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What female has won the most awards?
The most successful figure to date in the history of the Academy Awards is Katharine Hepburn, who won four Oscars throughout her acting career.
Did Diana Ross win any awards for Lady Sings the Blues?
Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion PictureNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion PictureBlack Movie Award for Classic Cinema Hall of Fame
Lady Sings the Blues/Awards
When was Diana Ross nominated for an Oscar?
1973
Diana Ross arriving at the Oscars in 1973 where she was nominated for Best Actress in her first foray in film, “Lady Sings the Blues”.
What does Diana Ross think of the new Billie Holiday Movie?
“She loved it,” Ross told Variety columnist Mark Malkin. “She loves Lee, and she thought it was cinematically amazing. She thought the performances were amazing.”
Who was the real piano man in Lady Sings the Blues?
Richard Pryor
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) – Richard Pryor as Piano Man – IMDb.
How many times was Diana Ross nominated for a Grammy?
As a solo artist, Diana Ross has been nominated 12 times and has not won a Grammy. She recieved a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys in 2012.
How many Grammy Awards has Diana Ross won?
Despite 8 nominations for herself and an additional nomination with The Supremes, Miss Ross has NEVER actually won a Grammy. This is pretty hard to swallow since so many new and— in my humble opinion–mediocre artists have won multiple awards the same night.
What kind of movies did Diana Ross appear in?
Diana Ross. She also starred in two other feature films, Mahogany (1975) and The Wiz (1978), later acting in the television films Out of Darkness (1994), for which she also was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and Double Platinum (1999).
When did Diana Ross do Lady Sings the Blues?
Ross has also ventured into acting, with a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award –nominated performance for her performance in the film Lady Sings the Blues (1972); she recorded its soundtrack, which became a number-one hit.
How many albums has Diana Ross sold worldwide?
Diana Ross has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Ross is also one of the few recording artists to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; one as a solo artist, and one as a member of “The Supremes.” In December of 2007, Ross was honored with a John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts Honors Award.