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Midnight Cowboy

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

Original title: Midnight Cowboy

14

nominations

64%

winning rate

9

wins

Academy Awards #42 - 1970

Award People Status
Best Picture Jerome Hellman - as producer(s) Winner
Best Director John Schlesinger Winner
Best Actor in a Leading Role Dustin Hoffman
Best Actor in a Leading Role Jon Voight
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sylvia Miles
Best Adapted Screenplay Waldo Salt Winner
Best Film Editing Hugh A. Robertson

British Academy Film Awards #23 - 1970

Award People Status
Best Picture John Schlesinger Winner
Best Director John Schlesinger Winner
Best Actor in a Leading Role Dustin Hoffman Winner
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Jon Voight Winner
Best Screenplay Waldo Salt Winner
Best Film Editing Hugh A. Robertson Winner
United Nations Award John Schlesinger

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