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
Tootsie and the Manhattan social pecking order. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 89% approval rating, based on 46 reviews, with the consensus; "Tootsie doesn't squander its high-concept comedy premise with fine dialogue and sympathetic treatment of the characters". The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards; Jessica Lange was the only winner, for Best Supporting Actress. The other nominations were: Golden Globe Awards In 2011, ABC aired a primetime special, "", that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by both ABC and "People Weekly Magazine". "Tootsie" was selected