USA,
1989, 99 min
(Alternative: 95 min)
Directed by:
Bruce BeresfordCinematography:
Peter JamesComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle, Crystal Fox, Bob Hannah, Ray McKinnon, Trilby Beresford, Jen Harper (more)VOD (1)
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When 72-year-old Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy in an Academy Award® winning performance) crashes her car, it’s cause for her son Boolie (Dan Aykroyd) to step in and arrange for a chauffeur. Mild-mannered Hoke (Morgan Freeman) is the man for the job, having driven for a local judge. But yearning for her independence, resentment gets in the way of their professional relationship as Daisy stubbornly clings to the past. However, Hoke is a man of gentle means and gentler persuasion and endears himself to ‘Miss’ Daisy, forging a remarkable 25-year friendship, a friendship destined to survive the changing social landscape deep in the American South. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1990 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1990 - Jessica Tandy (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1990 - Alfred Uhry (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- 1990 - Morgan Freeman (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1990 - Dan Aykroyd (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1991 - Jessica Tandy (Best Leading Actress)
- 1991 - Best Film
- 1991 - Bruce Beresford (Best Director)
- 1991 - Alfred Uhry (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1990 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1990 - Morgan Freeman (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1990 - Jessica Tandy (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1989 - Morgan Freeman (Best Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1989 - Bruce Beresford (Best Director)
- 1989 - Morgan Freeman (Best Actor)
- 1989 - Jessica Tandy (Best Actress)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1990 - Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman (Silver Bear for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Film)
- 1990 - Bruce Beresford (Golden Bear for Best Film)