Best Original Screenplay1979 Film Fan Awards51st Academy Awards
Best Original Screenplay Nominee
Coming Home (1978)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Nancy Dowd— Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones
Waldo Salt— Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones
Robert C. Jones— Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones
Synopsis / Overview
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.
Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) — 51st Academy Awards (1979)
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