(1973)
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Michael Betzold
Accomplished British actress Glenda Jackson showed a surprising gift for romantic comedy in this 1973 sleeper, for which she won her second Best Actress Oscar in four years. George Segal plays an American insurance adjuster who decides to commit adultery with a British dress designer but finds that his plans for a quick affair are complicated by entanglements of the heart. Director Melvin Frank helped write the script with Jack Rose, and it played right on the edge of the era's more permissive sensibilities. The acting is first-rate and gives the story a scintillating edge that goes beyond its clever dialogue. Jackson and Segal show that onscreen chemistry depends less on glamour than on timing and expression. As a light sex farce, A Touch of Class contained more daring and dignity than its myriad imitators; it was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
awards for A Touch of Class on AllMovie
A Touch of Class (1973)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Won |
Best Actress
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1973 |
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Nominated |
Best Dramatic Score
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1973 |
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Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay
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1973 |
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Nominated |
Best Picture
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1973 |
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Nominated |
Best Song
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1973 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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Nominated |
Best Original Song
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1973 |
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Won |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
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1973 |
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Won |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
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1973 |
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Nominated |
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
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1973 |
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Nominated |
Best Screenplay
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1973 |
