RAGTIME (FILM)

'''Ragtime''' is a 1981 motion picture based on the historical novel ''Ragtime'' by E. L. Doctorow. The action takes place in and around New York City in the 1900s, and includes fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time. The film was directed by Miloš Forman. The music was the first full feature score composed by Randy Newman. This was James Cagney's final film. He was ill during the shooting of the feature.

Contents

Featured cast

Awards

1981 Academy Awards (Oscars)

1981 BAFTA Film Awards

1981 Golden Globe Awards

1981 Grammy Awards

1981 Image Awards

1981 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1981 Writers Guild of America Awards

External links

Featured cast

Actor	Role
Debbie Allen	Sarah
Donald Bisset	J.P. Morgan
Robert Boyd	President Theodore Roosevelt
James Cagney	NYPD Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Thomas A. Carlin	Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks
Jeff Daniels	P. C. O'Donnell
Jeffrey DeMunn	Harry Houdini
Fran Drescher	Mameh
Brad Dourif	Younger Brother
Moses Gunn	Booker T. Washington
Frankie Faison	Gang Member No. 1
Samuel L. Jackson	Gang Member No. 2
Michael Jeter	Special Reporter
Robert Joy	Harry K. Thaw
Andreas Katsulas	Policeman who brings Sarah to the house
Bessie Love	Old T.O.C. Lady
Norman Mailer	Stanford White
Elizabeth McGovern	Evelyn Nesbit
Kenneth McMillan	Willie Conklin
Pat O'Brien	Mr. Delphin Delmas
Donald O'Connor	Evelyn's dance instructor
James Olson	Father
Mandy Patinkin	Tateh
Ethan Phillips	Guard at Family House
John Ratzenberger	Fireman
Howard E. Rollins Jr.	Coalhouse Walker, Jr.
Ted Ross	Lawyer
Mary Steenburgen	Mother
Ron Weyand	Doctor Muller

Awards

1981 Academy Awards (Oscars)

★ Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: 'Howard E. Rollins Jr.'

★ Nominated – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: 'Elizabeth McGovern'

★ Nominated – Best Achievement in Art Direction:
Art Direction: 'John Graysmark', 'Patrizia Von Brandenstein', 'Anthony Reading'
Set Decoration: 'George de Titta, Sr.', 'George de Titta, Jr.', 'Peter Howitt'

★ Nominated – Best Achievement in Cinematography: 'Miroslav Ondrícek'

★ Nominated – Best Achievement in Costume Design: 'Anna Hill Johnstone'

★ Nominated – Best Original Score: 'Randy Newman'

★ Nominated – Best Original Song: 'Randy Newman' for the song "One More Hour"

★ Nominated – Best Adapted Screenplay: 'Michael Weller'

1981 BAFTA Film Awards

★ Nominated – Best Original Song: 'Randy Newman' for the song "One More Hour"

1981 Golden Globe Awards

★ Nominated – Best Director - Motion Picture: 'Miloš Forman'

★ Nominated – Best Motion Picture - Drama

★ Nominated – Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture: 'Howard E. Rollins Jr.'

★ Nominated – Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture: 'Mary Steenburgen'

★ Nominated – Best Original Song: 'Randy Newman' for the song "One More Hour"

★ Nominated – New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: 'Howard E. Rollins Jr.'

★ Nominated – New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: 'Elizabeth McGovern'

1981 Grammy Awards

★ Nominated – Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: 'Randy Newman'

1981 Image Awards

★ Won – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: 'Moses Gunn'

★ Nominated – Outstanding Motion Picture: 'Howard E. Rollins Jr.'

1981 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

★ Nominated – Best Music: 'Randy Newman'

1981 Writers Guild of America Awards

★ Nominated – WGA Screen Award for Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium: 'Michael Weller'

External links

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