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DRAMA

The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.

name	character
Sam Bottoms	Billy
Timothy Bottoms	Sonny Crawford
Eileen Brennan	Genevieve
Jeff Bridges	Duane Jackson
Ellen Burstyn	Lois Farrow
Clu Gulager	Abilene
Ben Johnson	Sam the Lion
Cloris Leachman	Ruth Popper
Randy Quaid	Lester Marlow
Cybill Shepherd	Jacy Farrow
Bill Thurman	Coach Popper
Sharon Ullrick	Charlene Duggs

name
Peter Bogdanovich	director, screenplay
Larry McMurtry	writer (original), screenplay

year	award	category	name
1971	Academy Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Ben Johnson
1971	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Cloris Leachman
1971	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actor	Ben Johnson
1972	BAFTA	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Ben Johnson
1972	BAFTA	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Cloris Leachman