Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift A Place in the Sun 1951 🎥 colorized scene A Place in the Sun, American dramatic film, released in 1951, that was based on a theatrical adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s 1925 novel An American Tragedy, a searing look at dysfunctional relationships and blind ambition. The film was a popular and critical hit, winning six Academy Awards. Montgomery Clift played George Eastman, an oppressed young man from the wrong side of town. Despite having wealthy relatives, East

After being nominated in 1958, 1959, and 1960, Elizabeth finally took home her first Best Actress Oscar at the 1961 ceremony for her role in BUtterfield 8! | Elizabeth Taylor

The moment Elizabeth received her first Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in BUtterfield 8 in 1961. After being nominated three times prior, her first win was for a film that she personally hated, and had completed to free herself from her MGM contract. She went on to win the award a second time for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In 1967. | Elizabeth Taylor