Hurt gave his most terrifying performance ever in David Cronenberg’s bloody adaptation of the DC graphic novel 'A History of Violence.' ...

The novel was first adapted into a groundbreaking 1985 film, starring William Hurt, Raul Julia, and Sonia Braga, which would ...

Image Credit: Getty Images William Hurt became the first actor to win an Oscar for playing an openly gay character, for a role that’s in drag for the majority of the film. 20. Its legacy carried ...

10. Before Sebastian Stan's nomination for The Apprentice, only seven other actors had been Oscar-nominated for playing a US president. Frank Langella was recognised for his portrayal of Richard Nixon ...

Winning an Oscar is the ultimate achievement for any movie, but some of them have been accused of ripping off other people's ...

William Hurt took home the coveted trophy in 1986 for his role as Brazilian prisoner Luis Molina in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Hoffman took home the Best Actor Oscar in 1980 for his performance as ...

Every year, the Oscars is the most hotly-debated award ... drama about rival TV news reporters starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt and Albert Brooks. Instead, it went to Bertolucci's historical ...

The Oscars race, meanwhile, played out against the grim backdrop ... Bradley Cooper, Renée Zellweger, Russell Crowe, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, William Hurt, Richard Burton ...