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Dominican Rep. Full awards and nominations of Heaven Can Wait
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Comedy. Fantasy
When L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) is plucked from Earth too soon by an overzealous angel, he is sent back to Earth in another, older body. He struggles to regain his old spot in the line-up while straightening out his hosts tangled affairs. Based not on the 1943 movie of the same name, but on 1941s HERE COMES MR. JORDAN. The comedy (co-directed by Beatty and Buck Henry) was nominated for nine Academy Awards, ... [+]
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51th Academy Awards (1979) - Movies from 1978
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Warren Beatty, Buck Henry)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Warren Beatty)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Jack Warden)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Dyan Cannon)
- nom. Best Adapted Screenplay (Warren Beatty, Elaine May)
- nom. Best Cinematography (William A. Fraker)
- nom. Best Music (Score) (Dave Grusin)
- winner Best Production Design (Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, George Gaines)
- 36th Golden Globes Awards (1979) - Movies from 1978
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1978
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1978 Productions
