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Highlights from Mike Nichols’ multi-genre career

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 1980, file photo, Gilda Radner, center, and Sam Waterston, left, stars of the new Broadway comedy "Lunch Hour," share a laugh with Mike Nichols after opening night. Nichols, the director of matchless versatility who brought fierce wit, caustic social commentary and wicked absurdity to such film, TV and stage hits as "The Graduate," `'Angels in America" and "Monty Python's Spamalot," died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. He was 83. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 1980, file photo, Gilda Radner, center, and Sam Waterston, left, stars of the new Broadway comedy "Lunch Hour," share a laugh with Mike Nichols after opening night. Nichols, the director of matchless versatility who brought fierce wit, caustic social commentary and wicked absurdity to such film, TV and stage hits as "The Graduate," `'Angels in America" and "Monty Python's Spamalot," died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. He was 83. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

Mike Nichols, who died Thursday at the age of 83, spread his talents across five entertainment mediums, winning awards in many. Here are some of them:

MOVIES

– “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” 1966. Won five Oscars.

– “The Graduate,” 1967. Won one Oscar for Best Director.

– “Catch-22,” 1970.