1984 Academy Awards – Writing (Original Screenplay) Winner

Tender Mercies
Horton Foote
A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.
1984 Academy Awards – Writing (Original Screenplay) Nominees

Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman

Silkwood
Nora Ephron

The Big Chill
Lawrence Kasdan
