Tom Berenger 1980s, including "The Big Chill" (1983), " Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983), "Platoon" (1986), "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1987), and "Major League" (1989). In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Barnes in "Platoon" (this performance won him a Golden Globe Award for "Best Supporting Actor"). A role for which he has become well known for is Thomas Beckett, the main character in the mid-1990s film "Sniper" (which would later be followed by four sequels, featuring Berenger in the starring role for three). Other notable films from that period in which he was
Born on the Fourth of July (film) American film "Music Box" (1990) and Czech film "Larks on a String" (1969). That same month, the film garnered eight Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor; its closest rival was "Driving Miss Daisy", which received nine nominations. At the 62nd Oscars, Stone won a second Academy Award for Best Director; he had previously won the award for "Platoon". The film also won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing; "Driving Miss Daisy", "The Bear", "Glory" and "The Fabulous Baker Boys" had also been nominated in that category. At the 44th British Academy Film Awards in 1991, the