the actress elisabeth shue was oscar nominated for the 1999 film leaving las vegas.
the actress elisabeth shue was oscar nominated for the 1999 film leaving las vegas.
actress who was oscar nominated for the 1999 film leaving las vegas?
elisabeth shue
1995 los angeles film critics association awards









































the 21st los angeles film critics association awards, honoring the best in film for 1995, were announced on 16 december 1995 and given on 15 january 1996.









































section::::winners.









































bullet::::- best picture:









































bullet::::- leaving las vegas









































bullet::::- runner-up: "a little princess"









































bullet::::- best director:









































bullet::::- mike figgis – "leaving las vegas"









































bullet::::- runner-up: ang lee – "sense and sensibility"









































bullet::::- best actor:









































bullet::::- nicolas cage – "leaving las vegas"









































bullet::::- runner-up: anthony hopkins – "nixon"









































bullet::::- best actress:









































bullet::::- elisabeth shue – "leaving las vegas"









































bullet::::- runner-up: jennifer jason leigh – "georgia"
1995 los angeles film critics association awards
"leaving las vegas" was received very well by critics. critics such as roger ebert from "chicago sun-times" and rick groen from "the globe and mail" gave the film high marks. ebert wrote, "they [the characters] are the drunk and the whore with a heart of gold. cage and shue make these clichés into unforgettable people". ebert named the film "best of 1995" and included it with his "best of the decade" list ("leaving las vegas" was #8). leonard klady from "variety" said "leaving las vegas" was "certainly among a scant handful of films that have taken an unflinching view of dependency". on rotten tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 90% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. the website's critical consensus reads, "oscar-awarded nicolas cage finds humanity in his character as it bleeds away in this no frills, exhilaratingly dark portrait of destruction." it also holds a score of 82 out of 100 on metacritic, based on 23 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". overall, the film was a success at the box office, particularly considering its budget, grossing $32,029,928.
leaving las vegas