Pennies from Heaven

Herbert Ross

19811h 48mEnglish
Accolades
3Oscar
Nominations
1Golden Globe
Win
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Synopsis

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.

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Genres

DramaMusicRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

1

Wins

6

Nominations

Won

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy · Bernadette Peters
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1982

Academy Awards

0Wins
3Noms
Nom

Costume Design

Bob Mackie

1982
Nom

Sound

Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton

1982
Nom

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Dennis Potter

1982

1982

Golden Globes

1Wins
3Noms
◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Bernadette Peters

1982
Nom

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Pennies from Heaven

1982
Nom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Steve Martin

1982

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