Ordinary People
Director: Robert Redford. Cast: Donald Sutherland, Timothy Hutton, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff, M. Emmet Walsh, Quinn K. Redeker, Mariclare Costello. Screenplay: Alvin Sargent (based on the novel by Judith Guest).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Robert Redford
Best Actress: Mary Tyler Moore
Best Supporting Actor: Judd Hirsch
Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alvin Sargent

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Robert Redford
Best Actress (Drama): Mary Tyler Moore
Best Actor (Drama): Donald Sutherland
Best Supporting Actor: Judd Hirsch
Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton
New Star of the Year (Male): Timothy Hutton
Best Screenlplay: Alvin Sargent

Other Awards:
Directors Guild of America: Best Director
Writers Guild of America: Best Adapted Screenplay (Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Hutton)
National Board of Review: Best Picture; Best Director

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