Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

19662h 11mEnglish

Accolades

5Oscar

Wins

7Golden Globe

Nominations

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Synopsis

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.

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Details

Genres

Drama

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

5

Wins

20

Nominations

Won

Actress · Elizabeth Taylor
Actress in a Supporting Role · Sandy Dennis
Art Direction (Black-and-White) · Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Haskell Wexler
Costume Design (Black-and-White) · Irene Sharaff

Full award breakdown

1967

Academy Awards

5Wins

13Noms

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Actress

Elizabeth Taylor

1967

◆ Won

Actress in a Supporting Role

Sandy Dennis

1967

◆ Won

Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins

1967

◆ Won

Cinematography (Black-and-White)

Haskell Wexler

1967

◆ Won

Costume Design (Black-and-White)

Irene Sharaff

1967

Nom

Actor

Richard Burton

1967

Nom

Actor in a Supporting Role

George Segal

1967

Nom

Best Picture

Ernest Lehman, Producer

1967

Nom

Directing

Mike Nichols

1967

Nom

Film Editing

Sam O'Steen

1967

Nom

Music (Original Music Score)

Alex North

1967

Nom

Sound

Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director

1967

Nom

Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)

Ernest Lehman

1967

1967

Golden Globes

0Wins

7Noms

Nom

Best Director - Motion Picture

Mike Nichols

1967

Nom

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1967

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Richard Burton

1967

Nom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

George Segal

1967

Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Elizabeth Taylor

1967

Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Sandy Dennis

1967

Nom

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Ernest Lehman

1967

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Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Martha

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

George

George Segal

George Segal

Nick

Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Honey

Agnes Flanagan

Roadhouse Waitress (uncredited)

Frank Flanagan

Roadhouse Manager (uncredited)

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