Shakespeare at the Oscars
Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, Shakespeare's work on the big screen has been continually honoured at the Oscars and around the world. In honour of Sunday's 87th Academy Awards ceremony, here are just a few of the Bard's Oscar wins and nominations over the years.
Baz Lurhamman's Romeo + Juliet (1996) was nominated for an Oscar for Best Set Direction.
Kenneth Brannagh's Hamlet was nominated for a number of awards, including Art Direction, Costume Design, Music for a Dramatic Score and Adapted Screenplay in 1996.
The most famous of all Shakespearean actors, Laurence Olivier won the Oscar for Best Actor as Hamlet in 1948. The film also won Best Picture, Best Costume Design and Best Set Direction, in addition to nominations for Best Music, Best Director (Olivier) and Best Supporting Actress (Jean Simmons).
1968's Romeo and Juliet was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director (Franco Zeffirelli), and won Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design.
Maggie Smith was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Desdemona in Laurence Olivier's Othello. The film was nominated for Best Actor (Olivier), Best Supporting Actor (Frank Finlay), and Best Supporting Actress (Joyce Redman and Maggie Smith) in 1965.
West Side Story (based on Romeo and Juliet) was a huge Oscar winner, receiving awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Film Editing, Set Direction, Costume Design, Cinematography, Music, Sound, Best Supporting Actor (George Chakiris) and Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno). The movie was also nominated for writing.
Joseph Mankiewicz's Julius Caesar (1953) was nominated for Best Actor (Marlon Brando), Best Picture, Cinematography and Music, while winning Best Set Direction.
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