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5 days ago · Lilies of the Field, starring Sidney Poitier in his Oscar-winning role as Homer Smith, is an offbeat but quaint film released in 1963. Homer is on a road trip across Arizona where he encounters a group of women religious — nuns from Germany, Austria and Hungary.
4 days ago · 1943–1944. Battles/wars. World War II. Sidney Poitier KBE ( / ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian–American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2] He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards ...
4 days ago · That moment came when Sidney Poitier was named ‘Best Actor’ for Lilies of the Field in 1963, which marked his second nomination. When he was shortlisted for the first time, Dorothy Dandridge was the only other Black star to have ever been recognised in a leading category, but the iconic star had already made history on the other side of the ...
4 days ago · With its uplifting message and remarkable acting from both Poitier and co-star Lilia Skala, Lilies of the Field is truly an inspiring cinematic gem. When traveling African-American handyman Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) stops by a farm in rural Arizona, he is welcomed by a group of Roman Catholic nuns who have emigrated from Germany.
5 days ago · THE LILIES of the field that laugh and sway when tickled by the wafting summer breeze that jaunts and ambles up and down the day: they neither toil nor reap but live at ease each one knows its appointed task and season like little children know their poems by heart and declare them without guile or reason and so achieve perfection of their art
5 days ago · Sidney Poitier became the 20th recipient in 1992. He won an Oscar for Best Actor (“Lilies of the Field” in 1963) and competed once more in the category (“The Defiant Ones” in 1958).
5 days ago · Lilies Of The Field (1963) A group of European nuns believe their prayers for a new chapel in the desert are answered when an unemployed carpenter’s (played by Sidney Poitier) car breaks...
