| Saving Private Ryan | |
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| 11 Nominations / 5 Wins | |
| Year | 1998 |
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Writer | Robert Rodat |
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Edward Berns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore |
| 71st Academy Awards | |
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 war film about a group of WWII soldiers looking for Pfc. James Francis Ryan in order to send him home per the Sole Survivor Policy. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and is written by Robert Rodat. The film stars Tom Hanks, Edward Berns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti, Denis Farina, Joerg Stadler, and Harve Presnell. It was released July 24, 1998.
Wins
- Best Cinematography — Janusz Kaminski
- Best Director — Steven Spielberg
- Best Film Editing — Michael Kahn
- Best Sound — Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summer, Andy Nelson, and Ron Judkins
- Best Sound Effects Editing — Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
Nominations
- Best Actor — Tom Hanks
- Best Art Direction — Thomas E. Sanders and Lisa Dean
- Best Cinematography — Janusz Kaminski
- Best Director — Steven Spielberg
- Best Film Editing — Michael Kahn
- Best Makeup — Lois Burwell, Conor O’Sullivan, and Daniel C. Striepeke
- Best Original Score — John Williams
- Best Original Screenplay — Robert Rodat
- Best Picture — Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn
- Best Sound — Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summer, Andy Nelson, and Ron Judkins
- Best Sound Effects Editing — Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns