Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
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1984
Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep
Actress in a Supporting Role
Cher
Directing
Mike Nichols
Film Editing
Sam O'Steen
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
1984
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Cher
Best Director - Motion Picture
Mike Nichols
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Silkwood
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Kurt Russell
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Meryl Streep
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