Best Actor1964 Film Fan Awards36th Academy Awards

Best Actor Nominee
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Sidney Poitier— Sidney Poitier
Synopsis / Overview
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
Historical Academy Record
ACTOR — 36th Academy Awards (1964)
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