Kevin Kline of the tormented and mercurial Nathan opposite Meryl Streep. Streep won an Academy Award for her performance in the film. Kline was nominated for a 1983 Golden Globe award (New Star of the Year) and BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer To Film. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Kline made several films with director Lawrence Kasdan, including "The Big Chill", "Silverado", "Grand Canyon", "I Love You to Death", and "French Kiss". He played Donald Woods in Richard Attenborough's "Cry Freedom" opposite Denzel Washington about the friendship between Activist Stephen Biko and editor Donald Woods. In 1989, Kline won an
Dan Jinks Picture Academy Award in 2000 for producing "American Beauty". The film, which won a total of five Oscars, was the first film produced through The Jinks/Cohen Company. Their second film was the sex comedy "Down with Love" starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor. Next up was Tim Burton's "Big Fish", which was nominated as Best Picture for both the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. Other films include "The Forgotten", starring Julianne Moore, and John August's directing debut, "The Nines", starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy and Hope Davis. In television, Jinks and Cohen executive produced the acclaimed ABC series "Pushing Daisies",