ben Sanderson
Leaving Las Vegas
[79]

Dreyfuss !Richard Dreyfuss
Holland !Glenn Holland
Mr. Holland's Opus

Hopkins !Anthony Hopkins
Nixon !Richard Nixon
Nixon

Penn !Sean Penn
Poncelet !Matthew Poncelet
Dead Man Walking

Troisi !Massimo Troisi *[38]
Ruoppolo !Mario Ruoppolo
Il Postino

1996
(69th)
Rush !Geoffrey Rush
Helfgott !David Helfgott
Shine
[80]

Cruise !Tom Cruise
Maguire !Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire

Fiennes !Ralph Fiennes
de Almásy !Count László de Almásy
English !The English Patient

Harrelson !Woody Harrelson
Flynt !Larry Flynt
People !The People vs. Larry Flynt

Thornton !Billy Bob Thornton
Childers !Karl Childers
Sling Blade

1997
(70th)
Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Udall !Melvin Udall
As Good as It Gets
[81]

Damon !Matt Damon
Hunting !Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting

Duvall !Robert Duvall
Dewey !Euliss "Sonny" Dewey
Apostle !The Apostle

Fonda !Peter Fonda
Jackson !Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson
Ulee's Gold

Hoffman !Dustin Hoffman
Motss !Stanley Motss
Wag the Dog

1998
(71st)
Benigni !Roberto Benigni
Orefice !Guido Orefice
Life Is Beautiful
[82]

Hanks !Tom Hanks
Miller !Captain John Miller
Saving Private Ryan

McKellen !Ian McKellen
Whale !James Whale
Gods and Monsters

Nolte !Nick Nolte
Whitehouse !Wade Whitehouse
Affliction

Norton !Edward Norton
Winyard !Derek Vinyard
American History X

1999
(72nd)
Spacey !Kevin Spacey
Burnham !Lester Burnham
American Beauty
[83]

Crowe !Russell Crowe
Wingand !Jeffrey Wigand
Insider !The Insider

Farnsworth !Richard Farnsworth
Straight !Alvin Straight
Straight !The Straight Story

Penn !Sean Penn
Ray !Emmet Ray
Sweet and Lowdown

Washington !Denzel Washington
Carter !Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter
Hurricane !The Hurricane

2000s

2000
(73rd)
Crowe !Russell Crowe
Meridius !Maximus Decimus Meridius
Gladiator
[84]

Bardem !Javier Bardem
Arenas !Reinaldo Arenas
Before Night Falls

Hanks !Tom Hanks
Noland !Chuck Noland
Cast Away

Harris !Ed Harris
Pollock !Jackson Pollock
Pollock

Rush !Geoffrey Rush
de Sade !The Marquis de Sade
Quills

2001
(74th)
Washington !Denzel Washington
Harris !Detective Alonzo Harris
Training Day
[85]

Crowe !Russell Crowe
Nash !John Forbes Nash Jr.
Beautiful !A Beautiful Mind

Penn !Sean Penn
Dawson !Sam Dawson
I Am Sam

Smith !Will Smith
Ali !Muhammad Ali
Ali

Wilkinson !Tom Wilkinson
Fowler !Dr. Matt Fowler
In the Bedroom

2002
(75th)
Brody !Adrien Brody
Szpilman !Władysław Szpilman
Pianist !The Pianist
[86]

Cage !Nicolas Cage
Kaufman !Charlie Kaufman
Donald Kaufman
Adaptation

Caine !Michael Caine
Fowler !Thomas Fowler
Quiet !The Quiet American

Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Cutting !William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Gangs of New York

Nicholson !Jack Nicholson
Schmidt !Warren R. Schmidt
About Schmidt

2003
(76th)
Penn !Sean Penn
Markum !Jimmy Markum
Mystic River
[87]

Depp !Johnny Depp
Sparrow !Captain Jack Sparrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Kingsley !Ben Kingsley
Behrani !Massoud Amir Behrani
House of Sand and Fog

Law !Jude Law
Inman !W. P. Inman
Cold Mountain

Murray !Bill Murray
Harris !Bob Harris
Lost in Translation

2004
(77th)
Foxx !Jamie Foxx
Charles !Ray Charles
Ray
[88]

Cheadle !Don Cheadle
Rusesabagina !Paul Rusesabagina
Hotel Rwanda

Depp !Johnny Depp
Barrie !J. M. Barrie
Finding Neverland

DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Hughes !Howard Hughes
Aviator !The Aviator

Eastwood !Clint Eastwood
Dunn !Frankie Dunn
Million Dollar Baby

2005
(78th)
Hoffman !Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote !Truman Capote
Capote
[89]

Howard !Terrence Howard
Djay
Hustle & Flow

Ledger !Heath Ledger
de Mar !Ennis Del Mar
Brokeback Mountain

Phoenix !Joaquin Phoenix
Cash !Johnny Cash
Walk the Line

Strathairn !David Strathairn
Murrow !Edward R. Murrow
Good Night, and Good Luck

2006
(79th)
Whitaker !Forest Whitaker
Amin !Idi Amin
Last !The Last King of Scotland
[90]

DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Archer !Danny Archer
Blood Diamond

Gosling !Ryan Gosling
Dunne !Dan Dunne
Half Nelson

O'Toole !Peter O'Toole
Russell !Maurice Russell
Venus

Smith !Will Smith
Gardner !Chris Gardner
Pursuit !The Pursuit of Happyness

2007
(80th)
Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Plainview !Daniel Plainview
There Will Be Blood
[91]

Clooney !George Clooney
Clayton !Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton

Depp !Johnny Depp
Barker !Sweeney Todd / Benjamin Barker
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Jones !Tommy Lee Jones
Deerfield !Hank Deerfield
In the Valley of Elah

Mortensen !Viggo Mortensen
Luzhin !Nikolai Luzhin
Eastern Promises

2008
(81st)
Penn !Sean Penn
Milk !Harvey Milk
Milk
[92]

Jenkins !Richard Jenkins
Vale !Walter Vale
Visitor !The Visitor

Langella !Frank Langella
Nixon !Richard Nixon
Frost/Nixon

Pitt !Brad Pitt
Button !Benjamin Button
Curious !The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Rourke !Mickey Rourke
Robinson !Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Wrestler !The Wrestler

2009
(82nd)
Bridges !Jeff Bridges
Blake !Otis "Bad" Blake
Crazy Heart
[93]

Clooney !George Clooney
Bingham !Ryan Bingham
Up in the Air

Firth !Colin Firth
Falconer !George Falconer
Single !A Single Man

Freeman !Morgan Freeman
Mandela !Nelson Mandela
Invictus

Renner !Jeremy Renner
James !SFC William James
Hurt !The Hurt Locker

2010s

2010
(83rd)
Firth !Colin Firth
George !King George VI
King's !The King's Speech
[94]

Bardem !Javier Bardem
Uxbal
Biutiful !Biutiful

Bridges !Jeff Bridges
Cogburn !Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn
True Grit

Eisenberg !Jesse Eisenberg
Zuckerberg !Mark Zuckerberg
Social !The Social Network

Franco !James Franco
Ralston !Aron Ralston
127 Hours

2011
(84th)
Dujardin !Jean Dujardin
Valentin !George Valentin
Artist !The Artist
[95]

Bichir !Demián Bichir
Galindo !Carlos Galindo
Better !A Better Life

Clooney !George Clooney
King !Matthew King
Descendants !The Descendants

Oldman !Gary Oldman
Smiley !George Smiley
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Pitt !Brad Pitt
Beane !Billy Beane
Moneyball

2012
(85th)
Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Lincoln !Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
[96]

Cooper !Bradley Cooper
Solitano !Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr.
Silver Linings Playbook

Jackman !Hugh Jackman
Valjean !Jean Valjean
Les Misérables

Phoenix !Joaquin Phoenix
Quell !Freddie Quell
Master !The Master

Washington !Denzel Washington
Whitaker !William "Whip" Whitaker, Sr.
Flight

2013
(86th)
McConaughey !Matthew McConaughey
Woodruff !Ron Woodroof
Dallas Buyers Club
[97]

Bale !Christian Bale
Rosenfeld !Irving Rosenfeld
American Hustle

Dern !Bruce Dern
Grant !Woodrow "Woody" Grant
Nebraska

DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Belfort !Jordan Belfort
Wolf !The Wolf of Wall Street

Ejiofor !Chiwetel Ejiofor
Northup !Solomon Northup
12 Years a Slave

2014
(87th)
Redmayne !Eddie Redmayne
Hawking !Stephen Hawking
Theory !The Theory of Everything
[98]

Carell !Steve Carell
du Pont !John du Pont
Foxcatcher

Cooper !Bradley Cooper
Kyle !Chris Kyle
American Sniper

Cumberbatch !Benedict Cumberbatch
Turing !Alan Turing
Imitation !The Imitation Game

Keaton !Michael Keaton
Thomson !Riggan Thomson
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2015
(88th)
DiCaprio !Leonardo DiCaprio
Glass !Hugh Glass
Revenant !The Revenant
[99]

Cranston !Bryan Cranston
Trumbo !Dalton Trumbo
Trumbo !Trumbo

Damon !Matt Damon
Watney !Mark Watney
Martian !The Martian

Fassbender !Michael Fassbender
Jobs !Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs

Redmayne !Eddie Redmayne
Elbe !Lili Elbe
Danish !The Danish Girl

2016
(89th)
Affleck !Casey Affleck
Chandler !Lee Chandler
Manchester by the Sea
[100]

Garfield !Andrew Garfield
Doss !Desmond Doss
Hacksaw Ridge

Gosling !Ryan Gosling
Wilder !Sebastian Wilder
La La Land

Mortensen !Viggo Mortensen
Cash !Ben Cash
Captain Fantastic

Washington !Denzel Washington
Maxson !Troy Maxson
Fences

2017
(90th)
Oldman !Gary Oldman
Churchill !Winston Churchill
Darkest Hour
[101]

Chalamet !Timothée Chalamet
Perlman !Elio Perlman
Call Me by Your Name

Day-Lewis !Daniel Day-Lewis
Woodcock !Reynolds Woodcock
Phantom Thread

Kaluuya !Daniel Kaluuya
Washington !Chris Washington
Get Out

Washington !Denzel Washington
Israel !Roman J. Israel
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

text: Multiple wins and nominations[edit]

text:
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:

Wins
Actor
Nominations

3
Daniel Day-Lewis
6

2
Spencer Tracy
9

Jack Nicholson
8

Marlon Brando
7

Dustin Hoffman

Gary Cooper
5

Tom Hanks

Fredric March

Sean Penn

The following individuals received four or more Best Actor nominations:

Nominations
Actor

9
Laurence Olivier

Spencer Tracy

8
Paul Newman

Jack Nicholson

Peter O'Toole

7
Marlon Brando

Dustin Hoffman

Jack Lemmon

6
Richard Burton

Daniel Day-Lewis

Denzel Washington

5
Gary Cooper

Robert De Niro

Tom Hanks

Fredric March

Paul Muni

Al Pacino

Gregory Peck

Sean Penn

James Stewart

4
Warren Beatty

Charles Boyer

Michael Caine

Leonardo DiCaprio

Albert Finney

Burt Lancaster

text: Age superlatives[edit]

text:
Record
Actor
Film
Age (in years)
Ref.

Oldest winner
Henry Fonda
On Golden Pond
76
[102]

Oldest nominee
Richard Farnsworth
The Straight Story
79
[102]

Youngest winner
Adrien Brody
The Pianist
29
[102]

Youngest nominee
Jackie Cooper
Skippy
9
[102]


document_title: 59th Academy Awards

question_text: who won the oscar for best actress in 1987

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text: 59th Academy Awards

text: Winners and nominees[edit]

text: The nominees for the 59th Academy Awards were announced on February 11, 1987, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Robert Wise, president of the Academy, actor Don Ameche, and actress Anjelica Huston.[8] Platoon and A Room with a View led all nominees with eight each.[9]

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text: The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 30, 1987. Marlee Matlin was the first deaf performer to win an Oscar and the youngest winner in the Best Actress category.[10][11] Best Actor winner Paul Newman was the fourth actor to have been nominated for portraying the same character in two different films, having previously earned a nomination for his role as "Fast Eddie" Felson in 1961's The Hustler.[12] By virtue of his victory in the Best Actor category, Newman and wife Joanne Woodward, who won Best Actress for her performance in 1957's The Three Faces of Eve, became the second married couple to win acting Oscars.[11] Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got and Down and Out in America's joint win in the Best Documentary Feature category marked the fourth occurrence of a tie in Oscar history.[13]

text: Awards[edit]

text: Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().[14]

text:
Best Picture
Platoon – Arnold Kopelson, producer
Children of a Lesser God – Burt Sugarman and Patrick J. Palmer, producers
Hannah and Her Sisters – Robert Greenhut, producer
The Mission – Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam, producers
A Room with a View – Ismail Merchant, producer

Best Director
Oliver Stone – Platoon
David Lynch – Blue Velvet
Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters
Roland Joffé – The Mission
James Ivory – A Room with a View

Best Actor
Paul Newman – The Color of Money as "Fast Eddie" Felson
Dexter Gordon – Round Midnight as Dale Turner
Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa as George
William Hurt – Children of a Lesser God as James Leeds
James Woods – Salvador as Richard Boyle

Best Actress
Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman
Jane Fonda – The Morning After as Alex Sternbergen
Sissy Spacek – Crimes of the Heart as Babe Magrath
Kathleen Turner – Peggy Sue Got Married as Peggy Sue Bodell
Sigourney Weaver – Aliens as Ellen Ripley

Best Supporting Actor
Michael Caine – Hannah and Her Sisters as Elliott Daniels
Tom Berenger – Platoon as Sgt. Bob Barnes
Willem Dafoe – Platoon as Sgt. Elias Grodin
Denholm Elliott – A Room with a View as Mr. Emerson
Dennis Hopper – Hoosiers as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch

Best Supporting Actress
Dianne Wiest – Hannah and Her Sisters as Holly
Tess Harper – Crimes of the Heart as Chick Boyle
Piper Laurie – Children of a Lesser God as Mrs. Norman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio – The Color of Money as Carmen
Maggie Smith – A Room with a View as Charlotte Bartlett

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Hannah and Her Sisters – Woody Allen
Crocodile Dundee – Screenplay by Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, and John Cornell; Story by Paul Hogan
My Beautiful Laundrette – Hanif Kureishi
Platoon – Oliver Stone
Salvador – Oliver Stone and Rick Boyle

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
A Room with a View – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by E. M. Forster
Children of a Lesser God – Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff based on the play by Mark Medoff
The Color of Money – Richard Price based on the novel by Walter Tevis
Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley based on her play
Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans based on the novella The Body by Stephen King

Best Foreign Language Film
The Assault (The Netherlands) in Dutch and German  – Fons Rademakers
38 (Austria) in German – Wolfgang Glück
Betty Blue (France) in French – Jean-Jacques Beineix
The Decline of the American Empire (Canada) in French  – Denys Arcand
My Sweet Little Village (Czechoslovakia) in Czech – Jiří Menzel

Best Documentary Feature
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got – Brigitte Berman
Down and Out in America – Joseph Feury and Milton Justice
Chile: Hasta Cuando? – David Bradbury
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer – Kirk Simon and Amram Nowak
Witness to Apartheid – Sharon I. Sopher

Best Documentary Short Subject
Women – for America, for the World – Vivienne Verdon-Roe
Debonair Dancers – Alison Nigh-Strelich
The Masters of Disaster – Sonya Friedman
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse – Thomas L. Neff and Madeline Bell
Sam – Aaron D. Weisblatt

Best Live Action Short Film
Precious Images – Chuck Workman
Exit – Stefano Reali and Pino Quartullo
Love Struck – Fredda Weiss

Best Animated Short Film
Greek Tradegy – Linda Van Tulden and Willem Thijssen
The Frog, the Dog and the Devil – Bob Stenhouse
Luxo Jr. – John Lasseter and William Reeves

Best Original Score
Round Midnight – Herbie Hancock
Aliens – James Horner
Hoosiers – Jerry Goldsmith
The Mission – Ennio Morricone
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Leonard Rosenman

Best Original Song
"Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun – Music and Lyrics by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock
"Glory of Love" from The Karate Kid Part II – Music by Peter Cetera and David Foster; Lyrics by Peter Cetera and Diane Nini
"Life in a Looking Glass" from That's Life! – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
"Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" from Little Shop of Horrors – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman
"Somewhere Out There" from An American Tail – Music by James Horner and Barry Mann; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil

Best Sound Effects Editing
Aliens – Don Sharpe
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Mark Mangini
Top Gun – Cecelia Hall and George Watters II

Best Sound
Platoon – John Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Simon Kaye, and Charles Grenzbach
Aliens – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, and Roy Charman
Heartbreak Ridge – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Bill Nelson
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Terry Porter, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, and Gene Cantamessa
Top Gun – Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, and William B. Kaplan

Best Art Direction
A Room with a View – Art Direction: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow; Set Decoration: Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura
Aliens – Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
The Color of Money – Art Direction: Boris Leven (posthumous nomination); Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
Hannah and Her Sisters – Art Direction: Stuart Wurtzel; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe
The Mission – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Jack Stephens

Best Cinematography
The Mission – Chris Menges
Peggy Sue Got Married – Jordan Cronenweth
Platoon – Robert Richardson
A Room with a View – Tony Pierce-Roberts
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Donald Peterman

Best Makeup
The Fly – Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis
The Clan of the Cave Bear – Michael Westmore and Michèle Burke
Legend – Rob Bottin and Peter Robb-King

Best Costume Design
A Room with a View – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
The Mission – Enrico Sabbatini
Otello – Anna Anni and Maurizio Millenotti
Peggy Sue Got Married – Theadora Van Runkle
Pirates – Anthony Powell

Best Film Editing
Platoon – Claire Simpson
Aliens – Ray Lovejoy
Hannah and Her Sisters – Susan E. Morse
The Mission – Jim Clark
Top Gun – Billy Weber and Chris Lebenzon

Best Visual Effects
Aliens – Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson
Little Shop of Horrors – Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, and Martin Gutteridge
Poltergeist II: The Other Side – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller, and William Neil

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text: Honorary Academy Awards[edit]

text: Ralph Bellamy[15]

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text: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award[edit]

text: Steven Spielberg[16]

text: Multiple nominations and awards[edit]

text:
The following 15 films had multiple nominations:

Awards

Film

8

Platoon

A Room with a View

7

Aliens

Hannah and Her Sisters

The Mission

 5

Children of a Lesser God

4

The Color of Money

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Top Gun

3

Crimes of the Heart

Peggy Sue Got Married

2

Hoosiers

Little Shop of Horrors

Round Midnight

Salvador

The following four films received multiple awards.

Awards

Film

4

Platoon

3

Hannah and Her Sisters

A Room with a View

2

Aliens

text: Presenters and performers[edit]

text: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.[17][18]

text: Presenters[edit]

text:
Name(s)
Role

Hank Sims
Announcer for the 59th annual Academy Awards

Robert Wise (AMPAS president)
Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony

Shirley MacLaine
Presenter of the awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay

Marlee Matlin
Presenter of the award for Best Sound

Don AmecheAnjelica Huston
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress

Chevy Chase
Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects Editing

Lauren Bacall
Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design

Christopher ReeveIsabella Rossellini
Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction

Jennifer Jones
Presenter of the award for Best Cinematography

Helena Bonham CarterMatthew Broderick
Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Richard Dreyfuss
Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Steven Spielberg

Leonard NimoyWilliam Shatner
Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects

Oprah Winfrey
Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature

Jeff BridgesSigourney Weaver
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor

Bernadette Peters
Presenter of the award for Best Original Song

Bette Midler
Presenter of the award for Best Original Score

Bugs BunnyTom Hanks
Presenters of the award for Best Animated Short Film

Rodney Dangerfield
Presenter of the award for Best Makeup

Sônia BragaMichael Douglas
Presenters of the award for Best Live Action Short Film

William Hurt
Presenter of the award for Best Actress

Molly Ringwald
Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing

Anthony Quinn
Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film

Karl Malden
Presenter of the Honorary Academy Award to Ralph Bellamy

Elizabeth Taylor
Presenter of the award for Best Director

Bette Davis
Presenter of the award for Best Actor

Dustin Hoffman
Presenter of the award for Best Picture

text: Performers[edit]

text:
Name(s)

Role

Performed

Lionel Newman
Musical arranger and Conductor
Orchestral

 Academy Awards chorusDom DeLuisePat MoritaTelly Savalas
Performers
"Fugue for Tinhorns" from Guys and Dolls

Bernadette Peters
Performer
Sang brief introductions to each nominee for Best Original Song

Natalie ColeJames Ingram
Performers
"Somewhere Out There" from An American Tail

Peter Cetera
Performer
"Glory of Love" from The Karate Kid, Part II

Melba MooreLou Rawls
Performers
"Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun

Tony Bennett
Performer
"Life in a Looking Glass" from That's Life!

Levi Stubbs
Performer
"Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" from Little Shop of Horrors

 Academy Awards chorus
Performers
"Fugue for Tinhorns" during the closing credits

text: Ceremony information[edit]

text: Determined to revive interest surrounding the awards and reverse declining ratings, the Academy hired Samuel Goldwyn Jr. in November 1986 to produce the telecast for the first time.[19] The following March, Goldwyn announced that comedian Chevy Chase, actress and Academy Award winner Goldie Hawn, and actor and Best Original Screenplay nominee Paul Hogan would share co-hosting duties for the 1987 ceremony.[20] Actor Robin Williams was initially named a co-host, but he was forced to withdraw from emceeing duties due to his commitment toward his role in the upcoming film Good Morning, Vietnam.[21]

text: One of the biggest priorities for Goldwyn was to shorten the length of the show to at least three hours or less. In view of his goal, he told reporters regarding winner's acceptance speeches, "We are actually going to give them 45 seconds. The light (next to the camera) will start blinking at 45 seconds and go red at 55 seconds. After one minute we will either cut to a commercial or go to something else. We've also asked multiple winners to flip a coin and pick a spokesman."[22] Furthermore, instead of each Best Original Song nominee being performed separately, all five songs were performed as part of a musical number featuring actress Bernadette Peters singing brief introductions to each one.[23] Although Goldwyn attempted to move the Documentary and Short Film Categories to a separate ceremony from the broadcast, the AMPAS Board of Governors refused to do so.[24]

text: Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. Oscar-winning costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge was hired as fashion consultant for the awards ceremony and supervised a "fashion show" segment showcasing the five nominees for Best Costume Design.[25][26] Lionel Newman served as musical director and conductor for the ceremony.[27] Actors Dom DeLuise, Pat Morita, and Telly Savalas performed the song "Fugue for Tinhorns" from the musical Guys and Dolls at the start of the ceremony.[28]

text: Box office performance of nominated films[edit]

text: At the time of the nominations announcement on February 11, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees at the US box office was $119 million with an average of $23.9 million.[29] Platoon was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $39.3 million in the domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by Hannah and Her Sisters ($35.4 million), Children of a Lesser God ($22.1 million), A Room with a View ($11.5 million), and The Mission ($11.1 million).[29]

text: Of the 50 grossing movies of the year, 55 nominations went to 18 films on the list. Only Crocodile Dundee (2nd), Aliens (6th), The Color of Money (11th), Stand By Me (12th), Peggy Sue Got Married (18th), Platoon (23rd), Hannah and Her Sisters (29th), The Morning After (38th), The Color of Money (40th), and Crimes of the Heart (43rd) were nominated for Best Picture, directing, acting, or screenplay.[30] The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Top Gun (1st), The Karate Kid Part II (3rd), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (4th), An American Tail (5th), Heartbreak Ridge (17th), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (19th), The Fly (22nd), and Little Shop of Horrors (30th).[30]

text: Critical reviews[edit]

text: The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Columnist Jerry Roberts of the Daily Breeze remarked "The whole mess was like some kind of geek show from a carnival row that had incestuously multiplied itself into a gargantuan sequin-lined ego battle royal accompanied by a firestorm of ballyhooing." Despite Chase and Hawn's best efforts to liven up the broadcast, he commented, "The lumbering procedure completely defeated them."[31] Television critic Tom Shales of The Washington Post wrote, "As usual, the Academy Awards show was marked by missed cues, noisy moving scenery, plunging necklines, inane scripted chatter and, as has often happened in recent years, few galvanizing or gratifying surprises." He also quipped that the segment showcasing the Best Costume Design nominees slowed down the ceremony's pace.[32] The Philadelphia Inquirer's film critic Carrie Rickey observed, "As pace goes, the Academy Awards show was like watching a race between slugs and snails." She later wrote, "Oscarsclerosis is the show's most critical condition, the result of a telecast larded, once again, with too many Vegas-style production numbers."[33]

text: Other media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Film critic John Hartl of The Seattle Times noted that the ceremony "was well-paced and filled with comics and comic film clips." He also complimented producer Goldwyn for hiring comics including host Chase and presenters such as Rodney Dangerfield for helping "to keep the show light and funny."[34] The New York Times columnist Janet Maslin wrote, "This was the trimmest, most varied and best-paced program in years." She also commented that without the witty banter of hosts Hogan and Chase, "The show would have seemed notably lacking in luster."[35] Television editor Michael Burkett of the Orange County Register commented, "Monday night's 59th installment was very nearly everything you could have wished it to be: quite entertaining, relatively fast-moving, unusually short on tastelessness and tackiness drenched in nostalgia, and featuring enough superbly chosen film clips for a monster round of Visual Trivial Pursuit.[36]

text: Ratings and reception[edit]

text: The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 37.19 million people over its length, which was a 2% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.[37] However, the show drew higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 27.5% of households watching over a 43 share.[38] Many media outlets pointed out that the broadcast earned higher ratings compared to the final game of the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which was airing on CBS that same night.[39]


document_title: The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)

question_text: who did ramin karimloo play in the phantom of the opera movie

text: The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: In 1919, a public auction is held to clear an abandoned opera theatre's vaults in Paris. Viscount Raoul de Chagny, bids against the elderly Madame Giry for a papier-mâché shaped like a barrel organ monkey. The auctioneer presents a shattered chandelier, relating it to "the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera". As it is hoisted up to the roof, the story moves back to 1870.

text: The theatre prepares for the performance of the grand opera, Hannibal, headed by soprano Carlotta Giudicelli. Theatre manager Monsieur Lefèvre plans to retire, leaving the theatre to Richard Firmin and Gilles André. Carlotta refuses to perform after three years' worth of torment by the theatre's resident "Opera Ghost", a mysterious figure said to live in the catacombs below. Facing the performance's cancellation, Madame Giry, the ballet instructor, suggests dancer Christine Daaé, stands in as the lead actress. Christine displays her singing talents and is a huge success on opening night.

text: Christine tells Giry's daughter, Meg, that she is being coached by a tutor she calls the "Angel of Music". Christine reunites with Raoul, a new patron of the theatre, and her childhood sweetheart, but he dismisses her secrets. That night, the masked Phantom of the Opera appears before Christine, spiriting her away to his underground lair. He confesses his love to Christine, but when she removes his mask out of curiosity, he reacts violently. She returns his mask to him, and the Phantom returns her to the theatre unharmed, but orders the managers to make her the lead in Il Muto. However, the managers choose Carlotta instead.

text: During the performance, the Phantom tampers with Carlotta's throat spray, causing her to sing out of tune, and Christine steps in. The Phantom encounters stagehand Joseph Buquet and hangs him above the stage. Christine and Raoul flee to the roof, where they declare their love for each other. The Phantom, eavesdropping, vows revenge.

text: Three months later, in 1871, at a New Year masquerade ball, Christine and Raoul announce their engagement. The Phantom crashes the ball, who orders his own opera, Don Juan Triumphant, be performed. Upon seeing Christine's engagement ring, the Phantom flees, pursued by Raoul, but Giry stops him. Giry explains when she was a child, she met the Phantom, a deformed young boy, billed as the 'Devil's Child' in a freak show and abused by the owner. When the Phantom rebelled and strangled the man to death, Giry helped him to evade the resulting mob and hid him within the opera house. Christine visits her father's tomb, the Phantom posing as his angel to win her back, but Raoul intervenes.

text: Raoul and the managers plot to capture the Phantom during his opera. The Phantom murders Carlotta's lover, Ubaldo Piangi, and takes his place as the male lead to sing opposite Christine. During their passionate duet, Christine unmasks the Phantom, revealing his deformities to the horrified audience. The two escape to the catacombs, bringing down the chandelier, as a mob forms to hunt the Phantom down. Giry leads Raoul down to the catacombs to rescue Christine.

text: The Phantom has Christine wear a wedding dress and proposes marriage. Christine admits she does not fear the Phantom for his appearance, but his rage and willingness to kill. Raoul arrives, the Phantom threatening to kill him unless Christine weds him. Christine, pitying the Phantom, kisses him. Moved by her kindness, the Phantom allows the lovers to flee. Before leaving, Christine gives the Phantom her ring in remembrance. The Phantom finds comfort in the papier-mâché monkey, but vanishes as the mob appear, Meg finding his discarded mask.

text: In 1919, the elderly Raoul visits Christine's gravestone, placing the monkey before it. Before leaving, he notices a freshly laid rose with Christine's ring attached to it, implying the Phantom is alive.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Gerard Butler as The Phantom
Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé
Patrick Wilson as Viscount Raoul de Chagny
Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry
Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli
Margaret Preece as Carlotta's singing voice except for "Learn to Be Lonely"
Simon Callow as Gilles André
Ciarán Hinds as Richard Firmin
Victor McGuire as Ubaldo Piangi
Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry
Murray Melvin as Monsieur Reyer
Kevin McNally as Joseph Buquet
James Fleet as Monsieur Lefèvre
Ramin Karimloo as Gustave Daaé

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to The Phantom of the Opera in early 1989, granting Andrew Lloyd Webber total artistic control.[3] Despite interest from A-list directors, Lloyd Webber and Warner Bros. instantly hired Joel Schumacher to direct; Lloyd Webber had been impressed with Schumacher's use of music in The Lost Boys.[4] The duo wrote the screenplay that same year,[5] while Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman were cast to reprise their roles from the original stage production. Filming was set to begin at Pinewood Studios in England in July 1990, under a $25 million budget.[6]

text: However, the start date was pushed to November 1990 at both Babelsberg Studios in Munich, Germany and Barrandov Studios in Prague, Czech Republic.[7] Production for The Phantom of the Opera was stalled with Lloyd Webber and Brightman's divorce.[8] "Everything got tied up in settlements", Schumacher reflected. "Then my career took off and I was really busy."[9] As a result, The Phantom of the Opera languished in development limbo for Warner Bros. throughout the 1990s.[10] In February 1997, Schumacher considered returning, but eventually dropped out in favour of Batman Unchained, Runaway Jury and Dreamgirls.[11] The studio was keen to cast John Travolta for the lead role,[12] but also held discussions with Antonio Banderas, who undertook vocal preparation and sang the role of the Phantom in the TV special Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration.[13]

text: Schumacher and Lloyd Webber restarted development for The Phantom of the Opera in December 2002.[5] It was then announced in January 2003 that Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group had purchased the film rights from Warner Bros. in an attempt to produce The Phantom of the Opera independently.[13] As a result, Lloyd Webber invested $6 million of his own money.[14] The Phantom of the Opera was produced on a $55 million budget. A further $15 million was used for marketing, bringing the final budget to $70 million.[2] Warner Bros. was given a first look deal for distribution; the studio did not sign on until June 2003, when the principal cast was chosen.[15]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Hugh Jackman was offered the chance to audition for the Phantom, but he faced scheduling conflicts with Van Helsing. "They rang to ask about my availability", Jackman explained in an April 2003 interview, "probably about 20 other actors as well. I wasn't available, unfortunately. So, that was a bummer."[16] "We needed somebody who has a bit of rock and roll sensibility in him", Andrew Lloyd Webber explained. "He's got to be a bit rough, a bit dangerous; not a conventional singer. Christine is attracted to the Phantom because he's the right side of danger."[5] Director Joel Schumacher had been impressed with Gerard Butler's performance in Dracula 2000.[17] Prior to his audition, Butler had no professional singing experience and had only taken four voice lessons before singing "The Music of the Night" for Lloyd Webber.[3]

text: Katie Holmes, who began working with a vocal coach, was the front-runner for Christine Daaé in March 2003.[18] She was later replaced by Anne Hathaway, a classically trained soprano, in 2004. However, Hathaway dropped out of the role because the production schedule of the film overlapped with The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which she was contractually obligated to make.[19] Hathaway was then replaced with Emmy Rossum. The actress modeled the relationship between the Phantom and Christine after Suzanne Farrell and George Balanchine.[14] Patrick Wilson was cast as Raoul based on his previous Broadway theatre career. For the role of Carlotta, Minnie Driver devised an over-the-top, camp performance as the egotistical prima donna. Despite also lacking singing experience, Ciarán Hinds was cast by Schumacher as Richard Firmin; the two had previously worked together on Veronica Guerin.[4] Ramin Karimloo also briefly appears as the portrait of Gustave Daaé, Christine's father. Karimloo later played the Phantom as well as the role of Raoul on London's West End.

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography lasted from 15 September 2003 to 15 January 2004. The film was shot entirely using eight sound stages at Pinewood Studios,[20] where, on the Pinewood backlot, the bottom half exterior of the Palais Garnier was constructed. The top half was implemented using a combination of computer-generated imagery (CGI) and a scale model created by Cinesite. The surrounding Paris skyline for "All I Ask of You" was entirely composed of matte paintings.[4] Cinesite also created a miniature falling chandelier, since a life-size model was too big for the actual set.[21]

text: Production designer Anthony D. G. Pratt was influenced by French architect Charles Garnier, designer of the original Paris opera house, as well as Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Gustave Caillebotte, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Schumacher was inspired by Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (1946), where a hallway is lined with arms holding candelabra. The cemetery was based on the Père Lachaise and Montparnasse.[22] Costume designer Alexandra Byrne utilised a limited black, white, gold and silver colour palette for the Masquerade ball.[4]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Release and awards[edit]

text: The Phantom of the Opera was released in the United States on 22 December 2004. With a limited release of 622 theaters, it opened at tenth place at the weekend box office, grossing $6.5 million across five days.[23] After expanding to 907 screens on 14 January 2005[24] the film obtained the 9th spot at the box office,[25] which it retained during its 1,511 screens wide release on 21 January 2005.[26][27] The total domestic gross was $51.2 million. With a further $107 million earned internationally, The Phantom of the Opera reached a worldwide total of $158.2 million.[2] A few foreign markets were particularly successful,[28] such as Japan, where the film's ¥4.20 billion ($35 million) gross stood as the 6th most successful foreign film and 9th overall of the year.[29][30] The United Kingdom and South Korea both had over $10 million in receipts, with $17.5 million and $11.9 million, respectively.[2][31]

text: Anthony Pratt and Celia Bobak were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, as was John Mathieson for Best Cinematography. However, both categories were awarded to The Aviator. Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Charles Hart were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Learn to Be Lonely") but lost to "Al otro lado del río" from The Motorcycle Diaries.[32] The song was also nominated for the Golden Globe but it lost to Alfie's "Old Habits Die Hard". In the same ceremony, Emmy Rossum was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, losing to Annette Bening in Being Julia.[33] At the Saturn Awards, Rossum won for Best Performance by a Younger Actor,[34] while The Phantom of the Opera was nominated for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film and Alexandra Byrne was nominated for Costume Design.[35]

text: The soundtrack of the film was released in two separate CD formats on 23 November 2004 as a two-disc deluxe edition which includes dialogue from the film and a single-disc highlights edition.

text: The film had its initial North America video release on DVD and VHS on 3 May 2005, following its first digital release on HD-DVD on 18 April 2006 and a Blu-ray edition on 31 October 2006.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The film received mixed to negative reviews from film critics but received highly positive reviews from audiences. Rotten Tomatoes gives it 32% rotten with an average score of 5/10. "The music of the night has hit something of a sour note: Critics are calling the screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular musical histrionic, boring and lacking in both romance and danger", the consensus read. "Still, some have praised the film for its sheer spectacle".[36] By comparison, Metacritic calculated an average score of 40/100 from its 39 reviews collected.[37] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while it currently holds a 7.3/10 rating on IMDB.

text:
"The film looks and sounds fabulous and I think it's an extraordinarily fine document of the stage show. While it doesn't deviate much from the stage material, the film has given it an even deeper emotional centre. It's not based on the theatre visually or direction-wise, but it's still got exactly the same essence. And that's all I could have ever hoped for."

– Andrew Lloyd Webber[5]

text: Despite having been impressed with the cast, Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader wrote that "Teen romance and operetta-style singing replace the horror elements familiar to film-goers, and director Joel Schumacher obscures any remnants of classy stage spectacle with the same disco overkill he brought to Batman Forever."[38] Stephanie Zacharek of Salon.com believed that Phantom of the Opera "takes everything that's wrong with Broadway and puts it on the big screen in a gaudy splat."[39]

text: In a mixed review for Newsweek, David Ansen praised Rossum's performance, but criticized the filmmakers for their focus on visual design rather than presenting a cohesive storyline. "Its kitschy romanticism bored me on Broadway and it bores me here—I may not be the most reliable witness. Still, I can easily imagine a more dashing, charismatic Phantom than Butler's. Rest assured, however, Lloyd Webber's neo-Puccinian songs are reprised and reprised and reprised until you're guaranteed to go out humming."[40] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly believed Schumacher did not add enough dimension in adapting The Phantom of the Opera. "Schumacher, the man who added nipples to Batman's suit, has staged Phantom chastely, as if his job were to adhere the audience to every note".[41]

text: Roger Ebert reasoned that "part of the pleasure of movie-going is pure spectacle—of just sitting there and looking at great stuff and knowing it looks terrific. There wasn't much Schumacher could have done with the story or the music he was handed, but in the areas over which he held sway, he has triumphed."[42] In contrasting between the popularity of the Broadway musical, Michael Dequina of Film Threat magazine explained that "it conjures up this unexplainable spell that leaves audiences sad, sentimental, swooning, smiling—in some way transported and moved. Now, in Schumacher's film, that spell lives on."[43]


question_text: who was made secretary of state for communities and local government in 2015

text:
United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government

Incumbent
James Brokenshire
since 30 April 2018

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Style
The Right Honourable
(Formal prefix)
Communities Secretary

Appointer
Elizabeth II

Inaugural holder
David Miliband

Formation
6 May 2006

Website
http://www.communities.gov.uk/

text: The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, or informally Communities Secretary is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, previously known as the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2006 to 2018.[1]

text: This department was created in 2006 by then British Prime Minister Tony Blair to replace the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

text: The Secretary of State took over the responsibilities of the Minister of State for Communities and Local Government. This post, within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was created in 2005, on the transfer of several of the functions of the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott.

text: List of Secretaries and Ministers[edit]

text:
Minister of State for Communities and Local Government

Portrait
Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Party
Ministry
Ref.

The Right Honourable
David Miliband
MP for South Shields
(born 1965)
5 May
2005
5 May
2006
Labour
Blair III
[2]

text:
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Portrait
Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Party
Ministry
Ref.

The Right Honourable
Ruth Kelly
MP for Bolton West
(born 1968)
6 May
2006
27 June
2007
Labour
Blair III
[3]

The Right Honourable
Hazel Blears
MP for Salford
(born 1956)
28 June
2007
5 June
2009
Labour
Brown
[4]

The Right Honourable
John Denham
MP for Southampton Itchen
(born 1953)
5 June
2009
11 May
2010
Labour
[5]

The Right Honourable
Eric Pickles
MP for Brentwood and Ongar
(born 1952)
12 May
2010
11 May
2015
Conservative
Cameron–Clegg
(Con.–L.D.)
[6]

The Right Honourable
Greg Clark
MP for Tunbridge Wells
(born 1967)
11 May
2015
14 July
2016
Conservative
Cameron II
[7]

The Right Honourable
Sajid Javid
MP for Bromsgrove
(born 1969)
14 July
2016
8 January
2018
Conservative
May I
[8]

May II

text:
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Portrait
Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Party
Ministry
Ref.

The Right Honourable
Sajid Javid
MP for Bromsgrove
(born 1969)
8 January
2018
30 April
2018
Conservative
May II
[8]

The Right Honourable
James Brokenshire
MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup
(born 1968)
30 April
2018

Conservative
May II
[9]


document_title: The Fault in Our Stars

question_text: where does hazel meet augustus in the fault in our stars

text: The Fault in Our Stars

text: Plot summary[edit]

text: Hazel Grace Lancaster—a 16-year-old with cancer that has spread to her lungs—attends a cancer patient support group at her mother's behest. At first she hesitates because she feels like it has done her nothing. She thinks attending the support group could be the worst part of her life, until a particular support meeting, Hazel meets a 17-year-old boy named Augustus Waters, whose osteosarcoma caused him to lose his right leg, which was replaced with a prosthetic. Augustus is at the meeting to support his friend, Isaac, whose only remaining eye is soon to be removed due to cancer. Hazel and Augustus strike a bond immediately and agree to read each other's favorite novels. Augustus gives Hazel The Price of Dawn, and Hazel recommends An Imperial Affliction, a novel written by Peter Van Houten, who lives in Amsterdam, about a cancer-stricken girl named Anna that parallels Hazel's own experience. After Augustus finishes reading her book, he is frustrated upon learning that the novel ends abruptly without a conclusion. Hazel explains the novel's author had retreated following the novel's publication and has not been heard from since.

text: A year later, Augustus reveals to Hazel that he has tracked down Van Houten's assistant, Lidewij, and, through her, has managed to start an e-mail correspondence with Van Houten. The two write to Van Houten with questions regarding the novel's ending and the fate of the mother of Anna. Van Houten eventually replies, explaining that he can only answer Hazel's questions in person. At a picnic, Augustus surprises Hazel with tickets to Amsterdam to meet Van Houten.

text: While in Amsterdam, Augustus confesses his love for Hazel. Hazel and Augustus finally meet Van Houten but are shocked to find that he is a mean-spirited drunk. Horrified by Van Houten's behavior, Lidewij confesses to having arranged the meeting on his behalf, angering Van Houten, who proceeds to insult Hazel's cancer, starting an argument and causing Hazel and Augustus to flee from the drunken author's home.

text: Augustus confesses that his cancer has returned. The two affirm their love and support for each other. Upon their return to Indianapolis, Augustus's health worsens and he ends up in the ICU for a few days. Fearing his death, Augustus invites Isaac and Hazel to his pre-funeral, where they give eulogies. An extremely sick Augustus dies soon after. This leaves Hazel heartbroken and she doesn't know what to do with herself. After this traumatic event, Van Houten shows up at Augustus's funeral to apologize to Hazel.

text: Hazel learns that Augustus was writing a sequel to An Imperial Affliction. Hazel reads Augustus's words. He says getting hurt in this world is inevitable, but we do get to choose who we allow to hurt us, and that he is happy with his choice, and hopes she likes her choice too. The book closes with Hazel stating that she is happy with her choice.

text: Publication history[edit]

text: On December 21, 2011, Barnes & Noble accidentally shipped 1500 copies of The Fault in Our Stars before the release date to people who had pre-ordered the book. Green released a statement saying, "Mistakes happen. The people who made this error were not bad or incompetent people, and they were not acting maliciously. We all make mistakes, and it is not my wish to see Barnes and Noble or any of their employees vilified."[2] Many people who received the book pledged not to read it until its release date, January 10, 2012, or discuss it until the next day, January 11, as per a request of Green's not to spoil it for other readers. Most kept to this promise leaving the experience untarnished for those who got the book on the intended release date.[3]

text: The book rose to #84 on the Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble bestseller lists in June 2011 shortly after its title was announced.[4] Green promised that every pre-order would be hand-signed by him, requiring him to sign every copy of the first printing. He proposed that the general public vote on the color Sharpie he would use to sign the books, resulting in him signing the 150,000 books with a variety of Sharpie colors, each in proportion to the amount of votes received for that color.[5] However, some people who ordered from international booksellers received unsigned copies because those bookstores, including Amazon UK, underestimated how many books they needed and ordered more after the signing was complete, but Green agreed to fix this problem, telling people with unsigned pre-orders to email him so they could be sent a signed bookplate.[6] Many fans submitted their book cover designs to various outlets including Tumblr and Twitter, tagging Green in these posts so he could see them. The sizeable number of posts received has prompted Green's publisher Penguin to seek a fan-designed cover for a reprint of one of Green's other books, An Abundance of Katherines.[7] The Fault in Our Stars debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Children's Chapter Books[8] and remained in that spot for seven consecutive weeks.[9] A Hebrew edition of The Fault in Our Stars was published in Israel in August 2012 and more editions of the novel are forthcoming in Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Chinese, and Portuguese. The Fault in Our Stars has also gained places on several bestseller lists. It was #1 on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list, #1 on the Indiebound bestseller list, and #9 on The Bookseller bestseller list. The novel was also The New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice.[10] As of January 2013, there are nearly 1 million copies of the novel in print.[11] In December 2012, it was announced that a special edition with a silver cover and an expanded Q&A, dubbed the 'Exclusive Collector's Edition', would be available from Barnes and Noble. All or at least most of the copies first available for purchase of this edition of the book contained a printing error wherein several pages of the first chapter were replaced with pages from the Q&A section at the back of the book.[12]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The Fault in Our Stars received critical acclaim. Critics mostly praised the book for its humor, strong characters, language, themes and new perspective on cancer and romance. The New York Times' review of the book called it "a blend of melancholy, sweet, philosophical and funny" and said that it "stays the course of tragic realism", while noting that the book's unpleasant plot details "do nothing to diminish the romance; in Green's hands, they only make it more moving."[13] NPR's Rachel Syme noted that "[Green's] voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization," saying that the "elegantly plotted" book "may be his best." [14] Time called The Fault in Our Stars "damn near genius."[15] Entertainment Weekly wrote, "[Augustus and Hazel's] love story is as real as it is doomed, and the gut-busting laughs that come early in the novel make the luminous final pages all the more heartbreaking", and gave the novel an overall A− grade.[16] Amazon.com calls it "insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw" and Green's "most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet."[17] The Manila Bulletin says that the book is "a collection of maudlin scenes and trite observations about the fragility of life and the wisdom of dying. And while it does talk about those things and more, the treatment of it is far from being maudlin or trite."[18] The Manila Bulletin also added that "Just two paragraphs into the work, and he immediately wallops the readers with such an insightful observation delivered in such an unsentimental way that its hard not to shake your head in admiration."[18] The Manila Bulletin stated that The Fault in Our Stars was a triumph for John Green.[18] USA Today called it a "elegiac comedy."[19] They gave the book a rating of four out of four stars.[19]The School Library Journal stated that it was "a strong choice for Adult Collections."[20] The Fault in Our Stars received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, who described it as "a smartly crafted intellectual explosion of a romance."[21]

text: Several well-known authors have contributed their own positive reviews for the book. Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper, calls The Fault in Our Stars "an electric portrait of young people who learn to live life with one foot in the grave." She goes on to say that the novel is "filled with staccato bursts of humor and tragedy." Bestselling author of The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, describes it as "a novel of life and death and the people caught in between" and "John Green at his best". Pertaining to Green's writing throughout the book, E. Lockhart, author of The Boyfriend List, says "He makes me laugh and gasp at the beauty of a sentence or the twist of a tale. He is one of the best writers alive and I am seething with envy of his talent."[17] Time named The Fault in Our Stars as the #1 fiction book of 2012.[22] Kirkus Reviews listed it among the top 100 children's books of 2012.[23] It also made USA Today's list of the top 10 books of 2012.[24] In 2013, the Edmonton Journal named the book one of their "favourite books of the year."[25]

text: One notable unfavorable opinion appeared in the Daily Mail.[26] In the piece, the plot of The Fault in Our Stars was described as "mawkish at best, exploitative at worst" and the book was characterized as belonging to the "sick-lit" young adult genre, together with other young-adult novels such as Never Eighteen and Before I Die. This entire genre, as well as the genre of young-adult novels dealing with suicide and self-harm (the piece mentions Thirteen Reasons Why, By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead, The Lovely Bones, and Red Tears) was criticized as being "distasteful" and inappropriate for their target audience of teens.[27] The Guardian criticized the piece, pointing out in particular that The Fault in Our Stars was chosen by The Guardian as that month's "teen book club choice" because "it's a gripping read, featuring two compelling characters, that deals sensitively and even humorously with a difficult situation without descending into mawkishness." In general, The Guardian faulted the Daily Mail for suggesting that the issues of illness, depression, and sexuality are inappropriate precisely "in the one place where difficult subjects have traditionally been most sensitively explored for teens: fiction written specifically for them."[27] For his part, in an interview for The Guardian, John Green said: "The thing that bothered me about The Daily Mail piece was that it was a bit condescending to teenagers. I'm tired of adults telling teenagers that they aren't smart, that they can't read critically, that they aren't thoughtful, and I feel like that article made those arguments."[28]

text: Film adaptation[edit]

text: In January 2012, Fox 2000, a division of 20th Century Fox, optioned the rights to adapt the novel into a feature film.[1] Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber wrote the adapted screenplay. Josh Boone signed on to direct a year later, in February 2013.[29] Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen produced the film.[30] Shailene Woodley stars as Hazel, while Ansel Elgort plays Augustus.[31][32] Nat Wolff was cast as Isaac, the friend that introduces them, and Laura Dern stars as Hazel's mother.[33] Sam Trammell was cast as Mr. Lancaster, Hazel's father.[34] On August 29, 2013, John Green announced that Mike Birbiglia would be playing Patrick, and on September 6, 2013, Green announced that Willem Dafoe would portray Peter Van Houten.

text: Principal photography began on August 26, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which doubled for the novel's setting of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a few days in Amsterdam, before concluding October 16, 2013.[35][36] The film was released on June 6, 2014, in the United States.[37] It was positively received by critics, with praise going to Woodley's performance as well as the entire film. The film also proved to be commercially successful, retaining the No. 1 spot at the box-office during its opening weekend, and grossed over $307 million worldwide against its budget of $12 million.[38][39][40] It was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on September 16, 2014.


document_title: Forged in Fire (TV series)

question_text: where is the forge in forged in fire

question_tokens: where is the forge in forged in fire

text: Forged in Fire (TV series)

text: Format[edit]

text: The series is filmed in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2][3][6] The set, referred to as "The Forge," is stocked with a wide range of metalworking equipment, including propane forges, coal forges, grinders, power hammers and hydraulic presses. At the end of each round, the smith whose weapon is judged to be the least satisfactory must surrender it and leave the competition. Medical personnel are present to treat any injuries or other health problems and may, at their discretion, disqualify smiths who are unable to continue safely.

text: In the first round, the four smiths are presented with a starting material that they must use to forge a blade. In some episodes, they all begin with the same material; in others, they may choose from an assortment of metal objects or must salvage their material from a source such as a junked car or lawnmower. Willis states one set of criteria concerning blade or blade/tang length, and often a second set for a feature that must be incorporated, such as serrations or a fuller groove; not all competitions require a special feature. The smiths are typically given 10 minutes to sketch out their designs, but this time is occasionally extended or omitted altogether. Following the design period, they are given a set length of time to forge their blades. The forging time is three hours in most episodes, but may be extended to four hours if the extra feature poses a sufficient challenge, such as being required to forge a billet with modern damascus steel methods and use it for the blade. Once time expires, the judges evaluate the blades based on Willis' criteria and inspect their workmanship, quality, and design.

text: For the second round, the three remaining smiths are given an additional three hours to turn their blades into fully operational weapons. They must attach a handle (choosing from a range of provided materials) and grind, sharpen, and polish the blades. They may also address any flaws or issues pointed out by the judges in the first round, if they choose to do so. After the time expires, the judges put each weapon through a series of tests to gauge properties such as sharpness, durability, and ease of use. For these tests, the weapons are used to chop/slash/slice/stab various objects that include ice blocks, animal carcasses, sandbags, and car doors. If a weapon suffers catastrophic failure, defined as damage that renders it unsafe or ineffective for further testing, its maker is immediately disqualified. The judges may, at their discretion, choose not to subject a weapon to a particular test if it is sufficiently cracked or flawed.

text: In the third round, the two remaining smiths are shown a historically significant weapon and are given five days to create a version of it. They return to their home forges to do the work and comply with any specifications set by Willis. Afterwards, they return to the Forge and submit their weapons for testing against objects and environments similar to the historical scenarios in which they were typically used. Based on the test results, the judges select one smith to receive the $10,000 prize.

text: The "Master & Apprentice" episode in Season 4 featured four master/apprentice pairs of smiths. Only one member of each pair was allowed to work at any time, trading off every 30 minutes in the first two rounds, and every day in the third. The non-working member was allowed to offer advice. For this episode, the forging time in the first round was extended to three and a half hours.

text: Cast, judges, and producers[edit]

text: Willis is a former Army Ranger and decorated Air Force para-rescue specialist.[1][3][6] Willis' previous television experience includes Special Ops Mission and Triggers, two series that aired on the former Military Channel.[2]

text: J. Neilson, a knife and sword expert,[1] holds the rank of Master Smith within the American Bladesmith Society. He has over 20 years' experience in making knives and edged weapons.[2][6] He examines the weapons' technical qualities and tests their durability.[3] In Season 3, Neilson took a leave of absence in order to have surgery on his hand; Jason Knight, another ABS Master Smith, filled his seat on the judges' panel during that time. Neilson appeared alongside Knight for the Season 4 premiere, then permanently resumed his seat in the eighth episode.

text: David Baker, a Hollywood prop maker who has appeared on the Spike series Deadliest Warrior,[3] is an authority on weapons history[1] and an expert on replicating period-accurate weapons for both museums and films.[2][6] He judges the weapons' historical accuracy and aesthetic beauty.[3]

text: Doug Marcaida, an edged-weapons specialist, is a U.S. military contractor, martial arts instructor and knife designer for FOX Knives Italy. Specializing in the Southeast Asian fighting style of Kali, he has taught classes in weapon awareness and use for military, law enforcement, and security organizations. Marcaida evaluates the smiths' weapons to determine their effectiveness in combat.[3] He often uses the phrases "It will cut" and "It will kill" ("It will keel") when a blade he is testing proves to be sufficiently sharp or lethal, respectively.

text: Tim Healy and Steve Ascher are executive producers for History.[1][6] Jodi Flynn, Brent Montgomery, David George, Shawn Witt and Simon Thomas are executive producers for Outpost Entertainment.[1][6] Healy observed the demonstration, and later the filming, from the sidelines. Healy says that the inspiration for Forged in Fire came from his and other developers' love of food competition shows such as Chopped and Iron Chef.[3] However, in order to appeal to the History channel's audience, they decided to have the competition focus on historical weaponry.[3]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2015)[edit]

text:
Episode
Title
Results

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place

1
"Japanese Katana"
Matthew Parkinson
Rich Greenwood
Billy Helton
Joe Waites

2
"Chakram"
Chris Farrell
Trenton Tye
Grant Marcoux
Chad Harding

3
"Viking Battle Axe"
Ryu Lim
Jonathan Porter
Phil Evans
James Huse

4
"Katar"
David Goldberg
Jaime L. Vining
Jimmy Seymour
Arnon Andrey Kartmazov

5
"Crusader Sword"
Peter Swarz-Burt
David Roeder
Matt Venier
Gabriel Bell

6
"The Elizabethan Rapier"
Guy Harris
Peter Martin
Peter Szymanski
JD Smith

7
"The Roman Gladius"
Jamie Lundell
Mareko Maumasi
Maxon McCarter
Adam Ison

8
"The Moro Kris"
Mace Vitale
Murray Carter
Ray Kirk
Jason Morrissey

text: Season 2 (2016)[edit]

text:
Episode
Title
Results

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place

1
"The War Hammer"
Craig Camerer
Jeff Bridgers
Kim Stahl
Harry Harkins

2
"Khopesh"
Salem Straub
Craig Trnka
Chris Marks
Zack Jonas

3
"The Scottish Claymore"
Scott Thomas
Jonathan Wick
Erin Simmons
Earl Blackmore

4
"Spiked Shield"
Ilya Alekseyev
Michael Coffey
Tim Hintsala
John Gruber

5
"Viking Sword"
Travis Wuertz
Morgan Medlen
Tom Ward
Mardi Meshejian

6
"Nepalese Kukri"
Jason Reddick
Josh Weston
Kelly Potter
Jason Ritchie

7
"The Shotel"
Burt Foster
Chad Osborne
Kevin Klein
Erin Aylor

8
"The Cutlass"
Tobin Nieto
Ron Mezile
Bob Brandel
Kyle Gahagan

9
"The Khanda"
Ben Abbott
Tom McGinnis
Brent Stubblefield
Nathan Zimmerman

10
"The Tabar"
Ted Thompson
Rob "Deker" Dekelbaum
Robert Burns
Edward Kim

text: Season 3 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
Episode
Title
Results

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place

1
Champions Edition[note 1] – "Scottish Claymore"
Ben Abbott
Matthew Parkinson
Salem Straub
Burt Foster

2
Fan Favorites[note 2] – "Hook Sword"
David Roeder
Rich Greenwood
Kelly Potter
Ryu Lim

3
"Butterfly Swords"
Shayne Carter
Andy Alm
Harry Burdett
Michael Hoopes

4
"The Falcata"
Kelly Vermeer-Vella
Justin Jones
Will Bagley
Frank Christensen

5
"Kora Sword"
Liam Hoffman
Josh Smith
Paul Happy
Robby Bowman

6
"Hunga Munga"
Jared Williams
Eric Anthony Leong
Ryan Lewis
Harlan Whitman

7
"The Boar Spear"
Allen Newberry
Clayton Cowart
Mike Sindel
Chase Wilder

8
"Xiphos Sword"
Keith Hill
Jon Maynard
Sam Rutherford
Riley Butz

9
"The Pandat"
Pete Winkler
Jo Smith
Brandon Brink
April Franklin

10
"Zulu Iklwa"
Matthew Moline
Lyle Wynn
Scott Mcreynolds
Clarence Jackson

11
Champions Edition[note 1] – "The Pata"[1]
Travis Wuertz
Shayne Carter
Peter Swarz-Burt
Scott Thomas

12
"The Zweihänder"
Jay Replogle
Stephan Fowler
Harry Black
Emiliano Carrillo

13
"Cavalry Saber"
David Mooneyham
Todd Bitler
Jason Glenn Howell
Nic Hanlon

14
"The Naginata"
Theo Nazz
Joe Collett
Walter Sorrells
Erich Ouellette

15
"The Haladie"
Raymond Smith
Stephen Williamson
Jason Kraus
Adlai Stein

16
Redemption[note 3] – "Viking sword"
Gabriel Bell
Clarence Jackson
JD Smith
Brandon Brink

text: Season 4 (2017-present)[edit]

text:
Episode
Title
Results

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place

1
Judges' Pick[note 4] – "The Ida"
Mareko Maumasi
Josh Smith
David Goldberg
Erin Simmons

2
"Deer Horn Knives"
Nicholas Marcelja
Steve Godfrey
Dustin Rhodes
Thor Laizans

3
"The Katzbalger"
James Helm
Paul Walsh
Rashelle Hams
Jesse Hauer (medically disqualified)

4
"Makraka"
Craig Barr
Paul Brown
Brian Dimmock
Mark Nevling

5
Fan's Choice[note 2] – "The Panabas"
Josh Weston
Ray Kirk
Robby Bowman
Chad Osborne

6
"Akrafena"
Page Steinhardt
Brock Martin
Larry Clements
Terry Mitchell

7
"Talwar"
Jordan LaMothe
David McConnell
Rick Fenlon
Carl Oliver

8
"The Cinquedea"
Neil Kamimura
Dan Hurtado
Storm Richardson
Demetrios Papatriantafyllou

9
"The Charay"
Steve Grosvenor
Daniel Rowe
Mark Green
Tyler Mandgie

10
Redemption[note 3] – "Sword Breaker"
James Huse
Erich Ouellette
Earl Blackmore
Morgan Medlen

11
Master & Apprentice[note 5] – "Nzappa zap"
Frank Allen Wren II
Nehemiah Brousseau
Jesse Rhodes
Zack Lewis
Robert Timberlake
Wesley Alberson
Joseph Szilaski
John Lewis

12
"Ngombe (de) Ngulu (de)"
Steven Bryan
Paul Brach
Robert Putantsu
Ryan Weeks

13
"The Shamshir"
Andrew Taycach
Tim Shoal
Tom Kinder
Chad Hollar

14
"The Kachin Dao"
Shawn Ellis
Rachel Oliver
Buster Grubbs
Chad Boseman (medically disqualified)

15
"The Gladiator Scissor"
Don Halter
Jason Henderson
Alf Rudd
Francesco Muci

16
"The Kampilan"
Michael Cross
Todd Martin
Jack Barber
Leland Edward Stone

17
"The Kpinga"
Nate Summers
Richard Epting
Jim Poor
John Rainey

18
"The Yatagan"
Gabe Mabry
Dave Catoe
Josh Fikentscher
Randall W Turner

text: there will be 20 total episodes this season **

text: Notes[edit]

text:
^ Jump up to: a b These four contestants, all champions from previous seasons, were invited to compete again. The winner received an additional $10,000 and the title "Champion of Champions"
^ Jump up to: a b These four contestants from previous seasons were invited to compete again based on fans' reaction to their initial performance.
^ Jump up to: a b This episode featured contestants eliminated from previous episodes returning for a chance at redemption
Jump up ^ These four contestants from previous seasons, each chosen by one of the four judges, were invited to compete again.
Jump up ^ Four master/apprentice pairs competed in this episode. When Jesse withdrew at the end of the first round, Zack was allowed to continue on his own.

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