Driving Miss Daisy

Summary

Driving Miss Daisy is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,170 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Driving Miss Daisy received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• Driving Miss Daisy received the Academy Award for Best Actress^[4].
• Driving Miss Daisy received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5].
• Driving Miss Daisy received the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling^[6].
• Driving Miss Daisy received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7].
• Driving Miss Daisy received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[8].
• Driving Miss Daisy's image is recorded as Jessica Tandy & Hume Cronyn.jpg^[9].
• Driving Miss Daisy's instance of is recorded as film^[10].
• Driving Miss Daisy's director is recorded as Bruce Beresford^[11].
• Driving Miss Daisy's screenwriter is recorded as Alfred Uhry^[12].
• Driving Miss Daisy's composer is recorded as Hans Zimmer^[13].
• Driving Miss Daisy's genre is recorded as buddy film^[14].
• Driving Miss Daisy's genre is recorded as comedy film^[15].
• Driving Miss Daisy's genre is recorded as drama film^[16].
• Driving Miss Daisy's based on is recorded as Driving Miss Daisy^[17].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Morgan Freeman^[18].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Jessica Tandy^[19].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Dan Aykroyd^[20].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Esther Rolle^[21].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Patti LuPone^[22].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Ray McKinnon^[23].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Robert Guillaume^[24].
• Driving Miss Daisy's cast member is recorded as Indra Thomas^[25].
• Driving Miss Daisy's producer is recorded as Richard D. Zanuck^[26].
• Driving Miss Daisy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93145857810123020275^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Driving Miss Daisy's producer is recorded as Richard D. Zanuck^[26]. Its director is recorded as Bruce Beresford^[11]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Alfred Uhry^[12]. Cast members include Morgan Freeman^[18], Jessica Tandy^[19], Dan Aykroyd^[20], Esther Rolle^[21], Patti LuPone^[22], and Ray McKinnon^[23].

Publication

Publication dates include +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28], +1990-03-15T00:00:00Z^[29], +1990-04-27T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1989-12-15T00:00:00Z^[31]. Original languages include English^[32] and Hebrew^[33]. Genres include buddy film^[14], comedy film^[15], and drama film^[16].

Subject and Themes

Driving Miss Daisy's main subject is recorded as old age^[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37]; Academy Award for Best Actress^[4], an award for best leading actress^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1929^[40]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5], an award for best adapted screenplay^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1929^[43]; Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling^[6], an Academy Awards^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1981^[46], headquartered in Dolby Theatre^[47]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7], a film award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1929^[50]; and National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[8], a class of award^[51], in United States^[52]. Reviews include 7.3/10^[53], 85%^[54], and 81/100^[55].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Driving Miss Daisy's after a work by is recorded as Alfred Uhry^[56].

Why It Matters

Driving Miss Daisy ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,170 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

What awards did Driving Miss Daisy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Academy Award for Best Actress^[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5], and Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling^[6].