For which 1967 film, based on a novel by Charles Webb, did Mike Nichols win the Oscar for Best Director?
Mike Nichols on Broadway, during which time his first Hollywood feature, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", had also become a popular and critical success. Combined with his second film, "The Graduate", in 1967, the two films had already earned a total of 20 Oscar nominations, including two for Best Director, and winning it for "The Graduate." Nichols was able to get the best out of actors regardless of their acting experience, whether an unknown such as Dustin Hoffman or a major star like Richard Burton. For his first film, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", each of the four actors was nominated for
Mike Nichols based on the life of whistleblower Karen Silkwood. The film was a financial and critical success, with film critic Vincent Canby calling it "the most serious work Mike Nichols has yet done." The film received five Academy Award nominations, including a Best Director nomination for Nichols. That same year, Nichols and Peter Stone helped to fix up and rewrite the musical "My One and Only" just days before its Boston premiere. The show eventually went to Broadway and ran for 767 performances, winning Tony Awards for Best Actor, Best Choreography (both for Tommy Tune) and best Supporting Actor (Charles "Honi"