Silkwood | |
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5 Nominations | |
Year | 1983 |
Director | Mike Nichols |
Writer | Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen |
Starring | Meryl Streep, Kurt Russel, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward |
56th Academy Awards |
Silkwood is a 1983 drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was inspired by the true story of Karen Silkwood.
Nominations
- Best Actress — Meryl Streep
- Best Director — Mike Nichols
- Best Film Editing — Sam O'Steen
- Best Original Screenplay — Nora Ephron, Alice Alren
- Best Supporting Actress — Cher
Plot[]
A recounting of the true story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-power plant worker who blew the whistle on dangerous practices at the Kerr-McGee plant and who died under cirumcumstances which are still under debate.