George Burns Al Lewis won him the 1975 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and permanently secured his career resurgence. At the age of 80, Burns was the oldest Oscar winner in the history of the Academy Awards, a record that would remain until Jessica Tandy won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1989. In 1977, Burns made another hit film, "Oh, God!", playing the omnipotent title role opposite singer John Denver as an earnest but befuddled supermarket manager, whom God picks at random to revive his message. The image of Burns in a sailor's cap and light springtime jacket as
Driving Miss Daisy (2014 film) chauffeur, and what begins as a troubled and hostile pairing soon blossoms into a profound, life-altering friendship that transcends all the societal boundaries placed between them. The Australian tour of the Broadway production of "Driving Miss Daisy" performed to sold-out audiences in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth from February 9 to June 16, 2013. James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines, who originally starred in the play's 2010 Broadway revival and subsequent 2011 West End transfer (opposite Vanessa Redgrave), both reprised their Broadway roles for the Australian tour. This performance of the play was filmed with six cameras in high-definition