Midnight Cowboy
Director: John Schlesinger. Cast: Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Brenda Vaccaro, Sylvia Miles, Barnard Hughes, John McGiver,
Ruth White. Screenplay: Waldo Salt (based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: John Schlesinger
- Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman
- Best Actor: Jon Voight
- Best Supporting Actress: Sylvia Miles
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Waldo Salt
- Best Film Editing: Hugh A. Robertson
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture (Drama)
- Best Director: John Schlesinger
- Best Actor (Drama): Dustin Hoffman
- Best Actor (Drama): Jon Voight
- Best Supporting Actress: Brenda Vaccaro
- *Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Jon Voight
- Best Screenplay: Waldo Salt
- Other Awards:
- Berlin Film Festival—OCIC Award
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: John Schlesinger
- Writers Guild of America—Best Adapted Screenplay (Drama): Waldo Salt
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Actor: Jon Voight
- National Society of Film Critics—Best Actor: Jon Voight
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Picture; Best Director: John Schlesinger; Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman;
- Most Promising Newcomer: Jon Voight; Best Screenplay: Waldo Salt; Best Film Editing: Hugh A. Robertson