21st Academy Awards 21st Academy Awards The 21st Academy Awards features numerous firsts. It was the first time a non-Hollywood production won Best Picture, "Hamlet" and the first time an individual (Laurence Olivier) directed himself in an Oscar-winning performance. It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be giving awards for Best Costume Design. John Huston directed two films in this awards year for which his actors won Oscars: his father, Walter Huston, in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"; and Claire Trevor for "Key Largo". The Huston family won three Oscars that evening. The ceremony was moved from the Shrine Auditorium to
Anjelica Huston (2007). On television, Huston has had recurring roles on "Huff" (2006), "Medium" (2008–09), and "Transparent" (2015–16). She won a Gracie Award for her portrayal of Eileen Rand on "Smash" (2012–13). Huston made her directorial debut with the 1996 film "Bastard out of Carolina". This was followed by "Agnes Browne" (1999), in which she also starred. She has written two memoirs: "A Story Lately Told" and "Watch Me". Huston was born in Santa Monica, California, and is the daughter of director and actor John Huston and prima ballerina and model Enrica Soma. Huston's paternal grandfather was Canadian-born actor Walter Huston. Huston