Name: Tootsie
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr

Oscar · 1Globe · 3BAFTA · 2

Spoiler-free premise

Difficult actor Michael Dorsey disguises himself as Dorothy Michaels and wins a role on a daytime television soap.

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Unemployed New York actor Michael Dorsey cannot get hired because of his controlling reputation. Disguised as actress Dorothy Michaels, he wins a hospital-soap role, becomes unexpectedly popular, and grows close to costar Julie Nichols while maintaining the deception.

Why it belongs

In Tootsie, Hoffman's Dorothy is both brilliant comic performance and a mechanism forcing Michael to confront how he treats women and work.

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Audition rooms, quick costume changes, live television mistakes, apartment farce, and Dave Grusin's score keep the deception mechanically lively; Dustin Hoffman makes Dorothy more emotionally attentive than Michael knows how to be.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20

Academy Awards1 win1983 · official ceremony record ↗

Actress in a Supporting Role1983 · Jessica Langeofficial ceremony record ↗

Golden Globes3 wins1983 · official film record ↗

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy1983 · Tootsieofficial film record ↗Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy1983 · Dustin Hoffmanofficial film record ↗Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture1983 · Jessica Langeofficial film record ↗

BAFTA2 wins1984 · official BAFTA 1984 Film Awards results ↗

Best Actor1984 · Dustin Hoffmanofficial BAFTA 1984 Film Awards results ↗

Plus 1 additional win

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Tootsie

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