May 25, 2026 · 48 min · 11 segments
On this episode of Academy Watch we travel back in time to 1966 to review the Best Picture-winning A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS with host Bo Nicholson and guest Andy Williams **Host** **Bo Nicholson** His…
Bo NicholsonHost
Andy WilliamsGuest
We're here to talk about "A Man For All Seasons." This is one of those forgotten Oscar wins, isn't it? That, that ended up with six Oscars.
I couldn't believe it when I was, like, going-- And again, like, you know, I'm pretty good at my Oscar history, as people would know, but I'm not, like, exceptional when it comes to this era of the Oscars.
I frankly probably couldn't have told you what won in 1966, and I certainly couldn't have told you that it won six Oscars and was a juggernaut on the night.
I, I couldn't have told you that it had Orson Welles and Robert Shaw, uh [chuckles]-
I mean, let's talk a little bit about it, right? So it's directed by Fred Zinnemann, who by this point had already directed "High Noon," which was awesome, and "From Here to Eternity," which he won Best Director for.
it features Paul Scofield reprising his role from Robert Bolt's play as Sir Thomas More, a lawyer and man of the cloth from the, from the times of Henry VIII, as England is on the brink of breaking away from the Catholic Church.
Henry VIII is played by Robert Shaw, and he wants to marry Anne Boleyn in his quest for a son, but he would need to divorce Catherine of Aragon to do it, which is forbidden by the Catholics.
Thomas More disapproves of the marriage, not vocally, which leads to disastrous personal consequences.
As mentioned, it did win six Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actor for Paul Scofield, Best Adapted Screenplay.
S- like, they called it something different back then, but essentially Best Adapted Screenplay for Robert Bolt.
We're here to talk about "A Man For All Seasons." This is one of those forgotten Oscar wins, isn't it? That, that ended up with six Oscars.
I couldn't believe it when I was, like, going-- And again, like, you know, I'm pretty good at my Oscar history, as people would know, but I'm not, like, exceptional when it comes to this era of the Oscars.
I frankly probably couldn't have told you what won in 1966, and I certainly couldn't have told you that it won six Oscars and was a juggernaut on the night.
I, I couldn't have told you that it had Orson Welles and Robert Shaw, uh [chuckles]-
I mean, let's talk a little bit about it, right? So it's directed by Fred Zinnemann, who by this point had already directed "High Noon," which was awesome, and "From Here to Eternity," which he won Best Director for.
it features Paul Scofield reprising his role from Robert Bolt's play as Sir Thomas More, a lawyer and man of the cloth from the, from the times of Henry VIII, as England is on the brink of breaking away from the Catholic Church.
Henry VIII is played by Robert Shaw, and he wants to marry Anne Boleyn in his quest for a son, but he would need to divorce Catherine of Aragon to do it, which is forbidden by the Catholics.
Thomas More disapproves of the marriage, not vocally, which leads to disastrous personal consequences.
As mentioned, it did win six Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actor for Paul Scofield, Best Adapted Screenplay.
S- like, they called it something different back then, but essentially Best Adapted Screenplay for Robert Bolt.
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