How American Beauty Took the Oscars by Storm

In a landmark year of cinema that was 1999, the Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor turned out to be the extremely divisive American Beauty. In this video, I explore Sam Mendes' 1999 drama on its 25th anniversary and discuss how the film took the Oscars by storm. #oscars #academyawards #americanbeauty #kevinspacey #annettebening #sammendes #stevenspielberg #theawardscontender

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