Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film)
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The Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film) is the Oscar given to the film "Driving Miss Daisy," recognizing it as the year's best motion picture, with Bruce Beresford serving as its director.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Academy Award for Best Picture (for Chicago, as director) | 1 |
| Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy) | 1 |
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| instanceOf | award receipt ⓘ |
| awardName | Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYearForFilms | 1989 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Driving Miss Daisy (play) by Alfred Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Best Picture ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 62nd Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| directorOfWinningFilm | Bruce Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorOfWinningFilm | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfFilm | comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| leadActorOfWinningFilm | Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActressOfWinningFilm | Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| notableDistinction | one of the few Best Picture winners whose director was not nominated for Best Director ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| producerOfWinningFilm |
Lili Fini Zanuck
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Richard D. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAwardToWinningFilm |
Academy Award for Best Actress (Jessica Tandy)
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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Makeup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWinningFilm | Alfred Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfWinningFilm | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActorOfWinningFilm | Dan Aykroyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeOfWinningFilm |
aging and independence
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friendship across racial and social divides ⓘ race relations in the American South ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepictedInWinningFilm | mid-20th century American South ⓘ |
| winnerFilm | Driving Miss Daisy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Bruce Beresford
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awardReceived
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Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film)
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Rob Marshall
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awardReceived
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Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film)
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Academy Award for Best Picture (for Chicago, as director)
The Zanuck Company
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Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy, as director of winning film)
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Academy Award for Best Picture (for Driving Miss Daisy)