Broadway was a big winner at the 2014 Academy Awards, with Bobby Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon) winning for co-composing the song Let It Go, making him only the 12th person to join the competitive #EGOT club (an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) and Catherine Martin (Tony winner for La Boheme) won two Oscars for “The Great Gatsby.”
But did you know 2014 Oscar nominated director Martin Scorsese directed a musical on Broadway? It was called The Act, it featured music by Kander and Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago) and it starred Liza Minnelli, who played a fading film star!
The connection between Hollywood and Broadway is, granted, not as deep as it used to be. But take a look at the list of Oscar winners and nominees below.
And some of the connections are hidden. For example Frozen, which won for best animated feature AND best song, is voiced by many Broadway veterans: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Ciaran Hinds.










Best Picture
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
1 Broadway vet
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
2 Broadway vets
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1 Broadway vet
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
3 Broadway vets
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Best Animated Feature
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Best Cinematography
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Best Costume Design
1 Broadway vet
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Best Directing
1 Broadway vet
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Best Documentary Feature
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Best Documentary Short
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Best Film Editing
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Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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Best Original Score
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Best Original Song
2 Broadway vets
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Best Production Design
1 Broadway vet
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Best Animated Short Film
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Best Live Action Short Film
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Best Sound Editing
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Best Sound Mixing
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Best Visual Effects
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Best Adapted Screenplay
2 Broadway vets
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Best Original Screenplay
1 Broadway vet
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Missed John Travolta mispronouncing Idina Menzel’s name?
He should know better; they’re both Broadway veterans, he for Grease and Over Here, she for Rent, Aida, Wicked, and the forthcoming If/Then.
I'm following @AdelaDazeem, the Tany-winning star of Wocked, soon to star in Oof/Theem http://t.co/w4DxZNQtOO
— Jonathan Mandell (@NewYorkTheater) March 3, 2014