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Sellers was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, but lost to Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer. The screenplay won the BAFTA for Best Screenplay ...
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10 Months Ago,
monstersandcritics.com says
(in Being There - Blu-ray Review)
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It would earn Sellers an Academy Award nomination for best actor, losing out to Dustin Hoffman for Kramer vs. Kramer, and would win Melvyn Douglas the ...
12 Months Ago,
John Foote from In Contention says
(in Sean Penn wins critical trio, seems poised for Oscar)
Robert De Niro was first for “Taxi Driver,” one of the great film performances which lost the Oscar to Peter Finch in “Network,” a posthumous award for the British actor. Dustin Hoffman would win across the board three years later for “Kramer vs. Kramer.” In 1981, Burt Lancaster won across...
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