Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints.

In recognition of his contributions to the arts as well as his sustained support he was installed as Chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto in 2004. (1978). The provocative Agnes of God (1985) set in a Quebec convent starred Jane Fonda Meg Tilly and Anne Bancroft; it received three Academy Award nominations.

Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Fiddler on the Roof (1971) Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Moonstruck (1987) Other People's Money (1991) The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences. Norman Frederick Jewison CC O.