Best Original Screenplay1984 Film Fan Awards56th Academy Awards

Best Original Screenplay Nominee
Silkwood (1983)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Nora Ephron— Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
Alice Arlen— Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
Synopsis / Overview
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) — 56th Academy Awards (1984)
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