Pulp Fiction aim." Despite that, argues Fraiman, ""Pulp Fiction" demonstrates ... that even an open pulpophile like Tarantino may continue to feel anxious and emasculated by his preferences." "Pulp Fiction" won eight awards from a total of twenty-six nominations. Also, in the balloting by the National Society of Film Critics, Samuel L. Jackson was the runner-up in both the Best Actor and the Best Supporting Actor categories. American Film Institute Lists Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino; it is based on a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Starring John Travolta, Samuel
Samuel L. Jackson filmography Gator, a crack addict, in the 1991 Spike Lee film "Jungle Fever", for which Jackson won a special jury prize for best supporting actor at the Cannes International Film Festival. Later, Jackson was cast in starring roles in "Amos & Andrew", "Pulp Fiction", "The Great White Hype", "A Time to Kill" and "The Negotiator." In 1999, Jackson started playing the recurring character Mace Windu in both the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy and in the animated film "" In 2000, he had been cast as the lead in the remake of "Shaft", "S.W.A.T.", "Coach Carter", "Snakes on a Plane" and "Lakeview