From its nine nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director),The Defiant Oneswas the recipient of only wo Oscars: Best B/W Cinematography (it marked Sam Leavitt’s only win in his first of three nominations), and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen." Eva vowed that she would never allow her talent to go into decline, and would rather dramatically commit a farewell suicide on-stage after doing her best and serving a useful life.The competent black man assumed leadership as the army of corpses repeatedly tried to enter he house during a terrifying siege, although the group became mostly dysfunctional." One thing is certain - it was "deliberately buried" four million years earlier.The eerie, humming sound of a hymn on the soundtrack [also heard by the man-apes around the earlier monolith] indicates heir approach toward the magical object.According to Knox, the punkish thugs in town were scared of the Bat ("They say he can""t be killed.They say he drinks blood").Knox""s long-legged, fellow photojournalist Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) joined him to investigate the strange rumors of a shadowy bat figure ("a winged vigilante"), who served as a crime-fighter in the city.