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Academy Awards, USA. 1989 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Kevin Kline. 1989 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. Charles Crichton. 1989 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
According to CriticsTop10, "A Fish Called Wanda" appeared on over 60 critics' top ten lists, making it the fifth most acclaimed film of 1988. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale as of July 2020.
Jul 29, 1988 · With John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin. In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.
Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1988. Best Original Screenplay (John Cleese, Charles Crichton) nom. David di Donatello Awards 1989. Best Foreign Screenplay (John Cleese) winner; Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1988 Productions. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Charles Crichton) nom.
Jul 12, 2018 · A Fish Called Wanda was released in the U.S. on July 15 and in the U.K. on October 14, becoming an instant hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, with...
A Fish Called Wanda, was nominated for three Academy Awards, rare for a comedy: Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor, which, even rarer for a comedy performance, Kline won.
In “A Fish Called Wanda,” for example, Michael Palin is desperately in love with a tank of tropical fish, and so Kline, who is equally desperate about discovering the whereabouts of some stolen jewels, eats the fish, one at a time, in an attempt to force Palin to talk.
