A performance in The Godfather Part II was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo , starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro .. Francis Ford Coppola. Francis Ford Coppola. Mario Puzo. Mario Puzo. The Godfather. The Godfather. Al Pacino. Al Pacino. Robert De Niro. Robert De Niro. crime film. crime film. Partially based on Puzo 's 1969 novel The Godfather , the film is both sequel and prequel to The Godfather , presenting parallel dramas  : one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone -LRB- Pacino -RRB- , the new Don of the Corleone crime family , protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life ; the prequel covers the journey of his father , Vito Corleone -LRB- De Niro -RRB- , from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City .. The Godfather. The Godfather. Sicilian. Sicilian language. sequel. sequel. prequel. prequel. Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone. Don. Don ( honorific ). Corleone crime family. Corleone family. Vito Corleone. Vito Corleone. New York City. New York City. The Godfather Part II opened to mixed reviews from critics , many of whom praised its cinematography while finding its nonlinear narrative disorganized .. The Godfather. The Godfather. nonlinear narrative. nonlinear narrative. It was nominated for eleven Academy Awards , however , and became the first sequel to win for Best Picture .. sequel. sequel. Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. Its six Oscar wins included Best Director for Coppola , Best Supporting Actor for De Niro and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo .. Best Director. Academy Award for Best Director. Best Supporting Actor. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Best Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Pacino won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor .. Academy Award. Academy Award. BAFTA Award for Best Actor. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Academy Award for Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. Both The Godfather Part II and its predecessor remain highly influential films in the gangster genre , and the former has been reevaluated .. The Godfather. The Godfather. gangster. gangster film. genre. genre. In 1997 , the American Film Institute ranked it as the 32nd-greatest film in American film history and it retained this position 10 years later .. American Film Institute. American Film Institute. 32nd-greatest film in American film history. AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies. 10 years later. AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies ( 10th Anniversary Edition ). Some have deemed it superior to the 1972 original .. It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1993 , being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .. National Film Registry. National Film Registry. Library of Congress. Library of Congress. The Godfather Part III , a later sequel , was released in 1990 .. The Godfather. The Godfather. sequel. sequel. The Godfather Part III. The Godfather Part III