Wag the Dog

Name: Wag the Dog
Director: Barry Levinson
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1997
Rating: 6

1997

Barry Levinson

1997·R·

United States

Award ratingBronze

Metascore

Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.

Cast

Anne Heche·Dustin Hoffman·Robert De Niro·Woody Harrelson

Languages

Englishsqi

Major Awards

0 wins · 6 nominations

Nominations (6)

Festival Grand Prize

Berlin International Film Festival (1998)

Best Film

Best Picture

Critics Choice Awards (1998)

Best Picture

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1999)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Writers Guild of America, USA (1998)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Golden Globes, USA (1998)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1998)

Best Actor in a Leading Role