Robert De Niro in Scorsese's crime film "Goodfellas" (1990), and his role as Rupert Pupkin in the black comedy film "The King of Comedy" (1983), earned him BAFTA Award nominations. De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama "New York, New York" (1977), the action comedy "Midnight Run" (1988), the gangster comedy "Analyze This" (1999), and the comedy "Meet the Parents" (2000). Other notable performances include roles in "1900" (1976), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "Brazil" (1985), "The Mission" (1986), "The Untouchables"
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro The film won a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for four other BAFTAs, including Best Direction for Scorsese and Best Actor for De Niro. The film was generally praised by critics but did not perform well in the United States. Scorsese suggested the film "...maybe wasn't so well received because it gave off an aura of something that people didn't want to look at or know." De Niro and Scorsese collaborated again in 1990 on "Goodfellas", which also starred Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. The film follows Henry Hill (Liotta) as he and his friends work their