Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Revenant", respectively. The Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film has traditionally been a near perfect barometer for both Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards. Only seven times since the DGA Award's inception has the DGA Award winner not won the Academy Award; in 1968 (Carol Reed won the Oscar for directing "Oliver!"); 1972 (Bob Fosse won the Oscar for directing "Cabaret"); 1985 (Sydney Pollack won the Oscar for directing "Out of Africa", as Steven Spielberg was not nominated for directing "The Color Purple"); 1995 (Mel Gibson won for directing "Braveheart", as Ron Howard was not nominated for
Out of Africa (film) did not resume the anamorphic 2.39:1 widescreen format until his movie, "The Interpreter", in 2005. "Out of Africa" received mixed reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 57% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. "Out of Africa" is one of only a handful of films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture but currently have "rotten" (below 60%) scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The film won seven Academy Awards and was nominated in a further four categories. The film won three Golden Globe Awards (Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Original Score).