Big Night

Directors: Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott. Cast: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott, Allison Janney. Screenplay: Stanley Tucci and Joseph Tropiano.

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+

(in October 1996: A–)


Awards:
Sundance Film Festival: Best Screenplay
Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Screenplay
New York Film Critics Circle: Best First Film
National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor (Shalhoub; tie)
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best New Filmmaker (Tucci & Scott); Best Screenplay
National Board of Review: Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking

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