RECORDS AND AWARDS FOR THE FILM ‘OUT OF AFRICA’

RECORDS AND AWARDS FOR THE FILM ‘OUT OF AFRICA’

“Out of Africa”, a 1985 drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, that was mostly filmed in Kenya, is easily the most successful movie ever made in Africa. The film received 28 film awards.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient
1986	Oscar	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration	Stephen B. Grimes, Josie MacAvin
		Best Cinematography	David Watkin
		Best Director	Sydney Pollack
		Best Picture	Sydney Pollack
		Best Music, Original Score	John Barry
		Best Sound	Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
		Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium	Kurt Luedtke
1987	BAFTA Film Award	Best Cinematography	David Watkin
		Best Screenplay - Adapted	Kurt Luedtke
		Best Sound	Tom McCarthy Jr., Peter Handford, Chris Jenkins
1987	BMI Film Music Award	John Barry
1986	David di Donatello Awards	Best Foreign Actress	Meryl Streep
		Best Foreign Film	Sydney Pollack
1986	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture - Drama
		Best Original Score - Motion Picture	John Barry
		Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Klaus Maria Brandauer
1987	Guild Film Award - Gold	Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)	Sydney Pollack
1986	Silver Ribbon	Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)	Sydney Pollack
1986	Joseph Plateau Award	Best Score
1986	Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actress	Meryl Streep
		Best Supporting Actor	Klaus Maria Brandauer
1987	Special Achievement Award	John Barry; For the music.
1985	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	Meryl Streep
		Best Cinematography	David Watkin
1985	National Board of Review, USA	Best Supporting Actor	Klaus Maria Brandauer
1985	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Cinematographer	David Watkin
		Best Supporting Actor	Klaus Maria Brandauer