Sophie's Choice (film) 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition). Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards Writers Guild of America Streep also made a clean sweep in the Best Actress categories at all major critics groups: National Board of Review, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, National Society of Film Critics and Boston Society of Film Critics 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
Candango for Best Actress Anjo Mau" in 1975 with Portuguese Elza Gomes doubly rewarded for his performances in "Guerra Conjugal" and "Nem os Bruxos Escapam", in 1979 with Polish Beyla Genauer, winner for "A Rainha do Rádio", and the last time in 2003, when the Austrian won by Ruth Rieser "Lost Zweig". Six actresses were honored twice: Helena Ines (1966 and 1969), Lucélia Santos (1981 and 1993), Louise Cardoso (1986 and 1987), Patrícia Pillar (1992 and 1998), Denise Fraga (1995 and 2011) and Dira Paes (1996 and 2002) Candango for Best Actress Candango for Best Actress is an award given to movie actresses annually