Redford also received aBest Actor nomination, with Jack Lemmon going on to win the honor forSave the Tiger.
However, only one ofThe Sting’s Academy Award wins would change the future of movie awards.
After Phillips, more movies with female producers were nominated for Best Picture in the ensuing years, includingE.T.
the Extra-TerrestrialandThe Color Purple, which had the future President of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, as a producer.
It was not until 1989 that the second movie with a female producer would win Best Picture.
Thismade Phillips the first two-time female Best Picture nominee.
Phillips' achievement paved the way for more women to succeed in Hollywood.
The majority of Best Picture nominees now have one or more female producers involved.
Since then, only two other women, Chloe Zhao and Jane Campion, have won Best Director.
The Sting is a 1973 film directed by George Roy Hill, featuring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as con artists who team up to execute a complex scam against a powerful mob boss. Set in the 1930s, the film intricately combines elements of suspense, deception, and humor. It was well-received for its engaging plot and period-authentic production design, going on to win multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Set in the 1930s, the film intricately combines elements of suspense, deception, and humor.
