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Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton [4] [5] – which was told in the 1975 book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by reporter Henry P. Leifermann of The New York Times [6] – and stars Sally Field in the title role.
Kramer vs. Kramer won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Benton, Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman, and Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep. Sally Field received Best Actress honors for Norma Rae, and Melvyn Douglas won Best Supporting Actor for Being There. [4]
She has received various accolades, including two Academy Award for Best Actress for Norma Rae (1979), and Places in the Heart (1984). She also received three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and nominations for a Tony Award and for two British Academy Film Awards.
"It Goes Like It Goes" is a song written by David Shire and Norman Gimbel. [1] Jennifer Warnes sang the vocals for the Norma Rae soundtrack in 1979. [1] " It Goes Like It Goes" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1979, [2] defeating such fellow nominees as "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles and "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, to the consternation of some critics.
Field, 77, was nominated for her role in Norma Rae, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award. In the new book, 50 Oscar Nights, to be published Tuesday, January 23, Field claimed that Reynolds ...
The Academy Awards are reviving an iconic tradition at this year's Oscars, ... She won in 1980 for Norma Rae, and again in 1985 for Places in the Heart.
The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the National Society of Film ... Norma Rae Webster 1980s. Year Winner
In a year that included some big films — “Apocalypse Now,” “Norma Rae,” and “All That Jazz” — it was the smaller drama with big performances that won out, taking Oscars for Best ...