Quiz Show (1994)

Plot Summary

An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed. His investigation focuses on two contestants on the show "Twenty-One": Herbert Stempel, a brash working-class Jew from Queens, and Charles Van Doren, the patrician scion of one of America's leading literary families. Based on a true story.

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Awards

BAFTA Awards (1995)

BAFTA Film Award 1995

Winner

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Paul Attanasio

BAFTA Film Award 1995

Nominated

Best Film

Michael Jacobs Julian Krainin Michael Nozik Robert Redford

Academy Awards, USA (1995)

Oscar 1995

Nominated

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Paul Attanasio

Oscar 1995

Nominated

Best Picture

Michael Jacobs Julian Krainin Michael Nozik Robert Redford

Golden Globes, USA (1995)

Golden Globe 1995

Nominated

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Golden Globe 1995

Nominated

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Paul Attanasio