The heavily-nominated film (with eight nominations) was a multiple-Academy Award winning effort, taking accolades in five categories: Best Director (William Friedkin), Best Actor (Hackman with his first Oscar), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ernest Tidyman), Best Editing (Jerry Greenberg), and Best Picture.At her stove as she was about to cook up six eggs for him, she asked as she suggestively thrust out her chest at him: "How do you like them?" - referring not to the eggs but to her breasts in his line of sight.Sally: And in the meantime, you""re gonna ruin your whole life waiting for it.As in Woody Allen""sPlay It Again, Sam (1972), the opinionated Harry is also obsessed with the filmCasablanca (1942)and hey argue about it (in voice-over) - expressing their two contrary perspectives about the film""s finale." Caesar knew he was constrained by the ape axiom: "Ape never kills ape," but wondered what to do to eliminate the "evil" so that "good" would prevail.Hundreds of birds (gulls, ravens, and crows) were trained for use in some of the scenes, while mechanical birds and animations were employed for others.