Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
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Awards Dominance
Wins
Nominations
4 Oscar · 2 Golden Globe
Won
1949
Actor
Laurence Olivier
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Art Direction: Roger K. Furse; Set Decoration: Carmen Dillon
Best Motion Picture
J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Roger K. Furse
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jean Simmons
Directing
Laurence Olivier
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
William Walton
1949
Actor In A Leading Role
Laurence Olivier
Foreign Film - English Language
Hamlet
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