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Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel by Judith Guest . The film follows the disintegration of a wealthy family in Lake Forest, Illinois , following the accidental death of one of their two sons and the attempted ...
He then won Best Director in 1980 for Ordinary People. In 1994, he was nominated twice for Best Picture and Best Director for Quiz Show. He has been nominated for seven Golden Globes, winning two for Inside Daisy Clover as New Star of the Year – Actor (1965), Ordinary People as Best Director (1980), and won the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994.
Ordinary People won four awards, including Best Picture. [5] Other winners included Tess with three awards, The Empire Strikes Back, Fame, Melvin and Howard, and Raging Bull with two, and Coal Miner's Daughter, The Dollar Bottom, The Fly, From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China, Karl Hess: Toward Liberty, and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears ...
Allen won Oscars for writing and directing and Diane Keaton won for Best Actress. “Star Wars” had 7 wins in 10 nominations — mostly for technical achievements. ... ‘Ordinary People ...
If a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non-competitive award will be shown in brackets next to the ...
Ronald L. Schwary, Oscar-winning producer of Robert Redford’s 1980 drama “Ordinary People,” died on July 2 at age 76, his family announced.He was forced into retirement in 2015 due to a rare ...
Miloš Forman won twice, for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) & Amadeus (1984). Woody Allen won for Annie Hall (1977). Robert Redford won for Ordinary People (1980). Warren Beatty won for Reds (1981). Richard Attenborough won for Gandhi (1982). James L. Brooks won for Terms of Endearment (1983). Sydney Pollack won for Out of Africa (1985).
Most awards won by a single film: 11 Three films have won 11 Academy Awards: Ben-Hur (1959): nominated in 12 of the 15 possible categories; Titanic (1997): nominated in 14 of the 17 possible categories; The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): nominated in 11 of the 17 possible categories; Most nominations received by a single film: 14