Broadcast News is a 1987 romantic comedy about a brilliant yet prickly reporter (Albert Brooks), his charming but admittedly far less seasoned rival (William Hurt), and their virtuoso producer (Holly Hunter), who has daily emotional breakdowns. It also stars Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles and Joan Cusack, with an uncredited cameo by Jack Nicholson. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an actor, comedian, and director. ... William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television programmes. ... Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. ... Lois Cleveland Chiles (born April 15, 1947) is a United States actress who is best remembered for appearing as the Bond girl Dr. Holly Goodhead in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker. ... Joan Cusack (October 11, 1962) is an American actress and comedienne from Evanston, Illinois. ... Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor. ...

The movie was written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a Hollywood producer, writer, and film director. ...

The events depicted in the movie closely parallel and satirize the 1984 mass layoffs ("downsizing") that occurred at CBS News. Longtime CBS Evening News producer Susan Zirinsky was a technical advisor on the film. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Downsizing refers to layoffs initiated by a company in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size of the company. ... A CBS News Special Report ident card CBS News is the news division of CBS. Its current president is Andrew Heyward. ... The CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. Early history It originally competed against the Camel News Caravan on NBC, and was anchored by Douglas Edwards. ...

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Hurt), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Albert Brooks), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Holly Hunter), Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Academy Award for Best Actor - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...

External links

• Broadcast News at the Internet Movie Database
• JenFlick.com Review
• New York Times Review