Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as "Zulu" (1964), "The Ipcress File" (1965), "Alfie" (1966), "The Italian Job" (1969), and "Battle of Britain" (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for "Alfie". His roles in the 1970s included "Get Carter" (1971), "The" "Last" "Valley" (1971), "Sleuth" (1972), "The Man Who Would Be King" (1975), and "A Bridge Too Far" (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for "Sleuth" and went on to achieve some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Brian De Palma's "Dressed to Kill" (1980), and "Educating Rita" (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 1986 he received great acclaim for his performance in Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters" earning him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.