did the original film win any awards?
Yes. The Saturn Awards and British Academy Film Awards
The Truman Show
At the 52nd British Academy Film Awards, Weir (Direction), Niccol (Original Screenplay) and Dennis Gassner (Production Design) received awards
movie about man living in a tv show The Truman Show who acts in it? Jim Carrey what is the name of the characters? Truman Burbank, Truman Burbank, Meryl and Sylvia can you please name some other works of the above mentioned actor? The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Batman Forever and Liar Liar is this a tv show? No. Motion pictures when was it released? "The Mask" and "Dumb and Dumber" in 1994, "Batman Forever" in 1995 and "Liar Liar" in 1997 when was the original film released? 1998 who was the director? Peter Weir has he directed anything else? Yes. Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously what genre was this movie? Psychological science fiction comedy-drama who was the producer? Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman and Adam Schroeder
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The Truman Show [SEP] Accolades
At the 52nd British Academy Film Awards, Weir (Direction), Niccol (Original Screenplay) and Dennis Gassner (Production Design) received awards. In addition, the film was nominated for Best Film and Best Visual Effects. Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and Peter Biziou was nominated for Best Cinematography. "The Truman Show" was a success at The Saturn Awards, where it won the Best Fantasy Film and the Best Writing (Niccol). Carrey (Best Actor), Harris (Best Supporting Actor) and Weir (Direction) also received nominations. Finally, the film won speculative fiction's Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: