Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
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Awards Dominance
Wins
Nominations
3 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe
Won
1970
Best Picture
Jerome Hellman, Producer
Directing
John Schlesinger
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
Waldo Salt
Actor
Dustin Hoffman
Actor
Jon Voight
Actress in a Supporting Role
Sylvia Miles
Film Editing
Hugh A. Robertson
1970
New Star Of The Year - Actor
Jon Voight
Best Director - Motion Picture
John Schlesinger
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Midnight Cowboy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Dustin Hoffman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jon Voight
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Brenda Vaccaro
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Waldo Salt
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