Terms of Endearment
Director: James L. Brooks. Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Lisa Hart Carroll, John Lithgow,
Troy Bishop, Huckleberry Fox, Betty King, Danny DeVito, Norman Bennett, Kate Charleson. Screenplay: James L. Brooks (based on
the novel by Larry McMurtry).
Review to follow soon. Grade: B
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: James L. Brooks
- *Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine
- Best Actress: Debra Winger
- Best Supporting Actor: John Lithgow
- *Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: James L. Brooks
- Best Art Direction: Polly Platt
- Best Film Editing: Richard Marks
- Best Original Score: Michael Gore
- Best Sound
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- Best Director: James L. Brooks
- *Best Actress (Drama): Shirley MacLaine
- Best Actress (Drama): Debra Winger
- *Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
- *Best Screenplay: James L. Brooks
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: James L. Brooks
- Writers Guild of America—Best Adapted Screenplay (Comedy)
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Film; Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine; Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
- National Society of Film Critics—Best Actress: Debra Winger; Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Picture; Best Director: James L. Brooks; Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine;
- Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson; Best Screenplay: James L. Brooks
- National Board of Review—Best Picture (tie); Best Director: James L. Brooks; Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine;
- Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
- Boston Society of Film Critics—Best American Film; Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson