Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There
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The Academy Award for Best Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar nomination Peter Sellers received for his acclaimed performance as the simple-minded yet influential gardener Chance in the 1979 film.
All labels observed (1)
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| Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There Context triple: [Peter Sellers, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There]
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar given to Melvyn Douglas for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 1979 satirical film directed by Hal Ashby.
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Cecil Kellaway's acclaimed supporting performance in the 1967 interracial romance drama film.
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Academy Award for Best Actress for Marvin's Room
The Academy Award for Best Actress for "Marvin's Room" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Diane Keaton's acclaimed lead performance in the 1996 family drama film.
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National Award for Best Actor
The National Award for Best Actor is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in Indian cinema.
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Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy is the Oscar nomination recognizing Jon Voight’s acclaimed lead performance as Joe Buck in the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar nomination Peter Sellers received for his acclaimed performance as the simple-minded yet influential gardener Chance in the 1979 film.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar given to Melvyn Douglas for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 1979 satirical film directed by Hal Ashby.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Cecil Kellaway's acclaimed supporting performance in the 1967 interracial romance drama film.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Actress for Marvin's Room
The Academy Award for Best Actress for "Marvin's Room" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Diane Keaton's acclaimed lead performance in the 1996 family drama film.
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D.
National Award for Best Actor
The National Award for Best Actor is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in Indian cinema.
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E.
Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy
The Academy Award for Best Actor for Midnight Cowboy is the Oscar nomination recognizing Jon Voight’s acclaimed lead performance as Joe Buck in the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award for Best Actor nomination
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film award nomination ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyNumber | 52nd Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel Being There by Jerzy Kosiński ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Chance the gardener
NERFINISHED
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Chauncey Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarsInFilm |
Melvyn Douglas
NERFINISHED
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Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directorOfFilm | Hal Ashby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | Johnny Mandel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | Lorimar Film Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genreOfFilm | satirical comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| lostTo | Academy Award for Best Actor for Kramer vs. Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostToActor | Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedPerson | Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedWork | Being There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of Peter Sellers’ most acclaimed performances ⓘ |
| portrays | a simple-minded but influential gardener ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| result | lost ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Jerzy Kosiński
NERFINISHED
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Robert C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfCeremony | 1980 ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1979 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Academy Award for Best Actor for Being There Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar nomination Peter Sellers received for his acclaimed performance as the simple-minded yet influential gardener Chance in the 1979 film.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Peter Sellers