The Godfather Reissued: How Many Oscars Has The Movie Trilogy Won

Although they are loyal 50 Years from the premiere The GodfatherLooking back, it’s impossible not to refer to this movie as epic. The trilogy has won over the years praise and appreciation from critics and audiences, and He knew how to add nine Oscars and 20 other nominations.

Rate Oscar Awards She received in relation to the nominations she received is low, although Popular recognition is certainly the greatest achievementA few years ago, the magazine conducted an opinion poll among film directors empireput it as Best movie in history.

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According to the historical ranking of the most important movie site in the world, IMDB, The Godfather The first place alternates with Sueños de Libertad.

But Hollywood Academy is the pulse with its nominationsAnd her red carpet and her small statues. And despite having nine out of 29, The Godfather advanced solidly in key areas, such as Best Picture, which won in parts one and two.

"The Godfather" It will be re-released in theaters on its fiftieth anniversary (Image: Press). — The Godfather will be shown in theaters on its fiftieth anniversary (Photo: The Press).

first trilogywhich was reissued on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, It won 3 Oscars from 11 nominations. In addition to Best Picture, Marlon Brando won Best Actor and duo Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, as authors for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In that first movie there was an area despite being nominated, can’t compete Because they forbade it: Best soundtrack. Yes, the unmistakable famous music The Godfatherby the no less famous Nino Rota, was excluded from consideration because it was a kind of self-plagiarism.

Several measurements from the soundtrack of The Godfather It appeared 14 years ago – With other musical arrangements – in the movie Fortunella. The author of the score was also Nino Rota. That is why the Academy did not allow it to compete, nor consider it an original soundtrack.

Composer Carmine Coppola with his son Francis Ford at the Academy Awards for The Godfather II. Carmine contributed the soundtrack to Nino Rota.

However, after two years, With The second godfatherRota got revenge and there he won an Oscar As best soundtrack, it also received contributions from Carmine Coppola, father of Francis Ford. For this second part of the trilogy, there were again 11 nominations and six small statuettes for the film.

Coppola was the big winner. The second part won Best Picture and repeated with Mario Puzo for Best Adapted Screenplay. And he won a third personal award: an Oscar for Best Director.

Robert De Niro Won the bust for Best Supporting Actor In addition, the film (which is set in the youth of Vito and Michael’s consolidation of power with his deceased father) received an award for Best Art Direction.

Al Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor in Part One, The Godfather, and Lead Actor in Part Two: he won neither. And in the third he was not even a candidate. (Photo: Chance Yeh/Getty Images/AFP)

Who was the biggest loser in the trilogy? in general, The third godfather, which received nominations and did not win. In particular, Al PacinoHe was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Part One and Best Leading Actor in Part Two, without winning either. And in the third part, he was not even nominated. Your strange case with the academy: He won his first and only Academy Award only in 1993.to work in Women’s perfume.