List of Belarusian Academy Award winners and nominees

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This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees from Belarus.

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Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Actor
YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1949 Kirk Douglas [1] Champion Nominated
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Nominated
1956 Lust for Life [2] Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay
YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1934 Ben Hecht [3] Viva Villa! Nominated
1939 Wuthering Heights Nominated

Best Original Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay
YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1940 Ben Hecht Angels Over Broadway Nominated
1946 Notorious Nominated [4]

Best Story

Best Story
YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1928 Ben Hecht Underworld Won
1935 The Scoundrel [5] Won

Best Original Score

Best Original Music Score
YearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes
1940 Louis Gruenberg The Fight for Life Nominated
1941 So Ends Our Night Nominated
1943 Commandos Strike at Dawn Nominated

Nominations and Winners

No. of winsNo. of nominations
29

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References

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  3. "The great Hollywood Screenwriter who hated Hollywood". newyorker.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. "The 19th Academy Awards | 1947". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  5. "The 8th Academy Awards | 1936". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.