Full awards and nominations of Suddenly, Last Summer
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Drama. Mystery
In 1937 New Orleans, Dr. John Cukrowicz, working at the state run Lion's View Mental Institution, is experimenting with a radical new treatment for hopeless cases of lunacy: lobotomy. Lion's View is woefully underfunded, but a supposed savior comes forth in the form of the wealthy and aging widowed Mrs. Violet Venable, the Venable name an institution in and of itself in New Orleans. Mrs. Venable had an extremely close bond with her poet ... [+]
- 32th Academy Awards (1960) - Movies from 1959
- 17th Golden Globes Awards (1960) - Movies from 1959
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1959
- nom. Top Ten Films
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David di Donatello Awards 1960
- winner Golden Plate (Elizabeth Taylor (For her performance))