Bruce Beresford from the play by Beth Henley, did a segment of the film "Aria" (1987), and did the comedy thriller "Her Alibi" (1989) with Tom Selleck. Beresford directed "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) with Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy, from a play by Alfred Uhry. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture, although Beresford was not nominated as director. The film was a commercial and critical success. Asked if he minded not even being nominated for the Best Director Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy", Beresford said: "No, not at all. I didn't think it was that well directed. It was very
Breaker Morant (film) by the Brits. After the success of "Breaker Morant", Beresford was offered dozens of Hollywood scripts including "Tender Mercies", which he later directed. The 1983 film earned him his only Academy Award nomination for Best Director to date, even though 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy", which he directed, won Best Picture. Beresford said that "Breaker Morant" was not that successful commercially: Critically, it was important, which is a key factor, and it has kept being shown over the years. Whenever I am in Los Angeles, it's always on TV. I get phone calls from people who say, 'I saw your movie,