An Officer and a Gentleman

Summary

An Officer and a Gentleman is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,301 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• An Officer and a Gentleman received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3].
• An Officer and a Gentleman received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture^[4].
• An Officer and a Gentleman received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture^[5].
• An Officer and a Gentleman received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture^[6].
• An Officer and a Gentleman received the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film^[7].
• An Officer and a Gentleman received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8].
• An Officer and a Gentleman's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• An Officer and a Gentleman was directed by Taylor Hackford^[10].
• Douglas Day Stewart wrote the screenplay for An Officer and a Gentleman^[11].
• An Officer and a Gentleman's composer is recorded as Jack Nitzsche^[12].
• An Officer and a Gentleman's composer is recorded as Buffy Sainte-Marie^[13].
• An Officer and a Gentleman's genre is romance film^[14].
• An Officer and a Gentleman's genre is drama film^[15].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Richard Gere^[16].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Debra Winger^[17].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Louis Gossett Jr.^[18].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was David Keith^[19].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Lisa Blount^[20].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Robert Loggia^[21].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Tony Plana^[22].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Harold Sylvester^[23].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was David Caruso^[24].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Grace Zabriskie^[25].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Tommy Petersen^[26].
• A cast member of An Officer and a Gentleman was Ed Begley, Jr.^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Douglas Day Stewart^[28] and Martin Elfand^[29]. An Officer and a Gentleman was directed by Taylor Hackford^[10]. Douglas Day Stewart wrote the screenplay for it^[11]. Cast members include Richard Gere^[16], Debra Winger^[17], Louis Gossett Jr.^[18], David Keith^[19], Lisa Blount^[20], and Robert Loggia^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1982^[30] and March 25, 1983^[31]. The original language of An Officer and a Gentleman was English^[32]. Genres include romance film^[14] and drama film^[15]. It was distributed by video on demand^[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3], an Academy Awards^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1936^[36]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture^[4], a NAACP Image Awards^[37]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture^[5], a NAACP Image Awards^[38]; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture^[6], an award for best supporting actor^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1943^[41]; Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film^[7], a class of award^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1978^[44]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8], a film award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1929^[47]. Reviews include 7.5/10^[48], 75/100^[49], and 79%^[50].

Why It Matters

An Officer and a Gentleman ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,301 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

What awards did An Officer and a Gentleman receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture^[4], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture^[5], and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture^[6].