December 2, 201015 yr Great guess on Brubaker. Robert Redford movie where he's the new warden who goes undercover to uncover corruption. One of Morgan Freeman's first films
December 2, 201015 yr Author Hints: - #1 and #9 were released in theaters in the same year. The two movies combined had 20 Academy Award nominations that year, and won 12 of them. They competed against each other for best picture and best director - #9 won both categories. (I originally forgot to mention that they also competed for best supporting actor, and that they both lost for best adapted screenplay to Judgment at Nuremberg.) - #1 was filmed in black & white - #9 was filmed in Technicolor - #8 was filmed in a prison (primarily) The Hustler was nominated for nine Academy Awards, and West Side Story was nominated for eleven. The Hustler won two, and West Side Story won TEN. The Hustler Best Picture (Lost to West Side Story) Best Director (Lost to Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise for West Side Story) Best Actor - Paul Newman (Lost to Maximilian Schell from Judgment at Nuremberg) Best Actress - Piper Laurie (Lost to Sophia Loren from Two Women) Best Supporting Actor - Jackie Gleason (Lost to George Chakiris from West Side Story) Best Supporting Actor - George C. Scott (Lost to George Chakiris from West Side Story...he also turned down his nomination.) Best Art Direction: Black & White Best Cinematography: Black & White Best Writing for an Adapted Screenplay (Lost to Judgment at Nuremberg) West Side Story Best Picture Best Director – Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise Best Supporting Actor – George Chakiris Best Supporting Actress – Rita Moreno Best Art Direction: Color Best Cinematography: Color Best Costume Design: Color Best Editing Best Original Score Best Sound Best Writing for an Adapted Screenplay (Lost to Judgment at Nuremberg)
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