Hamlet
4Wins7NomsDirected by Laurence Olivier
Synopsis
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
Awards
21st Academy Awards· 1949
- Actor in a Leading RoleLaurence OlivierWon
- Best PictureGeneral Film Distributors, Hamlet Laurence Olivier For Universal Studios, Ltd.Won
- Costume Design (Black and White)Roger K. FurseWon
- Production Design (Black and White)Roger K. Furse: Carmen DillonWon
- Actress in a Supporting RoleJean Simmons
- DirectingLaurence Olivier
- Music (Comedy or Drama Score)William Walton
Details
Cast
Laurence Olivier Won 
Basil Sydney
Eileen Herlie
Norman Wooland
Felix Aylmer
Jean SimmonsNominated
Terence Morgan
Peter Cushing
Stanley Holloway
Russell Thorndike