For which 1984 film did Sam Waterston receive an Academy Award nomination?
The Killing Fields
The Great Gatsby
Interiors
Heaven's Gate
Answer
The Killing Fields is a 1984 film about the Cambodian genocide. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Sam Waterston. Waterston's performance as Sydney Schanberg, a New York Times reporter who was one of the last Westerners to leave Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge took over, was widely praised.
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