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  1. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Jessica Tandy. 1990 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Dan Aykroyd. 1990 Winner Oscar. Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Alfred Uhry. 4 more. American Comedy Awards, USA. 1990 Nominee American Comedy Award. Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Morgan Freeman.

  2. Driving Miss Daisy received 9 Academy Award nominations and also achieved the following distinctions in Oscar history: It is the only film based on an off-Broadway production ever to win Best Picture. [18] Jessica Tandy (at age 80), became the oldest winner in history to win Best Actress. [18]

  3. Oct 1, 2024 · Q: How many Academy Awards did Driving Miss Daisy win? A: The film won a total of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Tandy), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Makeup. Q: What is the central theme of Driving Miss Daisy?

  4. He was Oscar-nominated for his performances as a pimp in Street Smart (1987), a chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), a prison inmate in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and Nelson Mandela in Invictus (2009).

  5. Comedy Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, "Driving Miss Daisy" covers the 25 year relationship between a wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron (Jessica Tandy) and her equally indomitable Black chauffeur Hoke (Morgan Freeman) in Atlanta, Georgia.

  6. All three actors were nominated for Academy Awards, with Tandy winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film received nine nominations total, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Uhry also won an Academy Award for his screenplay.

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  8. Driving Miss Daisy: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone. An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.

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