Who Won the Movie?
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- Dianne Wiest is proposed over the obvious choices of the director or the lead star because she is funny and heartbreaking in every scene despite less screen time, and she was Oscar-nominated for the role.
- Mary Steenburgen is praised as grounded and for breaking out of a thankless wife role, without being named as a pick.
- Ron Howard gets a vote because the film followed the Willow flop and three comedies and proved he was a real director, opening thirty years of work.
- Steve Martin gets a vote while conceding Wiest is best in the film, because the role shows his full range from Cowboy Gil to scenes with Robards; another participant agrees he shows all five tools.
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