 JFK 1991  R, 189 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Rooker, Laurie Metcalf, Kevin Bacon, Jack Lemmon, John Candy, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Walter Matthau, Sally Kirkland, Edward Asner
Oliver Stone received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Director in presenting questions about the Warren Commission and its investigation of the murder of John F. Kennedy. The questions arise when New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) has doubts about the FBI's official story concerning the murder and begins his own investigation. The movie achieved its aim of making citizens more politically aware. Two Academy Awards (Best Cinematography and Film Editing) and four other nominations were received.
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| Oscars: Best Director for Platoon (1986), Best Director for Born on the Fourth of July (1989) |
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| Oscar: Best Director for Dances With Wolves (1990) |
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| Oscar: Best Actress for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for GoodFellas (1990) |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for The Fugitive (1993) |
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| Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts (1955), Best Actor for Save the Tiger (1973) |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for The Fortune Cookie (1966) |
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