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Gibson and Penn were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Penn was nominated as Best Director, and both Bancroft (portraying Sullivan) and Duke (portraying Keller) won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
Anna Paquin Anna Paquin is shown here at age 11 with the best supporting actress award she won in 1994 for The Piano opposite Holly Hunter. Credit: CBS. Patty Duke Patty Duke is shown here at 16 after her best supporting actress win in 1963 for The Miracle Worker..