Best Director1970 Film Fan Awards42nd Academy Awards
Best Director Nominee
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Nominated Talent & Credits
John Schlesinger— John Schlesinger
Synopsis / Overview
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
Historical Academy Record
DIRECTING — 42nd Academy Awards (1970)
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