Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | |
| Director(s) | Mike Nichols |
| Producer(s) | Ernest Lehman |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Alcohol, Marriage |
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by Mike Nichols and produced by Ernest Lehman.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2013.
Academy Awards 1966 --- Ceremony Number 39 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Richard Burton | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | George Segal | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Taylor | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sandy Dennis | Won |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Haskell Wexler | Won |
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff | Won |
| Best Director | Mike Nichols | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Sam O'Steen | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alex North | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Ernest Lehman, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Ernest Lehman | Nominated |
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According to director Mike Nichols, actress Marlene Dietrich visited the set and completely ignored Elizabeth Taylor, only speaking with Richard Burton and Nichols. Elizabeth later commented "It's a very strange thing to be ignored on your own movie set."
The first film to use the word "bugger" in its dialogue.
On the back of the movie tie-in paperback of the play, it reads: "A Warner Bros. Technicolor film - even though the film was shot in black & white".
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The first film to use the word "bugger" in its dialogue.
On the back of the movie tie-in paperback of the play, it reads: "A Warner Bros. Technicolor film - even though the film was shot in black & white".
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