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The A LIST:
Movies shot on Long Island
that won Oscars Movie Scenes shot in Release date Won an Academy Award for
1 A Thousand Clowns Garden City Dec. 13, 1965 Martin Balsam won Best Supporting Actor for his role as the brother and agent of an
unemployed television writer. The film also received three other nominations.
2 The Age of Innocence Old Westbury Sept. 17, 1993 Gabriella Pescucci won Best Costume Design for the movie, set in the 1870s. It also
received four other nominations.
3 Annie Hall Hamptons April 20, 1977
Woody Allen won Best Director, Diane Keaton won Best Actress for the title role
as a struggling nightclub singer and the movie won Best Picture and Best Original
Screenplay.
4 Blood and Sand Long Beach May 30, 1941 Best Cinematography. The movie was also nominated for Best Production Design.
5 Blue Jasmine Quogue Aug. 23, 2013
Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for her role as Jasmine Francis, a Manhattan socialite
who falls on hard times. Sally Hawkins was nominated for Best Supporting Actress
and Woody Allen for Best Original Screenplay.
6 Born on the Fourth
of July Massapequa Dec. 20, 1989 Oliver Stone won Best Director. Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Actor.
7 Citizen Kane Oheka Castle in
Huntington Sept. 5, 1941 Best Original Screenplay. The film was also nominated for eight other Oscars.
8 Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind
Rockville Centre,
Montauk, and Wainscott March 19, 2004 Best Original Screenplay.
9 Freeheld Manhasset, Jones Beach,
Lido Beach Oct. 16, 2015 Best Documentary Short Subject.
10 The Godfather Mitchell Field, Sands
Point March 24, 1972 Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Marlon Brando won Best Actor in a
Leading Role for his role as Don Corleone.
11 Goodfellas
Atlantic Beach, Valley
Stream, Lawrence, and
Oyster Bay
Sept. 19, 1990 Joe Pesci won for Best Supporting Actor for his role as hot-headed mobster Tommy
DeVito. The film also received five other nominations.
12 The Great Gatsby The Gold Coast May 1, 2013 Production Design and Costume Design.
13 Love Story Old Westbury Dec. 16, 1970 Best Original Music Score. The movie also had six other nominations.
14 Mighty Aphrodite Belmont Park in Nassau
County and Quogue Oct. 27, 1995 Mira Sorvino won Best Supporting Actress for her role as reformed porn star Linda
Ash.
15 Miracle on 34th
Street Port Washington May 2, 1947 Best Story, Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Edmund Gwenn won Best Supporting
Actor and the film was nominated for Best Picture.
16 Pollock Springs and East
Hampton Dec. 15, 2000 Marcia Gay Harden won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Lee Krasner,
Jackson Pollack’s wife. Ed Harris was nominated for Best Actor.
17 Raging Bull Lido Beach Dec. 19, 1980 Robert DeNiro won Best Actor for his role as self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta and
the movie won for Best Film Editing. It also had six other nominations.
18 Reversal Of Fortune Old Bethpage Nov. 9, 1990 Jeremy Irons won Best Actor for his role as European aristocrat Claus von Bülow. The
movie had two other nominations.
19 Sabrina Point, Glen Cove Sept. 22, 1954 Edith Head won for Costume Design. It also had five other nominations.
20 Scent Of A Woman Sands Point Dec. 23, 1992 Al Pacino won Best Actor for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a blind
alcoholic, and the movie had three other nominations.
21 Splendor in the
Grass Brookhaven Oct. 10, 1961 Best Original Screenplay.
22 Still Alice Lido Beach Dec. 5, 2014 Julianne Moore won Best Actress for her title role as an Alzheimer’s disease survivor.
23 Wall Street The Hamptons Dec. 11, 1987 Michael Douglas won Best Actor for his role as ruthless corporate raider Gordon
Gekko.