The film won two Oscars , and was nominated for three others , in 1945 : In 1978 , a sequel , '' International Velvet '' , was released . The film stars Tatum O'Neal , Christopher Plummer , Anthony Hopkins , and Nanette Newman , who plays Velvet Brown as an adult . After the events of " National Velvet " Donald got married , had a daughter named Sarah Velvet Brown , and moved from England to Cave Creek , Arizona . Sarah comes to live with Velvet and her boyfriend John after Donald and his wife die from their injuries in a car accident . Elizabeth Taylor did not reprise her role as Velvet in the sequel
Oscars
18th Academy Awards
National Velvet (film)