▁actress ▁and ▁singer . ▁The ▁Minn elli ▁family ▁is ▁thus ▁unique ▁in ▁that ▁father , ▁mother ▁and ▁child ▁all ▁won ▁O sc ars . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁musical s , ▁including ▁An ▁American ▁in ▁Paris ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁Brig ado on ▁( 1 9 5 4 ), ▁K ism et ▁( 1 9 5 5 ), ▁and ▁G igi ▁( 1 9 5 8 ), ▁he ▁also ▁directed ▁com ed ies ▁and ▁mel od ram as , ▁including ▁Madame ▁B ov ary ▁( 1 9 4 9 ), ▁Father ▁of ▁the ▁B ride ▁( 1 9 5 0 ), ▁The ▁Bad ▁and ▁the ▁Beautiful ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁L ust ▁for ▁Life ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁Design ing ▁Woman ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Court ship ▁of ▁Edd ie ' s ▁Father ▁( 1 9 6 3 ). ▁His ▁last ▁film ▁was ▁A ▁M atter ▁of ▁Time ▁( 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁directed ▁seven ▁different ▁actors ▁in ▁Oscar - n omin ated ▁performances : ▁Sp encer ▁T racy , ▁Gl oria ▁Gra h ame , ▁Kirk ▁Douglas , ▁Anthony ▁Qu inn , ▁Arthur ▁Kennedy , ▁Sh ir ley ▁Mac La ine ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁H yer . ▁Gra h ame ▁and ▁Qu inn ▁won . ▁Minn elli ▁received ▁an ▁Oscar ▁nom ination ▁as ▁Best ▁Director ▁for ▁An ▁American ▁in ▁Paris ▁( 1 9 5 1 ) ▁and ▁later ▁won ▁the