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Tumbleweeds is a 1999 american drama film directed by gavin o'connor. he co-wrote the screenplay with his then-wife angela shelton, who was inspired by her memories of a childhood spent on the road with her serial-marrying mother. tumbleweeds proved to be a 1999 sundance film festival favourite, and mcteer's performance won her a golden globe as best actress and academy award and screen actors guild nominations in the same category.
the film premiered at the sundance film festival and was shown at the toronto international film festival and the austin film festival before opening in los angeles and new york city on november 24, 1999.
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cast:
janet mcteer as mary jo walker
kimberly j. brown as ava walker
gavin o'connor as jack ranson
jay o. sanders as dan miller
laurel holloman as laurie pendleton
lois smith as ginger
michael j. pollard as mr. cummings
sara downing as rachel riley
awards:
academy award for best actress - janet mcteer (nominee)
golden globe award for best actress (motion picture musical or comedy) - janet mcteer (winner)
independent spirit award for best actress - janet mcteer (nominee)
independent spirit award for best debut performance - kimberly j. brown (winner)
national board of review award for best actress - janet mcteer (winner)
satellite award for best actress (motion picture musical or comedy) - janet mcteer (winner)
screen actors guild award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role (motion picture) - janet mcteer (nominee)
sundance film festival filmmakers trophy - gavin o'connor (winner)
sundance film festival grand jury prize - gavin o'connor (nominee)
young artist award for best performance in a feature film - kimberly j. brown (winner)
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| | Tags : Janet-McTeer, Angela-Shelton, Gavin-O'Connor, memories, childhood, mother, daughter, Sundance, Film-Festival, Golden-Globe, Academy-Award, Oscar, Best-Actress |
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