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After his wife leaves him,a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills,but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.

Why Should You Care: Engage with the emotional legal battle over family and divorce.

Awards Won:

1979 Oscars Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman

1979 Oscars Best Director: Robert Benton

1979 Oscars Best Picture: Stanley R. Jaffe

1979 Oscars Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep

1979 Oscars Cinematography: Nestor Almendros

1979 Oscars Film Editing: Gerald B. Greenberg

1979 Oscars Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium): Robert Benton