" He was late to the empty offices of theDaily Planet, where he learned in a conference room that sleazy tabloid tycoon David Warfield (Sam Wanamaker) had purchased the newspaper and taken over operations, vowing to make it profitable and exploitative.The other five nominations included Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Walter Huston), Best Director, Best Original Story (Robert Buckner), and Best Film Editing (George Amy).His goal was to complete his high-school education as a way to improve his own destiny and help combat his community""s poverty and backward ways.It received five Golden Globe nominations for Best Director (Kubrick), Best Dramatic Actor (Mason), Best Dramatic Actress (Winters), Best Supporting Actor (Sellers) and a win for Most Promising New Female Star of the Year (Lyon).