Broadcast News is a 1987 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news producer (Holly Hunter), who has daily emotional breakdowns, a brilliant yet prickly reporter (Albert Brooks) and his charismatic but far less seasoned rival (William Hurt). It also stars Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, and Jack Nicholson (billed only in the end credits) as the evening news anchor. The film revolves around three characters who work in television news. Jane Craig (Hunter) is a talented producer who tries to conceal how important it is for her to be found sexually attractive by a handsome man who epitomizes everything about television news that appalls her. Jane's best friend and frequent collaborator, Aaron Altman (Brooks), is a gifted writer and reporter ambitious for on-camera exposure, who is secretly in love with Jane, and embittered by her rejection of him. Tom Grunick (Hurt), a local news anchorman who was up...

Award Nominations: 1987 - Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role - William Hurt; 1987 - Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role - Holly Hunter; 1987 - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay - James L. Brooks; 1987 - Academy Award for Best Picture - James L. Brooks; 1987 - Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role - Albert Brooks; 1987 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film - William Hurt; 1988 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film - William Hurt; 1988 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film - Holly Hunter; 1988 - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film - James L. Brooks; 1988 - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy; 
Awards Won: 1987 - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture - James L. Brooks; 1987 - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director - James L. Brooks; 1987 - National Board of Review Award for Best Actress - Holly Hunter; 1987 - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress - Holly Hunter; 1987 - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor - Jack Nicholson - The Witches of Eastwick/Ironweed; 1987 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress - Holly Hunter; 
Appears in ranked lists: Metacritic Top Films - 198; AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs - 64 - 2000; The Movie List: the first 9200 - 634 - 6.5; 
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus  
Costume design by: Molly Maginnis  
Country of origin: United States of America  
Directed by: James L. Brooks  
Distributors: 20th Century Fox; The Criterion Collection; 
Edited by: Richard Marks  
Estimated budget: US$ - 20,000,000; 
Film festivals: 1988 Berlin International Film Festival  
Genres: Satire  Romantic comedy  Comedy  Parody  Romance Film  Comedy-drama  Media Satire  Workplace Comedy  Drama  
Initial release date: 1987; 
Languages: English Language  
Music by: Bill Conti  
Produced by: James L. Brooks  
Production companies: 20th Century Fox  Gracie Films  
Rated: R (USA)  
Release date(s): 1987; 
Runtime: 133 min; 132 min; 
Performances: William Hurt - Tom Grunick; Albert Brooks - Aaron Altman; Holly Hunter - Jane Craig; Robert Prosky; Joan Cusack; Lois Chiles; Jack Nicholson - Bill Rorich; Christian Clemenson; John Cusack - Angry Messenger; 
Subjects: Television  
Tagline: It's the story of their lives.; 
Screenplay by: James L. Brooks  
Netflix Genres: Romantic Comedies  Comedy  Spoofs and Satire  Satires  Comedies  Romantic Movies  
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