Tender Mercies

Summary

Tender Mercies is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tender Mercies received the Academy Award for Best Actor^[3].
• Tender Mercies received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4].
• Tender Mercies received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor^[5].
• Tender Mercies received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor^[6].
• Tender Mercies received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama^[7].
• Tender Mercies received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8].
• Tender Mercies's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Tender Mercies's director is recorded as Bruce Beresford^[10].
• Tender Mercies's screenwriter is recorded as Horton Foote^[11].
• Tender Mercies's composer is recorded as George Dreyfus^[12].
• Tender Mercies's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• Tender Mercies's genre is recorded as musical film^[14].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Robert Duvall^[15].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Betty Buckley^[16].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Ellen Barkin^[17].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Wilford Brimley^[18].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Lenny Von Dohlen^[19].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Tess Harper^[20].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Paul Gleason^[21].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Michael Crabtree^[22].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Tony Frank^[23].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Harlan Jordan^[24].
• Tender Mercies's cast member is recorded as Helena Humann^[25].
• Tender Mercies's producer is recorded as Horton Foote^[26].
• Tender Mercies's producer is recorded as Robert Duvall^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Horton Foote^[26], Robert Duvall^[27], Betty Buckley^[28], Ellen Barkin^[29], and Philip Hobel^[30]. Tender Mercies's director is recorded as Bruce Beresford^[10]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Horton Foote^[11]. Cast members include Robert Duvall^[15], Betty Buckley^[16], Ellen Barkin^[17], Wilford Brimley^[18], Lenny Von Dohlen^[19], and Tess Harper^[20].

Publication

Tender Mercies's publication date is recorded as +1983-03-04T00:00:00Z^[31]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include drama film^[13] and musical film^[14].

Subject and Themes

Tender Mercies's main subject is recorded as alcoholism^[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor^[3], an award for best leading actor^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1929^[36]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4], an award for best screenplay^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1941^[39]; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor^[5], an award for best leading actor^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1935^[42]; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor^[6], an award for best leading actor^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1975^[45]; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama^[7], a film award^[46], founded in 1951^[47]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8], a film award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1929^[50]. Reviews include 7.5/10^[51], 81%^[52], and 76/100^[53].

Why It Matters

Tender Mercies ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

FAQs

What awards did Tender Mercies receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor^[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor^[5], and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor^[6].