Dustin Hoffman character traits for Raymond. Denby noted: "Hoffman, looking suddenly older and smaller, has developed a small shuffling walk for Raymond, with shoulder bent. His eyes don't make contact with anyone else's, and he flattens his voice to a dry nasal bark." "Rain Man" won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Hoffman, and Best Director for Barry Levinson. Having worked closely with Hoffman for two years on filming, Levinson offered some opinions about his skill as an actor: After "Rain Man", Hoffman appeared with Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick in "Family Business" (1989), directed by Sidney Lumet. The
Dustin Hoffman Maggie Smith and Tom Courtenay. In 2012, Hoffman's audiobook recording of Jerzy Kosinski's "Being There" was released at Audible.com. His performance was nominated for a 2013 Audie Award for Best Solo Narration. In late 2017, seven women accused Hoffman of sexual misconduct or assault, including Wendy Riss Gatsiounis, Cori Thomas, Melissa Kester, Kathryn Rossetter and an anonymous woman. A woman who was 17 at the time said Hoffman sexually harassed her and forced her to give him foot massages in New York (the age of consent is 17). Hoffman's daughter's friend who also was a minor at the time (16),