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Which film won Tony Richardson the 1964 Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture?

  • Tom Jones

  • Look Back in Anger

  • The Entertainer

  • A Taste of Honey

Answer

Tom Jones, a 1963 British comedy-drama film directed by Tony Richardson, won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture in 1964. The film, based on the 1749 novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, follows the adventures of the titular character, a charming and roguish young man who navigates the complexities of love, honor, and social class in 18th-century England.
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