Brazil (1985)

Ceremony Year: 1986Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1985

Nominated Talent & Credits

Terry Gilliam— Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown

Tom Stoppard— Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown

Charles McKeown— Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown

Synopsis / Overview

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Historical Academy Record

WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) — 58th Academy Awards (1986)

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