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Breaking Away won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Tesich, and received nominations in four other categories, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Barbara Barrie). It also won the 1979 Golden Globe Award for Best Film
Nominations Title 8 Kramer vs. Kramer: 6 Being There: 5 The China Syndrome: The Rose: 10: 4 Apocalypse Now: Breaking Away: Starting Over: 3 Norma Rae: 2 The Champ: Chapter Two: Hair: Ice Castles: A Little Romance: Promises in the Dark: Yanks
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in Breaking Away (1979), The Right Stuff (1983), The Big Easy (1986), Innerspace (1987), Great Balls of Fire!
In September 1979, the academy hired film producer Howard W. Koch to produce the telecast for the sixth time. [17] Upon being named producer, Koch responded in a press release, stating, "I plan to involve all the professional and creative talents of the motion picture community in this program, as the Academy Awards, in the public's mind ...
Like any self-respecting Hoosier, I hold a tremendous amount of affection for "Breaking Away," the Oscar-winning 1979 coming-of-age film about the Little 500 bike race at Indiana University.It's ...
The 14th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on January 3, 1980, honored the best filmmaking of 1979. [1] [2] Winners ... Steve Tesich – Breaking Away 2.
Yates used his clout from The Deep to raise finance for Breaking Away (1979), written by Steve Tesich, whose play The Passing Game, Yates had directed in New York. Yates produced and directed the film. Breaking Away was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Film for Yates.
1979 Peter Yates: Breaking Away: Nominated 1980 Timothy Burrill Tess: Nominated Shared with Claude Berri. 1981 David Puttnam Chariots of Fire: Won 1982 Richard Attenborough: Gandhi: Won 1983 Peter Yates The Dresser: Nominated 1984 David Puttnam The Killing Fields: Nominated John Brabourne Richard Goodwin: A Passage to India: Nominated 1986 ...