Movies
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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