Kramer vs. Kramer
Director: Robert Benton. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, George Coe, Howard Duff,
Bill Moor, JoBeth Williams, Howland Chamberlain. Screenplay: Robert Benton (based on the novel by Avery Corman).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: Robert Benton
- *Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman
- Best Supporting Actress: Jane Alexander
- *Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep
- Best Supporting Actor: Justin Henry
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Robert Benton
- Best Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
- Best Film Editing: Gerald B. Greenberg
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- Best Director: Robert Benton
- *Best Actor (Drama): Dustin Hoffman
- Best Supporting Actress: Jane Alexander
- *Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep
- Best Supporting Actor: Justin Henry
- New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture (Male): Justin Henry
- *Best Screenplay: Robert Benton
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Robert Benton
- Writers Guild of America—Best Adapted Screenplay (Drama): Robert Benton
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture; Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman; Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep
- (also cited for The Seduction of Joe Tynan)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Picture; Best Director: Robert Benton; Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman;
- Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep (also cited for Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan);
- Best Screenplay: Robert Benton
- National Society of Film Critics—Best Director: Robert Benton (tie); Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman (also cited for Agatha);
- Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep (also cited for Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan)
- National Board of Review—Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep (also cited for Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan)