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Awards. The Godfather Part II. Jump to. 17 wins & 21 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1975 Winner Oscar. Best Picture. Francis Ford Coppola. Gray Frederickson. Fred Roos. The movie became the first sequel to win the best picture award. 1975 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Al Pacino. 1975 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
May 31, 2024 · While The Godfather is considered one of the greatest movies ever made, The Godfather Part II was able to live up to the original and secure six Oscars at the 1975 Academy Awards. Director Francis Ford Coppola
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Its six Oscar wins also included Best Director for Coppola, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo. Pacino won Best Actor at the BAFTAs and was nominated at the Oscars. Like its predecessor, Part II remains a highly influential film, especially in the gangster genre.
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The Godfather: Part II, American gangster film, released in 1974, that was a sequel and companion piece to the 1972 blockbuster The Godfather, adapted from the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. In the years since its release the film has gained the reputation of being the rare sequel that equals or perhaps surpasses the original.
The Godfather: Part II juxtaposes two stories: that of Michael Corleone (played, as in The Godfather, by Al Pacino) in the years after he becomes head of the Corleone family business and that of his father, Vito Corleone, as a young man (portrayed by Robert De Niro). In the former storyline, set in the 1950s, Michael has moved the family and his base of operations to Nevada, seeking to expand his influence into Las Vegas and also into Havana. The other storyline shows Vito first as a child arriving in New York City in the early 1900s after his family in Sicily was killed by the local Mafia. As a young man, he is introduced into criminal activity by his friend Clemenza (Bruno Kirby), beginning with thievery. When a neighbourhood crime boss (Gastone Moschin) demands a cut of Vito’s profits, however, Vito murders him. Vito gains more power and respect while retaining his devotion to family. In the other narrative, Michael turns down a request from Frankie Pentangeli (Michael V. Gazzo) to approve a hit in New York City, because it would interfere with business with Jewish crime kingpin Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg). Michael’s story then becomes one of betrayal, deceit, and paranoia. He is targeted by assassination attempts and government investigations. His wife (Diane Keaton) leaves him, his brother Fredo (John Cazale) turns against him, and he ceases to trust the consigliere Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall). In the end, Michael is left alone, having lost his family and his essential humanity.
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•Studios: Paramount Pictures and The Coppola Company
•Director: Francis Ford Coppola
•Writers: Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola
•Music: Nino Rota
•Al Pacino (Michael Corleone)
•Robert De Niro (Vito Corleone)
•Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen)
•Diane Keaton (Kay Corleone)
•John Cazale (Fredo Corleone)
•Talia Shire (Connie Corleone)
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•Lead actor (Al Pacino)
•Supporting actor (Robert De Niro)*
•Supporting actor (Michael V. Gazzo)
•Supporting actor (Lee Strasberg)
•Supporting actress (Talia Shire)
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Apr 24, 2008 · Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos win Best Picture for The Godfather Part II at the 47th Academy Awards. Warren Beatty presents the award.
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Full awards and nominations of The Godfather: Part II. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall ... Drama Continuing saga of the Corleone family as they move to Nevada and make the casino business their major income source under the leadership of the increasingly paranoid and malevolent Michael, whose reign as the "Don" is ...
Apr 9, 1975 · “The Godfather” film, the sequel to the annals of a crime dynasty written by Mr. Coppola and Mario Puzo, won the Oscar for the hest script adapted from other material.
