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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18faces n places the stars and Stripe wednesday March 27,1991 i i from wire reports Kevin Costner recently said he May have been Foolhardy to make a movie full of children animals first time actors and lots of subtitled dialogue in a language most people had never heard of. But Hollywood left him with no More doubts monday night. A dances with wolves a won seven oscars at the 63rd annual Academy awards show including Best picture and Best director for a Costner. A a a in la never forget what happened Here tonight a said Costner clutching his Oscar while in the audience his wife shed tears and his parents embraced. Quot my family will never forget. My native american friends will never forget a a dances with wolves got the bust picture nod Over Quot Good fellas a a awakenings a Quot ghost and a the godfather part Iii. The night was full of surprises. Jeremy Irons who Wasny to the first Choice for the part a Robert Duvall was a took Best actor for his portrayal of the sinister enigmatic Claus von Bulow in Quot reversal of  he won Over better known actors Robert de Niro Frenchman Gerard Depardieu and Richard Harris and Costner., two other oscars went for roles in grim dark films and a again a for less or known actors. Joe Pesci won Best supporting actor Over a1 Pacino among others for playing the worst human being in the movies in 1990, mafia killer who gleefully chows Down on pasta while a dying victim Waits outside in a car trunk in  and Kathy Bates the sledgehammer wielding Romance novelist fan in a misery a won the Best actress award despite stiff Competition Joanne Woodward an Jelica Huston meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. But whoops Goldberg s win for Best supporting actress May have been a Surprise Only to Goldberg. She was the favorite to  four relative unknowns for her role As the fake psychic who surprises herself by contacting the dead in �?oghost.�?�. A never since i was a Little kid i wanted this a said an emotional Goldberg who had struggled in less than great films Michael Blake screenwriter for Quot dances with wolves Quot accepts his Oscar White american Indian Doris Leader charge translates his comments into the Lakota dialect. Since receiving a Best actress nomination for her screen debut in the 1985 film a the color  a she became Only the second Black woman to win an Oscar and the first since Hattie Mcdaniel was honoured for the 1939 film a gone with the  a a ghost also won an Oscar for original screenplay. Although the Western is the most american of film genres a dances with wolves became the first one to win the Best picture Oscar since the largely forgotten and mostly forgettable Quot Cimarron Quot did 60 years ago. Costner was Star director and co producer with Jim Wilson of a dances with wolves the three hour epic Story of a civil War Soldier who becomes drawn into the fold of a Sioux tribe. One third of the dialogue in a dances with wolves Quot is in the Indian dialect of Lakota and Michael Blake screenwriter and author of the original Book. A dances with wolves a accepted his screenwriting Oscar in a speech that american Indian Doris Leader charge promptly translated into Lakota for the audience. Leader charge lives on the Lakota reservation in Rosebud s.d., and had a Small role in the film. Along with Best director and picture the film won oscars for adapted screenplay film editing cinematography music original score and sound. But none of its actors including Costner won awards. Editors note a dances with wolves appeared briefly on the cafes movie circuit in Europe earlier this year and cafes officials Hope to get the film Back soon for More extensive showings. As for the rest of the Oscar winning films Quot ghost a Quot reversal of fortunes and Quot misery Are now showing on the circuit. A Good fellas just completed a run on the circuit but May be returned Quot Dick Tracy is definitely coming Back this Spring. Other winners Are. Cinematography Quot dances with wolves Quot Dean Semler. Screenplay written directly Tor the screen Quot ghost Quot Bruce Joel Rubin. Screenplay adapted from another medium Quot dances with wolves Quot Michael Blake. Foreign language film Quot journey of Hope Quot Switzerland. Score Quot dances with wolves Quot John Barry. Song a a a. Quot sooner or later Quot from Quot Dick Tracy Quot Stephen Sondheim. Editing Quot dances with wolves Quot Neil Travis. Sound a a Quot dances with wolves Quot Russell Williams ii Jeffrey Perkins Bill w. Benton Greg Watkins. Sound effects editing the Hunt for red october Quot Cecelia Hall George Watters ii. Visual effects Quot total recall Quot Eric Brevig Rob Bottin Tim Mcgovern Alex Funke. Art direction Quot Dick Tracy Quot Richard Sylbert Rick Simpson. Feature documentary Quot american  Short subject documentary Quot Days of  love action Short film Quot the lunch  animated Short film Quot creature  costume design. Quot Cyrano de Bergerac Quot Franca Squarcia Pino. Makeup Quot Dick Tracy Quot John Caglione jr., Doug Drexler. Honorary awards Myrna Loy and Sophia Loren. Academy award of Merit Eastman Kodak co., for a new film technology. Gordon Sawyer technical achievement award Stefan Kudelski for development of first self contained movie sound recorder. /  
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