For how many Academy Awards was CITIZEN KANE nominated?
A. CITIZEN KANE was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories: Leading Actor (Orson Welles), Art Direction (Black-and-White) (art direction Perry Ferguson, Van Nest Polglase; interior decoration Al Fields, Darrell Silvera), Cinematography (Black-and-White) (Gregg Toland), Directing (Orson Welles), Film Editing (Robert Wise), Music (Music Score of a Dramatic Picture) (Bernard Herrmann), Best Picture (Mercury) and Sound Recording (RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director). It won the Oscar for Writing (Original Screenplay) (Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles).
“Citizen Kane” was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories: Leading Actor (Orson Welles), Art Direction (Black-and-White) (art direction Perry Ferguson, Van Nest Polglase; interior decoration Al Fields, Darrell Silvera), Cinematography (Black-and-White) (Gregg Toland), Directing (Orson Welles), Film Editing (Robert Wise), Music (Music Score of a Dramatic Picture) (Bernard Herrmann), Best Picture (Mercury) and Sound Recording (RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director). It won the Oscar for Writing (Original Screenplay) (Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles).