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Driving Miss Daisy

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Drama / Comedy
USA, 1989, 99 min (Alternative: 95 min)

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When 72-year-old Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy in an Academy Award® winning performance) crashes her car, it’s cause for her son Boolie (Dan Aykroyd) to step in and arrange for a chauffeur. Mild-mannered Hoke (Morgan Freeman) is the man for the job, having driven for a local judge. But yearning for her independence, resentment gets in the way of their professional relationship as Daisy stubbornly clings to the past. However, Hoke is a man of gentle means and gentler persuasion and endears himself to ‘Miss’ Daisy, forging a remarkable 25-year friendship, a friendship destined to survive the changing social landscape deep in the American South. (Umbrella Entertainment)

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Awards

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  • Nominations

Academy Awards

  • 1990 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1990 - Jessica Tandy (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
  • 1990 - Alfred Uhry (Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • 1990 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
  • 1990 - Morgan Freeman (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1990 - Dan Aykroyd (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1990 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1990 - Best Achievement in Production Design
  • 1990 - Best Achievement in Costume Design

Golden Globes

  • 1990 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
  • 1990 - Morgan Freeman (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
  • 1990 - Jessica Tandy (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)