On The Waterfront also won Academy Awards for Best Actor (Marlon Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Black-and-White Art Direction-Set Decoration, (Richard Day), Black-and-White ...
In 1933, the Academy changed the eligibility year to match the calendar year (January-December). For the 6th Awards, films from August 1932 through December 1933 were considered. Humorist Will Rogers ...
American Beauty also won Academy Awards for Best Actor (Kevin Spacey), Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall), Directing (Sam Mendes), and Writing – Screenplay written directly for the screen (Alan Ball).