Original sentence: It was released in December 2004 and has been met with mostly critical acclaim.Scorsese has said he is convinced that he will never win an Academy Award for best director.Scorsese lost out to director Clint Eastwood.Scorsese's latest film The Aviator, is a biopic of legendary director, multi-millionaire and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes.The film ended up with five Oscars: Best Supporting Actress, Art Direction, Costume Design, Film Editing and Cinematography.The film has also garnered nominations in nearly all of the other major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), and a surprise nod for Alan Alda for Best Supporting Actor
Edited sentence: After having three films that were nearly unamimously acclaimed by critics, it perhaps comes as no surprise to learn that Scorsese has said he is convinced that he will never win an Academy Award for best director.It was released in December 2004 and met with mostly critical acclaim.Scorsese had previously lost the best director nomination to two other superstart actors turned director when RObert Redford won for Ordinary People (beating out Scorse's Raging Bull) and Kevin Costner won for Dance with Wolves (beating out Goodfellas).Scorsese lost out to former superstar actor turned director Clint Eastwood.Scorsese's most recent film The Aviator, was a biopic of legendary director, multi-millionaire and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes.The film also garnered nominations in nearly all of the other major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), and a surprise nod for Alan Alda for Best Supporting Actor.The film ended up winning five Oscars: Best Supporting Actress, Art Direction, Costume Design, Film Editing and Cinematography