Real Impact
The three Oscar-nominated actresses were invited to testify before a congressional committee hearing on the plight of American farmers.
Oscar Nominations: 4
Actress: Sissy Spacek
Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmund
Sound: Nick Alphin
Original Score: John Williams
Oscar Awards:
Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing: Kay Rose
Oscar Context:
Sally Field won her second best Actress Oscar for “Places in the Heart.” The other nominees were: Judy Davis for “A Passage to India,” Jessica Lange for “Country,” Vanessa Redgrave for “The Bostonians.”
Chris Menges won the Cinematography Oscar for “The Killing Fields.” Maurice Jarre won the Score award for “A Passage to India,” and “Amadeus” received the Sound Oscar.
