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Gibson and Penn were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Penn was nominated as Best Director, and both Bancroft (portraying Sullivan) and Duke (portraying Keller) won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
Anne Bancroft Obituary. NEW YORK (AP) - Anne Bancroft, who won the 1962 best actress Oscar as the teacher of a young Helen Keller in âThe Miracle Workerâ but achieved greater fame as the seductive Mrs. Robinson in âThe Graduate,â has died. She was 73.