1977: Rocky - Best Picture Not only did Rocky knockout the epic psychological thriller for Best Picture, it also won out over the political drama All the President's Men.

What movies did Rocky beat out for Best Picture?

Did any of the Rocky movies win an Oscar?

Recent News. Rocky, American boxing film, released in 1976, that was the highest-grossing movie of that year, earning more than $117 million at the box office. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won three, including best picture, and made its writer and lead actor, Sylvester Stallone, a star.

Did Rocky 2 win Best Picture?

The film won Best Picture at the American Movie Awards and won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture. Dre Rivas of Film.com included it in his list of top ten films of 1979.

What movie won the best film Oscar in 1976?

Milos Forman's “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” ended up winning the big prize that year.

Rocky IV (1985) Cast THEN and NOW, The actors have aged horribly!!

Which 3 movies won all 5 major Oscars?

Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Eight films failed to win any of the five major awards after being nominated.

What is the only movie to win every Oscar it was nominated for?

“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” also made history with a clean sweep, becoming (and remaining) the only movie to win every category it was nominated in: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Makeup, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Mixing, and ...

Which Rocky movie made the most money?

With a $128.9M total, 'Creed III' has officially passed 'Rocky IV' to become the highest-grossing film in the 'Rocky' franchise.

Who was originally supposed to play Rocky?

So they offered Stallone up to $265,000 – around £1.4million in today's money – to let them film 'Rocky' but without Sly in the leading role. Understandably, the studio wanted the likes of Godfather actor James Caan, Robert Redford or Burt Reynolds to play the southpaw slugger.

How old was Rocky in Rocky 1?

In the first movie, Rocky is a 30-year-old club boxer from Philadelphia who works as a debt collector for a loan shark. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed has an opponent drop out of a fight with a broken hand and can't find a replacement, he decides to give a local underdog an opportunity at the title.

Which movie does Rocky go broke?

By the time Adonis (Michael B. Jordan), the son of one of Rocky's greatest rivals Apollo Creed finds him to ask for his help training for an upcoming fight, Rocky isn't wealthy at all despite all the public recognition he got from the big fight against Mason Dixon in Rocky Balboa. Rocky V (1990) Rocky goes broke.

Did Rocky lose in any of his movies?

1 Apollo Creed (Rocky & Rocky II)

That Rocky ultimately loses to Apollo in their match at the end of the first movie solidified Rocky as an all-time great. Apollo returned to lose in the sequel, but the movie built up his character well enough where losing befit his arc.

What is the most liked Rocky movie?

Did Rocky 4 win any awards?

Rocky IV also won Germany's Golden Screen Award. The film won five Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Actor (Sylvester Stallone, along with Rambo: First Blood Part II), Worst Director (Stallone), Worst Supporting Actress (Brigitte Nielsen), Worst New Star (Nielsen, and also for Red Sonja) and Worst Musical Score.

How old was Rocky in Rocky 4?

Rocky IV (1985) - Rocky IV also fudges the timeline by making it seem like it starts right after Rocky III but the movie then jumps forward to 1985 when Ivan Drago arrives in the U.S. Apollo was killed by Drago and Rocky defeated the Russian in a fight held in Moscow on Christmas 1985 when Rocky was 38 or 39.

How old was Rocky in Rocky 3?

In the original Rocky, he is 30 (meaning he was born in 1945). In Rocky II, he turned 31. If Rocky III takes place three years after Rocky II, Rocky should be 34, which is exactly what age he is (as pointed out on TV). All of this serves to illustrate that the film is set in 1979 and '80.

Did Rocky win in Rocky 4?

Both fighters trade blows, before Balboa seizes an opening, unleashing a series of vicious blows, eventually knocking him out. Rocky gives a victory speech, acknowledging that the local crowd's disdain of him had turned to mutual respect during the fight.

For what movie did Sylvester Stallone win an Oscar?

Sylvester Stallone's Rocky (1976) received ten Oscar nominations, winning three, including Best Picture at the 49th Academy Awards #OnThisDay in 1977. By Boxing News | Facebook.

What's the longest movie ever made?

The longest film ever made, according to Guinness World Records, is "The Cure for Insomnia" (1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV.

Which actor has 52 Oscar nominations?

John Williams' Nominations Spans Decades

As of the most recent 95th Academy Awards that were held last March, Williams has received a whopping 53 nominations. He has won five, which include scoring for Fiddler on the Roof, Jaws, Star Wars, E.T.

What actor has been in the most Best Picture winners?