Sophie's Choice (film) Sophie's Choice (film) Sophie's Choice is a 1982 American drama film directed by Alan J. Pakula, who adapted William Styron's novel of the same name. Meryl Streep stars as Sophie, a Polish immigrant who shares a boarding house in Brooklyn with her tempestuous lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline in his feature film debut), and a young writer, Stingo (Peter MacNicol). Streep's performance was acclaimed, and she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography (Néstor Almendros), Best Costume Design (Albert Wolsky), Best Music (Marvin Hamlisch), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Alan J. Pakula). British company ITC
David di Donatello for Best Actress David di Donatello for Best Actress The David di Donatello for Best Actress (Italian: "David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista") is a film award, one of the David di Donatello Awards, presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, "Academy of Italian Cinema") to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Accademia. The award was first given in 1956. Sophia Loren is the record