Best Original Screenplay1980 Film Fan Awards52nd Academy Awards
Best Original Screenplay Nominee
The China Syndrome (1979)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Mike Gray— Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
T.S. Cook— Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
James Bridges— Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
Synopsis / Overview
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) — 52nd Academy Awards (1980)
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