With its eleven Oscars, it tied withBen-Hur (1959)andTitanic (1997)for he most Oscars ever won by a single film.Woodrue.After the lab burned to the ground, she partnered with "Bane" - determined to pursue Wayne Enterprises in Gotham City - one of Woodrue""s previous funders.In one case, he saves the doomed life of a teacher of history and literature, transforming him into a metal polisher.The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture (producer Alan J.Pakula lost to the epicLawrence of Arabia (1962)), Best Director (Robert Mulligan), Best Supporting Actress (Mary Badham, sister of director John Badham, known forSaturday Night Fever (1977),Stakeout (1987), and other films), Best B/W Cinematography (Russell Harlan), and Best Music Score - Substantially Original (an evocative score by Elmer Bernstein).