The Hustler

Awards

It won Academy Awards for Best Art Directions-Set Decoration, Black-and-White and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George C. Scott, who refused the nomination), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jackie Gleason), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Piper Laurie), Best Director (Robert Rossen), Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

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Academy Awards - Best Art Directions-Set Decoration, Black-and-White - Best Cinematography, Black-and-White - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Best Director - Best Picture - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

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Newman played the same role of "Fast" Eddie Felson as an older and wiser man in the 1986 film The Color of Money (also adapted from a Tevis novel), directed by Martin Scorsese.

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1986 - The Color of Money - Martin Scorsese

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The original film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

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