When Jack Nicholson opened the envelope and read "Rocky" as the best-picture winner at the 49th Academy Awards 30 years ago, Sylvester Stallone was caught without his tie.

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The Laredo Film Society will host its Film Club Friday with a screening of "Rocky" this week, followed by a discussion. "Rocky," a 1976 boxing drama, centers around small-time Philadelphia boxer ...

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Rocky (1976) Soon after sprinting up the famous steps outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sylvester Stallone trotted up the steps at the Academy Awards in 1977 to claim Best Picture.

After the release in 1976 of “Rocky,” which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won three, including best picture, Mr. Weathers reprised his role in the next three installments, evolving ...