Frank Langella sensitive portrayal of an elderly novelist in "Starting Out in the Evening". He was cast as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's "Frost/Nixon", which received enthusiastic reviews during a run at the Donmar Warehouse and Gielgud Theatre in London before moving to New York's Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in April 2007, culminating in Langella's third Tony Award. He reprised the role of Nixon in the 2008 Oscar nominated Best Picture film "Frost/Nixon", directed by Ron Howard. He received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA nominations for Best Actor for his performance. He was also nominated for an Academy Award in
The Subject Was Roses (film) but lost to Katharine Hepburn in "The Lion in Winter" and Barbra Streisand in "Funny Girl". Martin Sheen was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture but lost to Daniel Massey in "Star!" The Subject Was Roses (film) The Subject Was Roses is a 1968 American Metrocolor drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard. The screenplay by Frank D. Gilroy is based on his 1964 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title. The film stars Patricia Neal, Martin Sheen and Jack Albertson. Albertson won an Academy Award for his performance. Returning to his Bronx home