Eddington' star Joaquin Phoenix was once told by a director that he would only be a 'character actor.' He won the Academy ...

In recent years, Howard has worked more as a producer and director than as an actor. In 2002, he took home two Oscars, one for Best Picture and one for Best Director, for his work on A Beautiful Mind.

Academy Award-winning director who helped shape ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ has died at 92. Published: ... Benton, whose film was based on Russo’s novel, was nominated for best adapted screenplay.

With “Sinners,” writer-director Ryan Coogler, one of Hollywood’s most quietly seismic forces, steps into a genre long neglected by the Academy, and once again, reshapes the game.

The Academy has a few guidelines for who can — and can't — be given an honorary Oscar.

Benton found even more success as a solo act: In 1980, he won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Kramer Vs. Kramer, the divorce drama starring Meryl Streep and ...

The Jean Hersholt and Irving G. Thalberg awards don’t appear to have such strict restrictions, either. In 2010, for instance, Francis Ford Coppola was honored with the Irving G. Thalberg ...