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Director: Sidney Lumet. Cast: William Holden, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, John Carpenter, Ned Beatty,
Jerome Dempsey, Jordan Charney, Marlene Warfield, Arthur Burghardt, Kathy Cronkite, Conchata Ferrell. Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky.
Full review to follow soon. Grade: A–
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture
- Best Director: Sidney Lumet
- *Best Actress: Faye Dunaway
- *Best Actor: Peter Finch
- Best Actor: William Holden
- *Best Supporting Actress: Beatrice Straight
- Best Supporting Actor: Ned Beatty
- *Best Original Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
- Best Cinematography: Owen Roizman
- Best Film Editing: Alan Heim
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture (Drama)
- *Best Director: Sidney Lumet
- *Best Actress (Drama): Faye Dunaway
- *Best Actor (Drama): Peter Finch
- *Best Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
- Other Awards:
- Writers Guild of America Awards—Best Original Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Picture (tie); Best Director: Sidney Lumet; Best Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Actor: Peter Finch
- David di Donatello Awards (Italian Oscars)—Best Foreign Actress: Faye Dunaway (tie)