Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story is a 1995 American biographical drama television film directed by Peter Werner and written by Linda Bergman. It stars Sela Ward as a television journalist Jessica Savitch. The film premiered on Lifetime on September 4, 1995.
| Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story | |
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| Directed by | Peter Werner |
| Starring | |
| Music by | David Shire |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bernard Sofronski |
| Cinematography | Neil Roach |
| Editor | Martin Nicholson |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | September 4, 1995 |
The film received mixed reviews from television critics,[1][2][3] but was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. It was Lifetime's most-watched original movie with 7.1 million viewers.[4]
Cast
edit- Sela Ward as Jessica Savitch
- Ron Silver as Ron Kershaw
- Judith Ivey as Laura McCormick
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Mel Korn
- William Converse-Roberts as Donald
- Sean McCann
- Randy Means as Terry Wills
- Randy Means as Adam Murphy
- Chuck Shamata as Al Binder
- Maruska Stankova as Lilyan Wilder
- Jeff Pustil as Jody Simons
- Lawrence Dane as Emmertz Canterbury
- John Bolger as Martin Fishbein
- Dini Petty as Lillie Werner
- Damir Andrei as Buddy Savitch
- Kathryn Skatula as Florence Savitch
- Michael J. Reynolds as Ken Green
- Brett Halsey as Paul Laxalt
Accolades
edit| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref |
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| 48th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | Nominated | [5] | |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Sela Ward | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special | Peter Werner | Nominated | ||
| 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Sela Ward | Nominated | [6] |
| CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Sela Ward | Won | [citation needed] |
| 48th Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film | Peter Werner | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Scott, Tony (September 4, 1995). "Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story".
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (September 4, 1995). "TV REVIEW : 'Savitch': An Anchorwoman's Tragic Fast-Track Life, Career". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "'ALMOST GOLDEN' TARNISHED TELLING OF SAD LIFE". New York Daily News. September 4, 1995.
- ^ Kelly, Emma (September 26, 2021). "The Most Watched Lifetime Movies of All Time". Newsweek.
- ^ "Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story". Television Academy.
- ^ "Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story". TVGuide.com.