8 Oscars The Sting

The cinematographer is robert surtees not richard surtees.
8 oscars the sting. With paul newman robert redford robert shaw charles durning. Awards nominations and wins. Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. The film was directed by george roy hill who had directed newman and redford in the western butch cassidy and the sundance kid created by screenwriter david s.
Elizabeth taylor presenting the best picture oscar for the sting to producers tony bill michael phillips and julia phillips at the 46th academy awards i. The sting is a 1973 american caper film set in september 1936 involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters paul newman and robert redford to con a mob boss robert shaw. Ward the story was inspired by real life cons. The sting 1973 awards.
Born and raised in california head started her career as a spanish teacher but was interested in design. Many apologies the sting was a fun film that didn t really fit in with the other best pic. The exorcist and the way we were were the only other films to win multiple awards. Henry bumstead and james payne win the oscar for art direction for the sting at the 46th academy awards.
First and foremost the sting is simply. Julia phillips became the first female producer to win the best picture category. Edith head october 28 1897 october 24 1981 was an american costume designer who won a record eight academy awards for best costume design between 1949 and 1973. After studying at the chouinard art institute in los angeles head was hired as a costume sketch artist at paramount.
Best picture tony bill michael phillips julia phillips. Directed by george roy hill. Showing all 18 wins and 6 nominations. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto int l film festival awards central festival central all events.
The sting won 7 awards including best picture and best director for george roy hill. Paul winfield and sylvia sidney present the award. But the sting is the most purely enjoyable film in oscar history and that i think puts it in the most valuable american film making tradition of all.