Sophie's Choice (film) Sophie, its beautiful, complex, worldly heroine, gives Meryl Streep the chance at bravura performance and she is, in a word, incandescent." Pauline Kael of "The New Yorker" wrote that it "is, I think, an infuriatingly bad movie ... The whole plot is based on a connection that isn't there—the connection between Sophie and Nathan's relationship and what the Nazis did to the Jews. Eventually, we get to the Mystery—to Sophie's Choice—and discover that the incident is garish rather than illuminating, and too particular to demonstrate anything general." The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Streep), and was nominated
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister. The 1st Kerala State Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with Sheela receiving the Best Actress award for her role in "Kallichellamma" (1969). The following year, Sharada was recognised for her performances in two films"Thriveni" and "Thara". Since then, several actresses have been awarded for more than one film during a year. Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of Kerala has presented a total of 50 Best Actress awards to 33 different actresses. Urvashi has been the most frequent winner in