| Rocky | |
|---|---|
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| 10 Nominations / 3 Wins | |
| Year | 1976 |
| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| Writer | Sylvester Stallone |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith |
| 49th Academy Awards | |
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer, working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky, a small-time club fighter, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship.
Wins
- Best Picture — Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
- Best Director — John G. Avildsen
- Best Film Editing — Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad
Nominations
- Best Picture — Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
- Best Director — John G. Avildsen
- Best Actor — Sylvester Stallone
- Best Actress — Talia Shire
- Best Supporting Actor — Burgess Meredith
- Best Supporting Actor — Burt Young
- Best Original Screenplay — Sylvester Stallone
- Best Film Editing — Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad
- Best Original Song — "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins
- Best Sound Mixing — Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge, Bud Alper
Plot[]
A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
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