European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Magazine its Post time for the Oscar nominees by Bob Thomas associated press to Oscar and rarely has the list of nominees for film oms Golden statuettes been More As in recent the bes picture Oscar for 1984 May Well go to a film outside the Hollywood mainstream when the Academy of motion picture arts and sciences dispenses its awards for the 57th time on monday nominees in the various categories Range from the late Ralph Richardson to from Peggy Ashcroft to Stevie also contending Are Woody John a Swiss made a russian documentary and the makers of Monkey suits for Greystoke the leg end of lord of the two of the last three winners have been films that could not find sponsorship among the major studios chariots of fire and the same is True of one of this years major a passage to we tried every studio in town and were turned says co producer Richard nobody was willing to take a Chance on David the famed director of Lawrence of Arabia and the Bridge on the River kwai haunt made a film in 13 prompting the studios to be passage was financed in another contender for Best picture of 1984 is a sol Diers based on a pulitzer prizewinning the project was dropped by one studio and picked up by Columbia pictures on the proviso of a minuscule by today a hit play based on the life of was acquired by producer Saul Zaentz one flew Over the cuckoos who bypassed the Hollywood studios and financed the film the killing the Story of an american reporter in War torn was produced and directed by two David Putnam and Roland places in the Robert be tons reminiscence of his Texas found Back ing from tristan a new company in need of a none of the five nominated films was Origi financed and produced by a major Hollywood this is further some observers be of a Quality crisis in an Industry that is hellbent on attracting the Young movie going audience with fan horror and sex the nominees for Best actor also represent a at least four Are stage trained performers who shun the Glamour trappings of traditional stars Murray Abra Ham and Tom Hulce of Albert Finney of under the Volcano and Sam Waterston of the killing Jeff nominated for his space visitor in Star is a child of Hollywood his father is Lloyd Bridges who has managed to create his own career As a respected film four of the nominees for Best actress have already collected oscars Sally Field places in the Jessica Lange Vanessa red grave the Sissy Spacek the the other contender is the australian Judy Davis a passage to the race for Best direction follows the bes picture nominations they include David a passage to Milos Roland the killing Robert places in the but the Academy voters overlooked Norman Jewison of a soldiers Story to nominate Woody Allen for his whimsical Broadway Danny the Academy promises that this years Tele cast wont be like last years Marathon of three hours and 33 the show has no less than ers Gregory director Robert writer Larry Gelbart and Academy president Gene instead of a wisecracking Johnny the emcee will be Jack with a Little help from Shirley Steve Steven Michael Linda Robert Gregory Tom sell Diana Ross and Here is a rundown on the five nominated films amadeus is a reunion of producer Saul Zaentz and director Milos Forman whose one flew Over the Cuck oos nest swept the Academy awards of who left Czechoslovakia in returned to his native land to film the Story of the legendary conflict Between the court composer Valieri and the Young Prodigy Mozart in 18th Century the movie script was writ Best bets by Bob Thomas associated press never in recent times has the Oscar race been so perilous for the Prog nos last year was easy terms of endearment across the the same in 1983 Khandia sure Here goes Best picture it could be the killing Fields or a passage to guess Best actor in an amadeus Murray Abraham could but if he and costar Tom Hulce split the Sam Waterston of the kill ing Fields might come Best actress Sally on the basis that places in the heart was the Best of the three farm dark horse Judy a passage to Best supporting actor five superlative perform guess Haing Ngor of the killing Best supporting actress Peggy Ashcroft of a passage to Best direction Milos unless David lean is a sentimental Choice for a passage to a ten by Peter Shaffer from his hit and for Man chose a largely american cast for the including Tom Murray Abraham and Eliza Beth As of March amadeus had earned million in the United states and the killing Fields was produced by David Putnam and directed by an English Roland from a script by Colin the Story came from a new York times Magazine the death and life of Dith in which correspondent Sydney Schanberg wrote of the cambodian War and his Friendship with his native Sam Waterston plays the and the cambodian Dith Pran is portrayed by Haing a doctor who made his own harrowing escape from that chaotic the film was shot in Cambodia with a cast that included John Malkovich and Craig Domestic Gross a passage to India Marks the first film in 14 years by the legendary David he not Only directed the movie but wrote and edited it As a passage to India had Long been sought by but the rights we rent available until the novelist Forster lean was the obvious Choice for the talc of love and class Strug Gle against the colourful backdrop of 1920s the leads Are Judy Davis As the visiting englishwoman and Indian actor Victor Banerjee is the doctor she accuses of the cast includes Peggy James Alec guinness and Nigel Domestic Gross places in the heart was written and directed by Rob Ert 1978 Oscar Winner for Kramer Benton wrote the script from his own memories of grow ing up in Rural the Story centers on a Young Mother Sally Field who is suddenly widowed when her a is against natural disasters and hard hearted she struggles to hold onto her farm and keep her two children with her allies Are a Blind John and a Black Danny Domestic Gross a soldiers Story is based on the prizewinning a soldiers play by Charles who also wrote the Norman Jewison Domestic Gross March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13