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In which film did Harris receive an Academy Award nomination in 1963?

  • The Guns of Navarone

  • This Sporting Life

  • Red Desert

  • Cromwell

Answer

This Sporting Life is a 1963 British drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Richard Harris as Frank Machin, a rugby league player who struggles to break free from his social background. The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Harris was nominated for Best Actor, but lost to Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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