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
Academy Award for Best Picture that have received few or no nominations or awards. Only three animated films have been nominated - "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), "Up" (2009) and "Toy Story 3" (2010), the latter two having been nominated after the Academy expanded the number of nominees—but none have won. No science fiction film or superhero film has won (none of the latter has been nominated); only two fantasy films have won — "" (2003) and "The Shape of Water" (2017). "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) is the only horror film to win Best Picture, and only five other have been nominated for