Films Directed: Absence of Malice,Jeremiah Johnson,Out of Africa,Random Hearts,The Electric Horseman,The Firm,The Interpreter,The Way We Were,The Yakuza,They Shoot Horses,Don't They? Film Performances:Made of Honor, Avenue Montaigne, Changing Lanes, Eyes Wide Shut, Husbands and Wives, The Player, One Six Right, Michael Clayton, Tootsie, War Hunt Awards Won:1985 - Academy Award for Best Director - Out of Africa1985 - Academy Award for Best Picture - Out of Africa2008 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Michael Hausman/Paula Weinstein/Jay Roach/Len Amato - Recount - HBO1986 - Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film - Out of Africa1983 - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy - Dick Richards - Tootsie1982 - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director - Tootsie1986 - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film - Out of Africa Deceased: Died in Pacific Palisades on May 26, 2008 Personal Information: Sydney Irwin Pollack Born on Jul 1, 1934 in Lafayette Professions: Film Producer, Film Director, Actor, Cinematographer Nationality: United States of America
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