31 Days of Oscars: On Golden Pond

A cap on the acting careers of Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. 

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This is a very sedate, character driven film that works because of the wonderful acting on display from Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda, and the ingenuity of Jane Fonda in making it all happen with her father. While it's not exactly a blockbuster, it's still very much worth watching, if only to see Henry Fonda's curtain call and Katharine Hepburn's record-breaking fourth Oscar-winning performance.

Nominations: Best Picture, Best Director (Mark Rydell), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Katharine Hepburn), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Henry Fonda), Best Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), Best Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium (Ernest Thompson, based on his play), Best Original Score (Dave Grusin), Best Sound (Richard Portman and David M. Ronne), Best Cinematography (Billy Williams), Best Film Editing (Robert L. Wolfe)

Won: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium