Jack Nicholson You Know" in 2010, but does not consider himself to be retired. He has also directed three films, including "The Two Jakes" (1990), the sequel to "Chinatown". Nicholson's 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history. Nicholson has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice - one for the drama "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), and the other for the romantic comedy "As Good as It Gets" (1997). He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the comedy-drama "Terms of Endearment" (1983). Nicholson is one of three
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 film) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 film) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jack Hofsiss and starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, David Dukes, and Penny Fuller. The film was written Tennessee Williams, produced by American Playhouse and originally premiered on Showtime on August 19, 1984. This adaptation revived the sexual innuendos which had been muted in the 1958 film. Both Stanley and Fuller were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special, and Stanley went on to win. It