Plot & Details
Daisy Clover (Natalie Wood) goes from teenage girl to movie star practically overnight when her demented mother enters her voice in a talent-search contest. From a broken-down carnival on the Santa Monica Pier, in no time at all she is attending glamorous Hollywood parties. But Daisy soon learns that misery and pain go hand-in-hand with fame and fortune. Before Daisy completes her first film, the studio execs have her mother committed to an asylum without permission. Daisy tries to find happiness in a series of unfulfilling romances, her one-day marriage to Wade Lewis (Robert Redford) leaving her alone and divorced. After her mother dies, Daisy has a nervous breakdown and refuses to work, but the cold-hearted studio moguls threaten her with starvation if she does not report back to the soundstage. Christopher Plummer, Ruth Gordon (in an Oscar-nominated performance) and Roddy McDowell co-star in this story of a Hollywood dream that turns into a nightmare.
- MPAA Rating: Not Rated
- Genre(s): Drama
- Run Time: 128min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 03/28/2004
- Distributor(s): Warner Bros.
- Director(s): Robert Mulligan
- Starring: Natalie Wood , Christopher Plummer , Robert Redford , Roddy McDowall , Ruth Gordon
- Themes: Actor's Life,Rise and Fall Stories
- Tone: Downbeat,Lavish,Moody,Poignant
- Keywords: Hollywood,asylum [mental hospital],divorce,mental-breakdown,movie-star,musical [play]
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Color Art Direction | Robert Clatworthy | Nominated |
| 1965 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Color Art Direction | George James Hopkins | Nominated |
| 1965 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Color Costume Design | Bill Thomas | Nominated |
| 1965 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Supporting Actress | Ruth Gordon | Nominated |
| 1965 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Color Costume Design | Edith Head | Nominated |
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Natalie Wood | Nominated |
| 1965 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Ruth Gordon | Won |
| 1965 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | New Star of the Year - Male | Robert Redford | Won |
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