Kramer vs. Kramer

Name: Kramer vs. Kramer
Director: Robert Benton
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979

1979

IMDb

Robert Benton

1979·13+·

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Drama

After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.

Cast

Dustin Hoffman·Meryl Streep·Jane Alexander·Justin Henry

Languages

English

Major Awards

10 wins · 6 nominations

Wins (10)

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (1980)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

David di Donatello Awards (1980)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

Academy Awards, USA (1980)

Best Picture

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1980)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (1980)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Best Actor

Golden Globes, USA (1980)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (1980)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Other

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1979)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1979)

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1979)

Best Picture

Nominations (6)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (1981)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

BAFTA Awards (1981)

Best Film

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1980)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1981)

Best Screenplay

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1980)

Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1979)

Best Director