Dustin Hoffman he made you want to do for him—to give him one." In "Tootsie" (1982), Hoffman portrays Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who finds himself dressing up as a woman to land a role on a soap opera. His co-star was Jessica Lange. "Tootsie" earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Hoffman's fifth nomination. Under direction by Sydney Pollack, Hoffman's role demanded "a steady bombardment of opposites—edgy then funny, romantic then realistic, soft then quivering." To film critic David Denby, Hoffman's character "embodies vulnerability and drive in perfect proportion. He has the knack of making everything he does seem perilous, and so
1982 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1982 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 17th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 2 January 1983, honored the best filmmaking of 1982. 1. Tootsie<br> 2. "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"<br> 3. "Moonlighting" 1. Steven Spielberg – "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"<br> 2. Sydney Pollack – "Tootsie"<br> 3. Jean-Jacques Beineix – "Diva"<br> 3. Francesco Rosi – "Three Brothers" ("Tre fratelli") 1. Dustin Hoffman – "Tootsie"<br> 2. Ben Kingsley – "Gandhi"<br> 3. Peter O'Toole – "My Favorite Year" 1. Meryl Streep – "Sophie's Choice"<br> 2. Jessica Lange – "Frances" and "Tootsie"<br> 3. Diane Keaton – "Shoot the Moon" 1. Mickey Rourke –