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The Miracle Worker

The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

Original title: The Miracle Worker

7

nominations

43%

winning rate

3

wins

Academy Awards #35 - 1963

Award People Status
Best Director Arthur Penn
Best Actress in a Leading Role Anne Bancroft Winner
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Patty Duke Winner
Best Adapted Screenplay William Gibson
Best Costume Design (Black and White) Ruth Morley

British Academy Film Awards #16 - 1963

Award People Status
Best Picture
Best Foreign Actress Anne Bancroft Winner