Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story | |
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Directed by | Peter Werner |
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Music by | David Shire |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Bernard Sofronski |
Cinematography | Neil Roach |
Editor | Martin Nicholson |
Running time | 120 minutes |
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Network | Lifetime |
Release | September 4, 1995 |
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story is a 1995 American biographical drama television film directed by Peter Werner and written by Linda Bergman. It stars Sela Ward as a television journalist Jessica Savitch. The film premiered on Lifetime on September 4, 1995.
The film received mixed reviews from television critics, [1] [2] [3] but was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. It was Lifetime's most-watched original movie with 7.1 million viewers. [4]
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref |
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48th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | Nominated | [5] | |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Sela Ward | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special | Peter Werner | Nominated | ||
2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Sela Ward | Nominated | [6] |
CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Sela Ward | Won | [7] |
48th Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film | Peter Werner | Nominated |
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