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Set during the Boer War, this superb Australian court-martial drama put director Bruce Beresford at the forefront of international directors.
It was Oscar-nominated for its taut screenplay
by Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, and Bruce Beresford.

“Breaking Away” was nominated for 5 Oscars, including Best Picture, but it won only one: Original Screenplay for Steve Tesich.

Burnt by the Sun played in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize along with Zhang Yimou's “To Live” (It was a tie). It also won the Oscar Award for Best Foreign-Language Film in a year in which the competition was rather tough.

Butterfield 8 was nominated for 2
Oscar: Best Actress for Elizabeth Taylor, who won, and Cinematography (Color) by Joseph Ruttenberg and Charles Harten.