JFK
Director: Oliver Stone. Cast: Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Michael Rooker, Jay O. Sanders, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Grubbs, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, John Candy, Ed Asner, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Beata Pozniak, Wayne Knight, Sally Kirkland, Brian Doyle-Murray, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ellen McElduff, Jo Anderson, Lolita Davidovich, Pat Perkins, Willem Oltmans, John Finnegan, John Larroquette, Ron Rifkin, Frank Whaley, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dale Dye, Jim Garrison, voice of Martin Sheen. Screenplay: Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar (based on the books On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison and Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs).


Photo © 1991 Warner Bros. Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Oliver Stone
Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones
Best Adapted Screenplay: Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar
Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Best Film Editing: Joe Hutshing & Pietro Scalia
Best Original Score: John Williams
Best Sound: Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, and Tod A. Maitland

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Oliver Stone
Best Actor (Drama): Kevin Costner
Best Screenplay: Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar

Other Awards:
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Film Editing; Best Sound

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