SCENT OF A WOMAN

Directed by:
Martin Brest

Written by:
Bo Goldman

Based on the novel by:
Giovanni Arpino

Genre:
Drama

Runtime:
156 mins

Plot:
A prep school student needing money agrees to “babysit” a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.

Release Date:
December 23, 1992

Reception:

Al Pacino
Chris O’Donnell
James Rebhorn
Gabrielle Anwar
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Gene Canfield
Richard Venture
Bradley Whitford
June Squibb
Frances Conroy
Rochelle Oliver

Wins
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Al Pacino
Nominations
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year | Martin Brest
  • Best Achievement in Directing | Martin Brest
  • Best Adapted Screenplay | Bo Goldman
Nominations
  • Best Adapted Screenplay | Bo Goldman
Wins
  • Best Motion Picture – Drama
  • Best Actor – Drama | Al Pacino
  • Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Bo Goldman
Nominations
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Chris O’Donnell
Nominations
  • Best Edited Feature Film | Michael Tronick, William Steinkamp, Harvey Rosenstock
Nominations
Nominations
  • Best Adapted Screenplay | Bo Goldman