Glory, the Civil War movie, directed by Edward Zwick, was nominated for five Oscar awards and won 3: sound, cinematography and suppportng actor to Denzel Washington.
Matthew Broderick plays the young and callow Union officer Robert Gould Shaw, who takes charge of the 54thMassachusetts Regiment, a volunteer infantry unit composed of black soldiers.
Denzel Washington excels as an angry and defiant soldier, posited against Morgan Freeman, as a gentle and compromising one.
Oscar Nominations: 5
Supporting Actor: Denzel Washington
Cinematography: Freddie Francis
Art Direction-Set Decoration:
Sound: Donald O. Mitchell
Film Editing: Steven Rosenblum
Oscar Awards: 3
Supporting Actor
Cinematography
Sound
Oscar Context:
The winner of the Art Direction Oscar was Batman. The Film Editing Award went to David Brenner and Joe Hutshing for Born on the Fourth of July.
