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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Year
Run Time
1966
150 min.
Work Rating
Attributes
High Artistic Quality
High Historical Importance
Countries
MPAA Rating
USA
Category
Color Type
Feature
B&W
Director
Mike Nichols
Genres
Drama
Types
Marriage Drama
Psychological Drama
Flags
Not For Children
Adult Situations
Adult Language
Keywords
dysfunctional
marriage-problems
professor
psychological-abuse
mud-slinging
recrimination
battle-of-the-sexes
family-tragedy
family-secrets
Themes
Crumbling Marriages
Alcoholism
Tones
Angry
Confrontational
Biting
Harsh
Talky
Tense
Literate
Moods
Strictly Speaking
Abandon All Hope
From play
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Box office
$28,000,000
Produced by
Warner Brothers
Released by
Warner Brothers
AMG Work ID
V 54412
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
N
Best Actor
Richard Burton
1966
W
Best Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
1966
N
Best Adapted Screenplay
Ernest Lehman
1966
W
Best Black and White Art Direction
Richard Sylbert
,
George James Hopkins
1966
W
Best Black and White Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
1966
W
Best Black and White Costume Design
Irene Sharaff
1966
N
Best Director
Mike Nichols
1966
N
Best Editing
Sam O'Steen
1966
N
Best Original Score
Alex North
1966
N
Best Picture
1966
N
Best Sound
George Groves
1966
N
Best Supporting Actor
George Segal
1966
W
Best Supporting Actress
Sandy Dennis
1966
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
W
Best British Actor
Richard Burton
1966
W
Best British Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
1966
W
Best Film - Any Source
1966
Directors Guild of America
N
Best Director
Mike Nichols
1966
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
N
Best Director
Mike Nichols
1966
N
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Richard Burton
1966
N
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
George Segal
1966
N
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Elizabeth Taylor
1966
N
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Sandy Dennis
1966
N
Best Picture - Drama
1966
N
Best Screenplay
Ernest Lehman
1966
National Board of Review
W
Best Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
1966
N
Best Picture
1966
New York Film Critics Circle
W
Best Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
1966